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3.6 Reset Control
MIPS® Malta™ User’s Manual, Revision 01.07 19
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3.6 Reset Control
There are two reset functionalities that are controlled by software: writing a “magic” value to the SOFTRES register
immediately triggers a reset of the whole board, and the BRKRES register controls how the “break” condition on the
tty0 port is monitored. Both reset functions generate a board reset with the exact same effect as if you had pressed the
reset button.
Table 3.11 ASCIIWORD Register
Bits Field Name Function Initial Value
31:0 HEX Writing a 32-bit word to this register will
cause it to be displayed in hex on the ASCII
character display.
n/a
Name: ASCIIPOS0
Address: 0x1F00.0418
Access: WO
Reset Value: n/a
Table 3.12 ASCIIPOS0-7 Registers
Bits Field Name Function Initial Value
31:8 Reserved Reserved n/a
7:0 ASCII Writing an ASCII value to this register updates
ASCII display position ‘0’. Position ‘0’ is the
left-most positioned character.
n/a
Name: SOFTRES
Address: 0x1F00.0500
Access: WO
Reset Value: 0x00
Table 3.13 SOFTRES Register
Bits Field Name Function Initial Value
31:8 Reserved Reserved n/a
7:0 RESET Writing the magic value GORESET (==0x42)
to this field will initiate a board reset
0x00
Name: BRKRES
Address: 0x1F00.0508
Access: R/W