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4.1.4.2 Option bytes

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The Option Bytes tab provides complete management of the target chip's option bytes, including editing, importing, exporting, reading, writing, and almost all other operations of the option bytes, and the next section describes how to use the Option Bytes page in detail.

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PowerWriter provides full option words for the adapted chips, and the option bytes are not the same for different chips, the most frequently used option word is, read protection settings, the name is generally RDP, Protection, SPC and other similar names (you can carefully check the value of the option byte settings to further distinguish, if you are still not sure how to set up, please refer to the chip user's manual) (Please refer to the chip user manual for option byte descriptions if you are still unsure of the settings).

4.1.4.2.1 Edit

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Option byte editing provides three modes of operation: selecting the corresponding option byte through the drop-down list, double-clicking the title of the option byte's divider, clicking the option byte button, and other three ways to quickly modify the option byte.

4.1.4.2.2 Import and Export

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After switching to the Option Bytes page, you can export and import option bytes by clicking the Export and Import buttons on the toolbar, and export option bytes to disk and load option byte files from disk by clicking the Save button and Load File button.

4.1.4.2.3 Restore/Modify Defaults

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The default option byte can be modified by clicking the Restore Defaults button to restore the user option byte to the factory default, and by clicking the Save button drop-down to select Set Current Option Byte as Default Option Word.

4.1.4.2.4 Read/Write

Option byte reading method reference Option byte read, The method of writing option bytes is described below. Option Byte Write.

4.1.4.2.5 Option bytes auto change?

Option byte auto change handling method reference: Option byte change handling

4.1.4.2.6 read-write exception

Option byte read/write exception reference handling: Option byte read/write failure check method.