System window watchdog (WWDG)
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System window watchdog (WWDG)
25.1 Introduction
The system window watchdog (WWDG) is used to detect the occurrence of a software fault,
usually generated by external interference or by unforeseen logical conditions, which
causes the application program to abandon its normal sequence. The watchdog circuit
generates an MCU reset on expiry of a programmed time period, unless the program
refreshes the contents of the downcounter before the T6 bit becomes cleared. An MCU
reset is also generated if the 7-bit downcounter value (in the control register) is refreshed
before the downcounter has reached the window register value. This implies that the
counter must be refreshed in a limited window.
The WWDG clock is prescaled from the APB1 clock and has a configurable time-window
that can be programmed to detect abnormally late or early application behavior.
The WWDG is best suited for applications which require the watchdog to react within an
accurate timing window.
25.2
WWDG main features
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Programmable free-running downcounter
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Conditional reset
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Reset (if watchdog activated) when the downcounter value becomes less than
0x40
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Reset (if watchdog activated) if the downcounter is reloaded outside the window
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Early wakeup interrupt (EWI): triggered (if enabled and the watchdog activated) when
the downcounter is equal to 0x40.
25.3
WWDG functional description
If the watchdog is activated (the WDGA bit is set in the WWDG_CR register) and when the
7-bit downcounter (T[6:0] bits) is decremented from 0x40 to 0x3F (T6 becomes cleared), it
initiates a reset. If the software reloads the counter while the counter is greater than the
value stored in the window register, then a reset is generated.
The application program must write in the WWDG_CR register at regular intervals during
normal operation to prevent an MCU reset. This operation must occur only when the counter
value is lower than the window register value and higher than 0x3F. The value to be stored
in the WWDG_CR register must be between 0xFF and 0xC0.
for WWDG block diagram.