Datasheet

PIC12(L)F1571/2
DS40001723D-page 44  2013-2015 Microchip Technology Inc.
4.3 Code Protection
Code protection allows the device to be protected from
unauthorized access. Internal access to the program
memory is unaffected by any code protection setting.
4.3.1 PROGRAM MEMORY PROTECTION
The entire program memory space is protected from
external reads and writes by the CP
bit in the
Configuration Words. When CP
= 0, external reads and
writes of program memory are inhibited and a read will
return all ‘0’s. The CPU can continue to read program
memory, regardless of the protection bit settings.
Writing the program memory is dependent upon the
write protection setting. See Section 4.4 “Write
Protection” for more information.
4.4 Write Protection
Write protection allows the device to be protected from
unintended self-writes. Applications, such as boot-
loader software, can be protected while allowing other
regions of the program memory to be modified.
The WRT<1:0> bits in the Configuration Words define
the size of the program memory block that is protected.
4.5 User ID
Four memory locations (8000h-8003h) are designated as
ID locations where the user can store checksum or other
code identification numbers. These locations are
readable and writable during normal execution. See
Section 10.4 “User ID, Device ID and Configuration
Word Access” for more information on accessing
these memory locations.
For more information on
checksum calculation, see the “PIC12(L)F1571/2
Memory Programming Specification” (DS40001713).
4.6 Device ID and Revision ID
The 14-bit Device ID word is located at 8006h and the
14-bit Revision ID is located at 8005h. These locations
are read-only and cannot be erased or modified. See
Section 10.4 “User ID, Device ID and Configuration
Word Access” for more information on accessing
these memory locations.
Development tools, such as device programmers and
debuggers, may be used to read the Device ID and
Revision ID.