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PIC18F2480/2580/4480/4580
DS39637D-page 364 © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc.
TABLE 25-3: SUMMARY OF CODE PROTECTION REGISTERS
25.5.1 PROGRAM MEMORY
CODE PROTECTION
The program memory may be read to or written from
any location using the table read and table write
instructions. The Device ID may be read with table
reads. The Configuration registers may be read and
written with the table read and table write instructions.
In normal execution mode, the CPn bits have no direct
effect. CPn bits inhibit external reads and writes. A
block of user memory may be protected from table
writes if the WRTn Configuration bit is ‘0. The EBTRn
bits control table reads. For a block of user memory
with the EBTRn bit set to ‘0’, a table read instruction
that executes from within that block is allowed to read.
A table read instruction that executes from a location
outside of that block is not allowed to read and will
result in reading 0’s. Figures 25-6 through 25-8
illustrate table write and table read protection.
FIGURE 25-6: TABLE WRITE (WRTn) DISALLOWED
File Name Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
300008h CONFIG5L CP3* CP2 CP1 CP0
300009h CONFIG5H CPD CPB
30000Ah CONFIG6L WRT3* WRT2 WRT1 WRT0
30000Bh CONFIG6H WRTD WRTB WRTC
30000Ch CONFIG7L EBTR3* EBTR2 EBTR1 EBTR0
30000Dh CONFIG7H EBTRB
Legend: Shaded cells are unimplemented.
* Unimplemented in PIC18FX480 devices; maintain this bit set.
Note: Code protection bits may only be written to
a ‘0’ from a ‘1’ state. It is not possible to
write a ‘1 to a bit in the ‘0’ state. Code
protection bits are only set to ‘1’ by a full
chip erase or block erase function. The full
chip erase and block erase functions can
only be initiated via ICSP or an external
programmer.
000000h
0007FFh
000800h
003FFFh
004000h
007FFFh
008000h
00BFFFh
00C000h
00FFFFh
WRTB, EBTRB = 11
WRT0, EBTR0 = 01
WRT1, EBTR1 = 11
WRT2, EBTR2 = 11
WRT3, EBTR3 = 11
TBLWT*
TBLPTR = 0008FFh
PC = 003FFEh
TBLWT*
PC = 00BFFEh
Register Values Program Memory
Configuration Bit Settings
Results: All table writes disabled to Blockn whenever WRTn = 0.