Atmel ATmega328P Xplained Mini MEGA328P-XMINI MEGA328P-XMINI Data Sheet

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ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P [DATASHEET]
Atmel-8271H-AVR- ATmega-Datasheet_08/2014
8.3.1
Data Memory Access Times
This section describes the general access timing concepts for internal memory access. The internal data SRAM 
access is performed in two clk
CPU
 cycles as described in 
.
Figure 8-4.
On-chip Data SRAM Access Cycles
8.4
EEPROM Data Memory
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P contains 256/512/512/1Kbytes of data EEPROM memory. It is 
organized as a separate data space, in which single bytes can be read and written. The EEPROM has an 
endurance of at least 100,000 write/erase cycles. The access between the EEPROM and the CPU is described 
in the following, specifying the EEPROM Address Registers, the EEPROM Data Register, and the EEPROM 
Control Register.
 contains a detailed description on EEPROM Programming in SPI or 
Parallel Programming mode.
8.4.1
EEPROM Read/Write Access
The EEPROM Access Registers are accessible in the I/O space.
The write access time for the EEPROM is given in 
. A self-timing function, however, lets the user 
software detect when the next byte can be written. If the user code contains instructions that write the EEPROM, 
some precautions must be taken. In heavily filtered power supplies, V
CC
 is likely to rise or fall slowly on power-
up/down. This causes the device for some period of time to run at a voltage lower than specified as minimum for 
the clock frequency used. See 
 for details on how to avoid 
problems in these situations.
In order to prevent unintentional EEPROM writes, a specific write procedure must be followed. Refer to the 
description of the EEPROM Control Register for details on this.
When the EEPROM is read, the CPU is halted for four clock cycles before the next instruction is executed. 
When the EEPROM is written, the CPU is halted for two clock cycles before the next instruction is executed.
clk
WR
RD
Data
Data
Address
Address valid
T1
T2
T3
Compute Address
Read
Wr
ite
CPU
Memory Access Instruction
Next Instruction