Datasheet

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2545F–AVR–06/05
ATmega48/88/168
9.0.5 Brown-out Detection
ATmega48/88/168 has an On-chip Brown-out Detection (BOD) circuit for monitoring the V
CC
level during operation by comparing it to a fixed trigger level. The trigger level for the BOD can
be selected by the BODLEVEL Fuses. 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.
Notes: 1. V
BOT
may be below nominal minimum operating voltage for some devices. For devices where
this is the case, the device is tested down to V
CC
= V
BOT
during the production test. This guar-
antees that a Brown-Out Reset will occur before V
CC
drops to a voltage where correct
operation of the microcontroller is no longer guaranteed. The test is performed using
BODLEVEL = 110 and BODLEVEL = 101 for ATmega48V/88V/168V, and BODLEVEL = 101
and BODLEVEL = 101 for ATmega48/88/168.
When the BOD is enabled, and V
CC
decreases to a value below the trigger level (V
BOT-
in Figure
9-5), the Brown-out Reset is immediately activated. When V
CC
increases above the trigger level
(V
BOT+
in Figure 9-5), 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
longer than t
BOD
given in Table 9-1.
Table 9-2. BODLEVEL Fuse Coding
(1)
BODLEVEL 2:0 Fuses Min V
BOT
Typ V
BOT
Max V
BOT
Units
111 BOD Disabled
110 1.7 1.8 2.0
V101 2.5 2.7 2.9
100 4.1 4.3 4.5
011
Reserved
010
001
000
Table 9-3. Brown-out Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units
V
HYST
Brown-out Detector Hysteresis 50 mV
t
BOD
Min Pulse Width on Brown-out Reset 2 µs