Datasheet

PIC16C55X
DS40143E-page 20 Preliminary  1996-2013 Microchip Technology Inc.
4.2.2.4 PCON Register
The PCON register contains a flag bit to differentiate
between a Power-on Reset, an external MCLR
Reset
or WDT Reset. See Section 6.3 and Section 6.4 for
detailed RESET operation.
REGISTER 4-4: PCON REGISTER (ADDRESS 8Eh)
U-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 R/W-0 U-0
— — — — — —POR—
bit7 bit0
bit 7-2 Unimplemented: Read as '0'
bit 1 POR
: Power-on Reset status bit
1 = No Power-on Reset occurred
0 = Power-on Reset occurred
bit 0 Unimplemented: Read as '0'
Legend:
R = Readable bit W = Writable bit U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
- n = Value at POR reset ’1’ = Bit is set ’0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown