Datasheet

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2466T–AVR–07/10
ATmega16(L)
External Reset An External Reset is generated by a low level on the RESET pin. Reset pulses longer than the
minimum pulse width (see Table 15) will generate a reset, even if the clock is not running.
Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to generate a reset. When the applied signal reaches the
Reset Threshold Voltage – V
RST
– on its positive edge, the delay counter starts the MCU after
the Time-out period t
TOUT
has expired.
Figure 18. External Reset During Operation
Brown-out Detection ATmega16 has an On-chip Brown-out Detection (BOD) circuit for monitoring the V
CC
level dur-
ing operation by comparing it to a fixed trigger level. The trigger level for the BOD can be
selected by the fuse BODLEVEL to be 2.7V (BODLEVEL unprogrammed), or 4.0V (BODLEVEL
programmed). The trigger level has a hysteresis to ensure spike free Brown-out Detection. The
hysteresis on the detection level should be interpreted as V
BOT+
= V
BOT
+ V
HYST
/2 and V
BOT-
=
V
BOT
- V
HYST
/2.
The BOD circuit can be enabled/disabled by the fuse BODEN. When the BOD is enabled
(BODEN programmed), and V
CC
decreases to a value below the trigger level (V
BOT-
in Figure
19), the Brown-out Reset is immediately activated. When V
CC
increases above the trigger level
(V
BOT+
in Figure 19), the delay counter starts the MCU after the Time-out period t
TOUT
has
expired.
The BOD circuit will only detect a drop in V
CC
if the voltage stays below the trigger level for lon-
ger than t
BOD
given in Table 15.
Figure 19. Brown-out Reset During Operation
CC
V
CC
RESET
TIME-OUT
INTERNAL
RESET
V
BOT-
V
BOT+
t
TOUT