Erase

Performs an erase on the target. Functionality varies according to target family.

Table 1. Erase Command Format
Field	Size	Description
CMD_AVR8_ERASE	1 byte	Command ID
Version (0x00)	1 byte	Command version
Mode	1 byte	0x00 = Chip erase 0x01 = Application erase 0x02 = Boot section erase 0x03 = EEPROM erase 0x04 = Application page erase 0x05 = Boot page erase 0x06 = EEPROM page erase 0x07 = User signature erase
Address	4 bytes	Start address of section to erase (byte address)

Note: tinyAVR and megaAVR (debugWIRE) does not support any erase functionality - flash pages are erased automatically before programming.

Note: megaAVR (JTAG) support only chip erase mode - Mode and Address parameters are ignored.

Note: AVR XMEGA requires Mode and Address parameters.

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