AI01665
VCC
CBUS
SDA
RL
MASTER
RL
SCL
CBUS
100
0
4
8
12
16
20
CBUS (pF)
M
)
10
1000
fc = 400kHz
fc = 100kHz
Figure 6. Maximum R
L
Value versus Bus Capacitance (C
BUS
) for an I
2
C Bus
Error Recovery Modes available in the
ST24FC21 and the ST24FW21
When the ST24FC21 (or the ST24FW21) first
switches to the I
2
C mode (VESA DDC2B mode), it
enters a transition state which is functionally iden-
tical to I
2
C operation. But, if the ST24FC21 (or the
ST24FW21) does not received a valid I
2
C se-
quence, that is a START condition followed by a
valid Device Select code (1010XXX RW), within
either 128 VCLK periods or a period of time of
t
RECOVERY
(approximately 2 seconds), the
ST24FC21 (or the ST24FW21) will revert to the
Transmit-Only mode (VESA DDC1 mode).
If the ST24FC21 (or the ST24FW21) decodes a
valid I
2
C Device Select code, it will lock into I
2
C
mode. Under this condition, signals applied on the
VCLK input will not disturb READ access from the
ST24FC21 (or the ST24FW21). For WRITE ac-
cess, refer to the Signal Description paragraph.
When in the transition state, the count of VCLK
pulses and the internal 2 seconds timer are reset
by any activity on the SCL line. This means that,
after each high to low transition on SCL, the mem-
ory will re-initialise its transition state and will switch
back to Transmit-Only mode only after 128 more
VCLK pulses or after a new t
RECOVERY
delay.
SIGNAL DESCRIPTIONS
I
2
C Serial Clock (SCL).
The SCL input pin is used
to synchronize all data in and out of the memory. A
resistor can be connected from the SCL line to V
CC
to act as a pull up (see Figure 6).
Serial Data (SDA).
The SDA pin is bi-directional
and is used to transfer data in or out of the memory.
It is an open drain output that may be wire-OR’ed
with other open drain or open collector signals on
the bus. A resistor must be connected from the SDA
bus line to V
CC
to act as pull up (see Figure 6).
Transmit Only Clock (VCLK)
. The VCLK input pin
is used to synchronize data out when the
ST24xy21 is in Transmit Only mode.
For the ST24LC21B and the ST24FC21 Only, the
VCLK offers also a Write Enable (active high) func-
tion when the ST24LC21B and the ST24FC21 are
in I
2
C bidirectional mode.
Write Control (WC).
An hardware Write Control
feature (WC) is offered only on ST24LW21 and
ST24FW21 on pin 3. This feature is usefull to
protect the contents of the memory from any erro-
neous erase/write cycle. The Write Control signal
is used to enable (WC = V
IL
) or disable (WC = V
IH
)
the internal write protection. When unconnected,
the WC input is internally tied to V
SS
by a 100k ohm
pull-down resistor and the memory is write pro-
tected.
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ST24LC21B, ST24LW21, ST24FC21, ST24FW21