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UM10601
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Preliminary user manual
Rev. 1.0 — 7 November 2012
147 of 313
NXP Semiconductors
UM10601
Chapter 12: LPC800 Windowed Watchdog Timer (WWDT)
12.5 General description
The purpose of the Watchdog Timer is to reset or interrupt the microcontroller within a
programmable time if it enters an erroneous state. When enabled, a watchdog reset is
generated if the user program fails to feed (reload) the Watchdog within a predetermined
amount of time.
When a watchdog window is programmed, an early watchdog feed is also treated as a
watchdog event. This allows preventing situations where a system failure may still feed
the watchdog. For example, application code could be stuck in an interrupt service that
contains a watchdog feed. Setting the window such that this would result in an early feed
will generate a watchdog event, allowing for system recovery.
The Watchdog consists of a fixed (divide by 4) pre-scaler and a 24-bit counter which
decrements when clocked. The minimum value from which the counter decrements is
0xFF. Setting a value lower than 0xFF causes 0xFF to be loaded in the counter. Hence the
minimum Watchdog interval is (T
WDCLK
256
4) and the maximum Watchdog interval is
(T
WDCLK
2
24
4) in multiples of (T
WDCLK
4). The Watchdog should be used in the
following manner:
•
Set the Watchdog timer constant reload value in the TC register.
•
Set the Watchdog timer operating mode in the MOD register.
•
Set a value for the watchdog window time in the WINDOW register if windowed
operation is desired.
•
Set a value for the watchdog warning interrupt in the WARNINT register if a warning
interrupt is desired.
•
Enable the Watchdog by writing 0xAA followed by 0x55 to the FEED register.
•
The Watchdog must be fed again before the Watchdog counter reaches zero in order
to prevent a watchdog event. If a window value is programmed, the feed must also
occur after the watchdog counter passes that value.
When the Watchdog Timer is configured so that a watchdog event will cause a reset and
the counter reaches zero, the CPU will be reset, loading the stack pointer and program
counter from the vector table as for an external reset. The Watchdog time-out flag
(WDTOF) can be examined to determine if the Watchdog has caused the reset condition.
The WDTOF flag must be cleared by software.
When the Watchdog Timer is configured to generate a warning interrupt, the interrupt will
occur when the counter matches the value defined by the WARNINT register.
12.5.1 Block diagram
The block diagram of the Watchdog is shown below in the
. The synchronization
logic (PCLK - WDCLK) is not shown in the block diagram.