explains the algorithm. Figure 20 in the 鈥淎C Character-
istics鈥?section shows the toggle bit timing diagrams.
DQ6 in graphical form. See also the subsection on
or whether that sector is erase-suspended. Toggle Bit
the command sequence.
sure. (The system may use either OE# or CE# to
pended. DQ6, by comparison, indicates whether the
sure. Thus, both status bits are required for sector and
mode information. Refer to Table 10 to compare
outputs for DQ2 and DQ6.
form, and the section 鈥淩eading Toggle Bits DQ6/DQ2鈥?/div>
explains the algorithm. See also the DQ6: Toggle Bit I
subsection. Figure 20 shows the toggle bit timing dia-
gram. Figure 21 shows the differences between DQ2
and DQ6 in graphical form.
DQ6: Toggle Bit I
Toggle Bit I on DQ6 indicates whether an Embedded
Program or Erase algorithm is in progress or complete,
or whether the device has entered the Erase Suspend
mode. Toggle Bit I may be read at any address, and is
valid after the rising edge of the final WE# pulse in the
command sequence (prior to the program or erase
operation), and during the sector erase time-out.
During an Embedded Program or Erase algorithm
operation, successive read cycles to any address
cause DQ6 to toggle. (The system may use either OE#
or CE# to control the read cycles.) When the operation
is complete, DQ6 stops toggling.
After an erase command sequence is written, if all
sectors selected for erasing are protected, DQ6 toggles
for approximately 100 碌s, then returns to reading array
data. If not all selected sectors are protected, the
Embedded Erase algorithm erases the unprotected
sectors, and ignores the selected sectors that are pro-
tected.
The system can use DQ6 and DQ2 together to deter-
mine whether a sector is actively erasing or is erase-
suspended. When the device is actively erasing (that is,
the Embedded Erase algorithm is in progress), DQ6
toggles. When the device enters the Erase Suspend
mode, DQ6 stops toggling. However, the system must
also use DQ2 to determine which sectors are erasing
or erase-suspended. Alternatively, the system can use
DQ7 (see the subsection on 鈥淒Q7: Data# Polling鈥?.
If a program address falls within a protected sector,
DQ6 toggles for approximately 1 碌s after the program
command sequence is written, then returns to reading
array data.
DQ6 also toggles during the erase-suspend-program
mode, and stops toggling once the Embedded
Program algorithm is complete.
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Reading Toggle Bits DQ6/DQ2
Refer to Figure 6 for the following discussion. When-
ever the system initially begins reading toggle bit sta-
tus, it must read DQ7鈥揇Q0 at least twice in a row to
determine whether a toggle bit is toggling. Typically,
the system would note and store the value of the tog-
gle bit after the first read. After the second read, the
system would compare the new value of the toggle bit
with the first. If the toggle bit is not toggling, the device
has completed the program or erase operation. The
system can read array data on DQ7鈥揇Q0 on the fol-
lowing read cycle.
However, if after the initial two read cycles, the system
determines that the toggle bit is still toggling, the
system also should note whether the value of DQ5 is
high (see the section on DQ5). If it is, the system
should then determine again whether the toggle bit is
toggling, since the toggle bit may have stopped tog-
gling just as DQ5 went high. If the toggle bit is no longer
toggling, the device has successfully completed the
program or erase operation. If it is still toggling, the
device did not complete the operation successfully, and
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