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M16C62A Datasheet, PDF (36/242 Pages) Mitsubishi Electric Semiconductor – SINGLE-CHIP 16-BIT CMOS MICROCOMPUTER
Protection
Mitsubishi microcomputers
M16C / 62A Group (80-pin)
SINGLE-CHIP 16-BIT CMOS MICROCOMPUTER
Protection
The protection function is provided so that the values in important registers cannot be changed in the event
that the program runs out of control. Figure 1.9.6 shows the protect register. The values in the processor
mode register 0 (address 000416), processor mode register 1 (address 000516), system clock control reg-
ister 0 (address 000616), system clock control register 1 (address 000716), port P9 direction register (ad-
dress 03F316), SI/O3 control register (address 036216), and SI/O4 control register (address 036616) can
only be changed when the respective bit in the protect register is set to “1”. Therefore, important outputs
can be allocated to port P9.
If, after “1” (write-enabled) has been written to the port P9 direction register and SI/Oi control register
(i=3,4) write-enable bit (bit 2 at address 000A16), a value is written to any address, the bit automatically
reverts to “0” (write-inhibited). However, the system clock control registers 0 and 1 write-enable bit (bit 0 at
000A16) and processor mode register 0 and 1 write-enable bit (bit 1 at 000A16) do not automatically return
to “0” after a value has been written to an address. The program must therefore be written to return these
bits to “0”.
Protect register
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Symbol
PRCR
Address When reset
000A16 XXXXX0002
Bit symbol
Bit name
Function
RW
PRC0
Enables writing to system clock
control registers 0 and 1 (addresses 0 : Write-inhibited
000616 and 000716)
1 : Write-enabled
PRC1
Enables writing to processor mode
registers 0 and 1 (addresses 000416
and 000516)
0 : Write-inhibited
1 : Write-enabled
PRC2
Enables writing to port P9 direction
register (address 03F316) and SI/Oi
control registers (i=3,4) (addresses
036216 and 036616) (Note)
0 : Write-inhibited
1 : Write-enabled
Nothing is assigned.
In an attempt to write to these bits, write “0”. The value, if read, turns out to be
indeterminate.
Note: Writing a value to an address after “1” is written to this bit returns the bit
to “0” . Other bits do not automatically return to “0” and they must therefore
be reset by the program.
Figure 1.9.6. Protect register
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