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8. AVR Memories
This section describes the different memories in the ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561. The AVR architecture has
two main memory spaces, the Data Memory and the Program Memory space. In addition, the
ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561 features an EEPROM Memory for data storage. All three memory spaces are
linear and regular.
8.1 In-System Reprogrammable Flash Program Memory
The ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561 contains 64K/128K/256K bytes On-chip In-System Reprogrammable Flash
memory for program storage, see Figure 8-1. Since all AVR instructions are 16 bit or 32 bit wide, the Flash is orga-
nized as 32K/64K/128K × 16. For software security, the Flash Program memory space is divided into two sections,
Boot Program section and Application Program section.
The Flash memory has an endurance of at least 10,000 write/erase cycles. The ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561
Program Counter (PC) is 15/16/17 bits wide, thus addressing the 32K/64K/128K program memory locations. The
operation of Boot Program section and associated Boot Lock bits for software protection are described in detail in
“Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming” on page 310. “Memory Programming” on page 325
contains a detailed description on Flash data serial downloading using the SPI pins or the JTAG interface.
Constant tables can be allocated within the entire program memory address space (see the LPM – Load Program
Memory instruction description and ELPM - Extended Load Program Memory instruction description).
Timing diagrams for instruction fetch and execution are presented in “Instruction Execution Timing” on page 16.
8.2 SRAM Data Memory
Figure 8-2 on page 22 shows how the ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561 SRAM Memory is organized.
The ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561 is a complex microcontroller with more peripheral units than can be sup-
ported within the 64 location reserved in the Opcode for the IN and OUT instructions. For the Extended I/O space
from $060 - $1FF in SRAM, only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
The first 4,608/8,704 Data Memory locations address both the Register File, the I/O Memory, Extended I/O Mem-
ory, and the internal data SRAM. The first 32 locations address the Register file, the next 64 location the standard
I/O Memory, then 416 locations of Extended I/O memory and the next 8,192 locations address the internal data
SRAM.
An optional external data SRAM can be used with the ATmega640/1280/1281/2560/2561. This SRAM will occupy
an area in the remaining address locations in the 64K address space. This area starts at the address following the
internal SRAM. The Register file, I/O, Extended I/O and Internal SRAM occupies the lowest 4,608/8,704 bytes, so
when using 64Kbytes (65,536 bytes) of External Memory, 60,478/56,832 Bytes of External Memory are available.
See “External Memory Interface” on page 27 for details on how to take advantage of the external memory map.
Figure 8-1. Program Flash Memory Map
Address (HEX)
0
Application Flash Section
Boot Flash Section
0x7FFF/0xFFFF/0x1FFFF