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2570N–AVR–05/11
ATmega325/3250/645/6450
Thus, when the BOD is not enabled, after setting the ACBG bit or enabling the ADC, the user
must always allow the reference to start up before the output from the Analog Comparator or
ADC is used. To reduce power consumption in Power-down mode, the user can avoid the three
conditions above to ensure that the reference is turned off before entering Power-down mode.
11.8 Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer is clocked from a separate On-chip Oscillator which runs at 1 MHz. This is
the typical value at V
CC
= 5V. See characterization data for typical values at other V
CC
levels. By
controlling the Watchdog Timer prescaler, the Watchdog Reset interval can be adjusted as
shown in Table 11-2 on page 46. The WDR – Watchdog Reset – instruction resets the Watch-
dog Timer. The Watchdog Timer is also reset when it is disabled and when a Chip Reset occurs.
Eight different clock cycle periods can be selected to determine the reset period. If the reset
period expires without another Watchdog Reset, the Atmel ATmega325/3250/645/6450 resets
and executes from the Reset Vector. For timing details on the Watchdog Reset, refer to Table
11-2 on page 46.
To prevent unintentional disabling of the Watchdog or unintentional change of time-out period,
two different safety levels are selected by the fuse WDTON as shown in Table 11-1. Refer to
“Timed Sequences for Changing the Configuration of the Watchdog Timer” on page 46 for
details.
Figure 11-7. Watchdog Timer
Table 11-1. WDT Configuration as a Function of the Fuse Settings of WDTON
WDTON
Safety
Level
WDT Initial
State
How to Disable the
WDT
How to Change
Time-out
Unprogrammed 1 Disabled Timed sequence Timed sequence
Programmed 2 Enabled Always enabled Timed sequence
WATCHDOG
OSCILLATOR