
SSD1828
Rev 1.10
07/2002
SOLOMON
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7.14 Read Status Byte
A 8 bits status byte will be placed to the data bus if a read operation is performed if D/C is low. The
status byte is defined as follow.
Table 8 - Read Status Byte
Bit Pattern
Command
Comment
BUSY ON RES 0
1000
Read Status
BUSY=0: Chip is idle
BUSY=1: Chip is executing instruction
ON=0: Display is OFF
ON=1: Display is ON
RES=0: Chip is idle
RES=1: Chip is executing reset
7.15 Data Read / Write
To read data from the GDDRAM, input High to R/W(WR#) pin and D/C pin for 6800-series parallel
mode. Low to E(RD#) pin and High to D/C pin for 8080-series parallel mode. No data read is provided
for serial mode. In normal mode, GDDRAM column address pointer will be increased by one
automatically after each data read. Also, a dummy read is required before the first data is read. See
Figure 3 in Functional Description.
To write data to the GDDRAM, input Low to R/W(WR#) pin and High to D/C pin for 6800-series
parallel mode. For serial interface, it will always be in write mode. GDDRAM column address pointer
will be increased by one automatically after each data write. The address will be reset to 0 in next data
read/write operation is executed when it is 95.
Table 9 - Address Increment Table
D/C
R/W (WR)
Comment
Address Increment
0
0
Write Command
No
0
1
Read Status
No
1
0
Write Data
Yes
1
1
Read Data
Yes
Address Increment is done automatically after data read/write. The column address pointer of
GDDRAM is also affected. It will be reset to 0 in next data read/write operation is executed when it is
95.
Table 10 - Commands Required for R/W (WR#) Actions on RAM
R/W (WR) Actions on RAMs
Commands Required
Read/write Data from/to GDDRAM
Set GDDRAM Page Address
Set GDDRAM Column Address
Read/Write Data
(1011X
3
X
2
X
1
X
0
)*
(0001X
3
X
2
X
1
X
0
)*
(0000X
3
X
2
X
1
X
0
)*
(X
7
X
6
X
5
X
4
X
3
X
2
X
1
X
0
)
* No need to resend the command again if it is set previously.
The read / write action to the Display Data RAM does not depend on the display mode. This means the
user can change the RAM content whether the target RAM content is being displayed or not.