FLASH Memory (FLASH)

2.8.5 FLASH Block Protection

Due to the ability of the on-board charge pump to erase and program the FLASH memory in the target application, provision is made for protecting a block of memory from unintentional erase or program operations due to system malfunction. This protection is done by using a FLASH block protect register (FLBPR).

The FLBPR determines the range of the FLASH memory which is to be protected. The range of the protected area starts from a location defined by FLBPR and ends at the bottom of the FLASH memory ($FFFF). When the memory is protected, the HVEN bit cannot be set in either ERASE or PROGRAM operations.

NOTE

In performing a program or erase operation, the FLASH block protect register must be read after setting the PGM or ERASE bit and before asserting the HVEN bit

When the FLBPR is programmed with all 0s, the entire memory is protected from being programmed and erased. When all the bits are erased (all 1s), the entire memory is accessible for program and erase.

When bits within the FLBPR are programmed, they lock a block of memory, whose address ranges are shown in 2.8.6 FLASH Block Protect Register. Once the FLBPR is programmed with a value other than $FF, any erase or program of the FLBPR or the protected block of FLASH memory is prohibited. Mass erase is disabled whenever any block is protected (FLBPR does not equal $FF). The FLBPR itself can be erased or programmed only with an external voltage, VTST, present on the IRQ pin. This voltage also allows entry from reset into the monitor mode.

2.8.6 FLASH Block Protect Register

The FLASH block protect register (FLBPR) is implemented as a byte within the FLASH memory, and therefore can be written only during a programming sequence of the FLASH memory. The value in this register determines the starting location of the protected range within the FLASH memory.

Address:

Read:

Write:

Reset:

$FF7E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bit 7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Bit 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BPR7

BPR6

BPR5

BPR4

BPR3

BPR2

BPR1

BPR0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U = Unaffected by reset. Initial value from factory is 1.

Write to this register by a programming sequence to the FLASH memory.

Figure 2-5. FLASH Block Protect Register (FLBPR)

BPR[7:0] — FLASH Block Protect Bits

These eight bits represent bits [14:7] of a 16-bit memory address. Bit 15 is 1 and bits [6:0] are 0s. The resultant 16-bit address is used for specifying the start address of the FLASH memory for block protection. The FLASH is protected from this start address to the end of FLASH memory at $FFFF. With this mechanism, the protect start address can be XX00 and XX80 (128 bytes page boundaries) within the FLASH memory.

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MC68HC908MR16, MC68HC908MR32 specifications

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