FM24C256E
2-Wire Serial EEPROM
With Unique ID and Security Sector
Data Sheet
Jun. 2017
Data Sheet
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FM24C256E 2-Wire Serial EEPROM
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Description
The FM24C256E provides 262,144 bits of serial
electrically erasable and programmable read-only
memory (EEPROM) organized as 32,768 words of 8
bits each, with 128-bit UID and 64-byte Security
Sector, and much improved the reliability by an
internal ECC logic. The device‟s cascadable feature
allows up to 8 devices to share a common 2-wire
bus. The device is optimized for use in many
industrial and commercial applications where
low-power and low-voltage operations are essential.
Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the
device. This is a stress rating only and functional operation of
the device at these or any other conditions beyond those
indicated in the operational sections of this specification are
not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions
for extended periods may affect device reliability.
Packaging Type
SOP 8
1
2
8
7
VCC
WP
A2
GND
3
4
6
5
SCL
SDA
TSSOP8
Features
A0
A1
A0
A1
A2
GND
Low Operation Voltage: VCC = 1.7V to 5.5V
Internally Organized: 32,768 x 8
2-wire Serial Interface
Schmitt Trigger, Filtered Inputs for Noise
Suppression
Bi-directional Data Transfer Protocol
1MHz (2.5V~5.5V) and 400 kHz (1.7V)
Compatibility
Write Protect Pin for Hardware Data Protection
64-Byte Page Write Modes (Partial Page
Writes are Allowed)
Lockable 64-Byte Security Sector
128-Bit Unique ID for each device
Self-timed Write Cycle (5 ms max)
Enhanced ESD protection
High-reliability
– Endurance: 1,000,000 Write Cycles
– Data Retention:40 Years
SOP8, TSSOP8, MSOP8, TDFN8, Thin 6-ball
WLCSP and Thin 4-ball WLCSP Packages
(RoHS Compliant and Halogen-free)
VCC
WP
SCL
SDA
MSOP8
A0
A1
A2
GND
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
VCC
WP
SCL
SDA
TDFN8
A0
A1
A2
GND
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
Vcc
WP
SCL
SDA
Module package (8 Pin)
VCC
C1
C5
GND
NC
C2
C6
NC
SCL
C3
C7
SDA
NC
C4
C8
NC
Thin 4-ball WLCSP (CT)
Pin1
Pin2
VCC
GND
Pin4
Pin3
SCL
SDA
(TOP VIEW)
Thin 6-ball WLCSP (CTB)
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Operating Temperature
(Plastic Package)
Operating Temperature
(Module Package)
Storage Temperature
(Plastic Package)
Storage Temperature
(Module Package)
Voltage on Any Pin with Respect
to Ground
Maximum Operating Voltage
DC Output Current
VESD(HBM)
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
Pin1
Pin2
WP
A2
SDA
Pin6
Pin5
Pin4
VCC
SCL
GND
Pin3
(TOP VIEW)
-55°C to +130°C
-20°C to +60°C
Pin Configurations
-65°C to +150°C
-25°C to +70°C
-0.5V to +7.0V
6.25V
5.0 mA
4000V
Pin Name
Function
A0~A2
SDA
SCL
WP
VCC
GND
NC
Device Address Inputs
Serial Data Input/Output
Serial Clock Input
Write Protect
Power Supply
Ground
Not Connect
*NOTICE: Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute
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Figure 1.Block Diagram
WP
WRITE PROTECT
LOGIC
EN
HV PUMP & TIMING
CONTROL
LOGIC
HV
A0
A1
DATA BUFFER
DEVICE ADDRESS
COMPARATOR
DATA WORD
ADDRESS COUNTER
128-bit
Unique
ID
SCL
START STOP LOGIC
SDA
X DECODER
A2
EEPROM
ACK
SEC SECTOR
Din
Dout
DATA
SERIAL MUX
DATA & ACK
INPUT/OUTPUT LOGIC
Y DECODER
OD OUTPUT
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Pin Description
SERIAL CLOCK (SCL): The SCL input is used to
positive edge clock data into each EEPROM device
and negative edge clock data out of each device.
SERIAL DATA (SDA): The SDA pin is bi-directional
for serial data transfer. This pin is open-drain driven
and may be wire-ORed with any number of other
open-drain or open-collector devices.
DEVICE/PAGE ADDRESSES (A2, A1, A0): The A2,
A1 and A0 pins are device address inputs that are
hardwired or left not connected for hardware
compatibility with other FM24CXX devices. When
the pins are hardwired, as many as eight 256K
devices may be addressed on a single bus system
(device addressing is discussed in detail under the
Device Addressing section). If the pins are left
floating, the A2, A1 and A0 pins will be internally
pulled down to GND if the capacitive coupling to
the circuit board V CC plane is 3pF, FMSH recommends connecting the
address pins to GND.
WRITE PROTECT (WP): The FM24C256E has a
Write Protect pin that provides hardware data
protection. The WP pin allows normal write operations
when connected to ground (GND). When the Write
Protect pin is connected to VCC, all write operations
to the memory are inhibited. If the pin is left floating,
the WP pin will be internally pulled down to GND if
the capacitive coupling to the circuit board Vcc plane
is 3pF, FMSH recommends
connecting the WP to GND. Switching WP to VCC
prior to a write operation creates a software write
protected function.
Write Protect Description
WP Pin Status
Part of the Memory Protected
WP=VCC
WP=GND
Full Memory Protected
No Protected
Memory Organization
FM24C256E, 256K SERIAL EEPROM: Internally organized with 512 pages of 64 bytes each, the 256K
requires a 15-bit data word address for random word addressing.
Security Sector: The FM24C256E offers 64-byte Security Sectors which can be written and (later)
permanently locked in Read-only mode. This memory may be used by the system manufacturers to store
security and other important information separately from the main memory array.
Unique ID: The FM24C256E utilizes a separate memory block containing a factory programmed read-only
128-bit unique ID.
Byte Number
Device ADDR
Page ADDR
63
···
0
0
1
1010
2
Data Memory (512P X 64B)
···
511
xxxx x00x
1011
Security Sector (64 Bytes)
xxxx xxxx1
xxxx x01x
1011
Unique ID(128 Bits)
xxxx xxxx2
Note: 1. Address bits ADDR must be 00, ADDR define byte address, other bits are don‟t care
2. Address bits ADDR must be 01, ADDR define byte address, other bits are don‟t care
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Pin Capacitance
SYMBOL
1
CIN
COUT1
PARAMETER
Input Capacitance
Output Capacitance
CONDITIONS
Max
Units
VIN = 0V, f = 1MHz
VOUT = 0V, f = 1MHz
6
8
pF
pF
Note: 1. This parameter is characterized and is not 100% tested.
Cycling Performance By Groups Of Four Bytes
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
Write cycle endurance
Ncycle
Test Condition
TA ≤ 25 °C,
VCC(min) < VCC < VCC(max)
Max
Units
1,000,000
Write cycle
Note:
1. This parameter is characterized and qualification. It is not 100% tested.
2. The Write cycle endurance is defined for groups of four data bytes located at addresses [4*N,
4*N+1, 4*N+2, 4*N+3] where N is an integer.
3. A Write cycle is executed when either a Page Write, a Byte Write, a Write Security Sector or a
Lock Security instruction is decoded. When using these instructions, refer also to Section:
Cycling with Error Correction Code (ECC) on page 14.
Data Retention
PARAMETER
Data retention
Test Condition
TA = 55 °C
Min
40
Units
Year
Note:
1. This parameter is characterized and qualification. It is not 100% tested.
DC Characteristics
Applicable over recommended operating range from: TA = -40°C to +85°C, VCC = +1.7V to +5.5V, (unless
otherwise noted).
Symbol
Parameter
VCC
ICC1
ICC2
ISB1
ISB2
ILI
ILO
VIL1
Supply Voltage
Supply Current
Supply Current
Standby Current
Standby Current
Input Leakage Current
Output Leakage Current
Input Low Level
Test Condition
Min
Typ
1.7
VCC = 5.0V, Read at 400KHz
VCC = 5.0V, Write at 400KHz
VCC = 1.7V, VIN = VCC/ VSS
VCC = 5.5V, VIN = VCC/ VSS
VIN = VCC/VSS
VOUT = VCC/ VSS
0.4
2.0
0.1
0.05
-0.6
Max
Units
5.5
1.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
3.0
3.0
VCC x 0.3
V
mA
mA
µA
µA
µA
µA
V
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Symbol
Parameter
1
VIH
VOL2
VOL1
Input High Level
Output Low Level 2
Output Low Level 1
Test Condition
Min
VCC x 0.7
VCC = 3.0V, IOL = 2.1 mA
VCC =1.7V, IOL = 0.15 mA
Typ
Max
Units
VCC + 0.5
0.4
0.2
V
V
V
Note: 1. VIL min and VIH max are reference only and are not tested.
AC Characteristics
400 kHz AC characteristics
Recommended operating conditions: TA = -40°C to +85°C, VCC = +1.7V to +5.5V, CL = 100 pF (unless
otherwise noted). Test conditions are listed in Note 2.
Symbol
Parameter
Min
Max
Units
fSCL
tLOW
tHIGH
tI 1
tAA
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
tBUF 1
B
B
tHD.STA
tSU.STA
tHD.DAT
tSU.DAT
tR
tF
tSU.STO
tDH
tWR
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Clock Frequency, SCL
Clock Pulse Width Low
Clock Pulse Width High
Noise Suppression Time
Clock Low to Data Out Valid
Time the bus must be free before a new transmission
can Start
Start Hold Time
Start Setup Time
Data In Hold Time
Data In Setup Time
Inputs Rise Time 1
Inputs Fall Time 1
Stop Setup Time
Data Out Hold Time
Write Cycle Time
400
1.3
0.6
0.1
80
0.9
kHz
µs
µs
ns
µs
1.3
µs
0.6
0.6
0
100
µs
µs
µs
ns
ns
ns
µs
ns
ms
300
300
0.6
100
5
1 MHz AC characteristics
Recommended operating conditions: TA = -40°C to +85°C, VCC = +2.5V to +5.5V, CL = 100 pF (unless
otherwise noted). Test conditions are listed in Note 2.
Symbol
Parameter
Min
Max
Units
fSCL
tLOW
tHIGH
tI 1
tAA
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
tBUF 1
B
B
tHD.STA
tSU.STA
tHD.DAT
tSU.DAT
tR
tF
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Clock Frequency, SCL
Clock Pulse Width Low
Clock Pulse Width High
Noise Suppression Time
Clock Low to Data Out Valid
Time the bus must be free before a new transmission
can Start
Start Hold Time
Start Setup Time
Data In Hold Time
Data In Setup Time
Inputs Rise Time 1
Inputs Fall Time 1
1
500
320
100
80
450
MHz
ns
ns
ns
ns
500
ns
250
250
0
50
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
120
120
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tSU.STO
tDH
tWR
B
B
B
B
B
B
Stop Setup Time
Data Out Hold Time
Write Cycle Time
250
100
5
ns
ns
ms
Notes: 1. This parameter is characterized and is not 100% tested.
2. AC measurement conditions:
RL (connects to VCC): 1.3 kΩ
Input pulse voltages: 0.3 VCC to 0.7 VCC
Input and output timing reference voltages: 0.3 VCC to 0.7 VCC
Input rise and fall times: ≤ 50 ns
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Device Operation
CLOCK and DATA TRANSITIONS: The SDA pin is
normally pulled high with an external device. Data on
the SDA pin may change only during SCL low time
periods (refer to Figure 4). Data changes during
SCL high periods will indicate a start or stop
condition as defined below.
START CONDITION: A high-to-low transition of SDA
with SCL high is a start condition which must
precede any other command (refer to Figure 5).
STOP CONDITION: A low-to-high transition of SDA
with SCL high is a stop condition. After a read
sequence, the stop command will place the EEPROM
in a standby power mode (refer to Figure 5).
ACKNOWLEDGE: All address and data words are
serially transmitted to and from the EEPROM in 8-bit
words. The EEPROM sends a zero during the ninth
clock cycle to acknowledge that it has received
each word.
STANDBY MODE: The FM24C256E features a
low-power standby mode which is enabled: (a)
upon power-up and (b) after the receipt of the stop
bit and the completion of any internal operations.
Memory RESET: After an interruption in protocol,
power loss or system reset, any 2-wire part can be
reset in following these steps:
1. Clock up to 9 Cycles,
2. Look for SDA high in each cycle while SCL is
high and then,
3. Create a start condition as SDA is high.
Bus Timing
Figure 2.SCL: Serial Clock, SDA: Serial Data I/O
tHIGH
tF
tLOW
SCL
tSU.STA
tHD.STA
tR
tLOW
tHD.DAT
tSU.DAT
tSU.STO
SDA
IN
tAA
tDH
tBUF
SDA
OUT
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Write Cycle Timing
Figure 3.SCL: Serial Clock, SDA: Serial Data I/O
SCL
SDA
8th BIT
ACK
tWR1
WORD n
STOP
CONDITION
START
CONDITION
Note: 1. The write cycle time tWR is the time from a valid stop condition of a write sequence to the end of the
internal clear/write cycle.
Figure 4.Data Validity
SDA
SCL
DATA STABLE
DATA STABLE
DATA CHANGE
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Figure 5.Start and Stop Definition
SDA
SCL
START
STOP
Figure 6.Output Acknowledge
SCL
1
8
9
DATA
IN
DATA
OUT
START
ACKNOWLEDGE
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Device Addressing
Data Memory Access: The 256K EEPROM device
requires a 8-bit device address word following a
start condition to enable the chip for a read or write
operation (refer to Table 1~3).
The device address word consists of a mandatory
„1010‟(Ah) sequence for the first four most
significant bits as shown in Table 1. This is common
to all the EEPROM devices.
The 256K EEPROM uses the three device address
bits A2, A1, A0 to allow as many as eight devices on
the same bus. These bits must compare to their
corresponding hard-wired input pins. The A2, A1
and A0 pins use an internal proprietary circuit that
biases them to a logic low condition if the pins are
allowed to float.
The Module package device address word also
consists of a mandatory „1010‟(Ah) sequence for
the first four most significant bits. The next 3 bits
are all zero.
The eighth bit of the device address is the
read/write operation select bit. A read operation is
initiated if this bit is high and a write operation is
initiated if this bit is low.
Upon a compare of the device address, the
EEPROM will output a zero. If a compare is not
made, the device will return to a standby state.
Unique ID Access: The FM24C256E utilizes a
separate memory block containing a factory
programmed 128-bit unique ID. Access to this
memory location is obtained by beginning the
device address word with a „1011‟(Bh) sequence
(refer to Table 1). The behavior of the next three
bits (A2, A1 and A0) remains the same as during a
standard memory addressing sequence.
The eighth bit of the device address needs be set to
a one to read the Serial Number. Writing or altering
the 128-bit unique ID is not possible.
For more details on accessing this special feature,
See Read Operations on page 15.
Security Sector Access: The FM24C256E offers
64-byte Security Sector which can be written and
(later) permanently locked in Read-only mode. Access
to this memory location is obtained by beginning the
device address word with a „1011‟(Bh) sequence (refer
to Table 1). The behavior of the next three bits (A2, A1
and A0) remains the same as during a standard memory
addressing sequence.
The eighth bit of the device address is the read/write
operation select bit. A read operation is initiated if this
bit is high and a write operation is initiated if this bit is
low.
For more details on accessing this special feature, See
Write Operations and Read Operations on page 14,15.
ECC Error Status Register Access: The FM24C256E
offers 1-bit ECC Error Status Register (EESR) to
indicate whether there is a single error bit in a group
of four bytes during a Read operation. Access to
EESR is obtained by beginning the device address word
with a „1011‟(Bh) sequence (refer to Table 1). The
behavior of the next three bits (A2, A1 and A0) remains
the same as during a standard memory addressing
sequence.
The eighth bit of the device address needs be set to a
one to read the EESR.
For more details on accessing this special feature, See
Write Operations and Read Operations on page 14,15.
NOISE PROTECTION: Special internal circuitry
placed on the SDA and SCL pins prevent small noise
spikes from activating the device.
DATA SECURITY: The Device has a hardware data
protection scheme that allows the user to write protect
the entire memory when the WP pin is at VCC.
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Table 1.Device Address
Access Area
Bit7
Bit6
Bit5
Bit4
Bit3
Bit2
Bit1
Bit0
Data Memory
Security Sector
Security Sector Lock Bit
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
A2
A2
A2
A2
A1
A1
A1
A1
A0
A0
A0
A0
R/W
R/W
R/W
Unique ID Number
1
1
1
1
Ecc Error status Register
1
0
1
1
A2
A1
A0
1
MSB
1
LSB
Table 2.First Word Address
Access Area
Bit7
Bit6
Bit5
Bit4
Bit3
Bit2
Bit1
Bit0
Data Memory
Security Sector
Security Sector Lock Bit
Unique ID Number
Ecc Error status Register
x
x
x
x
x
A14
x
x
x
x
A13
x
x
x
x
A12
x
x
x
x
A11
x
x
x
x
A10
0
1
0
1
A9
0
0
1
1
A8
x
X
x
x
MSB
LSB
NOTE: x = Don`t care bit.
Table 3.Second Word Address
Access Area
Bit7
Bit6
Bit5
Bit4
Bit3
Bit2
Bit1
Bit0
Data Memory
Security Sector
Security Sector Lock Bit
Unique ID Number
Ecc Error status Register
A7
x
x
x
x
A6
x
x
x
x
A5
A5
x
x
x
A4
A4
x
x
x
A3
A3
x
0
x
A2
A2
x
0
x
A1
A1
x
0
x
A0
A0
x
0
x
MSB
LSB
NOTE: x = Don`t care bit.
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Write Operations
BYTE WRITE: A write operation requires two 8-bit
data word address following the device address
word and acknowledgment. Upon receipt of this
address, the EEPROM will again respond with a
zero and then clock in the first 8-bit data word.
Following receipt of the 8-bit data word, the
EEPROM will output a zero and the addressing
device, such as a microcontroller, must terminate
the write sequence with a stop condition. At this
time the EEPROM enters an internally-timed write
cycle, tWR, to the nonvolatile memory. All inputs are
disabled during this write cycle and the EEPROM
will not respond until the write is complete (see
Figure 7 on page 16).
PAGE WRITE: The 256K EEPROM is capable of
64-byte page writes. A page write is initiated the
same way as a byte write, but the microcontroller
does not send a stop condition after the first data
word is clocked in. Instead, after the EEPROM
acknowledges receipt of the first data word, the
microcontroller can transmit up to 63 more data
words. The EEPROM will respond with a zero after
each data word received. The microcontroller must
terminate the page write sequence with a stop
condition (see Figure 8 on page 16).
The data word address lower seven bits are
internally incremented following the receipt of each
data word. The higher data word address bits are
not incremented, retaining the memory page row
location. When the word address, internally
generated, reaches the page boundary, the
following byte is placed at the beginning of the
same page. If more than 64 data words are
transmitted to the EEPROM, the data word address
will “roll over” and previous data will be overwritten.
ACKNOWLEDGE POLLING: Once the internally
timed write cycle has started and the EEPROM
inputs are disabled, acknowledge polling can be
initiated. This involves sending a start condition
followed by the device address word. The
read/write bit is representative of the operation
desired. Only if the internal write cycle has
completed will the EEPROM respond with a zero
allowing the read or write sequence to continue.
WRITE SECURITY SECTOR: Write the Security
Sector is similar to the page write but requires use
of device address, and the special word address
seen in Table 1~3 on page 13. The higher address
bits ADDR are don‟t care except for address
bits ADDR,which must be equal to „00b‟.
Lower address bits ADDR define the byte
address inside the Security Sector (see Figure 12
on page 18).
If the Security Sector is locked, the data bytes
transferred during the Write Security Sector
operation are not acknowledged (NoAck).
LOCK SECURITY SECTOR: Lock the Security
Sector is similar to the byte write but requires use of
device address, and special word address seen in
Table 1~3 on page 13. The word address bits
ADDR must be „10b‟, all other word address
bits are don‟t care. The data byte must be equal to
the binary value xxxx xx1x, where x is don't care
(see Figure 14 on page 19).
If the Security Sector is locked, the data bytes
transferred during the Lock Security Sector
operation are not acknowledged (NoAck).
Cycling with Error Correction Code (ECC):
The FM24C256E offer an Error Correction Code
(ECC) logic. The ECC is an internal logic function
which is transparent for the 2-wire Serial
communication protocol. The ECC logic is
implemented on each group(1) of four EEPROM
bytes. Inside a group, if a single bit out of the four
bytes happens to be erroneous during a Read
operation, the ECC detects this bit and replaces it
with the correct value. The read reliability is
therefore much improved. Even if the ECC function
is performed on groups of four bytes, a single byte
can be written/cycled independently. In this case,
the ECC function also writes/cycles the three other
bytes located in the same group(1). As a
consequence, the maximum cycling budget is
defined at group level and the cycling can be
distributed over the four bytes of the group: the sum
of the cycles seen by byte0, byte1, byte2 and byte3
of the same group must remain below the maximum
value defined in Section Cycling Performance By
Groups Of Four Bytes on Page 6.
Note:
1. A group of four bytes is located at addresses [4*N,
4*N+1, 4*N+2, 4*N+3], where N is an integer.
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Read Operations
Read operations are initiated the same way as write
operations with the exception that the read/write select
bit in the device address word is set to one.
CURRENT ADDRESS READ: The internal data word
address counter maintains the last address accessed
during the last read or write operation, incremented by
one. This address stays valid between operations as
long as the chip power is maintained. The address “roll
over” during read is from the last byte of the last
memory page to the first byte of the first page. The
address “roll over” during write is from the last byte of
the current page to the first byte of the same page.
Once the device address with the read/write select bit
set to one is clocked in and acknowledged by the
EEPROM, the current address data word is serially
clocked out. The microcontroller does not respond with
an input zero but does generate a following stop
condition (see Figure 9 on page 17).
RANDOM READ: A random read requires a “dummy”
byte write sequence to load in the data word address.
Once the device address word and data word address
are clocked in and acknowledged by the EEPROM,
the microcontroller must generate another start
condition. The microcontroller now initiates a current
address read by sending a device address with the
read/write select bit high. The EEPROM
acknowledges the device address and serially clocks
out the data word. The microcontroller does not
respond with a zero but does generate a following stop
condition (see Figure 10 on page 17).
SEQUENTIAL READ: Sequential reads are initiated
by either a current address read or a random address
read. After the microcontroller receives a data word, it
responds with an acknowledge. As long as the
EEPROM receives an acknowledge, it will continue to
increment the data word address and serially clock out
sequential data words. When the memory address
limit is reached, the data word address will “roll over”
and the sequential read will continue. The sequential
read operation is terminated when the microcontroller
does not respond with a zero but does generate a
following stop condition (see Figure 11 on page 17)
UNIQUE ID READ: Reading the serial number is
similar to the sequential read but requires use of the
device address, a dummy write, and the use of specific
word address seen in Table 1~3 on page 13. The
higher address bits ADDR are don‟t care except
for address bits ADDR,which must be equal to
„01b‟. Lower address bits ADDR define the byte
address inside the UID. If the application desires to
read the first byte of the UID, the lower address bits
ADDR would need to be „0000b‟.
When the end of the 128-bit UID number is reached
(16 bytes of data), the data word address will roll-over
back to the beginning of the 128-bit UID number. The
Unique ID Read operation is terminated when the
microcontroller does not respond with a zero (ACK)
and instead issues a Stop condition (see Figure 16 on
page 20).
READ SECURITY SECTOR : Read the Security
Sector is similar to the random read but requires use of
device address, a dummy write, and the use of specific
word address seen in Table 1~3 on page 13. The
higher address bits ADDR are don‟t care except
for address bits ADDR,which must be equal to
„00b‟. The lower address bits ADDR define the
byte address inside the Security Sector.
The internal byte address is automatically incremented
to the next byte address after each byte of data is
clocked out. When the last byte (3Fh) is reached, it will
roll over to 00h, the first byte of the Security Sector,
and continue to increment. (see Figure 13 on page
18).
READ LOCK STATUS:There are two ways to check
the lock status of the Security Sector.
1. The first way is initiated by a Security Sector Write,
the EEPROM will acknowledge if the Security Sector is
unlocked, while it will not acknowledge if the Security
Sector is locked.
Once the acknowledge bit is read, it is recommended
to generate a Start condition followed by a Stop
condition, so that:
Start: the truncated command is not executed
because the Start condition resets the device
internal logic
Stop: the device is then set back into Standby
mode by the Stop condition.
2. The second way is initiated by a Lock Status Read.
Lock Status Read is similar to the random read but
requires use of device address seen in Table 1~3 on
page 13, a dummy write, and the use of specific word
address. The address bits ADDR must be „10b‟,
all other address bits are Don't Care. The Lock bit is
the BIT1 of the byte read on SDA. It is at “1” when the
lock is active and at “0” when the lock is not active.
The same data is shifted out repeatedly until the
microcontroller does not respond with a zero but does
generate a following stop condition (see Figure 15 on
page 19).
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READ ECC ERROR STATUS REGISTER: Due to the
ECC is an internal logic function which is
transparent for the 2-wire Serial communication
protocol, the microcontroller will not find out if there
is a single error bit issue during Read operation. The
device offers 1-bit volatile ECC Error Status
Register (EESR) to find whether there are error bits
after a Read operation.
Reading the EESR bit is similar to the random read but
requires use of device address seen in Table 1~3 on
page 13, a dummy write, and the use of specific word
address. The address bits ADDR must be „11b‟,
all other address bits are Don't Care. The EESR is
indicated by the whole byte read on SDA. It is at “FFh”
when there are one or more error bits and at “00h”
when the group of four bytes all correct. The same
data is shifted out repeatedly until the microcontroller
does not respond with a zero but does generate a
following stop condition (see Figure 17 on page 20).
If the users want to find the group address contains
the error bit, according to the following steps:
Start reading from the address of the user
concerned. The Read operation must by group
address, and then following the Read EESR
operation. If current group address is no error,
then reading the next group address.
Reading by group address and Read EESR
operation must be executed alternately until the
error group address is found.
The EESR bit will be reset to „0b‟ at the end of
each Read EESR operation.
Figure 7.Byte Write
S
T
A
R
T
W
R
I
T
E
DEVICE
ADDRESS
SDA LINE
FIRST
WORD ADDRESS
SECOND
WORD ADDRESS
S
T
O
P
DATA
*
M
S
B
LRA
S / C
BW K
L A
S C
BK
M
S
B
A
C
K
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits
Figure 8.Page Write
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
W
R
I
FIRST
SECOND
T
E WORD ADDRESS (n) WORD ADDRESS (n)
SDA LINE
DATA (n)
S
T
O
P
DATA(n+x)
*
M
S
B
LRA
S / C
BW K
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits
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Figure 9.Current Address Read
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
R
E
A
D
S
T
O
P
DATA
SDA LINE
M
S
B
L R A
S / C
BWK
N
O
A
C
K
Figure 10. Random Read
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
W
R
I
T
E
SECOND WORD
ADDRESS n
FIRST WORD
ADDRESS n
SDA LINE
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
R
E
A
D
S
T
O
P
DATA n
*
M
S
B
A
C
K
LRA
S / C
BW K
A
C
K
A
C
K
N
O
A
C
K
DUMMY WRITE
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits.
Figure 11. Sequential Read
DEVICE
ADDRESS
R
E
A
D
DATA n+1
DATA n
S
T
O
P
DATA(n+x)
DATA n+2
SDA LINE
RA
/ C
WK
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
N
O
A
C
K
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Figure 12. Write Security Sector
S
T
A
R
T
W
R
I
T
E
DEVICE
ADDRESS
FIRST WORD
ADDRESS n
SDA LINE
** ** *
M
S
B
SECOND WORD
ADDRESS n
*
**
A
C
K
LRA
S / C
BW K
A
C
K
DATA n+1
DATA n
A
C
K
DATA n+2
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
DATA n+x
A
C
K
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits.
Figure 13. Read Security Sector
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
W
R
I
T
E
SDA LINE
FIRST WORD
ADDRESS n
** ** *
M
S
B
S
T
A
R
T
SECOND WORD
ADDRESS n
*
* *
A
C
K
LRA
S / C
BW K
R
E
A
D
DEVICE
ADDRESS
A
C
K
A
C
K
DUMMY WRITE
DATA n
DATA n+1
A
C
K
DATA n+2
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
DATA n+x
A
C
K
N
O
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits.
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Figure 14. Lock Security Sector
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
W
R
I
T
E
SDA LINE
** ** *
M
S
B
SECOND WORD
ADDRESS n
FIRST WORD
ADDRESS n
*
** * * ** **
A
C
K
LRA
S / C
BW K
S
T
O
P
DATA 0
A
C
K
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits.
Figure 15. Read Lock Status
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
W
R
I
T
E
SDA LINE
FIRST WORD
ADDRESS n
** ** *
M
S
B
S
T
A
R
T
SECOND WORD
ADDRESS n
*
** * * ** **
A
C
K
LRA
S / C
BW K
R
E
A
D
DEVICE
ADDRESS
A
C
K
A
C
K
DUMMY WRITE
LOCK BYTE
LOCK BYTE
«
LOCK BYTE
A
C
K
A
C
K
LOCK BYTE
«
«
S
T
O
P
«
A
C
K
N
O
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits.
2. « = LOCK bits.
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Figure 16.Read Unique ID
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
W
R
I
T
E
SECOND WORD
ADDRESS n
FIRST WORD
ADDRESS n
SDA LINE
** ** *
M
S
B
S
T
A
R
T
*
Serial Number
Data 0
** * *
A
C
K
LRA
S / C
BW K
R
E
A
D
DEVICE
ADDRESS
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
DUMMY WRITE
Serial Number
Data 1
Serial Number
Data 2
A
C
K
Serial Number
Data 3
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
Serial Number
Data F
N
O
A
C
K
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits.
Figure 17. Read EESR
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
W
R
I
T
E
SDA LINE
FIRST WORD
ADDRESS n
** ** *
M
S
B
S
T
A
R
T
SECOND WORD
ADDRESS n
*
DEVICE
ADDRESS
** * * ** **
A
C
K
LRA
S / C
BW K
R
E
A
D
A
C
K
A
C
K
DUMMY WRITE
EESR BYTE
EESR BYTE
EESR BYTE
A
C
K
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
EESR BYTE
A
C
K
N
O
A
C
K
Note: 1. * = Don’t CARE bits.
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Ordering Information
FM 24C 256 E -PP -C -H
Company Prefix
FM = Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co.,ltd
Product Family
24C = 2-Wire Serial EEPROM
Product Density
256 = 256K-bit
Device Type
E = with 128-bit Unique ID
with 64-byte Security Sector
with ECC(Error Correction Code) Logic
Package Type 1
SO = 8-pin SOP
TS = 8-pin TSSOP
MS =8-pin MSOP
2
DN= 8-pin TDFN (2x3mm)
3
CT = Thin 4-ball WLCSP
CTB = Thin 6-ball WLCSP 3
M2F or M2P = 8-pin Module Package 3
Product Carrier
U = Tube
T = Tape and Reel
R = Module Reel
HSF ID Code 4
Blank or R = RoHS Compliant
G = RoHS Compliant, Halogen-free, Antimony-free
Note:
1. For SO, TS, DN package, MSL1 package are available, for detail please contact local sales office.
2. For Thinner package please contact local sales office.
3. For the details of WLCSP package and Module package please contact local sales office.
4. For SO, TS, MS, DN CT and CTB package: G class only.
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Part Marking Scheme
SOP8
FM24C256E
YYWWALHM
Moisture Sensitivity Level
1 = MSL1
Blank=MSL3
HSF ID Code
R = RoHS Compliant
G = RoHS Compliant, Halogen-free, Antimony-free
Lot Number(just with 0~9、A~Z)
Assembly’s Code
Work week during which the product was molded (eg..week 12)
The last two digits of the year In which the product was sealed / molded.
TSSOP8
FM24C256E
YYWWALHM
Moisture Sensitivity Level
1=MSL1
Blank=MSL3
HSF ID Code
R = RoHS Compliant
G = RoHS Compliant, Halogen-free, Antimony-free
Lot Number(just with 0~9、A~Z)
Assembly’s Code
Work week during which the product was molded (eg..week 12)
The last two digits of the year In which the product was sealed / molded.
MSOP8
FM24C256E
YYWWALHM
Moisture Sensitivity Level
1=MSL1
Blank=MSL3
HSF ID Code
G = RoHS Compliant, Halogen-free, Antimony-free
Lot Number(just with 0~9、A~Z)
Assembly’s Code
Work week during which the products was molded (eg..week 12)
The last two digits of the year In which the product was sealed / molded.
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TDFN8
4
C
8
E X W
A
L
H
Product Density Code
The month (hexadecimal digit) in which the product was molded.
The last one digit of the year In which the product was sealed / molded.
HSF ID Code
S
G = RoHS Compliant, Halogen-free, Antimony-free
Moisture Sensitivity Level
1=MSL1
Blank=MSL3
Lot Number(just with 0~9、A~Z)
Assembly’s Code
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Packaging Information
SOP 8
Symbol
MIN
A
1.350
A1
0.050
b
0.330
c
0.150
D
4.700
E1
3.700
E
5.800
e
L
0.400
θ
0°
NOTE:
1. Dimensions are in Millimeters.
MAX
1.750
0.250
0.510
0.260
5.150
4.100
6.200
1.270(BSC)
1.270
8°
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TSSOP8
Symbol
MIN
D
2.900
E1
4.300
b
0.190
c
0.090
E
6.200
A
A1
0.050
e
L
0.450
θ
0°
NOTE:
1. Dimensions are in Millimeters.
MAX
3.100
4.500
0.300
0.200
6.600
1.200
0.150
0.650 (BSC)
0.750
8°
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MSOP8
Symbol
MIN
A
0.820
A1
0.020
b
0.220
c
0.080
D
2.900
e
E
2.900
E1
4.750
L
0.400
θ
0°
NOTE:
1. Dimensions are in Millimeters.
MAX
1.100
0.150
0.380
0.230
3.100
0.650 (BSC)
3.100
5.050
0.800
8°
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TDFN8
Symbol
MIN
A
0.700
A1
0.000
D
1.900
E
2.900
D2
1.400
E2
1.400
k
b
0.200
e
L
0.200
NOTE:
1. Dimensions are in Millimeters.
MAX
0.800
0.050
2.100
3.100
1.600
1.700
0.150(MIN)
0.300
0.500(TYP)
0.500
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Revision History
Publication
Pages
date
Preliminary Jan 2017
29
Version
1.0
Jun.2017
29
Paragraph or
Illustration
Revise Description
Initial document Release.
1. Added 4-ball WLCSP package in Packaging Type
2. Updated endurance and data retention spec.
3. Updated Packaging Information
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Sales and Service
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co., Ltd.
Address: Bldg No. 4, 127 Guotai Rd,
Shanghai City China.
Postcode: 200433
Tel: (86-021) 6565 5050
Fax: (86-021) 6565 9115
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics (HK) Co., Ltd.
Address: Unit 506, 5/F., East Ocean Centre, 98 Granville
Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2116 3288 2116 3338
Fax: (852) 2116 0882
Beijing Office
Address: Room 423, Bldg B, Gehua Building,
1 QingLong Hutong, Dongzhimen Alley north Street,
Dongcheng District, Beijing City, China.
Postcode: 100007
Tel: (86-010) 8418 6608
Fax: (86-010) 8418 6211
Shenzhen Office
Address: Room.1301, Century Bldg, No. 4002, Shengtingyuan
Hotel, Huaqiang Rd (North),
Shenzhen City, China.
Postcode: 518028
Tel: (86-0755) 8335 0911 8335 1011 8335 2011 8335 0611
Fax: (86-0755) 8335 9011
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics (HK) Ltd Taiwan
Representative Office
Address: Unit 1225, 12F., No 252, Sec.1 Neihu Rd.,
Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114, Taiwan
Tel : (886-2) 7721 1889
Fax: (886-2) 7722 3888
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics (HK) Ltd
Singapore Representative Office
Address : 237, Alexandra Road, #07-01 The Alexcier,
Singapore 159929
Tel : (65) 6472 3688
Fax: (65) 6472 3669
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co., Ltd
NA Office
Address :2490 W. Ray Road Suite#2
Chandler, AZ 85224 USA
Tel : (480) 857-6500 ext 18
Web Site: http://www.fmsh.com/
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