Datasheet

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ATmega8(L)
Power-on Reset A Power-on Reset (POR) pulse is generated by an On-chip detection circuit. The detection level
is defined in Table 15 on page 38. The POR is activated whenever V
CC
is below the detection
level. The POR circuit can be used to trigger the Start-up Reset, as well as to detect a failure in
supply voltage.
A Power-on Reset (POR) circuit ensures that the device is reset from Power-on. Reaching the
Power-on Reset threshold voltage invokes the delay counter, which determines how long the
device is kept in RESET after V
CC
rise. The RESET signal is activated again, without any delay,
when V
CC
decreases below the detection level.
Figure 15. MCU Start-up, RESET
Tied to V
CC
Figure 16. MCU Start-up, RESET Extended Externally
V
RESET
TIME-OUT
INTERNAL
RESET
t
TOUT
V
POT
V
RST
CC
RESET
TIME-OUT
INTERNAL
RESET
t
TOUT
V
POT
V
RST
V
CC