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SN8F2270B Series
USB 2.0 Low-Speed 8-Bit Micro-Controller
SONiX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Page 71
Version 1.3
8
TIMERS
8.1 WATCHDOG TIMER
The watchdog timer (WDT) is a binary up counter designed for monitoring program execution. If the program goes into
the unknown status by noise interference, WDT overflow signal raises and resets MCU. Watchdog clock controlled by
code option and the clock source is internal low-speed oscillator (24KHz).
Watchdog overflow time = 8192 / Internal Low-Speed oscillator (sec).
VDD
Internal Low RC Freq.
Watchdog Overflow Time
5V 24KHz
341ms
Note: If watchdog is “Always_On” mode, it keeps running event under power down mode or green
mode.
Watchdog clear is controlled by WDTR register. Moving
0x5A
data into WDTR is to reset watchdog timer.
0CCH
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
WDTR
WDTR7 WDTR6 WDTR5 WDTR4 WDTR3 WDTR2 WDTR1 WDTR0
Read/Write
W W W W W W W W
After
reset
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Example: An operation of watchdog timer is as following. To clear the watchdog timer counter in the top of the
main routine of the program.
Main:
MOV
A,#5AH
; Clear the watchdog timer.
B0MOV WDTR,A
…
CALL
SUB1
CALL
SUB2
…
…
…
JMP
MAIN