Datasheet
Chapter 4 Memory Map and Register Definition
MC9S08QG8 and MC9S08QG4 Data Sheet, Rev. 5
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Provided the key enable (KEYEN) bit is 1, the 8-byte comparison key can be used to temporarily 
disengage memory security. This key mechanism can be accessed only through user code running in secure 
memory. (A security key cannot be entered directly through background debug commands.) This security 
key can be disabled completely by programming the KEYEN bit to 0. If the security key is disabled, the 
only way to disengage security is by mass erasing the FLASH if needed (normally through the background 
debug interface) and verifying that FLASH is blank. To avoid returning to secure mode after the next reset, 
program the security bits (SEC01:SEC00) to the unsecured state (1:0). 
4.4 RAM
The MC9S08QG8/4 includes static RAM. The locations in RAM below 0x0100 can be accessed using the 
more efficient direct addressing mode, and any single bit in this area can be accessed with the bit 
manipulation instructions (BCLR, BSET, BRCLR, and BRSET). Locating the most frequently accessed 
program variables in this area of RAM is preferred.
The RAM retains data when the MCU is in low-power wait, stop2, or stop3 mode. At power-on or after 
wakeup from stop1, the contents of RAM are uninitialized. RAM data is unaffected by any reset provided 
that the supply voltage does not drop below the minimum value for RAM retention (V
RAM
).
For compatibility with M68HC05 MCUs, the HCS08 resets the stack pointer to 0x00FF. In the 
MC9S08QG8/4, it is usually best to reinitialize the stack pointer to the top of the RAM so the direct page 
RAM can be used for frequently accessed RAM variables and bit-addressable program variables. Include 
the following 2-instruction sequence in your reset initialization routine (where RamLast is equated to the 
highest address of the RAM in the Freescale Semiconductor-provided equate file).
 LDHX #RamLast+1 ;point one past RAM
 TXS ;SP<-(H:X-1)
When security is enabled, the RAM is considered a secure memory resource and is not accessible through 
BDM or through code executing from non-secure memory. See Section 4.6, “Security,” for a detailed 
description of the security feature.
The RAM array is not automatically initialized out of reset.
Table 4-4. Nonvolatile Register Summary
AddressRegister NameBit 7654321Bit 0
0xFFAE Reserved for 
Storage of FTRIM
0 0 0 0 0 0 0FTRIM 
0xFFAF Reserved for 
Storage of ICSTRM
TRIM 
0xFFB0 –
0xFFB7
NVBACKKEY
8-Byte Comparison Key
0xFFB8 –
0xFFBC
Unused
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0xFFBD NVPROT FPS FPDIS
0xFFBE Unused
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0xFFBF NVOPT KEYEN FNORED
0 0 0 0 SEC01 SEC00










