How To Program The Watchdog Timeout; Figure 194. Window Watchdog Timing Diagram - ST STM32F205 series Reference Manual

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In some applications, the EWI interrupt can be used to manage a software system check
and/or system recovery/graceful degradation, without generating a WWDG reset. In this
case, the corresponding interrupt service routine (ISR) should reload the WWDG counter to
avoid the WWDG reset, then trigger the required actions.
The EWI interrupt is cleared by writing '0' to the EWIF bit in the WWDG_SR register.
Note: When the EWI interrupt cannot be served, e.g. due to a system lock in a higher priority task,
the WWDG reset will eventually be generated.
18.4

How to program the watchdog timeout

Warning:
The formula to calculate the WWDG timeout value is given by:
where:
t
WWDG
t
PCLK1
4096: value corresponding to internal divider
When writing to the WWDG_CR register, always write 1 in the
T6 bit to avoid generating an immediate reset.

Figure 194. Window watchdog timing diagram

T[6:0] CNT downcounter
W[6:0]
0x3F
Refresh not allowed
T6 bit
RESET
×
t = t
WWDG PCLK1
: WWDG timeout
: APB1 clock period measured in ms
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Refresh allowed
WDGTB[1:0]
×
4096 2
Window watchdog (WWDG)
Time
× ( ) (
T[5:0] + 1 ms
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