5.7.2 Write Enable Latch (WEL)
The Write Enable Latch (WEL) bit is a read-only indicator of the device
write-enable status. When WEL is set to 1, the device
is enabled for write operations. When cleared to 0
(Reset), the device is not write-enabled and does not accept any program commands. The
WEL bit is automatically reset under the following conditions:
- Power-up
- Software Reset or Hardware Reset
- Execution of the Write Disable (
WRDI) instruction - Completion of any Page Program instruction
- Completion of any Erase instruction
- Completion of a Write Status Register instruction for a nonvolatile value
- Completion of a Program/Erase Security Register instruction
