13.6.1 Life Cycle Counter

This is a 15-bit thermometer counter that is decoded into a 4-bit value. This counter is used by firmware to track the changes in the lifecycle of the device. These fuses are programmable by firmware. The holding registers for this counter hold the decoded value from the fuses.

The possible states are as follows:

BLANK
FACTORY
CUSTOMER

An example of decoding the thermometer counter can be seen in Figure 13-2.

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