ATMEGA168-15AZ Atmel, ATMEGA168-15AZ Datasheet - Page 263

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATMEGA168-15AZ
• Description: MCU AVR 16K FLASH 15MHZ 32-TQFP
• Manufacturer: Atmel
• Series: AVR® ATmegar

Specifications of ATMEGA168-15AZ

• Package / Case: 32-TQFP, 32-VQFP
• Voltage - Supply (vcc/vdd): 2.7 V ~ 5.5 V
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 125°C
• Speed: 16MHz
• Number Of I /o: 23
• Eeprom Size: 512 x 8
• Core Processor: AVR
• Program Memory Type: FLASH
• Ram Size: 1K x 8
• Program Memory Size: 16KB (16K x 8)
• Data Converters: A/D 8x10b
• Oscillator Type: Internal
• Peripherals: Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT
• Connectivity: I²C, SPI, UART/USART
• Core Size: 8-Bit
• Cpu Family: ATmega
• Device Core: AVR
• Device Core Size: 8b
• Frequency (max): 16MHz
• Interface Type: 2-Wire/USART/Serial
• Total Internal Ram Size: 1KB
• # I/os (max): 23
• Number Of Timers - General Purpose: 3
• Operating Supply Voltage (typ): 3.3/5V
• Operating Supply Voltage (max): 5.5V
• Operating Supply Voltage (min): 2.7V
• On-chip Adc: 8-chx10-bit
• Instruction Set Architecture: RISC
• Operating Temp Range: -40C to 125C
• Operating Temperature Classification: Automotive
• Mounting: Surface Mount
• Pin Count: 32
• Package Type: TQFP
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

24. Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88 and
24.1
24.2
24.2.1
24.2.2
7530I–AVR–02/10
ATmega168
Boot Loader Features
Application and Boot Loader Flash Sections
Application Section
BLS – Boot Loader Section
In ATmega88 and ATmega168, the Boot Loader Support provides a real Read-While-Write
Self-Programming mechanism for downloading and uploading program code by the MCU itself.
This feature allows flexible application software updates controlled by the MCU using a
Flash-resident Boot Loader program. The Boot Loader program can use any available data
interface and associated protocol to read code and write (program) that code into the Flash
memory, or read the code from the program memory. The program code within the Boot Loader
section has the capability to write into the entire Flash, including the Boot Loader memory. The
Boot Loader can thus even modify itself, and it can also erase itself from the code if the feature
is not needed anymore. The size of the Boot Loader memory is configurable with fuses and the
Boot Loader has two separate sets of Boot Lock bits which can be set independently. This gives
the user a unique flexibility to select different levels of protection.
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Note:
The Flash memory is organized in two main sections, the Application section and the Boot
Loader section (see
BOOTSZ Fuses as shown in
have different level of protection since they have different sets of Lock bits.
The Application section is the section of the Flash that is used for storing the application code.
The protection level for the Application section can be selected by the application Boot Lock bits
(Boot Lock bits 0), see
Boot Loader code since the SPM instruction is disabled when executed from the Application
section.
While the Application section is used for storing the application code, the The Boot Loader soft-
ware must be located in the BLS since the SPM instruction can initiate a programming when
executing from the BLS only. The SPM instruction can access the entire Flash, including the
BLS itself. The protection level for the Boot Loader section can be selected by the Boot Loader
Lock bits (Boot Lock bits 1), see
Read-While-Write Self-Programming
Flexible Boot Memory Size
High Security (Separate Boot Lock Bits for a Flexible Protection)
Separate Fuse to Select Reset Vector
Optimized Page
Code Efficient Algorithm
Efficient Read-Modify-Write Support
1. A page is a section in the Flash consisting of several bytes (see
used during programming. The page organization does not affect normal operation.
(1)
Size
Figure
Table 24-2 on page
Table 24-6 on page 276
24-2). The size of the different sections is configured by the
Table 24-3 on page
ATmega48/88/168 Automotive
267. The Application section can never store any
267.
and
Figure
24-2. These two sections can
Table 25-12 on page
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