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PIC18FXX8
4.14 RCON Register
The Reset Control (RCON) register contains flag bits
that allow differentiation between the sources of a
device RESET. These flags include the TO, PD, POR,
BOR and RI bits. This register is readable and writable.
Note 1: If the BOREN configuration bit is set,
BOR is ’1’ on Power-on Reset. If the
BOREN configuration bit is clear, BOR is
unknown on Power-on Reset.
The BOR status bit is a “don't care” and is
not necessarily predictable if the brown-
out circuit is disabled (the BOREN config-
uration bit is clear). BOR must then be set
by the user and checked on subsequent
RESETS to see if it is clear, indicating a
brown-out has occurred.
2: It is recommended that the POR bit be set
after a Power-on Reset has been
detected, so that subsequent Power-on
Resets may be detected.
REGISTER 4-3: RCON REGISTER
R/W-0
U-0
IPEN
—
bit 7
U-0
R/W-1
R-1
—
RI
TO
R-1
R/W-0 R/W-0
PD
POR
BOR
bit 0
bit 7
bit 6-5
bit 4
bit 3
bit 2
bit 1
bit 0
IPEN: Interrupt Priority Enable bit
1 = Enable priority levels on interrupts
0 = Disable priority levels on interrupts (16CXXX Compatibility mode)
Unimplemented: Read as '0'
RI: RESET Instruction Flag bit
1 = The RESET instruction was not executed
0 = The RESET instruction was executed causing a device RESET
(must be set in software after a Brown-out Reset occurs)
TO: Watchdog Time-out Flag bit
1 = After power-up, CLRWDT instruction, or SLEEP instruction
0 = A WDT time-out occurred
PD: Power-down Detection Flag bit
1 = After power-up or by the CLRWDT instruction
0 = By execution of the SLEEP instruction
POR: Power-on Reset Status bit
1 = A Power-on Reset has not occurred
0 = A Power-on Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Power-on Reset occurs)
BOR: Brown-out Reset Status bit
1 = A Brown-out Reset has not occurred
0 = A Brown-out Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Brown-out Reset occurs)
Legend:
R = Readable bit
- n = Value at POR
W = Writable bit
’1’ = Bit is set
U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
’0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown
DS41159B-page 58
Preliminary
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