Rev. 1.00
42
March 24, 2020
Rev. 1.00
43
March 24, 2020
BS83A04C
4-Key Enhanced Touch I/O Flash MCU
BS83A04C
4-Key Enhanced Touch I/O Flash MCU
Reset and Initialisation
A reset function is a fundamental part of any microcontroller ensuring that the device can be set
to some predetermined condition irrespective of outside parameters. The most important reset
condition is after power is first applied to the microcontroller. In this case, internal circuitry will
ensure that the microcontroller, after a short delay, will be in a well-defined state and ready to
execute the first program instruction. After this power-on reset, certain important internal registers
will be set to defined states before the program commences. One of these registers is the Program
Counter, which will be reset to zero forcing the microcontroller to begin program execution from the
lowest Program Memory address.
In addition to the power-on reset, another reset exists in the form of a Low Voltage Reset, LVR,
where a full reset is implemented in situations where the power supply voltage falls below a
certain threshold. Another type of reset is when the Watchdog Timer overflows and resets the
microcontroller. All types of reset operations result in different register conditions being setup.
Reset Functions
There are several ways in which a microcontroller reset can occur, through events occurring internally:
Power-on Reset
The most fundamental and unavoidable reset is the one that occurs after power is first applied to
the microcontroller. As well as ensuring that the Program Memory begins execution from the first
memory address, a power-on reset also ensures that certain other registers are preset to known
conditions. All the I/O port and port control registers will power up in a high condition ensuring that
all pins will be first set to inputs.
V
DD
Power-on Reset
SST Time-out
t
RSTD
Power-on Reset Timing Chart
Internal Reset Control
There is an internal reset control register, RSTC, which is used to provide a reset when the device
operates abnormally due to the environmental noise interference. If the content of the RSTC register
is set to any value other than 01010101B or 10101010B, it will reset the device after a delay time,
t
SRESET
. After power on the register will have a value of 01010101B.
RSTC7~RSTC0 Bits
Reset Function
01010101B
No operation
10101010B
No operation
Any other value
Reset MCU
Internal Reset Function Control