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2.2.2.8
PCON Register
The Power Control (PCON) register contains flag bits
(see Table 16-2) to differentiate between a:
• Power-on Reset (POR)
• Brown-out Reset (BOR)
• Watchdog Timer Reset (WDT)
• External MCLR Reset
The PCON register also controls the software enable of
the BOR.
The PCON register bits are shown in Register 2-8.
REGISTER 2-8:
PCON: POWER CONTROL REGISTER
U-0
—
U-0
—
U-0
—
R/W-1
U-0
—
U-0
—
R/W-0
POR
R/W-x
BOR
SBOREN
bit 7
bit 0
Legend:
R = Readable bit
-n = Value at POR
W = Writable bit
‘1’ = Bit is set
U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
‘0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown
bit 7-5
bit 4
Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’
SBOREN: Software BOR Enable bit(1)
1= BOR enabled
0= BOR disabled
bit 3-2
bit 1
Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’
POR: Power-on Reset Status bit
1= No Power-on Reset occurred
0= A Power-on Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Power-on Reset occurs)
bit 0
BOR: Brown-out Reset Status bit
1= No Brown-out Reset occurred
0= A Brown-out Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Power-on Reset or Brown-out Reset
occurs)
Note 1: Set BOREN<1:0> = 01in the Configuration Word register for this bit to control the BOR.
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