44.8 Register Description

Registers can be 8, 16, or 32 bits wide. Atomic 8-, 16- and 32-bit accesses are supported. In addition, the 8-bit quarters and 16-bit halves of a 32-bit register, and the 8-bit halves of a 16-bit register can be accessed directly.

Some registers are optionally write-protected by the Peripheral Access Controller (PAC). Optional PAC write-protection is denoted by the "PAC Write-Protection" property in each individual register description. For details, refer to Register Access Protection.

On SAM L11 devices, this peripheral has different access permissions depending on PAC Security Attribution (Secure or Non-Secure):
  • If the peripheral is configured as Non-Secure in the PAC:
    • Secure access and Non-Secure access are granted
  • If the peripheral is configured as Secure in the PAC:
    • Secure access is granted
    • Non-Secure access is discarded (Write is ignored, read 0x0) and a PAC error is triggered
Refer to Peripherals Security Attribution for more information.