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magnuslundinse

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2006/11/07 16:23

Flash protection - really permanent ?

Hello

When the documentation says
The factory settings for the FMPRE and FMPPE registers are a value of 1 for all implemented
banks. This implements a policy of open access and programmability. The register bits may be
changed by writing the specific register bit. The changes are not permanent until the register is
committed (saved), at which point the bit change is permanent.


does this mean really permanent as in forever .. not as in until the next power on.

I have been working on the Linux/openocd debug tool and was testing the protection bits in the same way as we do on other arm chips, the instructions was very clear and easy to follow, but it seems hard to go the other way, so I took another hard look at the documentation, and it does say permanent.

Regards,

Magnus

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LMI Eric

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2006/11/08 15:30

Re:Flash protection - really permanent ?

Yes, permanent means forever. You can apply the security bits by writing the FMPPE and FMPRE for testing purposes, but the settings are cleared on power down. This will function the same as if the settings were committed, only they are not permanent. Once the settings are committed, the settings are permantently stored in NVM.

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magnuslundinse

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2006/11/08 15:42

Re:Flash protection - really permanent ?

Right, I already know how to program the FMPPE registers, so now lets se if I can use the hot air iron to replace a LM3S811 chip without to much damage.

/Magnus

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