SLAU893B October 2023 – July 2024 MSPM0C1103 , MSPM0C1103-Q1 , MSPM0C1104 , MSPM0C1104-Q1
The blank verify (BLANKVERIFY) command can be used by application software to verify that a flash word is blank. A blank flash word is defined as a flash word which has been successfully erased with the ERASE command and not yet programmed away from that nonerased state with the PROGRAM command.
After erase, a flash word is not in a deterministic state until it is programmed using the PROGRAM command. This means that application software can not expect that erased bits will read back as '1's' after an erase. A memory location must be successfully programmed using the PROGRAM command before a read of that memory location can be considered deterministic and used by application software.
Because it is not possible to determine if a flash word is in an erased state by simply reading the location directly (as an erased location will return nondeterministic data when read), the BLANKVERIFY command can be used to test if a flash word is in a blank state, indicating it has not yet been programmed away from an erased state.
The BLANKVERIFY command can only be applied to a single flash word at a time.