Dependable and long-lasting way to store information in electronic devices with enhanced write protection
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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
EEPROM Click is based on the FT24C08A, 8Kb EEPROM with an I2C interface and Write Protection Mode from Fremont Micro Devices. The FT24C08A is organized as 1024 words of 8 bits (1 byte) each. The FT24C08A has 64 pages, respectively. Since each page has 16 bytes, random word addressing to FT24C08A will require 10 bits of data word addresses, respectively. It benefits from a wide power supply range and 100 years of data retention combining high reliability and lasting one million full-memory read/write/erase cycles. This Click board™ communicates with
MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface with clock frequency that supports a Fast-Plus (1MHz) mode of operation. The FT24C08A also has a 7-bit slave address with the first five MSBs fixed to 1010. The address pins A0, A1, and A2 are programmed by the user and determine the value of the last three LSBs of the slave address, which can be selected by positioning onboard SMD jumpers labeled as ADDR SEL to an appropriate position marked as 0 or 1. Also, the configurable Write Protection function, labeled WP routed to the PWM pin of the mikroBUS™ socket, allows the
user to protect the whole EEPROM array from programming, thus protecting it from Write instructions. This Click board™ can operate with either 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs can use the communication lines properly. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.
Features overview
Development board
Arduino UNO is a versatile microcontroller board built around the ATmega328P chip. It offers extensive connectivity options for various projects, featuring 14 digital input/output pins, six of which are PWM-capable, along with six analog inputs. Its core components include a 16MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an
ICSP header, and a reset button, providing everything necessary to power and program the board. The Uno is ready to go, whether connected to a computer via USB or powered by an AC-to-DC adapter or battery. As the first USB Arduino board, it serves as the benchmark for the Arduino platform, with "Uno" symbolizing its status as the
first in a series. This name choice, meaning "one" in Italian, commemorates the launch of Arduino Software (IDE) 1.0. Initially introduced alongside version 1.0 of the Arduino Software (IDE), the Uno has since become the foundational model for subsequent Arduino releases, embodying the platform's evolution.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU

Architecture
AVR
MCU Memory (KB)
32
Silicon Vendor
Microchip
Pin count
28
RAM (Bytes)
2048
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Accessories
Click Shield for Arduino UNO has two proprietary mikroBUS™ sockets, allowing all the Click board™ devices to be interfaced with the Arduino UNO board without effort. The Arduino Uno, a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P, provides an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new concepts and build prototypes with the ATmega328P microcontroller from various combinations of performance, power consumption, and features. The Arduino Uno has 14 digital input/output pins (of which six can be used as PWM outputs), six analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator (CSTCE16M0V53-R0), a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and reset button. Most of the ATmega328P microcontroller pins are brought to the IO pins on the left and right edge of the board, which are then connected to two existing mikroBUS™ sockets. This Click Shield also has several switches that perform functions such as selecting the logic levels of analog signals on mikroBUS™ sockets and selecting logic voltage levels of the mikroBUS™ sockets themselves. Besides, the user is offered the possibility of using any Click board™ with the help of existing bidirectional level-shifting voltage translators, regardless of whether the Click board™ operates at a 3.3V or 5V logic voltage level. Once you connect the Arduino UNO board with our Click Shield for Arduino UNO, you can access hundreds of Click boards™, working with 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels.
Used MCU Pins
mikroBUS™ mapper
Take a closer look
Click board™ Schematic

Step by step
Project assembly
Software Support
Library Description
This library contains API for EEPROM Click driver.
Key functions:
eeprom_write_page- Page Write functioneeprom_read_sequential- Sequential Read functioneeprom_write_protect- Write Protect function
Open Source
Code example
The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.
/*!
* \file main.c
* \brief Eeprom Click example
*
* # Description
* This is a example which demonstrates the use of EEPROM Click board.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* Initializes peripherals and pins used by EEPROM Click.
* Initializes SPI serial interface and puts a device to the initial state.
*
* ## Application Task
* First page of memory block 1 will be written with data values starting from
* 1 to 16. This memory page will be read by the user, to verify successfully
* data writing. Data writing to memory will be protected upon memory writing,
* and before memory reading.
*
* \author Nemanja Medakovic
*
*/
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES
#include <string.h>
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "eeprom.h"
// ------------------------------------------------------------------ VARIABLES
static eeprom_t eeprom;
static log_t logger;
// ------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATION FUNCTIONS
void application_init( void )
{
eeprom_cfg_t eeprom_cfg;
log_cfg_t log_cfg;
// Click initialization.
eeprom_cfg_setup( &eeprom_cfg );
EEPROM_MAP_MIKROBUS( eeprom_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
eeprom_init( &eeprom, &eeprom_cfg );
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );
}
void application_task( void )
{
uint8_t transfer_data[ EEPROM_NBYTES_PAGE ];
uint8_t read_buff[ EEPROM_NBYTES_PAGE ] = { 0 };
uint8_t cnt;
uint8_t tmp = EEPROM_BLOCK_ADDR_START;
transfer_data[ EEPROM_BLOCK_ADDR_START ] = 1;
for (cnt = EEPROM_BLOCK_ADDR_START + 1; cnt < EEPROM_NBYTES_PAGE; cnt++)
{
transfer_data[ cnt ] = transfer_data[ cnt - 1 ] + 1;
}
eeprom_write_enable( &eeprom );
eeprom_write_page( &eeprom, tmp, transfer_data );
eeprom_write_protect( &eeprom );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
memset( transfer_data, 0, sizeof(transfer_data) );
eeprom_read_sequential( &eeprom, EEPROM_BLOCK_ADDR_START, EEPROM_NBYTES_PAGE, read_buff );
for (cnt = EEPROM_BLOCK_ADDR_START; cnt < EEPROM_NBYTES_PAGE; cnt++)
{
log_printf( &logger, " %u", ( uint16_t )read_buff[ cnt ] );
Delay_ms ( 300 );
}
log_printf( &logger, "\r\n" );
}
int main ( void )
{
/* Do not remove this line or clock might not be set correctly. */
#ifdef PREINIT_SUPPORTED
preinit();
#endif
application_init( );
for ( ; ; )
{
application_task( );
}
return 0;
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END
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