Luigi Rizzo wrote:
>
> >         5446864:  System and method for protecting contents of
> >                   microcontroller memory by providing scrambled data
> >                   in response to an unauthorized read access without
> >                   alteration of the memory contents
>
> if this is the protection technique used on the 16C84, good that
> they don't call it "Secure" :)
<GRIN> .. or if it referred to the JW parts, "useful"

I truly hope they patented the fact that the program cannot read the
ID locations. I wouldn't like to see more silicon with that feature <G>

Even better : I hope they patented the fact that the checksum is the
same for any program if you code protect 'all'

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Tjaart van der Walt
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