Datasheet

 1996 Microchip Technology Inc. DS30430B-page 51
PIC16F8X
8.11 Watchdog Timer (WDT)
The Watchdog Timer is a free running on-chip RC
oscillator which does not require any external
components. This RC oscillator is separate from the
RC oscillator of the OSC1/CLKIN pin. That means that
the WDT will run even if the clock on the OSC1/CLKIN
and OSC2/CLKOUT pins of the device has been
stopped, for example, by execution of a SLEEP
instruction. During normal operation a WDT time-out
generates a device RESET. If the device is in SLEEP
mode, a WDT Wake-up causes the device to wake-up
and continue with normal operation. The WDT can be
permanently disabled by programming configuration bit
WDTE as a '0' (Section 8.1).
8.11.1 WDT PERIOD
The WDT has a nominal time-out period of 18 ms, (with
no prescaler). The time-out periods vary with
temperature, V
DD and process variations from part to
part (see DC specs). If longer time-out periods are
desired, a prescaler with a division ratio of up to 1:128
can be assigned to the WDT under software control by
writing to the OPTION register. Thus, time-out periods
up to 2.3 seconds can be realized.
The CLRWDT and SLEEP instructions clear the WDT
and the postscaler (if assigned to the WDT) and pre-
vent it from timing out and generating a device
RESET condition.
The T
O bit in the STATUS register will be cleared upon
a WDT time-out.
8.11.2 WDT PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS
It should also be taken into account that under worst
case conditions (V
DD = Min., Temperature = Max., max.
WDT prescaler) it may take several seconds before a
WDT time-out occurs.
FIGURE 8-18: WATCHDOG TIMER BLOCK DIAGRAM
TABLE 8-7: SUMMARY OF REGISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATCHDOG TIMER
Address Name Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
Value on
Power-on
Reset
Value on all
other resets
2007h Config. bits
(2) (2) (2) (2) PWRTE
(1)
WDTE FOSC1 FOSC0 (2)
81h OPTION
RBPU INTEDG T0CS T0SE PSA PS2 PS1 PS0 1111 1111 1111 1111
Legend: x = unknown. Shaded cells are not used by the WDT.
Note 1: See Figure 8-1 and Figure 8-2 for operation of the PWRTE bit.
2: See Figure 8-1, Figure 8-2 and Section 8.13 for operation of the Code and Data protection bits.
From TMR0 Clock Source
(Figure 6-6)
To TMR0 (Figure 6-6)
Postscaler
WDT Timer
M
U
X
PSA
8 - to -1 MUX
PSA
WDT
Time-out
1
0
0
1
WDT
Enable Bit
PS2:PS0
•
•
8
MUX
Note: PSA and PS2:PS0 are bits in the OPTION register.