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GD25Q41 Datasheet, PDF (8/46 Pages) ELM Electronics – Uniform Sector Dual and Quad Serial Flash
GD25Q41BxIGx Uniform Sector Dual and Quad Serial Flash
5. DATA PROTECTION
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The GD25Q41B provides the following data protection methods:
♦ Write Enable (WREN) command: The WREN command is set the Write Enable Latch bit (WEL). The WEL
bit will return to reset by the following situation:
- Power-Up
- Write Disable (WRDI)
- Write Status Register (WRSR)
- Page Program (PP)
- Sector Erase (SE)
- Block Erase (BE)
- Chip Erase (CE)
- Erase Security Register
- Program Security Register
♦ Software Protection Mode: The Block Protect (BP4, BP3, BP2, BP1, BP0) bits define the section of the
memory array that can be read but not change.
♦ Hardware Protection Mode: WP# going low to protected the BP0~BP4 bits and SRP0~1 bits.
♦ Deep Power-Down Mode: In Deep Power-Down Mode, all commands are ignored except the Release from
Deep Power-Down Mode command.
Table1.0 GD25Q41B Protected area size (CMP=0)
Status Register Content
Memory Content
BP4 BP3 BP2 BP1 BP0
××000
00001
00010
00011
01001
01010
01011
0×1××
10001
10010
10011
1010×
10110
11001
11010
11011
1110×
11110
1×111
Blocks
NONE
7
6 and 7
4 to 7
0
0 and 1
0 to 3
0 to 7
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0 to 7
Addresses
NONE
070000H-07FFFFH
060000H-07FFFFH
040000H-07FFFFH
000000H-00FFFFH
000000H-01FFFFH
000000H-03FFFFH
000000H-07FFFFH
07F000H-07FFFFH
07E000H-07FFFFH
07C000H-07FFFFH
078000H-07FFFFH
078000H-07FFFFH
000000H-000FFFH
000000H-001FFFH
000000H-003FFFH
000000H-007FFFH
000000H-007FFFH
000000H-07FFFFH
Density
NONE
64KB
128KB
256KB
64KB
128KB
256KB
512KB
4KB
8KB
16KB
32KB
32KB
4KB
8KB
16KB
32KB
32KB
512KB
Portion
NONE
Upper 1/8
Upper 1/4
Upper 1/2
Lower 1/8
Lower 1/4
Lower 1/2
ALL
Top Block
Top Block
Top Block
Top Block
Top Block
Bottom Block
Bottom Block
Bottom Block
Bottom Block
Bottom Block
ALL
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