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PIC24HJ32GP302/304, PIC24HJ64GPX02/X04 AND PIC24HJ128GPX02/X04
25.4 Watchdog Timer (WDT)
For PIC24HJ32GP302/304, PIC24HJ64GPX02/X04
and PIC24HJ128GPX02/X04 devices, the WDT is
driven by the LPRC oscillator. When the WDT is
enabled, the clock source is also enabled.
25.4.1 PRESCALER/POSTSCALER
The nominal WDT clock source from LPRC is 32 kHz.
This feeds a prescaler than can be configured for either
5-bit (divide-by-32) or 7-bit (divide-by-128) operation.
The prescaler is set by the WDTPRE Configuration bit.
With a 32 kHz input, the prescaler yields a nominal
WDT time-out period (TWDT) of 1 ms in 5-bit mode, or
4 ms in 7-bit mode.
A variable postscaler divides down the WDT prescaler
output and allows for a wide range of time-out periods.
The postscaler is controlled by the WDTPOST<3:0>
Configuration bits (FWDT<3:0>), which allow the
selection of 16 settings, from 1:1 to 1:32,768. Using the
prescaler and postscaler, time-out periods ranging from
1 ms to 131 seconds can be achieved.
The WDT, prescaler and postscaler are reset:
• On any device Reset
• On the completion of a clock switch, whether
invoked by software (i.e., setting the OSWEN bit
after changing the NOSC bits) or by hardware
(i.e., Fail-Safe Clock Monitor)
• When a PWRSAV instruction is executed
(i.e., Sleep or Idle mode is entered)
• When the device exits Sleep or Idle mode to
resume normal operation
• By a CLRWDT instruction during normal execution
Note:
The CLRWDT and PWRSAV instructions
clear the prescaler and postscaler counts
when executed.
FIGURE 25-2:
WDT BLOCK DIAGRAM
All Device Resets
Transition to New Clock Source
Exit Sleep or Idle Mode
PWRSAV Instruction
CLRWDT Instruction
SWDTEN
FWDTEN
LPRC Clock
WDTPRE
RS
Prescaler
(divide by N1)
25.4.2 SLEEP AND IDLE MODES
If the WDT is enabled, it continues to run during Sleep or
Idle modes. When the WDT time-out occurs, the device
wakes the device and code execution continues from
where the PWRSAV instruction was executed. The corre-
sponding SLEEP or IDLE bits (RCON<3,2>) needs to be
cleared in software after the device wakes up.
25.4.3 ENABLING WDT
The WDT is enabled or disabled by the FWDTEN
Configuration bit in the FWDT Configuration register.
When the FWDTEN Configuration bit is set, the WDT is
always enabled.
The WDT can be optionally controlled in software
when the FWDTEN Configuration bit has been
programmed to ‘0’. The WDT is enabled in software
by setting the SWDTEN control bit (RCON<5>). The
SWDTEN control bit is cleared on any device Reset.
The software WDT option allows the user application
to enable the WDT for critical code segments and
disable the WDT during non-critical segments for
maximum power savings.
Note:
If the WINDIS bit (FWDT<6>) is cleared,
the CLRWDT instruction should be executed
by the application software only during the
last 1/4 of the WDT period. This CLRWDT
window can be determined by using a timer.
If a CLRWDT instruction is executed before
this window, a WDT Reset occurs.
The WDT flag bit, WDTO (RCON<4>), is not automatically
cleared following a WDT time-out. To detect subsequent
WDT events, the flag must be cleared in software.
Watchdog Timer
WDTPOST<3:0>
RS
Postscaler
(divide by N2)
Sleep/Idle
1
0
WDT
Wake-up
WDT
Reset
WINDIS
WDT Window Select
CLRWDT Instruction
DS70293E-page 264
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