Re: Code Protected
... One of the most important features of PIC microcontrollers (and many other types of microcontrollers) is the ability to protect the programme within the device from being copied. This is done by setting the code protection bits in the configuration memory. If a code protected PIC is read the data is shown as all zeros and if the configuration is reset to be without code protection the whole programme memory is erased ...
"PIC Code Protection & Security"
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