ST24C02
ST24C02
ST24/25W02
  VSS                      Ground
                                                                                          Note: WC signal is only available for ST24/25W02 products.
                           ST24x02                                                                ST24x02
                           ST25x02                                                                ST25x02
                          ST24C02R                                                               ST24C02R
                    E0    1         8     VCC                                            E0       1         8        VCC
                    E1    2         7     MODE/WC                                        E1       2         7        MODE/WC
                    E2    3         6     SCL                                            E2       3         6        SCL
                  VSS     4         5     SDA                                          VSS        4         5        SDA
                               AI00789D                                                                AI00790E
DESCRIPTION (cont’d)                                                   tional data bus and serial clock. The memories
                                                                       carry a built-in 4 bit, unique device identification
The ST24/25x02 are 2K bit electrically erasable                        code (1010) corresponding to the I2C bus defini-
programmable memories (EEPROM), organized                              tion. This is used together with 3 chip enable inputs
as 256 x 8 bits. They are manufactured in SGS-                         (E2, E1, E0) so that up to 8 x 2K devices may be
THOMSON’s Hi-Endurance Advanced CMOS                                   attached to the I2C bus and selected individually.
technology which guarantees an endurance of one                        The memories behave as a slave device in the I2C
million erase/write cycles with a data retention of                    protocol with all memory operations synchronized
40 years. The memories operate with a power                            by the serial clock. Read and write operations are
supply value as low as 1.8V for the ST24C02R only.                     initiated by a START condition generated by the
                                                                       bus master. The START condition is followed by a
Both Plastic Dual-in-Line and Plastic Small Outline
                                                                       stream of 7 bits (identification code 1010), plus one
packages are available.
                                                                       read/write bit and terminated by an acknowledge
The memories are compatible with the I 2C stand-                       bit.
ard, two wire serial interface which uses a bi-direc-
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                                                                           ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
When writing data to the memory it responds to the                Serial Data (SDA). The SDA pin is bi-directional
8 bits received by asserting an acknowledge bit                   and is used to transfer data in or out of the memory.
during the 9th bit time. When data is read by the                 It is an open drain output that may be wire-OR’ed
bus master, it acknowledges the receipt of the data               with other open drain or open collector signals on
bytes in the same way. Data transfers are termi-                  the bus. A resistor must be connected from the SDA
nated with a STOP condition.                                      bus line to VCC to act as pull up (see Figure 3).
Power On Reset: VCC lock out write protect. In                    Chip Enable (E2 - E0). These chip enable inputs
order to prevent data corruption and inadvertent                  are used to set the 3 least significant bits (b3, b2,
write operations during power up, a Power On                      b1) of the 7 bit device select code. These inputs
Reset (POR) circuit is implemented. Until the VCC                 may be driven dynamically or tied to VCC or VSS to
voltage has reached the POR threshold value, the                  establish the device select code.
internal reset is active, all operations are disabled             Mode (MODE). The MODE input is available on pin
and the device will not respond to any command.                   7 (see also WC feature) and may be driven dynami-
In the same way, when VCC drops down from the                     cally. It must be at VIL or VIH for the Byte Write
operating voltage to below the POR threshold                      mode, VIH for Multibyte Write mode or VIL for Page
value, all operations are disabled and the device                 Write mode. When unconnected, the MODE input
will not respond to any command. A stable VCC                     is internally read as a VIH (Multibyte Write mode).
must be applied before applying any logic signal.                 Write Control (WC). An hardware Write Control
                                                                  feature (WC) is offered only for ST24W02 and
                                                                  ST25W02 versions on pin 7. This feature is usefull
SIGNAL DESCRIPTIONS                                               to protect the contents of the memory from any
Serial Clock (SCL). The SCL input pin is used to                  erroneous erase/write cycle. The Write Control sig-
synchronize all data in and out of the memory. A                  nal is used to enable (WC = VIH) or disable (WC =
resistor can be connected from the SCL line to VCC                VIL) the internal write protection. When uncon-
to act as a pull up (see Figure 3).                               nected, the WC input is internally read as VIL and
                                                                  the memory area is not write protected.
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Figure 3. Maximum RL Value versus Bus Capacitance (CBUS) for an I2C Bus
20
VCC
16
                                                                                     RL       RL
                     12
       RL max (kΩ)
SDA
                                                                 MASTER                         CBUS
                                                                           SCL
                     8
CBUS
                     4
                          VCC = 5V
                     0
                            100        200       300   400
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Table 6. DC Characteristics
(TA = 0 to 70°C, –20 to 85°C or –40 to 85°C; VCC = 3V to 5.5V, 2.5V to 5.5V or 1.8V to 5.5V)
    Symbol                     Parameter                     Test Condition            Min        Max      Unit
       ILI         Input Leakage Current                     0V ≤ VIN ≤ VCC                        ±2       µA
                                                            0V ≤ VOUT ≤ VCC
       ILO         Output Leakage Current                                                          ±2       µA
                                                              SDA in Hi-Z
                                                         VCC = 5V, fC = 100kHz
                   Supply Current (ST24 series)                                                    2       mA
       ICC                                               (Rise/Fall time < 10ns)
                   Supply Current (ST25 series)          VCC = 2.5V, fC = 100kHz                   1       mA
                                                            VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                  100       µA
                   Supply Current (Standby)                     VCC = 5V
      ICC1
                   (ST24 series)
                                                           VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                  300       µA
                                                         VCC = 5V, fC = 100kHz
                                                            VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                   5        µA
                   Supply Current (Standby)                    VCC = 2.5V
      ICC2
                   (ST25 series)
                                                           VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                   50       µA
                                                         VCC = 2.5V, fC = 100kHz
                                                            VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                   20       µA
                   Supply Current (Standby)                    VCC = 3.6V
      ICC3
                   (ST24C02R)
                                                           VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                   60       µA
                                                         VCC = 3.6V, fC = 100kHz
                                                            VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                   10       µA
                   Supply Current (Standby)                    VCC = 1.8V
      ICC4
                   (ST24C02R)
                                                           VIN = VSS or VCC,
                                                                                                   20       µA
                                                         VCC = 1.8V, fC = 100kHz
       VIL         Input Low Voltage (SCL, SDA)                                        –0.3      0.3 VCC    V
       VIH         Input High Voltage (SCL, SDA)                                     0.7 VCC     VCC + 1    V
                   Input Low Voltage
       VIL                                                                             –0.3        0.5      V
                   (E0-E2, MODE, WC)
                   Input High Voltage
       VIH                                                                           VCC – 0.5   VCC + 1    V
                   (E0-E2, MODE, WC)
                   Output Low Voltage (ST24 series)       IOL = 3mA, VCC = 5V                      0.4      V
      VOL          Output Low Voltage (ST25 series)      IOL = 2.1mA, VCC = 2.5V                   0.4      V
                   Output Low Voltage
                                                         IOL = 1mA, VCC = 1.8V                     0.3      V
                   (ST24C02R)
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ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
Table 7. AC Characteristics
(TA = 0 to 70°C, –20 to 85°C or –40 to 85°C; VCC = 3V to 5.5V, 2.5V to 5.5V or 1.8V to 5.5V)
    Symbol               Alt                               Parameter                                Min            Max           Unit
       tCH1CH2            tR         Clock Rise Time                                                                 1            µs
       tCL1CL2            tF         Clock Fall Time                                                               300            ns
       tDH1DH2            tR         Input Rise Time                                                                 1            µs
       tDL1DL1            tF         Input Fall Time                                                               300            ns
               (1)
    tCHDX              tSU:STA       Clock High to Input Transition                                  4.7                          µs
       tCHCL            tHIGH        Clock Pulse Width High                                           4                           µs
        tDLCL          tHD:STA       Input Low to Clock Low (START)                                   4                           µs
        tCLDX          tHD:DAT       Clock Low to Input Transition                                    0                           µs
       tCLCH            tLOW         Clock Pulse Width Low                                           4.7                          µs
       tDXCX           tSU:DAT       Input Transition to Clock Transition                           250                           ns
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                                                                   ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
Figure 5. AC Waveforms
tCHCL tCLCH
SCL
SDA IN
SCL
tCLQV tCLQX
DATA OUTPUT
tDHDL
SCL
tW
SDA IN
tCHDH tCHDX
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ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
SCL
SDA
SCL 1 2 3 7 8 9
                  START
                CONDITION
SCL 1 2 3 7 8 9
                                                                                              STOP
                                                                                            CONDITION
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                                                                        ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
Multibyte Write. For the Multibyte Write mode, the              Page Write. For the Page Write mode, the MODE
MODE pin must be at VIH. The Multibyte Write                    pin must be at VIL. The Page Write mode allows up
mode can be started from any address in the                     to 8 bytes to be written in a single write cycle,
memory. The master sends from one up to 4 bytes                 provided that they are all located in the same ’row’
of data, which are each acknowledged by the mem-                in the memory: that is the 5 most significant mem-
ory. The transfer is terminated by the master gen-              ory address bits (A7-A3) are the same. The master
erating a STOP condition. The duration of the write             sends from one up to 8 bytes of data, which are
cycle is tW = 10ms maximum except when bytes                    each acknowledged by the memory. After each
are accessed on 2 rows (that is have different                  byte is transfered, the internal byte address counter
values for the 6 most significant address bits A7-              (3 least significant bits only) is incremented. The
A2), the programming time is then doubled to a                  transfer is terminated by the master generating a
maximum of 20ms. Writing more than 4 bytes in the               STOP condition. Care must be taken to avoid ad-
Multibyte Write mode may modify data bytes in an                dress counter ’roll-over’ which could result in data
adjacent row (one row is 8 bytes long). However,                being overwritten. Note that, for any write mode,
the Multibyte Write can properly write up to 8                  the generation by the master of the STOP condition
consecutive bytes only if the first address of these            starts the internal memory program cycle. All inputs
8 bytes is the first address of the row, the 7 following        are disabled until the completion of this cycle and
bytes being written in the 7 following bytes of this            the memory will not respond to any request.
same row.
                                           WRITE Cycle
                                           in Progress
START Condition
                                          DEVICE SELECT
                                            with RW = 0
                                          NO    ACK
                                               Returned
                                               Next
                                     NO     Operation is      YES
                                           Addressing the
                                             Memory
                                                                            Send
                                                                        Byte Address
                           ReSTART
STOP
                                                         Proceed                          Proceed
                                                      WRITE Operation                  Random Address
                                                                                       READ Operation
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ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
START
                                                                                                      STOP
                                                          R/W
R/W
ACK ACK
                                                     DATA IN N
                                                                       STOP
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                                                                          ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
WC
                                                                                                    STOP
                                                      R/W
WC
R/W
WC (cont'd)
ACK ACK
AI01101B
Sequential Read. This mode can be initiated with              ically incremented after each byte output. After a
either a Current Address Read or a Random Ad-                 count of the last memory address, the address
dress Read. However, in this case the master                  counter will ’roll- over’ and the memory will continue
DOES acknowledge the data byte output and the                 to output data.
memory continues to output the next byte in se-               Acknowledge in Read Mode. In all read modes
quence. To terminate the stream of bytes, the                 the ST24/25x02 wait for an acknowledge during the
master must NOT acknowledge the last byte out-                9th bit time. If the master does not pull the SDA line
put, but MUST generate a STOP condition. The                  low during this time, the ST24/25x02 terminate the
output data is from consecutive byte addresses,               data transfer and switches to a standby state.
with the internal byte address counter automat-
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ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
                                                            ACK            NO ACK
                CURRENT
                ADDRESS                         DEV SEL           DATA OUT
                READ                    START
                                                                                   STOP
                                                          R/W
START
                                                                                                                             STOP
                                                          R/W                                     R/W
                                                                                                                             STOP
                                                          R/W
START
R/W R/W
ACK NO ACK
                                                  DATA OUT N
                                                                    STOP
AI00794C
Note: * The 7 Most Significant bits of DEV SEL bytes of a Random Read (1st byte and 3rd byte) must be identical.
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                                                                  ST24/25C02, ST24C02R, ST24/25W02
Example: ST24C02 M 1 TR
Parts are shipped with the memory content set at all "1’s" (FFh).
For a list of available options (Operating Voltage, Range, Package, etc...) refer to the current Memory
Shortform catalogue.
For further information on any aspect of this device, please contact the SGS-THOMSON Sales Office
nearest to you.
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                                              mm                                     inches
        Symb
                          Typ                 Min             Max     Typ              Min     Max
         A                                3.90                5.90                     0.154   0.232
         A1                               0.49                 –                       0.019    –
         A2                               3.30                5.30                     0.130   0.209
         B                                0.36                0.56                     0.014   0.022
         B1                               1.15                1.65                     0.045   0.065
         C                                0.20                0.36                     0.008   0.014
         D                                9.20                9.90                     0.362   0.390
         E                7.62                 –               –      0.300             –       –
         E1                               6.00                6.70                     0.236   0.264
         e1               2.54                 –               –      0.100             –       –
         eA                               7.80                 –                       0.307    –
         eB                                                   10.00                            0.394
         L                                3.00                3.80                     0.118   0.150
         N                                     8                                        8
PSDIP8
A2 A
                                                    A1    L
                          B                        e1                              C
                                         B1                                   eA
                                     D                                        eB
E1 E
                                 1
                                                                                   PSDIP-a
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                                             mm                              inches
      Symb
                             Typ             Min       Max       Typ           Min      Max
         A                                   1.35      1.75                   0.053     0.069
        A1                                   0.10      0.25                   0.004     0.010
         B                                   0.33      0.51                   0.013     0.020
         C                                   0.19      0.25                   0.007     0.010
         D                                   4.80      5.00                   0.189     0.197
         E                                   3.80      4.00                   0.150     0.157
         e                   1.27                –      –        0.050          –        –
         H                                   5.80      6.20                   0.228     0.244
         h                                   0.25      0.50                   0.010     0.020
         L                                   0.40      0.90                   0.016     0.035
         α                                       0°    8°                       0°       8°
         N                                       8                              8
        CP                                             0.10                             0.004
SO8
h x 45˚
                                             A
                                                                                    C
                     B
                                 e                CP
                                         E       H
                             1
A1 α L
SO-a
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