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The idle state for the 1-Wire bus is high. If for any reason a transaction needs to be suspended, the bus

MUST be left in the idle state if the transaction is to resume. If this does not occur and the bus is left low

for more than 120

µs, one or more of the devices on the bus may be reset. Since the DS1904 gets all its

for an extended time period.

Transaction Sequence

The protocol for accessing the DS1904 via the 1-Wire port is as follows:

• Initialization

• ROM Function Command

• Clock Function Command

INITIALIZATION

All transactions on the 1-Wire bus begin with an initialization sequence. The initialization sequence con-

sists of a reset pulse transmitted by the bus master followed by presence pulse(s) transmitted by the

slave(s). The presence pulse lets the bus master know that the DS1904 is on the bus and is ready to

operate. For more details, see the “1-Wire Signaling” section.

ROM FUNCTION COMMANDS

Once the bus master has detected a presence, it can issue one of the four ROM function commands that

the DS1904 supports. All ROM function commands are eight bits long. A list of these commands follows

(refer to flowchart in Figure 7):

Read ROM [33h]

This command allows the bus master to read the DS1904’s 8-bit family code, unique 48-bit serial num-

ber, and 8-bit CRC. This command should only be used if there is a single slave on the bus. If more than

one slave is present on the bus, a data collision will occur when all slaves try to transmit at the same time

(open drain will produce a wired-AND result). The resultant family code and 48-bit serial number read by

the master will be invalid.

Match ROM [55h]

The match ROM command, followed by a 64-bit ROM sequence, allows the bus master to address a spe-

cific DS1904 on a multidrop bus. Only the DS1904 that exactly matches the 64-bit ROM sequence will

respond to the following clock function command. All slaves that do not match the 64-bit ROM sequence

will wait for a reset pulse. This command can be used with a single or multiple devices on the bus.

SEARCH ROM [F0h]

When a system is initially brought up, the bus master might not know the number of devices on the 1-

Wire bus or their 64-bit ROM codes. The search ROM command allows the bus master to use a process

of elimination to identify the 64-bit ROM codes of all slave devices on the bus. The search ROM process

is the repetition of a simple 3-step routine: read a bit, read the complement of the bit, then write the de-

sired value of that bit. The bus master performs this 3-step routine on each bit of the ROM. After one

complete pass, the bus master knows the 64-bit ROM code of one device. Additional passes will identify

the ROM codes of the remaining devices. See Chapter 5 of the Book of DS19xx iButton Standards for a

comprehensive discussion of a search ROM, including an actual example.