Datasheet
Section 11 Watchdog Timer 
Rev.7.00 Feb. 14, 2007  page 419 of 1108 
REJ09B0089-0700 
11.2.2  Timer Control/Status Register (TCSR) 
Bit : 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 
 OVF WT/IT  TME  —  —  CKS2 CKS1 CKS0 
Initial value : 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 
R/W : R/(W)
*
 R/W R/W —  — R/W R/W R/W 
Note: * Only 0 can be written, to clear the flag. 
TCSR is an 8-bit readable/writable
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 register. Its functions include selecting the clock source to be 
input to TCNT, and the timer mode. 
TCR is initialized to H'18 by a reset and in hardware standby mode. It is not initialized in software 
standby mode. 
Note: * TCSR is write-protected by a password to prevent accidental overwriting. For details see 
section 11.2.4, Notes on Register Access. 
Bit 7—Overflow Flag (OVF): Indicates that TCNT has overflowed from H'FF to H'00, when in 
interval timer mode. This flag cannot be set during watchdog timer operation. 
Bit 7 
OVF 
Description 
0  [Clearing condition]  (Initial value) 
Cleared by reading TCSR when OVF = 1
*
, then writing 0 to OVF 
1 [Setting condition] 
Set when TCNT overflows (changes from H'FF to H'00) in interval timer mode 
Note: * When OVF is polled and the interval timer interrupt is disabled, OVF = 1 must be read at 
least twice. 
Bit 6—Timer Mode Select (WT/IT): Selects whether the WDT is used as a watchdog timer or 
interval timer. If used as an interval timer, the WDT generates an interval timer interrupt request 
(WOVI) when TCNT overflows. If used as a watchdog timer, the WDT generates the WDTOVF 
signal
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1
 when TCNT overflows. 










