SLAA685 December   2015 CC430F6125 , CC430F6125 , CC430F6126 , CC430F6126 , CC430F6127 , CC430F6127 , CC430F6135 , CC430F6135 , CC430F6137 , CC430F6137 , CC430F6147 , CC430F6147 , MSP430AFE221 , MSP430AFE221 , MSP430AFE222 , MSP430AFE222 , MSP430AFE223 , MSP430AFE223 , MSP430AFE231 , MSP430AFE231 , MSP430AFE232 , MSP430AFE232 , MSP430AFE233 , MSP430AFE233 , MSP430AFE251 , MSP430AFE251 , MSP430AFE252 , MSP430AFE252 , MSP430AFE253 , MSP430AFE253 , MSP430BT5190 , MSP430BT5190 , MSP430F1101 , MSP430F1101 , MSP430F1101A , MSP430F1101A , MSP430F1111A , MSP430F1111A , MSP430F112 , MSP430F112 , MSP430F1121 , MSP430F1121 , MSP430F1121A , MSP430F1121A , MSP430F1122 , MSP430F1122 , MSP430F1132 , MSP430F1132 , MSP430F122 , MSP430F122 , MSP430F1222 , MSP430F1222 , MSP430F123 , MSP430F123 , MSP430F1232 , MSP430F1232 , MSP430F133 , MSP430F133 , MSP430F135 , MSP430F135 , MSP430F147 , MSP430F147 , MSP430F1471 , MSP430F1471 , MSP430F148 , MSP430F148 , MSP430F1481 , MSP430F1481 , MSP430F149 , MSP430F149 , MSP430F1491 , MSP430F1491 , MSP430F155 , MSP430F155 , MSP430F156 , MSP430F156 , MSP430F157 , MSP430F157 , MSP430F1610 , MSP430F1610 , MSP430F1611 , MSP430F1611 , MSP430F1612 , MSP430F1612 , MSP430F167 , MSP430F167 , MSP430F168 , MSP430F168 , MSP430F169 , MSP430F169 , MSP430F2001 , MSP430F2001 , MSP430F2002 , MSP430F2002 , MSP430F2003 , MSP430F2003 , MSP430F2011 , MSP430F2011 , MSP430F2012 , MSP430F2012 , MSP430F2013 , MSP430F2013 , MSP430F2013-EP , MSP430F2013-EP , MSP430F2101 , MSP430F2101 , MSP430F2111 , MSP430F2111 , MSP430F2112 , MSP430F2112 , MSP430F2121 , MSP430F2121 , MSP430F2122 , MSP430F2122 , MSP430F2131 , MSP430F2131 , MSP430F2132 , MSP430F2132 , MSP430F2232 , MSP430F2232 , MSP430F2234 , MSP430F2234 , MSP430F2252 , MSP430F2252 , MSP430F2254 , MSP430F2254 , MSP430F2272 , MSP430F2272 , MSP430F2274 , MSP430F2274 , MSP430F233 , MSP430F233 , MSP430F2330 , MSP430F2330 , MSP430F235 , MSP430F235 , MSP430F2350 , MSP430F2350 , MSP430F2370 , MSP430F2370 , MSP430F2410 , MSP430F2410 , MSP430F2416 , MSP430F2416 , MSP430F2417 , MSP430F2417 , MSP430F2418 , MSP430F2418 , MSP430F2419 , MSP430F2419 , MSP430F247 , MSP430F247 , MSP430F2471 , MSP430F2471 , MSP430F248 , MSP430F248 , MSP430F2481 , MSP430F2481 , MSP430F249 , MSP430F249 , MSP430F2491 , MSP430F2491 , MSP430F2616 , MSP430F2616 , MSP430F2617 , MSP430F2617 , MSP430F2618 , MSP430F2618 , MSP430F2619 , MSP430F2619 , MSP430F412 , MSP430F412 , MSP430F413 , MSP430F413 , MSP430F4132 , MSP430F4132 , MSP430F415 , MSP430F415 , MSP430F4152 , MSP430F4152 , MSP430F417 , MSP430F417 , MSP430F423 , MSP430F423 , MSP430F423A , MSP430F423A , MSP430F425 , MSP430F425 , MSP430F4250 , MSP430F4250 , MSP430F425A , MSP430F425A , MSP430F4260 , MSP430F4260 , MSP430F427 , MSP430F427 , MSP430F4270 , MSP430F4270 , MSP430F427A , MSP430F427A , MSP430F435 , MSP430F435 , MSP430F4351 , MSP430F4351 , MSP430F436 , MSP430F436 , MSP430F4361 , MSP430F4361 , MSP430F437 , MSP430F437 , MSP430F4371 , MSP430F4371 , MSP430F438 , MSP430F438 , MSP430F439 , MSP430F439 , MSP430F447 , MSP430F447 , MSP430F448 , MSP430F448 , MSP430F4481 , MSP430F4481 , MSP430F449 , MSP430F449 , MSP430F4491 , MSP430F4491 , MSP430F4616 , MSP430F4616 , MSP430F46161 , MSP430F46161 , MSP430F4617 , MSP430F4617 , MSP430F46171 , MSP430F46171 , MSP430F4618 , MSP430F4618 , MSP430F46181 , MSP430F46181 , MSP430F4619 , MSP430F4619 , MSP430F46191 , MSP430F46191 , MSP430F47126 , MSP430F47126 , MSP430F47127 , MSP430F47127 , MSP430F47163 , MSP430F47163 , MSP430F47166 , MSP430F47166 , MSP430F47167 , MSP430F47167 , MSP430F47173 , MSP430F47173 , MSP430F47176 , MSP430F47176 , MSP430F47177 , MSP430F47177 , MSP430F47183 , MSP430F47183 , MSP430F47186 , MSP430F47186 , MSP430F47187 , MSP430F47187 , MSP430F47193 , MSP430F47193 , MSP430F47196 , MSP430F47196 , MSP430F47197 , MSP430F47197 , MSP430F477 , MSP430F477 , MSP430F478 , MSP430F478 , MSP430F4783 , MSP430F4783 , MSP430F4784 , MSP430F4784 , MSP430F479 , MSP430F479 , MSP430F4793 , MSP430F4793 , MSP430F4794 , MSP430F4794 , MSP430F5212 , MSP430F5212 , MSP430F5214 , MSP430F5214 , MSP430F5217 , MSP430F5217 , MSP430F5219 , MSP430F5219 , MSP430F5222 , MSP430F5222 , MSP430F5224 , MSP430F5224 , MSP430F5229 , MSP430F5229 , MSP430F5232 , MSP430F5232 , MSP430F5234 , MSP430F5234 , MSP430F5237 , MSP430F5237 , MSP430F5239 , MSP430F5239 , MSP430F5242 , MSP430F5242 , MSP430F5244 , MSP430F5244 , MSP430F5247 , MSP430F5247 , MSP430F5249 , MSP430F5249 , MSP430F5252 , MSP430F5252 , MSP430F5253 , MSP430F5253 , MSP430F5254 , MSP430F5254 , MSP430F5255 , MSP430F5255 , MSP430F5256 , MSP430F5256 , MSP430F5257 , MSP430F5257 , MSP430F5258 , MSP430F5258 , MSP430F5259 , MSP430F5259 , MSP430F5304 , MSP430F5304 , MSP430F5308 , MSP430F5308 , MSP430F5309 , MSP430F5309 , MSP430F5310 , MSP430F5310 , MSP430F5324 , MSP430F5324 , MSP430F5325 , MSP430F5325 , MSP430F5326 , MSP430F5326 , MSP430F5327 , MSP430F5327 , MSP430F5328 , MSP430F5328 , MSP430F5329 , MSP430F5329 , MSP430F5333 , MSP430F5333 , MSP430F5335 , MSP430F5335 , MSP430F5336 , MSP430F5336 , MSP430F5338 , MSP430F5338 , MSP430F5340 , MSP430F5340 , MSP430F5341 , MSP430F5341 , MSP430F5342 , MSP430F5342 , MSP430F5358 , MSP430F5358 , MSP430F5359 , MSP430F5359 , MSP430F5418 , MSP430F5418 , MSP430F5418A , MSP430F5418A , MSP430F5419 , MSP430F5419 , MSP430F5419A , MSP430F5419A , MSP430F5435 , MSP430F5435 , MSP430F5435A , MSP430F5435A , MSP430F5436 , MSP430F5436 , MSP430F5436A , MSP430F5436A , MSP430F5437 , MSP430F5437 , MSP430F5437A , MSP430F5437A , MSP430F5438 , MSP430F5438 , MSP430F5438A , MSP430F5438A , MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5510 , MSP430F5510 , MSP430F5513 , MSP430F5513 , MSP430F5514 , MSP430F5514 , MSP430F5515 , MSP430F5515 , MSP430F5517 , MSP430F5517 , MSP430F5519 , MSP430F5519 , MSP430F5521 , MSP430F5521 , MSP430F5522 , MSP430F5522 , MSP430F5524 , MSP430F5524 , MSP430F5525 , MSP430F5525 , MSP430F5526 , MSP430F5526 , MSP430F5527 , MSP430F5527 , MSP430F5528 , MSP430F5528 , MSP430F5529 , MSP430F5529 , MSP430F5630 , MSP430F5630 , MSP430F5631 , MSP430F5631 , MSP430F5632 , MSP430F5632 , MSP430F5633 , MSP430F5633 , MSP430F5634 , MSP430F5634 , MSP430F5635 , MSP430F5635 , MSP430F5636 , MSP430F5636 , MSP430F5637 , MSP430F5637 , MSP430F5638 , MSP430F5638 , MSP430F5658 , MSP430F5658 , MSP430F5659 , MSP430F5659 , MSP430F6433 , MSP430F6433 , MSP430F6435 , MSP430F6435 , MSP430F6436 , MSP430F6436 , MSP430F6438 , MSP430F6438 , MSP430F6458 , MSP430F6458 , MSP430F6459 , MSP430F6459 , MSP430F6630 , MSP430F6630 , MSP430F6631 , MSP430F6631 , MSP430F6632 , MSP430F6632 , MSP430F6633 , MSP430F6633 , MSP430F6634 , MSP430F6634 , MSP430F6635 , MSP430F6635 , MSP430F6636 , MSP430F6636 , MSP430F6637 , MSP430F6637 , MSP430F6638 , MSP430F6638 , MSP430F6658 , MSP430F6658 , MSP430F6659 , MSP430F6659 , MSP430F6745 , MSP430F6745 , MSP430F67451 , MSP430F67451 , MSP430F67451A , MSP430F67451A , MSP430F6745A , MSP430F6745A , MSP430F6746 , MSP430F6746 , MSP430F67461 , MSP430F67461 , MSP430F67461A , MSP430F67461A , MSP430F6746A , MSP430F6746A , MSP430F6747 , MSP430F6747 , MSP430F67471 , MSP430F67471 , MSP430F67471A , MSP430F67471A , MSP430F6747A , MSP430F6747A , MSP430F6748 , MSP430F6748 , MSP430F67481 , MSP430F67481 , MSP430F67481A , MSP430F67481A , MSP430F6748A , MSP430F6748A , MSP430F6749 , MSP430F6749 , MSP430F67491 , MSP430F67491 , MSP430F67491A , MSP430F67491A , MSP430F6749A , MSP430F6749A , MSP430F67621 , MSP430F67621 , MSP430F67621A , MSP430F67621A , MSP430F67641 , MSP430F67641 , MSP430F67641A , MSP430F67641A , MSP430F6765 , MSP430F6765 , MSP430F67651 , MSP430F67651 , MSP430F67651A , MSP430F67651A , MSP430F6765A , MSP430F6765A , MSP430F6766 , MSP430F6766 , MSP430F67661 , MSP430F67661 , MSP430F67661A , MSP430F67661A , MSP430F6766A , MSP430F6766A , MSP430F6767 , MSP430F6767 , MSP430F67671 , MSP430F67671 , MSP430F67671A , MSP430F67671A , MSP430F6767A , MSP430F6767A , MSP430F6768 , MSP430F6768 , MSP430F67681 , MSP430F67681 , MSP430F67681A , MSP430F67681A , MSP430F6768A , MSP430F6768A , MSP430F6769 , MSP430F6769 , MSP430F67691 , MSP430F67691 , MSP430F67691A , MSP430F67691A , MSP430F6769A , MSP430F6769A , MSP430F6775 , MSP430F6775 , MSP430F67751 , MSP430F67751 , MSP430F67751A , MSP430F67751A , MSP430F6775A , MSP430F6775A , MSP430F6776 , MSP430F6776 , MSP430F67761 , MSP430F67761 , MSP430F67761A , MSP430F67761A , MSP430F6776A , MSP430F6776A , MSP430F6777 , MSP430F6777 , MSP430F67771 , MSP430F67771 , MSP430F67771A , MSP430F67771A , MSP430F6777A , MSP430F6777A , MSP430F6778 , MSP430F6778 , MSP430F67781 , MSP430F67781 , MSP430F67781A , MSP430F67781A , MSP430F6778A , MSP430F6778A , MSP430F6779 , MSP430F6779 , MSP430F67791 , MSP430F67791 , MSP430F67791A , MSP430F67791A , MSP430F6779A , MSP430F6779A , MSP430FE423 , MSP430FE423 , MSP430FE4232 , MSP430FE4232 , MSP430FE423A , MSP430FE423A , MSP430FE4242 , MSP430FE4242 , MSP430FE425 , MSP430FE425 , MSP430FE4252 , MSP430FE4252 , MSP430FE425A , MSP430FE425A , MSP430FE427 , MSP430FE427 , MSP430FE4272 , MSP430FE4272 , MSP430FE427A , MSP430FE427A , MSP430FG4250 , MSP430FG4250 , MSP430FG4260 , MSP430FG4260 , MSP430FG4270 , MSP430FG4270 , MSP430FG437 , MSP430FG437 , MSP430FG438 , MSP430FG438 , MSP430FG439 , MSP430FG439 , MSP430FG4616 , MSP430FG4616 , MSP430FG4617 , MSP430FG4617 , MSP430FG4618 , MSP430FG4618 , MSP430FG4619 , MSP430FG4619 , MSP430FG477 , MSP430FG477 , MSP430FG478 , MSP430FG478 , MSP430FG479 , MSP430FG479 , MSP430FR2032 , MSP430FR2032 , MSP430FR2033 , MSP430FR2033 , MSP430FR2110 , MSP430FR2110 , MSP430FR2111 , MSP430FR2111 , MSP430FR2311 , MSP430FR2311 , MSP430FR2433 , MSP430FR2433 , MSP430FR2532 , MSP430FR2532 , MSP430FR2533 , MSP430FR2533 , MSP430FR2632 , MSP430FR2632 , MSP430FR2633 , MSP430FR2633 , MSP430FR4131 , MSP430FR4131 , MSP430FR4132 , MSP430FR4132 , MSP430FR5720 , MSP430FR5720 , MSP430FR5721 , MSP430FR5721 , MSP430FR5722 , MSP430FR5722 , MSP430FR5723 , MSP430FR5723 , MSP430FR5724 , MSP430FR5724 , MSP430FR5725 , MSP430FR5725 , MSP430FR5726 , MSP430FR5726 , MSP430FR5727 , MSP430FR5727 , MSP430FR5728 , MSP430FR5728 , MSP430FR5729 , MSP430FR5729 , MSP430FR5730 , MSP430FR5730 , MSP430FR5731 , MSP430FR5731 , MSP430FR5732 , MSP430FR5732 , MSP430FR5733 , MSP430FR5733 , MSP430FR5734 , MSP430FR5734 , MSP430FR5735 , MSP430FR5735 , MSP430FR5736 , MSP430FR5736 , MSP430FR5737 , MSP430FR5737 , MSP430FR5738 , MSP430FR5738 , MSP430FR5739 , MSP430FR5739 , MSP430FR5847 , MSP430FR5847 , MSP430FR58471 , MSP430FR58471 , MSP430FR5848 , MSP430FR5848 , MSP430FR5849 , MSP430FR5849 , MSP430FR5857 , MSP430FR5857 , MSP430FR5858 , MSP430FR5858 , MSP430FR5859 , MSP430FR5859 , MSP430FR5867 , MSP430FR5867 , MSP430FR58671 , MSP430FR58671 , MSP430FR5868 , MSP430FR5868 , MSP430FR5869 , MSP430FR5869 , MSP430FR5870 , MSP430FR5870 , MSP430FR5872 , MSP430FR5872 , MSP430FR58721 , MSP430FR58721 , MSP430FR5887 , MSP430FR5887 , MSP430FR5888 , MSP430FR5888 , MSP430FR5889 , MSP430FR5889 , MSP430FR58891 , MSP430FR58891 , MSP430FR5922 , MSP430FR5922 , MSP430FR59221 , MSP430FR59221 , MSP430FR5947 , MSP430FR5947 , MSP430FR59471 , MSP430FR59471 , MSP430FR5948 , MSP430FR5948 , MSP430FR5949 , MSP430FR5949 , MSP430FR5957 , MSP430FR5957 , MSP430FR5958 , MSP430FR5958 , MSP430FR5959 , MSP430FR5959 , MSP430FR5967 , MSP430FR5967 , MSP430FR5968 , MSP430FR5968 , MSP430FR5969 , MSP430FR5969 , MSP430FR5969-SP , MSP430FR5969-SP , MSP430FR59691 , MSP430FR59691 , MSP430FR5970 , MSP430FR5970 , MSP430FR5972 , MSP430FR5972 , MSP430FR59721 , MSP430FR59721 , MSP430FR5986 , MSP430FR5986 , MSP430FR5987 , MSP430FR5987 , MSP430FR5988 , MSP430FR5988 , MSP430FR5989 , MSP430FR5989 , MSP430FR5989-EP , MSP430FR5989-EP , MSP430FR59891 , MSP430FR59891 , MSP430FR5994 , MSP430FR5994 , MSP430FR6820 , MSP430FR6820 , MSP430FR6822 , MSP430FR6822 , MSP430FR68221 , MSP430FR68221 , MSP430FR6870 , MSP430FR6870 , MSP430FR6872 , MSP430FR6872 , MSP430FR68721 , MSP430FR68721 , MSP430FR6877 , MSP430FR6877 , MSP430FR6879 , MSP430FR6879 , MSP430FR68791 , MSP430FR68791 , MSP430FR6887 , MSP430FR6887 , MSP430FR6888 , MSP430FR6888 , MSP430FR6889 , MSP430FR6889 , MSP430FR68891 , MSP430FR68891 , MSP430FR6920 , MSP430FR6920 , MSP430FR6922 , MSP430FR6922 , MSP430FR69221 , MSP430FR69221 , MSP430FR6927 , MSP430FR6927 , MSP430FR69271 , MSP430FR69271 , MSP430FR6928 , MSP430FR6928 , MSP430FR6970 , MSP430FR6970 , MSP430FR6972 , MSP430FR6972 , MSP430FR69721 , MSP430FR69721 , MSP430FR6977 , MSP430FR6977 , MSP430FR6979 , MSP430FR6979 , MSP430FR69791 , MSP430FR69791 , MSP430FR6987 , MSP430FR6987 , MSP430FR6988 , MSP430FR6988 , MSP430FR6989 , MSP430FR6989 , MSP430FR69891 , MSP430FR69891 , MSP430FW423 , MSP430FW423 , MSP430FW425 , MSP430FW425 , MSP430FW427 , MSP430FW427 , MSP430FW428 , MSP430FW428 , MSP430FW429 , MSP430FW429 , MSP430G2001 , MSP430G2001 , MSP430G2101 , MSP430G2101 , MSP430G2102 , MSP430G2102 , MSP430G2111 , MSP430G2111 , MSP430G2112 , MSP430G2112 , MSP430G2121 , MSP430G2121 , MSP430G2131 , MSP430G2131 , MSP430G2132 , MSP430G2132 , MSP430G2152 , MSP430G2152 , MSP430G2153 , MSP430G2153 , MSP430G2201 , MSP430G2201 , MSP430G2202 , MSP430G2202 , MSP430G2203 , MSP430G2203 , MSP430G2210 , MSP430G2210 , MSP430G2211 , MSP430G2211 , MSP430G2212 , MSP430G2212 , MSP430G2213 , MSP430G2213 , MSP430G2221 , MSP430G2221 , MSP430G2230 , MSP430G2230 , MSP430G2231 , MSP430G2231 , MSP430G2232 , MSP430G2232 , MSP430G2233 , MSP430G2233 , MSP430G2252 , MSP430G2252 , MSP430G2253 , MSP430G2253 , MSP430G2302 , MSP430G2302 , MSP430G2303 , MSP430G2303 , MSP430G2312 , MSP430G2312 , MSP430G2313 , MSP430G2313 , MSP430G2332 , MSP430G2332 , MSP430G2333 , MSP430G2333 , MSP430G2352 , MSP430G2352 , MSP430G2353 , MSP430G2353 , MSP430G2402 , MSP430G2402 , MSP430G2403 , MSP430G2403 , MSP430G2412 , MSP430G2412 , MSP430G2413 , MSP430G2413 , MSP430G2432 , MSP430G2432 , MSP430G2433 , MSP430G2433 , MSP430G2444 , MSP430G2444 , MSP430G2452 , MSP430G2452 , MSP430G2453 , MSP430G2453 , MSP430G2513 , MSP430G2513 , MSP430G2533 , MSP430G2533 , MSP430G2544 , MSP430G2544 , MSP430G2553 , MSP430G2553 , MSP430G2744 , MSP430G2744 , MSP430G2755 , MSP430G2755 , MSP430G2855 , MSP430G2855 , MSP430G2955 , MSP430G2955 , MSP430L092 , MSP430L092 , MSP430TCH5E , MSP430TCH5E

 

  1.   MSP Code Protection Features
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Locking JTAG Across Different MSP Families
      1. 2.1 Physical JTAG Fuse (F1xx/F2xx/F4xx)
      2. 2.2 Electronic Fuse or Lock Without Password
        1. 2.2.1 F5xx/F6xx Electronic Fuse Implementation
        2. 2.2.2 FR5xx/FR6xx Electronic Fuse Implementation (Lock without password)
        3. 2.2.3 FR2xx/FR4xx Electronic Fuse Implementation
        4. 2.2.4 MSP430i2xx Electronic Fuse Implementation – Start-Up Code (SUC)
      3. 2.3 JTAG Lock With Password (FR5xx/FR6xx)
        1. 2.3.1 Using JTAG Lock With Password in CCS
        2. 2.3.2 Using JTAG Lock With Password in IAR
    4. 3 IP Encapsulation (IPE)
      1. 3.1 IP Encapsulation Using the IPE Tool in CCS
        1. 3.1.1 CCS Linker File Features for IPE
        2. 3.1.2 Placing Code and Data in the IPE Sections in CCS
        3. 3.1.3 Enabling IPE in CCS Project Options
        4. 3.1.4 Viewing the Compiler-Selected IPE partitioning in CCS
        5. 3.1.5 Running and Testing IPE Code in CCS
          1. 3.1.5.1 Debug Settings With IPE in CCS
          2. 3.1.5.2 Testing IPE in CCS
      2. 3.2 IP Encapsulation Using the IPE Tool in IAR
        1. 3.2.1 IAR Linker File Features for IPE
        2. 3.2.2 Placing Code and Data in the IPE Sections in IAR
        3. 3.2.3 Enabling IPE in IAR Project Options
        4. 3.2.4 Viewing the Compiler-Selected IPE Partitioning in IAR
        5. 3.2.5 Running and Testing IPE Code in IAR
          1. 3.2.5.1 Debug Settings With IPE in IAR
          2. 3.2.5.2 Testing IPE in IAR
    5. 4 Bootloader (BSL) Security Features
      1. 4.1 Password Protection
      2. 4.2 Mass Erase on Incorrect Password
      3. 4.3 Disabling Bootloader (BSL)
    6. 5 References

4.3 Disabling Bootloader (BSL)

If the bootloader is not used in the application, or if there is a concern about an unauthorized user obtaining access through the BSL despite the password feature mentioned above, BSL can also be completely disabled. On devices with a Flash-based BSL, the BSL area of Flash can simply be erased when programming the device at production. On devices with a ROM-based BSL, the BSL can be completely disabled by setting a BSL signature in the device main memory as shown in Table 9 and Table 10. See the appropriate BSL user's guide for more information:

MSP430 Programming With the Bootloader (BSL) (SLAU319)

MSP430FR57xx, FR58xx, FR59xx, FR68xx, and FR69xx Bootloader (BSL) User's Guide (SLAU550)

NOTE

If the bootloader is disabled completely and JTAG/SBW access is also disabled, not only is there no possibility for field firmware updates or patches, but there is also no way to recover the part by loading new code if an issue like memory corruption occurs. It also means that diagnosing any issues encountered in the field may not be possible since it is not possible to read out or load new code for diagnostic testing. This needs to be taken into careful consideration when making the decision to disable BSL rather than using password protection and other features – whether the benefits in the particular situation outweigh the risk of not being able to do updates or diagnose code issues in the field.