M24C16, M24C08, M24C04, M24C02, M24C01
Signal description
2.4
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
Supply voltage (VCC)
Operating supply voltage VCC
Prior to selecting the memory and issuing instructions to it, a valid and stable VCC voltage
within the specified [VCC(min), VCC(max)] range must be applied (see Table 6, Table 7 and
Table 8). In order to secure a stable DC supply voltage, it is recommended to decouple the
VCC line with a suitable capacitor (usually of the order of 10 nF to 100 nF) close to the
VCC/VSS package pins.
This voltage must remain stable and valid until the end of the transmission of the instruction
and, for a Write instruction, until the completion of the internal write cycle (tW).
Power-up conditions
The VCC voltage has to rise continuously from 0 V up to the minimum VCC operating voltage
defined in Table 6, Table 7 and Table 8 and the rise time must not vary faster than 1 V/µs.
Device reset
In order to prevent inadvertent write operations during power-up, a power-on-reset (POR)
circuit is included. At power-up (continuous rise of VCC), the device does not respond to any
instruction until VCC reaches the power-on-reset threshold voltage (this threshold is lower
than the minimum VCC operating voltage defined in Table 6, Table 7 and Table 8). When
VCC passes over the POR threshold, the device is reset and enters the Standby Power
mode. The device, however, must not be accessed until VCC reaches a valid and stable VCC
voltage within the specified [VCC(min), VCC(max)] range.
In a similar way, during power-down (continuous decrease in VCC), as soon as VCC drops
below the power-on-reset threshold voltage, the device stops responding to any instruction
sent to it.
Power-down conditions
During power-down (continuous decrease in VCC), the device must be in the Standby Power
mode (mode reached after decoding a Stop condition, assuming that there is no internal
write cycle in progress).
Figure 5. Maximum RP value versus bus parasitic capacitance (C) for an I²C bus
100
10
4 kΩ
Rbus
Here Rbus × Cbus = 120 ns
× Cbus
= 400 ns
1
10
30 pF
100
Bus line capacitor (pF)
When tLOW = 1.3 µs (min value for
fC = 400 kHz), the Rbus × Cbus
time constant must be below the
400 ns time constant line
represented on the left.
VCC
Rbus
1000
I²C bus
master
SCL
SDA
M24xxx
Cbus
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