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AT90S/LS2323/2343
1004D–09/01
Watchdog Timer Control
Register – WDTCR
• Bits 7..5 – Res: Reserved Bits
These bits are reserved bits in the AT90S2323/2343 and will always read as zero.
• Bit 4 – WDTOE: Watchdog Turn-off Enable
This bit must be set (one) when the WDE bit is cleared. Otherwise, the Watchdog will
not be disabled. Once set, hardware will clear this bit to zero after four clock cycles.
Refer to the description of the WDE bit for a Watchdog disable procedure.
• Bit 3 – WDE: Watchdog Enable
When the WDE is set (one) the Watchdog Timer is enabled and if the WDE is cleared
(zero) the Watchdog Timer function is disabled. WDE can only be cleared if the WDTOE
bit is set (one). To disable an enabled Watchdog Timer, the following procedure must be
followed:
1. In the same operation, write a logical “1” to WDTOE and WDE. A logical “1” must
be written to WDE even though it is set to “1” before the disable operation starts.
2. Within the next four clock cycles, write a logical “0” to WDE. This disables the
Watchdog.
• Bits 2..0 – WDP2, WDP1, WDP0: Watchdog Timer Prescaler 2, 1 and 0
The WDP2, WDP1 and WDP0 bits determine the Watchdog Timer prescaling when the
Watchdog Timer is enabled. The different prescaling values and their corresponding
time-out periods are shown in Table 11.
Note: The frequency of the Watchdog oscillator is voltage-dependent as shown in the Electrical
Characteristics section.
The WDR (Watchdog Reset) instruction should always be executed before the Watchdog
Timer is enabled. This ensures that the reset period will be in accordance with the
Watchdog Timer prescale settings. If the Watchdog Timer is enabled without reset, the
Watchdog Timer may not start counting from zero.
To avoid unintentional MCU resets, the Watchdog Timer should be disabled or reset
before changing the Watchdog Timer Prescale Select.
Bit 765 43210
$21 ($41) –––WDTOE WDE WDP2 WDP1 WDP0 WDTCR
Read/Write R R R R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W
Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 11. Watchdog Timer Prescale Select
WDP2 WDP1 WDP0
Number of WDT
Oscillator Cycles
Typical Time-out
at V
CC
= 3.0V
Typical Time-out
at V
CC
= 5.0V
0 0 0 16K cycles 47 ms 15 ms
0 0 1 32K cycles 94 ms 30 ms
0 1 0 64K cycles 0.19 s 60 ms
0 1 1 128K cycles 0.38 s 0.12 s
1 0 0 256K cycles 0.75 s 0.24 s
1 0 1 512K cycles 1.5 s 0.49 s
1 1 0 1,024K cycles 3.0 s 0.97 s
1 1 1 2,048K cycles 6.0 s 1.9 s
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