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Memory Organization: RAM and ROM
2-21
MSP50C614 Architecture
[(N
TM
+ 1) * 512 – 1] = highest ROM address within the block to be
protected
(N
TM
+ 1) * 512 = lowest ROM address which is left unprotected
N
TM
= the value programmed at TM5…TM0 (true
protection marker)
N
FM
≡ the binary complement of N
TM
N
FM
= the value programmed at FM5…FM0 (false
protection marker)
The purpose of the true and false protection markers is to provide parity. An
erased P614 EPROM cell defaults to the value 1. Once programmed from 1
to 0, it cannot be programmed back to 1, unless the cell (and all other cells
along with it) are subject to erasure. A multi-pass programming, therefore, can
only lower the value stored at an EPROM address and never raise it. Once a
valid block-partition address has been properly specified in both TM and FM,
it is impossible to change TM to another address and still maintain parity with
FM.
Note: Block Protection Mode
When applying the block protection mode, bits FM5 through FM0 must be
programmed as the logical inverse of bits TM5 through TM0, respectively.
Across the span of the 32k word ROM space, there are 64 possible values for
N
TM
(including zero). Hence, the 6-bit-wide locations for TM and FM.
The two single-bit fields found within the block protection word are the block
protection bit (BP) and the global protection bit (GP). If BP and GP are both
SET (erased), then no protection is applied to the ROM.
If BP is CLEAR and GP is SET, then the block protection mode is engaged.
This means that read and write access is prevented at locations 0x0000
through [(N
TM
+ 1) × 512 – 1]. Read and write access is permitted at locations
[(N
TM
+ 1) × 512] through 0x7FFF.
If GP is CLEAR, then the global protection mode is engaged. This prevents
read and write access to all addresses of the ROM, regardless of the value of
BP.
Note: Block Protection Word
The remaining bits in the block protection word are reserved for future use,
but must remain set in order to ensure future compatibility. These bits are
numbers 6, 15, and 16.