Kick0 Register (Kick0R); Kick1 Register (Kick1R); Kick0 Register (Kick0R) Field Descriptions; Kick1 Register (Kick1R) Field Descriptions - Texas Instruments TMS320C6A816 Series Technical Reference Manual

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15.3.21 Kick Registers (KICK0R, KICK1R)
The kick registers (KICKnR) are used to enable and disable write protection on the RTC registers. Out
of reset, the RTC registers are write-protected. To disable write protection, correct keys must be written
to the KICKnR registers.

Kick0 Register (KICK0R)

The Kick0 register allows writing to unlock the kick0 data. To disable RTC register write protection,
the value of 83E7 0B13h must be written to KICK0R, followed by the value of 95A4 F1E0h written to
KICK1R. RTC register write protection is enabled when any value is written to KICK0R.
31
LEGEND: W = Write only; -n = value after reset
Bit Field
31-0 KICK0

Kick1 Register (KICK1R)

The Kick1 register allows writing to unlock the kick1 data and the kicker mechanism to write to other
MMRs. To disable RTC register write protection, the value of 83E7 0B13h must be written to
KICK0R, followed by the value of 95A4 F1E0h written to KICK1R.
31
LEGEND: W = Write only; -n = value after reset
Bit Field
31-0 KICK1
SPRUGX9 – 15 April 2011
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Preliminary
Figure 15-26. Kick0 Register (KICK0R)
Table 15-25. Kick0 Register (KICK0R) Field Descriptions
Value Description
0 Kick0 data
Figure 15-27. Kick1 Register (KICK1R)
Table 15-26. Kick1 Register (KICK1R) Field Descriptions
Value Description
0 Kick1 data
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KICK0
W-0
KICK1
W-0
Registers
0
0
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Real-Time Clock (RTC)