Chapter 11
Watchdog Timer
11.2 Control Registers
Watchdog Timer is composed of the watchdog binary counter (WDBC), watchdog timer control register
(WDCTR) and reset control register (RSTCTR).
11.2.1
Watchdog Timer Control Registers
Table: 11.2.1 shows registers which control watchdog timers.
Table:11.2.1 Watchdog Timer Control Registers
Register
WDBC
WDCTR
RSTCTR
R/W Readable / Writable
R
Readable only
W
Writable only
11.2.2
Watchdog Binary Counter
Watchdog binary counter is used to read the upper 8-bits of a 24-bit binary counter. If the counter value changes
during read, the returned value is not guaranteed.
Watchdog Binary Counter (WDBC: 0x00008200) [8,16-bit Access Register]
bp
7
Flag
WD
BC7
At reset
0
Access
R
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Control Registers
Address
R/W
Access size
0x00008200
R
0x00008202
R/W
0x00008204
R/W
6
5
4
3
WD
WD
WD
WD
BC6
BC5
BC4
BC3
0
0
0
0
R
R
R
R
Description
8,16
Watchdog binary counter
8,16
Watchdog timer control register
8,16
Reset control register
2
1
0
WD
WD
WD
BC2
BC1
BC0
0
0
0
R
R
R
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