In the last few decades, the electronics and communication technology has seen astonishing growth and advancement. From rudimentary analog devices of the 1980s to the smart digital devices of today, memory chips have always been a crucial part of the electronic circuits. No digital computing system can function without these memory chips. There are different types and categories of memory chips used in the electronic circuits. One of the most widely used memory type is the EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory). The EEPROM memory chips are very widely used in computers and reprogrammable embedded systems. They are sometimes also known as flash memory. The EEPROMs use serial interfaces like SPI and I2C for reading/writing of data. Most of the modern microcontrollers and SOCs have EEPROM built into the same device package. The option of erasing and rewriting the EEPROM flash memory makes them very attractive for circuit designers.
What is 24AA02T-I/OT?
The 24AA02T-I/OT is a 2kB EEPROM from MICROCHIP. The device organization consists of 256 x 8 bit memory blocks with a 2-wire serial interface. The low voltage design of this memory ensures low power consumption. The device exhibits a standby current of 1uA and active current of 1mA. The device also features page write capability up to 8 bytes of data. I2C serial interface can be used for the device communication and configuration. The device inputs also feature Schmitt triggers for noise suppression. This device is particularly suitable for automotive applications due to AEC-Q100 qualification.
Pin Configuration
The pin configuration of the 24AA02T-I/OT EEPROM is given in the table below:
Pin name | Pin description |
Vcc | Input supply voltage |
Vss | Ground pin |
SCL | Serial clock pin |
SDA | Serial data pin |
WP | Wire protect pin |
Features
- Single supply operation as low as 1.7V
- Low power CMOS technology
- Read current of 1uA
- Standby current of 1mA
- 2 wire serial interface
- I2C compatible
- Schmitt trigger inputs for noise reduction
- 100 kHz, 400 kHz and 1 MHz compatible
- 5ms page write time
- 8-byte page write buffer
- Hardware write protect
- ESD protection > 4000V
- 1000,000+ erase/write cycles
- 200+ years data retention
- Industrial temperature range
- AEC-Q100 qualified
Applications
The applications of 24AA02T-I/OT EEPROM memory are provided as following:
- Automotive electronics
- Audio/Video systems
- Image processing systems
- Data storage applications
- Telecom equipment
- Consumer electronics
- Embedded systems
Specifications
The major technical specifications of the 24AA02T-I/OT EEPROM chip are provided as following:
- Package: SOT-23/SC-70
- Input voltage range: 1.7 to 6.5V
- Page write buffer: 8 bytes
- Active read current: 1mA
- Standby current: 1uA
- Program/erase cycles: 1 million
- Data retention: 200 years
How 24AA02T-I/OT work?
The 24AA02T-I/OT is a serial EEPROM manufactured by MICROCHIP. This EEPROM supports two wire serial interface and I2C protocol for read/write configuration. This memory chip can be used in a large number of applications and is particularly suited for automotive applications due to AEC-Q100 qualification. The EEPROM can be interfaced to a microcontroller or a microprocessor using I2C protocol.
A typical application circuit is provided in the following figure:
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