W79E804A/803A/802A
11. RESET CONDITIONS
The user has several hardware related options for placing the W79E804 series into reset condition. In
general, most register bits go to their reset value irrespective of the reset condition, but there are a few
flags whose state depends on the source of reset. The user can use these flags to determine the
cause of reset using software.
11.1 Sources of reset
11.1.1 External Reset
The device samples the /RST pin every machine cycle during state C4. The /RST pin must be held
low for at least two machine cycles before the reset circuitry applies an internal reset signal. Thus, this
reset is a synchronous operation and requires the clock to be running.
The device remains in the reset state as long as /RST is low and remains low up to two machine
cycles after /RST is deactivated. Then, the device begins program execution at 0000h. There are no
flags associated with the external reset, but, since the other two reset sources do have flags, the
external reset is the cause if those flags are clear.
11.1.2 Power-On Reset (POR)
If the power supply falls below V
rst
, the device goes into the reset state. When the power supply
returns to proper levels, the device performs a power-on reset and sets the POR flag. The software
should clear the POR flag, or it will be difficult to determine the source of future resets.
11.1.3 Watchdog Timer Reset
The Watchdog Timer is a free-running timer with programmable time-out intervals. The program must
clear the Watchdog Timer before the time-out interval is reached to restart the count. If the time-out
interval is reached, an interrupt flag is set. 512 clocks later, if the Watchdog Reset is enabled and the
Watchdog Timer has not been cleared, the Watchdog Timer generates a reset. The reset condition is
maintained by the hardware for two machine cycles, and the WTRF bit in WDCON is set. Afterwards,
the device begins program execution at 0000h.
11.2 Reset State
When the device is reset, most registers return to their initial state. The Watchdog Timer is disabled if
the reset source was a power-on reset. The port registers are set to FFh, which puts most of the port
pins in a high state. The Program Counter is set to 0000h, and the stack pointer is reset to 07h. After
this, the device remains in the reset state as long as the reset conditions are satisfied.
Reset does not affect the on-chip RAM, however, so RAM is preserved as long as VDD remains
above approximately 2 V, the minimum operating voltage for the RAM. If VDD falls below 2 V, the
RAM contents are also lost. In either case, the stack pointer is always reset, so the stack contents are
lost.
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Publication Release Date: July 16, 2007
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