diff --git a/rtt-target/src/lib.rs b/rtt-target/src/lib.rs
index a395829..1e98e8b 100644
--- a/rtt-target/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rtt-target/src/lib.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ pub enum ChannelMode {
     BlockIfFull = 2,
 }
 
+impl From<usize> for ChannelMode {
+    fn from(value: usize) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            x if x == Self::NoBlockSkip as usize => Self::NoBlockSkip,
+            x if x == Self::NoBlockTrim as usize => Self::NoBlockTrim,
+            x if x == Self::BlockIfFull as usize => Self::BlockIfFull,
+            _ => Self::NoBlockSkip, // default value
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// An up channel that supports writing into multiple virtual terminals within the same buffer.
 ///
 /// An [`UpChannel`] can be turned into a `TerminalChannel` by using the
diff --git a/rtt-target/src/rtt.rs b/rtt-target/src/rtt.rs
index 3752765..a94e184 100644
--- a/rtt-target/src/rtt.rs
+++ b/rtt-target/src/rtt.rs
@@ -31,16 +31,12 @@ impl RttHeader {
 
         // Copy the ID in two parts to avoid having the ID string in memory in full. The ID is
         // copied last to make it less likely an unfinished control block is detected by the host.
+        const ID_LOWER: &[u8] = b"SEGG_";
+        const ID_UPPER: &[u8] = b"ER RTT\0\0\0\0\0\0";
 
-        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b"SEGG_" as *const u8, self.id.as_mut_ptr(), 5);
-
+        self.id[..ID_LOWER.len()].copy_from_slice(ID_LOWER);
         fence(SeqCst);
-
-        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(
-            b"ER RTT\0\0\0\0\0\0" as *const u8,
-            self.id.as_mut_ptr().offset(4),
-            12,
-        );
+        self.id[ID_LOWER.len() - 1..].copy_from_slice(ID_UPPER);
     }
 
     pub fn max_up_channels(&self) -> usize {
@@ -80,12 +76,7 @@ impl RttChannel {
 
     pub(crate) fn mode(&self) -> ChannelMode {
         let mode = self.flags.load(SeqCst) & 3;
-
-        if mode <= 2 {
-            unsafe { core::mem::transmute(mode) }
-        } else {
-            ChannelMode::NoBlockSkip
-        }
+        mode.into()
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn set_mode(&self, mode: ChannelMode) {