Tentative Specifications REV.E
Mitsubishi microcomputers
Specifications in this manual are tentative and subject to change.
M30220 Group
Protection
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 1.9.8 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) can only be changed when the
respective bit in the protect register is set to “1”.
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 XXXXXX002
Bit symbol
Bit name
Function
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
Nothing is assigned.
In an attempt to write to these bits, write “0”. The value, if read, turns out to be
indeterminate.
RW
Figure 1.9.8. Protect register
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