
WDT_A Registers
10.3.1 WDTCTL Register
Watchdog Timer Control Register
Figure 10-2. WDTCTL Register
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
WDTPW
rw
rw
rw
rw
rw
rw
rw
rw
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
WDTHOLD
WDTSSEL
WDTTMSEL
WDTCNTCL
WDTIS
rw-0
rw-0
rw-0
rw-0
r0(w)
rw-1
rw-0
rw-0
Table 10-2. WDTCTL Register Description
Bit
Field
Type
Reset
Description
15-8
WDTPW
RW
69h
Watchdog timer password. Always read as 069h. Must be written as 05Ah, or a
PUC is generated.
7
WDTHOLD
RW
0h
Watchdog timer hold. This bit stops the watchdog timer. Setting WDTHOLD = 1
when the WDT is not in use conserves power.
0b = Watchdog timer is not stopped
1b = Watchdog timer is stopped
6-5
WDTSSEL
RW
0h
Watchdog timer clock source select
00b = SMCLK
01b = ACLK
10b = VLOCLK
11b = X_CLK , same as VLOCLK if not defined differently in data sheet
4
WDTTMSEL
RW
0h
Watchdog timer mode select
0b = Watchdog mode
1b = Interval timer mode
3
WDTCNTCL
RW
0h
Watchdog timer counter clear. Setting WDTCNTCL = 1 clears the count value to
0000h. WDTCNTCL is automatically reset.
0b = No action
1b = WDTCNT = 0000h
2-0
WDTIS
RW
0h
Watchdog timer interval select. These bits select the watchdog timer interval to
set the WDTIFG flag or generate a PUC.
000b = Watchdog clock source / (2^(31)) (18:12:16 at 32.768 kHz)
001b = Watchdog clock source /(2^(27)) (01:08:16 at 32.768 kHz)
010b = Watchdog clock source /(2^(23)) (00:04:16 at 32.768 kHz)
011b = Watchdog clock source /(2^(19)) (00:00:16 at 32.768 kHz)
100b = Watchdog clock source /(2^(15)) (1 s at 32.768 kHz)
101b = Watchdog clock source / (2^(13)) (250 ms at 32.768 kHz)
110b = Watchdog clock source / (2^(9)) (15.625 ms at 32.768 kHz)
111b = Watchdog clock source / (2^(6)) (1.95 ms at 32.768 kHz)
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SLAU272C – May 2011 – Revised November 2013
Watchdog Timer (WDT_A)
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