FlashFlex MCU
SST89E516RD2 / SST89E516RD
SST89V516RD2 / SST89V516RD
Data Sheet
10.0 RESET
V
DD
A system reset initializes the MCU and begins program
execution at program memory location 0000H. The reset
input for the device is the RST pin. In order to reset the
device, a logic level high must be applied to the RST pin for
at least two machine cycles (24 clocks), after the oscillator
becomes stable. ALE, PSEN# are weakly pulled high dur-
ing reset. During reset, ALE and PSEN# output a high level
in order to perform a proper reset. This level must not be
affected by external element. A system reset will not affect
the 1 KByte of on-chip RAM while the device is running,
however, the contents of the on-chip RAM during power up
are indeterminate. Following reset, all Special Function
Registers (SFR) return to their reset values outlined in
Tables 3-5 to 3-9.
+
10µF
8.2K
V
DD
-
RST
SST89E/V516RDx
C
2
XTAL2
XTAL1
C
1
1273 F27.0
FIGURE 10-1: Power-on Reset Circuit
10.1 Power-on Reset
10.2 Software Reset
At initial power up, the port pins will be in a random state
until the oscillator has started and the internal reset algo-
rithm has weakly pulled all pins high. Powering up the
device without a valid reset could cause the MCU to
start executing instructions from an indeterminate
location. Such undefined states may inadvertently cor-
rupt the code in the flash.
The software reset is executed by changing SFCF[1]
(SWR) from “0” to “1”. A software reset will reset the pro-
gram counter to address 0000H. All SFR registers will be
set to their reset values, except SFCF[1] (SWR), WDTC[2]
(WDTS), and RAM data will not be altered.
10.3 Brown-out Detection Reset
When power is applied to the device, the RST pin must be
held high long enough for the oscillator to start up (usually
several milliseconds for a low frequency crystal), in addition
to two machine cycles for a valid power-on reset. An exam-
ple of a method to extend the RST signal is to implement a
RC circuit by connecting the RST pin to VDD through a 10
µF capacitor and to VSS through an 8.2KΩ resistor as
shown in Figure 10-1. Note that if an RC circuit is being
used, provisions should be made to ensure the VDD rise
time does not exceed 1 millisecond and the oscillator start-
up time does not exceed 10 milliseconds.
The device includes a brown-out detection circuit to protect
the system from severed supplied voltage VDD fluctuations.
SST89E516RDx internal brown-out detection threshold is
3.85V, SST89V516RDx brown-out detection threshold is
2.35V. For brown-out voltage parameters, please refer to
Table 14-6.
When VDD drops below this voltage threshold, the brown-
out detector triggers the circuit to generate a brown-out
interrupt but the CPU still runs until the supplied voltage
returns to the brown-out detection voltage VBOD. The
default operation for a brown-out detection is to cause a
processor reset.
For a low frequency oscillator with slow start-up time the
reset signal must be extended in order to account for the
slow start-up time. This method maintains the necessary
relationship between VDD and RST to avoid programming
at an indeterminate location, which may cause corruption
in the code of the flash. The power-on detection is
designed to work as power up initially, before the voltage
reaches the brown-out detection level. The POF flag in the
PCON register is set to indicate an initial power up condi-
tion. The POF flag will remain active until cleared by soft-
ware. Please see Section 3.6, “Power Control Register
(PCON)” on page 30 for detailed information.
VDD must stay below VBOD at least four oscillator clock peri-
ods before the brown-out detection circuit will respond.
Brown-out interrupt can be enabled by setting the EBO bit
in IEA register (address E8H, bit 3). If EBO bit is set and a
brown-out condition occurs, a brown-out interrupt will be
generated to execute the program at location 004BH. It is
required that the EBO bit be cleared by software after the
brown-out interrupt is serviced. Clearing EBO bit when the
brown-out condition is active will properly reset the device.
If brown-out interrupt is not enabled, a brown-out condition
will reset the program to resume execution at location
0000H.
For more information on system level design techniques,
please review the FlashFlex MCU: Oscillator Circuit Design
Considerations application note.
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