Watchdog Timer Control
Register – WDTCR
Bit
7
–
6
–
5
–
4
WDTOE
R/W
0
3
WDE
R/W
0
2
WDP2
R/W
0
1
WDP1
R/W
0
0
WDP0
R/W
0
WDTCR
Read/Write
Initial Value
R
0
R
0
R
0
• Bits 7..5 – Res: Reserved Bits
These bits are reserved bits in the ATmega16 and will always read as zero.
• Bit 4 – WDTOE: Watchdog Turn-off Enable
This bit must be set when the WDE bit is written to logic zero. Otherwise, the Watchdog
will not be disabled. Once written to one, hardware will clear this bit after four clock
cycles. Refer to the description of the WDE bit for a Watchdog disable procedure.
• Bit 3 – WDE: Watchdog Enable
When the WDE is written to logic one, the Watchdog Timer is enabled, and if the WDE is
written to logic zero, the Watchdog Timer function is disabled. WDE can only be cleared
if the WDTOE bit has logic level one. To disable an enabled Watchdog Timer, the follow-
ing procedure must be followed:
1. In the same operation, write a logic one to WDTOE and WDE. A logic one must
be written to WDE even though it is set to one before the disable operation
starts.
2. Within the next four clock cycles, write a logic 0 to WDE. This disables the
Watchdog.
• Bits 2..0 – WDP2, WDP1, WDP0: Watchdog Timer Prescaler 2, 1, and 0
The WDP2, WDP1, and WDP0 bits determine the Watchdog Timer prescaling when the
Watchdog Timer is enabled. The different prescaling values and their corresponding
Timeout Periods are shown in Table 17.
Table 17. Watchdog Timer Prescale Select
Number of WDT
Oscillator Cycles
Typical Time-out
at VCC = 3.0V
Typical Time-out
at VCC = 5.0V
WDP2 WDP1 WDP0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
16K (16,384)
32K (32,768)
17.1 ms
34.3 ms
68.5 ms
0.14 s
0.27 s
0.55 s
1.1 s
16.3 ms
32.5 ms
65 ms
0.13 s
0.26 s
0.52 s
1.0 s
64K (65,536)
128K (131,072)
256K (262,144)
512K (524,288)
1,024K (1,048,576)
2,048K (2,097,152)
2.2 s
2.1 s
40
ATmega16(L)
2466E–AVR–10/02
ATMEL [ ATMEL ]
