Figure 18.4 User Program Mode - Renesas H8S Series Hardware Manual

1. Initial state
The FWE assessment program that confirms that
user program mode has been entered, and the
program that will transfer the programming/erase
control program from flash memory to on-chip
RAM should be written into the flash memory by
the user beforehand. The programming/erase
control program should be prepared in the host
or in the flash memory.
Host
Programming/
erase control program
New application
program
This LSI
Boot program
Flash memory
FWE assessment
program
Transfer program
Application program
(old version)
3. Flash memory initialization
The programming/erase program in RAM is
executed, and the flash memory is initialized (to
H'FF). Erasing can be performed in block units,
but not in byte units.
Host
New application
program
This LSI
Boot program
Flash memory
FWE assessment
program
Transfer program
Flash memory
erase
SCI
RAM
SCI
RAM
Programming/
erase control program

Figure 18.4 User Program Mode

2. Programming/erase control program transfer
When user program mode is entered, user
software confirms this fact, executes transfer
program in the flash memory, and transfers the
programming/erase control program to RAM.
Host
New application
program
This LSI
Boot program
Flash memory
FWE assessment
program
Transfer program
erase control program
Application program
(old version)
4. Writing new application program
Next, the new application program in the host is
written into the erased flash memory blocks. Do
not write to unerased blocks.
Host
This LSI
Boot program
Flash memory
FWE assessment
program
Transfer program
erase control program
New application
program
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SCI
RAM
Programming/
SCI
RAM
Programming/
Program execution state
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