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Using the SPM
Interrupt
If the SPM interrupt is enabled, the SPM interrupt will generate a constant interrupt when the
SPMEN bit in SPMCR is cleared. This means that the interrupt can be used instead of polling
the SPMCR Register in software. When using the SPM interrupt, the Interrupt Vectors should be
moved to the BLS section to avoid that an interrupt is accessing the RWW section when it is
Consideration while
Updating BLS
Special care must be taken if the user allows the Boot Loader section to be updated by leaving
Boot Lock bit11 unprogrammed. An accidental write to the Boot Loader itself can corrupt the
entire Boot Loader, and further software updates might be impossible. If it is not necessary to
change the Boot Loader software itself, it is recommended to program the Boot Lock bit11 to
protect the Boot Loader software from any internal software changes.
Prevent Reading the
RWW Section During
Self-programming
During Self-programming (either Page Erase or Page Write), the RWW section is always
blocked for reading. The user software itself must prevent that this section is addressed during
the self programming operation. The RWWSB in the SPMCR will be set as long as the RWW
section is busy. During Self-programming the Interrupt Vector table should be moved to the BLS
the RWW section after the programming is completed, the user software must clear the
Setting the Boot
Loader Lock Bits by
SPM
To set the Boot Loader Lock bits, write the desired data to R0, write “X0001001” to SPMCR and
execute SPM within four clock cycles after writing SPMCR. The only accessible Lock bits are the
Boot Lock bits that may prevent the Application and Boot Loader section from any software
update by the MCU.
See
Table 89 and
Table 90 for how the different settings of the Boot Loader bits affect the Flash
access.
If bits 5..2 in R0 are cleared (zero), the corresponding Boot Lock bit will be programmed if an
SPM instruction is executed within four cycles after BLBSET and SPMEN are set in SPMCR.
The Z-pointer is don’t care during this operation, but for future compatibility it is recommended to
load the Z-pointer with 0x0001 (same as used for reading the Lock bits). For future compatibility
it is also recommended to set bits 7, 6, 1, and 0 in R0 to “1” when writing the Lock bits. When
programming the Lock bits the entire Flash can be read during the operation.
EEPROM Write
Prevents Writing to
SPMCR
Note that an EEPROM write operation will block all software programming to Flash. Reading the
Fuses and Lock bits from software will also be prevented during the EEPROM write operation. It
is recommended that the user checks the status bit (EEWE) in the EECR Register and verifies
that the bit is cleared before writing to the SPMCR Register.
Reading the Fuse and
Lock Bits from
Software
It is possible to read both the Fuse and Lock bits from software. To read the Lock bits, load the
Z-pointer with 0x0001 and set the BLBSET and SPMEN bits in SPMCR. When an LPM instruc-
tion is executed within three CPU cycles after the BLBSET and SPMEN bits are set in SPMCR,
the value of the Lock bits will be loaded in the destination register. The BLBSET and SPMEN
bits will auto-clear upon completion of reading the Lock bits or if no LPM instruction is executed
within three CPU cycles or no SPM instruction is executed within four CPU cycles. When BLB-
SET and SPMEN are cleared, LPM will work as described in the Instruction set Manual.
Bit
765
432
1
0
R0
1
BLB12
BLB11
BLB02
BLB01
1
Bit
765
432
1
0
Rd
–
BLB12
BLB11
BLB02
BLB01
LB2
LB1