18.3.5.1 Flash Read Command

This command is used to read the contents of the Flash memory. The read command can start at any valid address in the memory plane and is optimized for consecutive reads. Read handshaking can be chained; an internal address buffer is automatically increased.

Table 18-6. Read Command
Step Handshake Sequence MODE[3:0] DATA[15:0]
1 Write handshaking CMDE READ
2 Write handshaking ADDR0 Memory Address LSB
3 Write handshaking ADDR1 Memory Address
4 Read handshaking DATA *Memory Address++
5 Read handshaking DATA *Memory Address++
... ... ... ...
n Write handshaking ADDR0 Memory Address LSB
n+1 Write handshaking ADDR1 Memory Address
n+2 Read handshaking DATA *Memory Address++
n+3 Read handshaking DATA *Memory Address++
... ... ... ...