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REGISTER 23-14: WDTCON: WATCHDOG TIMER CONTROL REGISTER
U-0
—
U-0
—
U-0
—
U-0
—
U-0
—
U-0
—
U-0
—
R/W-0
SWDTEN(1)
bit 0
bit 7
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 7-1
bit 0
Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’
SWDTEN: Software Controlled Watchdog Timer Enable bit(1)
1= Watchdog Timer is on
0= Watchdog Timer is off
Note 1: This bit has no effect if the Configuration bit, WDTEN, is enabled.
TABLE 23-2: SUMMARY OF WATCHDOG TIMER REGISTERS
Reset
Values
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Name
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
RCON
WDTCON
IPEN
—
SBOREN(1)
—
—
—
RI
—
TO
—
PD
—
POR
—
BOR
SWDTEN(2)
48
50
Legend: — = unimplemented, read as ‘0’. Shaded cells are not used by the Watchdog Timer.
Note 1: The SBOREN bit is only available when the BOREN<1:0> Configuration bits = 01; otherwise, it is
disabled and reads as ‘0’. See Section 4.4 “Brown-out Reset (BOR)”.
2: This bit has no effect if the Configuration bit, WDTEN, is enabled.
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS39631E-page 259
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