Z8 Encore! XP® F08xA Series
Product Specification
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WDT Interrupt in STOP Mode
If configured to generate an interrupt when a time-out occurs and the Z8 Encore! XP®
F08xA Series devices are in STOP mode, the Watch-Dog Timer automatically initiates a
STOP Mode Recovery and generates an interrupt request. Both the WDT status bit and the
STOPbit in the Watch-Dog Timer Control register are set to 1 following a WDT time-out
in STOP mode. Refer to the chapter “Reset and STOP Mode Recovery” on page 19 for more
information about STOP Mode Recovery.
If interrupts are enabled, following completion of the STOP Mode Recovery the eZ8 CPU
responds to the interrupt request by fetching the Watch-Dog Timer interrupt vector and
executing code from the vector address.
WDT Reset in NORMAL Operation
If configured to generate a Reset when a time-out occurs, the Watch-Dog Timer forces the
device into the System Reset state. The WDT status bit in the Watch-Dog Timer Control
register is set to 1. Refer to the chapter “Reset and STOP Mode Recovery” on page 19 for
more information about system reset.
WDT Reset in STOP Mode
If configured to generate a Reset when a time-out occurs and the device is in STOP mode,
the Watch-Dog Timer initiates a STOP Mode Recovery. Both the WDT status bit and the
STOPbit in the Watch-Dog Timer Control register are set to 1 following WDT time-out in
STOP mode. Refer to the chapter “Reset and STOP Mode Recovery” on page 19 for more
information.
Watch-Dog Timer Reload Unlock Sequence
Writing the unlock sequence to the Watch-Dog Timer (WDTCTL) Control register address
unlocks the three Watch-Dog Timer Reload Byte registers (WDTU, WDTH, and WDTL)
to allow changes to the time-out period. These write operations to the WDTCTL register
address produce no effect on the bits in the WDTCTL register. The locking mechanism
prevents spurious writes to the Reload registers. The following sequence is required to
unlock the Watch-Dog Timer Reload Byte registers (WDTU, WDTH, and WDTL) for
write access.
1. Write 55H to the Watch-Dog Timer Control register (WDTCTL).
2. Write AAH to the Watch-Dog Timer Control register (WDTCTL).
3. Write the Watch-Dog Timer Reload Upper Byte register (WDTU).
4. Write the Watch-Dog Timer Reload High Byte register (WDTH).
5. Write the Watch-Dog Timer Reload Low Byte register (WDTL).
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Watch-Dog Timer
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