LM3S5K36 Datasheet, PDF (186/1050 Pages) Texas Instruments – Stellaris® LM3S5K36 Microcontroller

System Control
5.2.2.2
5.2.2.3
3. If the status doesn't match the specified polarity, the data at address 0x0000.0004 is read, and
if the data at this address is 0xFFFF.FFFF, the ROM is mapped to address 0x0000.0000 and
execution continues out of the ROM Boot Loader.
4. If there is valid data at address 0x0000.0004, the stack pointer (SP) is loaded from Flash memory
at address 0x0000.0000 and the program counter (PC) is loaded from address 0x0000.0004.
The user application begins executing.
For example, if the BOOTCFG register is written and committed with the value of 0x0000.3C01,
then PB7 is examined at reset to determine if the ROM Boot Loader should be executed. If PB7 is
Low, the core unconditionally begins executing the ROM boot loader. If PB7 is High, then the
application in Flash memory is executed if the reset vector at location 0x0000.0004 is not
0xFFFF.FFFF. Otherwise, the ROM boot loader is executed.
Power-On Reset (POR)
The internal Power-On Reset (POR) circuit monitors the power supply voltage (V_DD) and generates
a reset signal to all of the internal logic including JTAG when the power supply ramp reaches a
threshold value (V_TH). The microcontroller must be operating within the specified operating parameters
when the on-chip power-on reset pulse is complete (see “Power and Brown-Out” on page 989). For
applications that require the use of an external reset signal to hold the microcontroller in reset longer
than the internal POR, the RST input may be used as discussed in “External RST Pin” on page 186.
The Power-On Reset sequence is as follows:
1. The microcontroller waits for internal POR to go inactive.
2. The internal reset is released and the core loads from memory the initial stack pointer, the initial
program counter, and the first instruction designated by the program counter, and then begins
execution.
The internal POR is only active on the initial power-up of the microcontroller and when the
microcontroller wakes from hibernation. The Power-On Reset timing is shown in Figure
24-4 on page 989.
External RST Pin
Note: It is recommended that the trace for the RST signal must be kept as short as possible. Be
sure to place any components connected to the RST signal as close to the microcontroller
as possible.
If the application only uses the internal POR circuit, the RST input must be connected to the power
supply (V_DD) through an optional pull-up resistor (0 to 100K Ω) as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 187.
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