Datasheet

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LTC1232
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active low for a minimum of 250ms from the moment the
push-button reset input is released from logic low level.
RST: RST is an Active High Logic Output. It is the inverse
of RST.
ST: Logic Input to Reset the Watchdog Timer. Driving ST
either high or low longer than the time-out period set by
the TD input, forces the reset outputs to active states for
a minimum of 250ms. The timer resets itself and begins to
time-out again with each high to low transition on the ST
input (see Figure 2).
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Figure 1. Reset Active Time
RST: Open Drain Logic Output for µP Reset Control.
The LTC1232 provides three ways to generate µP reset.
First, when V
CC
falls below V
CC
trip point (4.75V with
TOL = GND and 4.5V with TOL = V
CC
), RST goes active low.
After V
CC
returns to 5V, the reset pulse generator forces
RST to remain active low for a minimum of 250ms.
Second, when the watchdog timer is not serviced prior to
a selected time-out period, the reset pulse generator also
forces RST to active low for a minimum of 250ms and
repeats for every time-out period. Third and the last, when
the PB RST pin stays active low for a minimum of 40ms,
RST becomes active low. The RST output will remain
The precision voltage comparator, C1, typically has 40mV
of hysteresis which ensures that glitches at V
CC
pin do not
activate the reset outputs. Response time is typically 10µs.
To help prevent mitriggering due to transient loads, V
CC
pin should be bypassed with a 0.1µF capacitor with the
leads trimmed as short as possible.
Push-Button Reset
The LTC1232 provides a logic input pin, PB RST, for direct
connection to a push-button. This push-button reset input
requires an active low signal. Internally, this input signal is
debounced and timed for a minimum of 40ms. When this
Power Monitoring
The LTC1232 uses a bandgap voltage reference and a
precision voltage comparator, C1, to monitor the 5V
supply input on V
CC
(see Block Diagram). When V
CC
falls
below the V
CC
trip point (4.62V typical with
TOL = GND and 4.37V typical with TOL V
CC
), the reset
outputs are forced to active states. The V
CC
trip point
accounts for a 5% or 10% variation on V
CC
, so the reset
outputs become active when V
CC
falls below the V
CC
trip
point. On power-up, the reset signals are held in active
states for a minimum of 250ms after the V
CC
trip point is
reached to allow the power supply and microprocessor
to stabilize. On power-down, the RST signal remains
active low even with V
CC
as low as 1V. This capability helps
hold the microprocessor in stable shutdown condition.
Figure 1 shows the timing diagram of the RST signal.
V2 V2
V1 V1
V1 = V
CC
TRIP POINT
V2 = V
CC
TRIP POINT + V
HYS
t
1
= RESET ACTIVE TIME
t
1
V
CC
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RST
t
1