AM29SL160C AMD [Advanced Micro Devices], AM29SL160C Datasheet - Page 21

• Manufacturer Part Number: AM29SL160C
• Description: 16 Megabit CMOS 1.8 Volt-only Super Low Voltage Flash Memory
• Manufacturer: AMD [Advanced Micro Devices]

COMMON FLASH MEMORY INTERFACE
(CFI)
The Common Flash Interface (CFI) specification out-
lines device and host system software interrogation
handshake, which allows specific vendor-specified
software algorithms to be used for entire families of
devices. Software support can then be device-indepen-
dent, JEDEC ID-independent, and forward- and
backward-compatible for the specified flash device
families. Flash vendors can standardize their existing
interfaces for long-term compatibility.
This device enters the CFI Query mode when the
system writes the CFI Query command, 98h, to
address 55h in word mode (or address AAh in byte
mode), any time the device is ready to read array data.
The system can read CFI information at the addresses
November 1, 2004
(Word Mode)
Addresses
1Ah
10h
12h
13h
14h
15h
16h
17h
18h
19h
11h
(Byte Mode)
Addresses
2Ch
20h
22h
24h
26h
28h
2Ah
2Eh
30h
32h
34h
Table 8. CFI Query Identification String
0051h
0052h
0059h
0002h
0000h
0040h
0000h
0000h
0000h
0000h
0000h
Data
Query Unique ASCII string “QRY”
Primary OEM Command Set
Address for Primary Extended Table
Alternate OEM Command Set (00h = none exists)
Address for Alternate OEM Extended Table (00h = none exists)
Am29SL160C
given in
To terminate reading CFI data, the system must write
the reset command.
The system can also write the CFI query command
when the device is in the autoselect mode. The device
enters the CFI query mode, and the system can read
CFI data at the addresses given in
to
reset command to return the device to the autoselect
mode.
For further information, please refer to the CFI Specifi-
cation and CFI Publication 100, available via the World
Wide Web at http://www.amd.com/products/nvd/over-
v i e w / c f i . h t m l . A l t e r n a t i v e l y, c o n ta c t a n A M D
representative for copies of these documents.
Table 11, on page
Table 8, on page 21
Description
23. The system must write the
to
Table 11, on page
Table 8, on page 21
23.
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