Datasheet

PIC16F785/HV785

2.2.2.6 PCON Register

The Power Control register contains flag bits to allow

differentiation between a Power-on Reset (POR

), a

Brown-out Reset (BOR

), a Watchdog Timer (WDT)

Reset (WDT) and an external MCLR

Reset.

U-0 U-0 U-0 R/W-1 U-0 U-0 R/W-0 R/W-x

— — — SBOREN

(1)

— —POR

bit 7 bit 0

Legend:

R = Readable bit W = Writable bit U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’

-n = Value at POR ‘1’ = Bit is set ‘0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown

bit 7-5 Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’

bit 4 SBOREN: Software BOR Enable bit

(1)

1 = BOR enabled

0 = BOR disabled

bit 3-2 Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’

bit 1 POR

: Power-on Reset Status bit

1 = No Power-on Reset occurred

0 = A Power-on Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Power-on Reset occurs)

bit 0 BOR

: Brown-out Reset Status bit

1 = No Brown-out Reset occurred

0 = A Brown-out Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Brown-out Reset occurs)

Note 1: BOREN<1:0> = 01 in Configuration Word for this bit to control the BOR