Comments: Reading and Writing Serial EEPROMs
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A little disadvantage is that I do not get a reply on some related problems, of which I started a Forum post. :-(
Great write up! I am running into a problem however, when I try to read from the chip the log file is just "ÿ" repeated over and over again. Does this indicate any specific mistake on my part? I am going to try again with some different chips.
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That being said, tools like a logic analyzer and/or oscilloscope would be useful for checking the signals to/from an EEPROM.
Hi there! Just wanted to say thank you so much for taking the time to explain this topic in such understandable and detailed way!!! I was studying on the 24lc256 eeprom and you clearify many questions I had.
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Sadly, you can still "erase" most EEPROMs with radiation. But it takes higher energy radiation than the UV lamps for the EPROMS. MeV radiation will certainly destroy the storage mechanism. In EPROMs, the device can still be used, but requires reprogramming.