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An EEPROM data corruption can be caused by two situations when the voltage is too low. First,

a regular write sequence to the EEPROM requires a minimum voltage to operate correctly. Sec-

ondly, the CPU itself can execute instructions incorrectly, if the supply voltage is too low.

EEPROM data corruption can easily be avoided by following this design recommendation:

Keep the AVR RESET active (low) during periods of insufficient power supply voltage. This can

be done by enabling the internal Brown-out Detector (BOD). If the detection level of the internal

BOD does not match the needed detection level, an external low V

reset Protection circuit can

be used. If a reset occurs while a write operation is in progress, the write operation will be com-

pleted provided that the power supply voltage is sufficient.

7.5 I/O Memory

The I/O space definition of the ATmega48/88/168 is shown in “Register Summary” on page 343.

All ATmega48/88/168 I/Os and peripherals are placed in the I/O space. All I/O locations may be

accessed by the LD/LDS/LDD and ST/STS/STD instructions, transferring data between the 32

general purpose working registers and the I/O space. I/O Registers within the address range

0x00 - 0x1F are directly bit-accessible using the SBI and CBI instructions. In these registers, the

value of single bits can be checked by using the SBIS and SBIC instructions. Refer to the

instruction set section for more details. When using the I/O specific commands IN and OUT, the

I/O addresses 0x00 - 0x3F must be used. When addressing I/O Registers as data space using

LD and ST instructions, 0x20 must be added to these addresses. The ATmega48/88/168 is a

complex microcontroller with more peripheral units than can be supported within the 64 location

reserved in Opcode for the IN and OUT instructions. For the Extended I/O space from 0x60 -

0xFF in SRAM, only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.

For compatibility with future devices, reserved bits should be written to zero if accessed.

Reserved I/O memory addresses should never be written.

Some of the Status Flags are cleared by writing a logical one to them. Note that, unlike most

other AVRs, the CBI and SBI instructions will only operate on the specified bit, and can therefore

be used on registers containing such Status Flags. The CBI and SBI instructions work with reg-

isters 0x00 to 0x1F only.

The I/O and peripherals control registers are explained in later sections.

7.5.1 General Purpose I/O Registers

The ATmega48/88/168 contains three General Purpose I/O Registers. These registers can be

used for storing any information, and they are particularly useful for storing global variables and

Status Flags. General Purpose I/O Registers within the address range 0x00 - 0x1F are directly

bit-accessible using the SBI, CBI, SBIS, and SBIC instructions.

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7.6 Register Description

7.6.1 EEARH and EEARL – The EEPROM Address Register

• Bits 15..9 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATmega48/88/168 and will always read as zero.

• Bits 8..0 – EEAR8..0: EEPROM Address

The EEPROM Address Registers – EEARH and EEARL specify the EEPROM address in the

256/512/512 bytes EEPROM space. The EEPROM data bytes are addressed linearly between 0

and 255/511/511. The initial value of EEAR is undefined. A proper value must be written before

the EEPROM may be accessed.

EEAR8 is an unused bit in ATmega48 and must always be written to zero.

7.6.2 EEDR – The EEPROM Data Register

• Bits 7..0 – EEDR7.0: EEPROM Data

For the EEPROM write operation, the EEDR Register contains the data to be written to the

EEPROM in the address given by the EEAR Register. For the EEPROM read operation, the

EEDR contains the data read out from the EEPROM at the address given by EEAR.

7.6.3 EECR – The EEPROM Control Register

• Bits 7..6 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATmega48/88/168 and will always read as zero.

• Bits 5, 4 – EEPM1 and EEPM0: EEPROM Programming Mode Bits

The EEPROM Programming mode bit setting defines which programming action that will be trig-

gered when writing EEPE. It is possible to program data in one atomic operation (erase the old

value and program the new value) or to split the Erase and Write operations in two different

operations. The Programming times for the different modes are shown in Table 7-1. While EEPE

Bit 151413121110 9 8

0x22 (0x42) – – – – – – – EEAR8 EEARH

0x21 (0x41) EEAR7 EEAR6 EEAR5 EEAR4 EEAR3 EEAR2 EEAR1 EEAR0 EEARL

76543210

Read/Write RRRRRRRR/W

R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X

XXXXXXXX

Bit 76543210

0x20 (0x40) MSB LSB EEDR

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543210

0x1F (0x3F) – – EEPM1 EEPM0 EERIE EEMPE EEPE EERE EECR

Read/Write R R R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 X X 0 0 X 0

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is set, any write to EEPMn will be ignored. During reset, the EEPMn bits will be reset to 0b00

unless the EEPROM is busy programming.

• Bit 3 – EERIE: EEPROM Ready Interrupt Enable

Writing EERIE to one enables the EEPROM Ready Interrupt if the I bit in SREG is set. Writing

EERIE to zero disables the interrupt. The EEPROM Ready interrupt generates a constant inter-

rupt when EEPE is cleared. The interrupt will not be generated during EEPROM write or SPM.

• Bit 2 – EEMPE: EEPROM Master Write Enable

The EEMPE bit determines whether setting EEPE to one causes the EEPROM to be written.

When EEMPE is set, setting EEPE within four clock cycles will write data to the EEPROM at the

selected address If EEMPE is zero, setting EEPE will have no effect. When EEMPE has been

written to one by software, hardware clears the bit to zero after four clock cycles. See the

description of the EEPE bit for an EEPROM write procedure.

• Bit 1 – EEPE: EEPROM Write Enable

The EEPROM Write Enable Signal EEPE is the write strobe to the EEPROM. When address

and data are correctly set up, the EEPE bit must be written to one to write the value into the

EEPROM. The EEMPE bit must be written to one before a logical one is written to EEPE, other-

wise no EEPROM write takes place. The following procedure should be followed when writing

the EEPROM (the order of steps 3 and 4 is not essential):

1. Wait until EEPE becomes zero.

2. Wait until SELFPRGEN in SPMCSR becomes zero.

3. Write new EEPROM address to EEAR (optional).

4. Write new EEPROM data to EEDR (optional).

5. Write a logical one to the EEMPE bit while writing a zero to EEPE in EECR.

6. Within four clock cycles after setting EEMPE, write a logical one to EEPE.

The EEPROM can not be programmed during a CPU write to the Flash memory. The software

must check that the Flash programming is completed before initiating a new EEPROM write.

Step 2 is only relevant if the software contains a Boot Loader allowing the CPU to program the

Flash. If the Flash is never being updated by the CPU, step 2 can be omitted. See “Boot Loader

Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88 and ATmega168” on page 270 for

details about Boot programming.

Caution: An interrupt between step 5 and step 6 will make the write cycle fail, since the

EEPROM Master Write Enable will time-out. If an interrupt routine accessing the EEPROM is

interrupting another EEPROM access, the EEAR or EEDR Register will be modified, causing the

interrupted EEPROM access to fail. It is recommended to have the Global Interrupt Flag cleared

during all the steps to avoid these problems.

Table 7-1. EEPROM Mode Bits

EEPM1 EEPM0

Programming

Time Operation

0 0 3.4 ms Erase and Write in one operation (Atomic Operation)

0 1 1.8 ms Erase Only

1 0 1.8 ms Write Only

1 1 – Reserved for future use

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