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MEMORY

The memory map in Figure 4 shows a 32-Byte page called the scratchpad, and additional 32-Byte pages

called memory. The DS1992 contains pages 0 though 3 that make up the 1024-bit SRAM. The DS1993

contain pages 0 through 15 that make up the 4096-bit SRAM.

The scratchpad is an additional page that acts as a buffer when writing to memory. Data is first written to

the scratchpad where it can be read back. After the data has been verified, a copy scratchpad command

transfers the data to memory. This process ensures data integrity when modifying the memory.

MEMORY FUNCTION COMMANDS

The Memory Function Flow Chart (Figure 6) describes the protocols necessary for accessing the memory.

An example follows the flow chart. Three address registers are provided as shown in Figure 5. The first

two registers represent a 16-bit target address (TA1, TA2). The third register is the ending offset/data

status byte (E/S).

The target address points to a unique Byte location in memory. The first 5 bits of the target address

(T4:T0) represent the Byte offset within a page. This Byte offset points to one of 32 possible Byte

locations within a given page. For instance, 00000b points to the first Byte of a page where as 11111b

would point to the last Byte of a page.

The third register (E/S) is a read only register. The first 5 bits (E4: E0) of this register are called the

ending offset. The ending offset is a Byte offset within a page (1 of 32 Bytes). Bit 5 (PF) is the partial

Byte flag. Bit 6 (OF) is the overflow flag. Bit 7 (AA) is the authorization accepted flag.

Figure 5. ADDRESS REGISTERS

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TARGET ADDRESS (TA1)

T7

T6

T5

T4

T3

T2

T1

T0

TARGET ADDRESS (TA2)

T15

T14

T13

T12

T11

T10

T9

T8

ENDING ADDRESS WITH

DATA STATUS (E/S)

(READ ONLY)

AA

OF

PF

E4

E3

E2

E1

E0

Write Scratchpad Command [0Fh]

After issuing the write scratchpad command, the user must first provide the 2-Byte target address,

followed by the data to be written to the scratchpad. The data is written to the scratchpad starting at the

byte offset (T4:T0). The ending offset (E4:E0) is the Byte offset at which the host stops writing data. The

maximum ending offset is 11111b (31d). If the host attempts to write data past this maximum offset, the

overflow flag (OF) is set and the remaining data is ignored. If the user writes an incomplete Byte and an

overflow has not occurred, the partial Byte flag (PF) is set.

Read Scratchpad Command [AAh]

This command can be used to verify scratchpad data and target address. After issuing the read scratchpad

command, the user can begin reading. The first two Bytes are the target address. The next Byte is the

ending offset/data status Byte (E/S) followed by the scratchpad data beginning at the Byte offset (T4: T0).

The user can read data until the end of the scratchpad, after which the data read is all logic 1’s.