5.10 Read

The READ instruction (03H) is supported in SPI mode only, with a maximum clock frequency of 108 MHz. This command is not supported in QPI mode. Upon execution, the device outputs data on SO/SIO[1], starting from the specified address, and continuously streams data through successive addresses until the operation is terminated by a low-to-high transition on CE#. The internal Address Pointer automatically increments after each byte read. When the highest memory address is reached, the Address Pointer returns to address location 000000H.

To initiate a READ operation, the host issues the 8-bit read command (03H), followed by three bytes. CE# must remain active-low for the duration of the read cycle (see Figure 5-5 for the read sequence).
Figure 5-5. Read Sequence (SPI)