
28F6408W30, 28F3204W30, 28F320W30, 28F640W30
Preliminary
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always issue the Read Mode command appropriate to the read operation. To read status after 
resuming a suspended operation, issue a Read Status Register command (70H) to return the 
suspended partition to status mode.
8.0
Flash Security Modes
The 1.8 Volt Intel
 Wireless Flash Memory with 3 Volt I/O offers both hardware and software 
security features to protect the flash data. The software security feature is used by executing the 
Lock Block command. The hardware security feature is used by executing the Lock-Down Block 
command AND by asserting the WP# and V
PP
 signals.
For details on V
PP
 data security, refer to 
Section 5.4, 
“
Write Protection (V
PP
 < V
PPLK
)
”
 on page 27
and 
Section 6.2, 
“
Erase Protection (V
PP
 < V
PPLK
)
”
 on page 28
. Refer to 
Figure 10, 
“
Block Locking 
State Diagram
 for a state diagram of the flash security features. Also see 
Figure 35, 
“
Locking 
Operations Flowchart
”
 on page 66
.
NOTES:
1. The notation (X,Y,Z) denotes the locking state of a block, The current locking state of a block is defined by the 
state of WP# and the two bits of the block-lock status DQ
1-0.
2. Solid line indicates WP# asserted (low). Dashed line indicates WP# unasserted (high).
8.1
Block Lock
All blocks default to locked (states [001] or [101]) upon power-up or reset. Locked blocks are fully 
protected from alteration. Attempted program or erase operations to a locked block will return an 
error in status register bit SR.1. A locked block
’
s status can be changed to unlocked or lock-down 
using the appropriate software commands. Writing the Lock Block command sequence can lock an 
unlocked block.
Figure 10. Block Locking State Diagram
Power-up
or
Reset
Block
Locked
Block
Unlocked
Block
Locked-
Down
(001)
or
(101)
Unlock Cmd
(000)
Initial Lock-Down Cmd
or Assert WP #
(011)
Lock Cmd
(001)
Unassert WP#
(111)
Initial Lock-Down Cmd
or Assert WP#
(011)
 (X)     (Y)     (Z)
WP#   DQ
1
   DQ
0
    Block Status
   0        0         0     unlocked
   0        0         1     locked; default
   0        1         0     invalid
   0        1         1     locked down
   1        0         0     unlocked
   1        0         1     locked
   1        1         0     unlocked
   1        1         1     locked
Notes: 1.) X = WP# = write protect signal.
           2.) Y = DQ
1
 = Lock-down status.
           3.) Z = DQ
0
 = Lock status.
Unlock Cmd
(110)
Lock Cmd
(101)
(101)
(100)