24C02 EEPROM (24LC02B) connection guide
24C02 EEPROM (24LC02B) TDFN-8 wiring guide with power, signal assignments, and bench checks.
Power and bypass
RequiredConnect 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.
Bench checks
- Measure about 3.3 V from VCC to VSS at the package.
- The underside exposed pad can be tied to VSS or left electrically floating. The numbered VSS terminal remains the supply return.
Microchip DS20001709P · §1 and §2. Microchip AN1028 · Figure 1.
Connection scenarios
Read and write over I²C
With power off, tie WP to ground. Use a scratch address in the allowed range before testing writes on an installed device.
Fit C1 as shown in Power and bypass. Connect both open-drain host lines and start at 100 kHz.
Use 7-bit address 0x50 for a single part. The chip ignores the three low address bits and also responds to 0x51–0x57.
Send the full memory address as the next byte.
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.
- Send STOP to start programming, then use acknowledge polling with a bounded timeout. The maximum specified cycle is 5 ms. Read back the scratch byte to verify the write.
- Split page writes at every 8-byte boundary. A write that crosses a boundary wraps inside the current page.
Microchip DS20001709P · §§5–8. Microchip AN1028 · Figure 1 and pull-up calculation.
TDFN-8 wiring map
EP is the exposed center pad on the underside.
4 · VSS
Supply return and signal reference. Connect to the host ground.
Models and documents
This reference covers the standard package codes listed for Microchip 24LC02B in the linked datasheet. Match the full manufacturer part number before wiring a device marked 24C02. Use its own datasheet for other manufacturers or the Microchip AA and FC versions. Microchip 24C02C requires 4.5–5.5 V and uses A0–A2 as address inputs. Its WP input protects offsets 0x80–0xFF.
- 24LC02B
- The /MNY package suffix selects this outline. Check the ordering table for supported temperature and reel combinations.
- Microchip 24LC02B datasheet· DS20001709P · 2025-09 · Device selection and diagrams on p. 1, electrical limits in §1, pin assignments in §2 and transactions in §§5–8.
- Microchip AN1028 · Recommended usage of I²C serial EEPROMs· DS01028B · Figure 1, bus pull-ups, power-up, acknowledge polling and recovery.
- Microchip 24C02C datasheet· DS20001202K · See p. 1 and §2 for the 5 V supply, address straps and upper-half write protection.
- Microchip DFN-8 package drawing· C04-123 and C04-2123 Rev E · MC outline and optional center land pad.
- Source versions and checksums· Document revisions, source URLs and SHA-256 checksums for the consulted manufacturer files.
