Chapter 3 4 Kbyte EEPROM Module (S12XEETX4KV2)
MC9S12XDP512 Data Sheet, Rev. 2.11
156 Freescale Semiconductor
3.4 Functional Description

3.4.1 EEPROM Command Operations

Write operations are used to execute program, erase, erase verify, sector erase abort, and sector modify
algorithms described in this section. The program, erase, and sector modify algorithms are controlled by
a state machine whose timebase, EECLK, is derived from the oscillator clock via a programmable divider.
The command register as well as the associated address and data registers operate as a buffer and a register
(2-stage FIFO) so that a second command along with the necessary data and address can be stored to the
buffer while the first command is still in progress. Buffer empty as well as command completion are
signalled by flags in the EEPROM status register with interrupts generated, if enabled.
The next sections describe:
1. How to write the ECLKDIV register
2. Command write sequences to program, erase, erase verify, sector erase abort, and sector modify
operations on the EEPROM memory
3. Valid EEPROM commands
4. Effects resulting from illegal EEPROM command write sequences or aborting EEPROM
operations

3.4.1.1 Writing the ECLKDIV Register

Prior to issuing any EEPROM command after a reset, the user is required to write the ECLKDIV register
to divide the oscillator clock down to within the 150 kHz to 200 kHz range. Since the program and erase
timings are also a function of the bus clock, the ECLKDIV determination must take this information into
account.
If we define:
ECLK as the clock of the EEPROM timing control block
Tbus as the period of the bus clock
INT(x) as taking the integer part of x (e.g., INT(4.323)=4)
then ECLKDIV register bits PRDIV8 and EDIV[5:0] are to be set as described in Figure 3-14.
For example, if the oscillator clock frequency is 4 MHz and the bus clock frequency is 40 MHz, ECLKDIV
bits EDIV[5:0] should be set to 0x14 (010100) and bit PRDIV8 set to 0. The resulting EECLK frequency
is then 190 kHz. As a result, the EEPROM program and erase algorithm timings are increased over the
optimum target by:
If the oscillator clock frequency is 16 MHz and the bus clock frequency is 40 MHz, ECLKDIV bits
EDIV[5:0] should be set to 0x0A (001010) and bit PRDIV8 set to 1. The resulting EECLK frequency is
then 182 kHz. In this case, the EEPROM program and erase algorithm timings are increased over the
optimum target by:
200 190()200100×5%=
200 182()200100×9%=