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M16C/26A Group (M16C/26A, M16C/26B, M16C/26T)
8. Protection
8. Protection
Note
The PRC3 bit in the PRCR register is not available in M16C/26T.
In the event that a program runs out of control, this function protects the important registers so that they will
not be rewritten easily. Figure 8.1 shows the PRCR register. The following lists the registers protected by
the PRCR register.
• Registers protected by PRC0 bit: CM0, CM1, CM2, PLC0, ROCR and PCLKR registers
• Registers protected by PRC1 bit: PM0, PM1, PM2, TB2SC, INVC0 and INVC1 registers
• Registers protected by PRC2 bit: PD9, PACR and NDDR registers
• Registers protected by PRC3 bit: VCR2 and D4INT registers
Set the PRC2 bit to “1” (write enabled) and then write to SFR area, and the PRC2 bit will be cleared to “0”
(write protected). The registers protected by the PRC2 bit should be changed in the next instruction after
setting the PRC2 bit to “1”. Make sure no interrupts or DMA transfers will occur between the instruction in
which the PRC2 bit is set to “1” and the next instruction. The PRC0, PRC1 and PRC3 bits are not automati-
cally cleared to “0” by writing to any address. They can only be cleared in a program.
Protect register
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
00
Symbol
PRCR
Address
000A16
After reset
XX0000002
Bit symbol
PRC0
Bit name
Protect bit 0
PRC1
Protect bit 1
PRC2
Protect bit 2
Function
RW
Enable write to CM0, CM1, CM2,
ROCR, PLC0 and PCLKR registers
RW
0 : Write protected
1 : Write enabled
Enable write to PM0, PM1, PM2,
TB2SC, INVC0 and INVC1
registers
RW
0 : Write protected
1 : Write enabled
Enable write to PD9, PACR and
NDDR registers
RW
0 : Write protected
1 : Write enabled
PRC3
Protect bit 3
Enable write to VCR2 and D4INT
registers
RW
0 : Write protected
1 : Write enabled
(b5-b4)
Reserved bit
Must set to "0"
RW
(b7-b6)
Nothing is assigned. When write, set to "0". When read, its
content is indeterminate.
NOTE:
1. The PRC2 bit is set to "0" if data is written to the SFR area after the PRC2 bit is set to "1". The
PRC0, PRC1 and PRC3 bits are not automatically set to "0". Set them to "0" by program.
Figure 8.1. PRCR Register
Rev. 2.00 Feb.15, 2007
REJ09B0202-0200
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