ATmega169P
26. Memory Programming
26.1 Program And Data Memory Lock Bits
The ATmega169P provides six Lock bits which can be left unprogrammed (“1”) or can be pro-
grammed (“0”) to obtain the additional features listed in Table 26-2. The Lock bits can only be
erased to “1” with the Chip Erase command.
Table 26-1. Lock Bit Byte(1)
Lock Bit Byte
Bit No
Description
–
Default Value
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 (unprogrammed)
1 (unprogrammed)
1 (unprogrammed)
1 (unprogrammed)
1 (unprogrammed)
1 (unprogrammed)
1 (unprogrammed)
1 (unprogrammed)
–
BLB12
Boot Lock bit
Boot Lock bit
Boot Lock bit
Boot Lock bit
Lock bit
BLB11
BLB02
BLB01
LB2
LB1
Lock bit
Note:
Table 26-2. Lock Bit Protection Modes(1)(2)
Memory Lock Bits Protection Type
1. “1” means unprogrammed, “0” means programmed
LB Mode
LB2
LB1
1
1
1
No memory lock features enabled.
Further programming of the Flash and EEPROM is disabled in
Parallel and Serial Programming mode. The Fuse bits are
locked in both Serial and Parallel Programming mode.(1)
2
1
0
0
0
Further programming and verification of the Flash and EEPROM
is disabled in Parallel and Serial Programming mode. The Boot
Lock bits and Fuse bits are locked in both Serial and Parallel
Programming mode.(1)
3
BLB0 Mode
BLB02
BLB01
No restrictions for SPM or LPM accessing the Application
section.
1
2
1
1
1
0
SPM is not allowed to write to the Application section.
SPM is not allowed to write to the Application section, and LPM
executing from the Boot Loader section is not allowed to read
from the Application section. If Interrupt Vectors are placed in
the Boot Loader section, interrupts are disabled while executing
from the Application section.
3
0
0
LPM executing from the Boot Loader section is not allowed to
read from the Application section. If Interrupt Vectors are placed
in the Boot Loader section, interrupts are disabled while
executing from the Application section.
4
0
1
BLB1 Mode
BLB12
BLB11
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