HT48RA0-2/HT48CA0-2
Watchdog Timer - WDT
Power Down Operation - HALT
The clock source of the WDT is implemented by instruc-
tion clock (system clock divided by 4). The clock source
is processed by a frequency divider and a prescaller to
yield various time out periods.
The HALT mode is initialized by the HALT instruction
and results in the following...
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The system oscillator turns off and the WDT stops.
The contents of the on-chip RAM and registers remain
unchanged.
Clock Source
WDT time out period =
2n
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WDT prescaler are cleared.
All I/O ports maintain their original status.
The PDF flag is set and the TO flag is cleared.
Where n= 8~11 selected by code option.
This timer is designed to prevent a software malfunction
or sequence jumping to an unknown location with un-
predictable results. The Watchdog Timer can be dis-
abled by code option. If the Watchdog Timer is disabled,
all the executions related to the WDT result in no opera-
tion and the WDT will lose its protection purpose. In this
situation the logic can only be restarted by an external
logic.
The system can quit the HALT mode by means of an ex-
ternal reset or an external falling edge signal on port B.
An external reset causes a device initialization. Exam-
ining the TO and PDF flags, the reason for chip reset
can be determined. The PDF flag is cleared when the
system powers up or execute the CLR WDT instruction
and is set when the HALT instruction is executed. The
TO flag is set if the WDT time-out occurs, and causes a
wake-up that only resets the PC (Program Counter) and
SP, the others keep their original status.
A WDT overflow under normal operation will initialize ²chip
reset² and set the status bit ²TO². To clear the contents of
the WDT prescaler, three methods are adopted; external
reset (a low level to RES), software instructions, or a HALT
instruction. There are two types of software instructions.
One type is the single instruction ²CLR WDT², the other
type comprises two instructions, ²CLR WDT1² and ²CLR
WDT2². Of these two types of instructions, only one can
be active depending on the code option - ²CLR WDT
times selection option². If the ²CLR WDT² is selected (i.e..
CLR WDT times equal one), any execution of the CLR
WDT instruction will clear the WDT. In case ²CLR WDT1²
and ²CLR WDT2² are chosen (i.e.. CLR WDT times equal
two), these two instructions must be executed to clear the
WDT; otherwise, the WDT may reset the chip due to a
time-out.
The port B wake-up can be considered as a continuation
of normal execution. Each bit in port B can be independ-
ently selected to wake up the device by the code option.
Awakening from an I/O port stimulus, the program will
resume execution of the next instruction.
Once a wake-up event(s) occurs, it takes 1024 tSYS
(system clock period) to resume normal operation. In
other words, a dummy cycle period will be inserted after
the wake-up.
To minimize power consumption, all I/O pins should be
carefully managed before entering the HALT status.
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Watchdog Timer
Rev. 1.50
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July 23, 2004
HOLTEK [ HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC ]
