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Read ROM [33H]

This command allows the bus master to read the DS1986’s 8-bit family code, unique 48-bit serial

number, and 8-bit CRC. This command can be used only if there is a single DS1986 on the bus. If more

than one slave is present on the bus, a data collision will occur when all slaves try to transmit at the same

time (open drain will produce a wired-AND result). The resultant family code and 48-bit serial number

will usually result in a mismatch of the CRC.

Match ROM [55H]

The match ROM command, followed by a 64-bit ROM sequence, allows the bus master to address a

specific DS1986 on a multidrop bus. Only the DS1986 that exactly matches the 64-bit ROM sequence

will respond to the subsequent memory function command. All slaves that do not match the 64-bit ROM

sequence will wait for a reset pulse. This command can be used with a single or multiple devices on the

bus.

Skip ROM [CCH]

This command can save time in a single drop bus system by allowing the bus master to access the

memory functions without providing the 64-bit ROM code. If more than one slave is present on the bus

and a read command is issued following the Skip ROM command, data collision will occur on the bus as

multiple slaves transmit simultaneously (open drain pull-downs will produce a wired-AND result).

Search ROM [F0H]

When a system is initially brought up, the bus master might not know the number of devices on the 1-

Wire bus or their 64-bit ROM codes. The search ROM command allows the bus master to use a process

of elimination to identify the 64-bit ROM codes of all slave devices on the bus. The ROM search process

is the repetition of a simple 3-step routine: read a bit, read the complement of the bit, then write the

desired value of that bit. The bus master performs this simple, 3-step routine on each bit of the ROM.

After one complete pass, the bus master knows the contents of the ROM in one device. The remaining

number of devices and their ROM codes may be identified by additional passes. See Chapter 5 of the

Book of DS19xx iButton Standards for a comprehensive discussion of a ROM search, including an actual

example.