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PIC18F6585/8585/6680/8680
7.3 Reading the Data EEPROM
Memory
To read a data memory location, the user must write the
address to the EEADR register, clear the EEPGD con-
trol bit (EECON1<7>), clear the CFGS control bit
(EECON1<6>) and then set control bit, RD
(EECON1<0>). The data is available for the very next
instruction cycle; therefore, the EEDATA register can
be read by the next instruction. EEDATA will hold this
value until another read operation or until it is written to
by the user (during a write operation).
EXAMPLE 7-1: DATA EEPROM READ
7.4 Writing to the Data EEPROM
Memory
To write an EEPROM data location, the address must
first be written to the EEADRH:EEADR register pair
and the data written to the EEDATA register. Then the
sequence in Example 7-2 must be followed to initiate
the write cycle.
The write will not initiate if the above sequence is not
exactly followed (write 55h to EECON2, write 0AAh to
EECON2, then set WR bit) for each byte. It is strongly
recommended that interrupts be disabled during this
code segment.
Additionally, the WREN bit in EECON1 must be set to
enable writes. This mechanism prevents accidental
writes to data EEPROM due to unexpected code exe-
cution (i.e., runaway programs). The WREN bit should
be kept clear at all times except when updating the
EEPROM. The WREN bit is not cleared by hardware.
After a write sequence has been initiated, EECON1,
EEADRH:EEADR and EDATA cannot be modified. The
WR bit will be inhibited from being set unless the
WREN bit is set. The WREN bit must be set on a pre-
vious instruction. Both WR and WREN cannot be set
with the same instruction.
At the completion of the write cycle, the WR bit is
cleared in hardware and the EEPROM Write Complete
Interrupt Flag bit (EEIF) is set. The user may either
enable this interrupt or poll this bit. EEIF must be
cleared by software.
EXAMPLE 7-2: DATA EEPROM WRITE
MOVLW DATA_EE_ADR_HI ;
MOVWF EEADRH ;
MOVLW DATA_EE_ADDR_LOW ;
MOVWF EEADR ; Data Memory Address to read
BCF EECON1, EEPGD ; Point to DATA memory
BCF EECON1, CFGS ; Access program Flash or Data EEPROM memory
BSF EECON1, RD ; EEPROM Read
MOVF EEDATA, W ; W = EEDATA
MOVLW DATA_EE_ADDR_HI ;
MOVWF EEADRH ;
MOVLW DATA_EE_ADDR_LOW ;
MOVWF EEADR ; Data Memory Address to read
MOVLW DATA_EE_DATA ;
MOVWF EEDATA ; Data Memory Value to write
BCF EECON1, EEPGD ; Point to DATA memory
BCF EECON1, CFGS ; Access program Flash or Data EEPROM memory
BSF EECON1, WREN ; Enable writes
BCF INTCON, GIE ; Disable interrupts
Required MOVLW 55h ;
Sequence MOVWF EECON2 ; Write 55h
MOVLW 0AAh ;
MOVWF EECON2 ; Write 0AAh
BSF EECON1, WR ; Set WR bit to begin write
BSF INTCON, GIE ; Enable interrupts
. ; user code execution
.
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BCF EECON1, WREN ; Disable writes on write complete (EEIF set)
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