code protection for 16f1829

[brandonb]

what options do i select on 16f1829 for code protection so no one could pirate firmware, i wanted to make sure i was doing it right

[Benj]

Hello,

I would do the following.

Flash Program Memory Code Protection Bit - Enabled
Data EE Read Protect - Enabled

And if your program never writes to the flash memory then this additional setting will give you slightly more security against a forced attack using a bootloader.
Flash memory self write protect - Enabled 000h to FFFh

Note with these settings enabled you will get programming errors due to the lack of code read back functionality during the verify stage.

Hope this helps.