Watchdog Timer
8-13
DSP Private Peripherals
8.3.3
Watchdog Timer Registers
Table 8–16 shows the DSP watchdog timer registers. Table 8–17 through
Table 8–20 describe the register bits.
Table 8–16. DSP Watchdog Timer Registers
Register Name
Description
R/W
Size (Bits)
Address
Reset
Value
CNTL_TIMER
Control timer
R/W
16
x003400
0x0002
LOAD_TIM
Load timer
W
16
x003402
0xFFFF
READ_TIM
Read timer
R
16
x003402
0xFFFF
TIMER_MODE
Timer mode
R/W
16
x003404
0x8000
Table 8–17. Control Timer Register (CNTL_TIMER)
Bit
Name
Value
Description
Reset
Value
15–12
Reserved
11–9
PTV
Prescale clock timer value
0
8
AR
0
One-shot timer
0
1
Autoreload timer
If one-shot mode is selected (AR = 0), this bit is automatically
reset by internal logic when timer is equal to 0.
7
ST
0
Stop timer
0
1
Start timer
6–2
Reserved
1
FREE
0
Enables emulation suspend function; timer can be frozen during
emulation halt on the DSP.
1
1
Timer runs free, regardless of emulation halt condition.
0
Reserved