Operation; Watchdog Timer Operation - Renesas F-ZTAT H8 Series Hardware Manual

12.3

Operation

Operations when the WDT is used as a watchdog timer and as an interval timer are described
below.
12.3.1

Watchdog Timer Operation

Figure 12.4 illustrates watchdog timer operation. To use the WDT as a watchdog timer, set the
WT/IT and TME bits to 1 in TCSR. Software must prevent TCNT overflow by rewriting the
TCNT value (normally by writing H'00) before overflow occurs. If TCNT fails to be rewritten and
overflows due to a system crash etc., the chip is internally reset for a duration of 518 states.
The watchdog reset signal can be externally output from the RESO pin to reset external system
devices. The reset signal is output externally for 132 states. External output can be enabled or
disabled by the RSTOE bit in RSTCSR.
A watchdog reset has the same vector as a reset generated by input at the RES pin. Software can
distinguish a RES reset from a watchdog reset by checking the WRST bit in RSTCSR.
If a RES reset and a watchdog reset occur simultaneously, the RES reset takes priority.
H'FF
TCNT count
value
H'00
Internal
reset signal
RESO
Start H'00 written
in TCNT
Figure 12.4 Watchdog Timer Operation
Section 12 Watchdog Timer
WDT overflow
TME set to 1
OVF = 1
Reset
518 states
132 states
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H'00 written
in TCNT
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