Datasheet

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8272E–AVR–04/2013
ATmega164A/PA/324A/PA/644A/PA/1284/P
• Bit 5, 2:0 - WDP3:0: Watchdog Timer Prescaler 3, 2, 1 and 0
The WDP3:0 bits determine the Watchdog Timer prescaling when the Watchdog Timer is run-
ning. The different prescaling values and their corresponding time-out periods are shown in
Table 11-2 on page 60.
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Table 11-2. Watchdog Timer Prescale Select.
WDP3 WDP2 WDP1 WDP0
Number of WDT oscillator
cycles
Typical time-out at
V
CC
= 5.0V
0000 2K (2048) cycles 16ms
0001 4K (4096) cycles 32ms
0010 8K (8192) cycles 64ms
0011 16K (16384) cycles 0.125s
0100 32K (32768) cycles 0.25s
0101 64K (65536) cycles 0.5s
0110 128K (131072) cycles 1.0s
0111 256K (262144) cycles 2.0s
1000 512K (524288) cycles 4.0s
10011024K (1048576) cycles 8.0s
1010
Reserved
1011
1100
1101
1110
1111