A Security Lock Byte offers protection of the EPROM program memory from access (reads, writes, or erases) by unprotected code or the C2 interface. Bits 3–0 of SLB - Read Lock: Clearing any of these bits to logic 0 prevents all code memory from being read across the C2 interface. Bits 7–4 of SLB Write Lock: Clearing any of these bits to logic 0 prevents all code memory from being written across the C2 interface. Important Note: Once the security byte has been written, there are no means of unlocking the device. Locking memory from write access should be performed only after all other code has been successfully programmed to memory.