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24C64 EEPROM (24LC64) connection guide

24C64 EEPROM (24LC64) PDIP-8 wiring guide with power, signal assignments, and bench checks.

PDIP-8

8 contacts Current package
SOIC-8 8 contacts
SOIJ-8 8 contacts
MSOP-8 8 contacts
TSSOP-8 8 contacts
X-rotated TSSOP-8 8 contacts
DFN-8 9 contacts
TDFN-8 9 contacts
SOT-23-5 5 contacts

Microchip Technology · Through-hole plastic DIP · 2.54 mm lead pitch · Microchip package code /P

Power and bypass

Required

Connect the EEPROM and a 3.3 V I²C host to a regulated 3.3 V rail with a shared ground. Fit a 100 nF ceramic capacitor directly across the EEPROM supply pins. Finish the signal connections before applying power.

C1 100 nF ceramic between 3.3 V and Ground3.3 VC1 100 nF ceramicGround

Bench checks

  • Measure about 3.3 V from VCC to VSS at the package.

Microchip DS20001189V · §1 and §2. Microchip AN1028 · Figure 1.

Connection scenarios

Read with hardware write protection

With power off, tie WP to 3.3 V to lock the array against writes. Use a known programmed part and read it through the same I²C bus.

Fit C1 as shown in Power and bypass. Connect both open-drain host lines and start at 100 kHz. Tie A0, A1 and A2 to ground for this example.

The 7-bit client address is 0x50 + 4×A2 + 2×A1 + A0. Strap each pin to VSS or VCC before power-up.

Send two memory-address bytes, high byte first. The usable offset ends at 0x1FFF.

I²C wiring with separate pull-ups on SDA and SCL and WP tied high3.3 VR14.7 kΩR24.7 kΩSDASCLHostEEPROMVCCVSSWPCommon groundA0–A2

Bench checks

  • For a short bus, use R1 and R2 of 4.7 kΩ each and count any host-board pull-ups in parallel. At 100 pF the estimated 30–70% rise time is 0.40 µs and LOW current is about 0.62 mA at 0.4 V. Measure SDA and SCL rise time against the 1 µs Standard-mode limit before changing speed or adding wiring.
  • Read a selected byte by sending the client address with write direction, then the memory address, then a repeated START and the client address with read direction. End a one-byte read with NACK and STOP.
  • Confirm WP is high before testing. On a scratch byte, read the original value, attempt a write, then verify the original value remains. An I²C acknowledgement alone does not verify programming.

Microchip DS20001189V · §§5–8. Microchip AN1028 · Figure 1 and pull-up calculation.

PDIP-8 wiring map

Highlighted contacts are used in the required step or selected circuit. Select a contact to inspect it.

Top view · Locate pin 1 using the package index mark.
Selected pin details

4 · VSS

Reference · Ground

Supply return and signal reference. Connect to the host ground.

DS20001189V · §2 and Table 2-1

Electrical limits · Pin in the reference

Models and documents

This reference covers the standard package codes listed for Microchip 24LC64 and the 24LC64X pin assignment in the linked datasheet. Match the full manufacturer part number before wiring a device marked 24C64. Use its own datasheet for other manufacturers or the Microchip AA and FC versions. The five-ball Chip Scale package is an industrial 24AA64 option, and the DFN-S package is listed for 24FC64.

24LC64
The /P package suffix selects this outline. Check the ordering table for supported temperature and reel combinations.