AT25DF081A-MH-T Atmel, AT25DF081A-MH-T Datasheet - Page 19

• Manufacturer Part Number: AT25DF081A-MH-T
• Description: IC FLASH 8MBIT SPI 8UDFN
• Manufacturer: Atmel

Specifications of AT25DF081A-MH-T

• Format - Memory: FLASH
• Memory Type: DataFLASH
• Memory Size: 8M (4096 pages x 256 bytes)
• Speed: 100MHz
• Interface: SPI, RapidS
• Voltage - Supply: 2.7 V ~ 3.6 V
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Package / Case: 8-UDFN Exposed Pad
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

8715B–SFLSH–8/10
9.3
Protect Sector
Every physical 64-Kbyte sector of the device has a corresponding single-bit Sector Protection Register that is used
to control the software protection of a sector. Upon device power-up, each Sector Protection Register will default to
the logical “1” state indicating that all sectors are protected and cannot be programmed or erased.
Issuing the Protect Sector command to a particular sector address will set the corresponding Sector Protection
Register to the logical “1” state. The following table outlines the two states of the Sector Protection Registers.
Table 9-1.
Before the Protect Sector command can be issued, the Write Enable command must have been previously issued
to set the WEL bit in the Status Register to a logical “1”. To issue the Protect Sector command, the CS pin must
first be asserted and the opcode of 36h must be clocked into the device followed by three address bytes designat-
ing any address within the sector to be protected. Any additional data clocked into the device will be ignored. When
the CS pin is deasserted, the Sector Protection Register corresponding to the physical sector addressed by A23-
A0 will be set to the logical “1” state, and the sector itself will then be protected from program and erase operations.
In addition, the WEL bit in the Status Register will be reset back to the logical “0” state.
The complete three address bytes must be clocked into the device before the CS pin is deasserted, and the CS pin
must be deasserted on an even byte boundary (multiples of eight bits); otherwise, the device will abort the opera-
tion. When the device aborts the Protect Sector operation, the state of the Sector Protection Register will be
unchanged, and the WEL bit in the Status Register will be reset to a logical “0”.
As a safeguard against accidental or erroneous protecting or unprotecting of sectors, the Sector Protection Regis-
ters can themselves be locked from updates by using the SPRL (Sector Protection Registers Locked) bit of the
Status Register (please refer to the Status Register description for more details). If the Sector Protection Registers
are locked, then any attempts to issue the Protect Sector command will be ignored, and the device will reset the
WEL bit in the Status Register back to a logical “0” and return to the idle state once the CS pin has been
deasserted.
Figure 9-3.
SCK
Value
SO
CS
SI
0
1
Sector Protection Status
Sector is unprotected and can be programmed and erased.
Sector is protected and cannot be programmed or erased. This is the default state.
Sector Protection Register Values
Protect Sector
HIGH-IMPEDANCE
MSB
0
0
0
1
1
2
OPCODE
1
3
0
4
1
5
1
6
0
7
MSB
A
8
A
9
A
10 11
A
ADDRESS BITS A23-A0
A
12
A
A
26
A
27 28
A
A
29 30
A
A
31
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