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03/01/07 13:28
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#134017 - More suggestions
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hi,

Rob Klein said:
Possible causes/things to check:

- Watchdog reset? (erasing a Flash page takes a while)

This is very correct!
Typicaly, erase cycle time takes 10...20 ms and if MCU works at 24,5 MHz then the watchdog period is 32,1 ms max. obtained. I always "ping" watchdog before perform erase or write flash. Moreover, in some cases it requires to re-configure the watchdog period before run into these tasks if current period set is too short.

Secondly, it may look like paranoya, anyway my code checks for the fact that flash is unlocked really after key sequence has been processed.
; perform key sequence
	MOV	FLKEY,#0xA5
	MOV	FLKEY,#0xF1
; check for unlock
	MOV	A,FLKEY
	ANL	A,#00000011b
; if not - report and restart
	CJNE	A,#00000010b,FLASH_ERR

- Using the correct Flash page? (what value does "CONST1" have?)

Indeed, always check for lock byte limits, for more information reffer to Flash Security Summary table in datasheet.

Regards,
Oleg

List of 23 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Writing to flash from firmware            01/01/70 00:00      
   pretty sure the problem is in the erase section...            01/01/70 00:00      
      that's another thing ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      this is the case when the comment IS harmful.. :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
      need some sleep?            01/01/70 00:00      
         haha, yes            01/01/70 00:00      
   Key sequence            01/01/70 00:00      
      Thanks rob            01/01/70 00:00      
         "hung up"?            01/01/70 00:00      
            14 bytes or 15?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Another case where the comment is harmful :-(            01/01/70 00:00      
            More suggestions            01/01/70 00:00      
               random thought            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: random thought            01/01/70 00:00      
            What I mean by hung up            01/01/70 00:00      
               since I do not use this deviate            01/01/70 00:00      
                  the vdd monitor?            01/01/70 00:00      
               how you determine?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  In response to Oleg's question            01/01/70 00:00      
                     seen this app note?            01/01/70 00:00      
      problem solved...            01/01/70 00:00      
         are you using LARGE?            01/01/70 00:00      
            no large or xdata var            01/01/70 00:00      

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