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the Lock and Unlock commands. The current status of the lock can be determined by reading the LOCK
register.
To change the default lock/unlock setting for a region, the user configuration section of the auxiliary space
must be written using the Write Auxiliary Page command. Writing to the auxiliary space will take effect
after the next Reset. Therefore, a boot of the device is needed for changes in the lock/unlock setting to
take effect. Refer to the Physical Memory Map for calibration and auxiliary space address mapping.
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22.6.4 Command and Data Interface
The NVM Controller is addressable from the APB bus, while the NVM main address space is addressable
from the AHB bus. Read and automatic page write operations are performed by addressing the NVM
main address space or the RWWEE address space directly, while other operations such as manual page
writes and row erases must be performed by issuing commands through the NVM Controller.
To issue a command, the CTRLA.CMD bits must be written along with the CTRLA.CMDEX value. When a
command is issued, INTFLAG.READY will be cleared until the command has completed. Any commands
written while INTFLAG.READY is low will be ignored.
The CTRLB register must be used to control the power reduction mode, read wait states, and the write
mode.
22.6.4.1 NVM Read
Reading from the NVM main address space is performed via the AHB bus by addressing the NVM main
address space or auxiliary address space directly. Read data is available after the configured number of
read wait states (CTRLB.RWS) set in the NVM Controller.
The number of cycles data are delayed to the AHB bus is determined by the read wait states. Examples
of using zero and one wait states are shown in the following figure.
Reading the NVM main address space while a programming or erase operation is ongoing on the NVM
main array results in an AHB bus stall until the end of the operation. Reading the NVM main array does
not stall the bus when the RWWEE array is being programmed or erased.
Figure 22-5. Read Wait State Examples
0 Wait States
1 Wait States
AHB Command
AHB Slave Ready
AHB Slave Data
AHB Command
AHB Slave Ready
AHB Slave Data
Rd 0 Rd 1
Idle
Rd 0 Rd 1
Idle
Data 0
Data 1
Data 0
Data 1
SAM D21 Family
NVMCTRL – Nonvolatile Memory Controller
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