Section 18 Watchdog Timer (Wdt); Overview; Features - Renesas Hitachi H8S/2194 Series Hardware Manual

Section 18 Watchdog Timer (WDT)

18.1

Overview

This LSI has an on-chip watchdog timer with one channel (WDT) for monitoring system
operation. The WDT outputs an overflow signal if a system crash prevents the CPU from
writing to the timer counter, allowing it to overflow. At the same time, the WDT can also
generate an internal reset signal or internal NMI interrupt signal.
When this watchdog function is not needed, the WDT can be used as an interval timer. In
interval timer mode, an interval timer interrupt is generated each time the counter overflows.
18.1.1

Features

WDT features are listed below.
• Switchable between watchdog timer mode and interval timer mode
— WOVI interrupt generation in interval timer mode
• Internal reset or internal interrupt generated when the timer counter overflows
— Choice of internal reset or NMI interrupt generation in watchdog timer mode
• Choice of 8 counter input clocks
— Maximum WDT interval: system clock period × 131072 × 256
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