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8161D–AVR–10/09

ATmega48PA/88PA/168PA/328P

ADC is used. To reduce power consumption in Power-down mode, the user can avoid the three

conditions above to ensure that the reference is turned off before entering Power-down mode.

10.8

Watchdog Timer

10.8.1

Features

• Clocked from separate On-chip Oscillator

• 3 Operating modes

–Interrupt

– System Reset

– Interrupt and System Reset

• Selectable Time-out period from 16ms to 8s

• Possible Hardware fuse Watchdog always on (WDTON) for fail-safe mode

10.8.2

Overview

ATmega48PA/88PA/168PA/328P has an Enhanced Watchdog Timer (WDT). The WDT is a

timer counting cycles of a separate on-chip 128 kHz oscillator. The WDT gives an interrupt or a

system reset when the counter reaches a given time-out value. In normal operation mode, it is

required that the system uses the WDR - Watchdog Timer Reset - instruction to restart the coun-

ter before the time-out value is reached. If the system doesn't restart the counter, an interrupt or

system reset will be issued.

Figure 10-7. Watchdog Timer

In Interrupt mode, the WDT gives an interrupt when the timer expires. This interrupt can be used

to wake the device from sleep-modes, and also as a general system timer. One example is to

limit the maximum time allowed for certain operations, giving an interrupt when the operation

has run longer than expected. In System Reset mode, the WDT gives a reset when the timer

expires. This is typically used to prevent system hang-up in case of runaway code. The third

mode, Interrupt and System Reset mode, combines the other two modes by first giving an inter-

rupt and then switch to System Reset mode. This mode will for instance allow a safe shutdown

by saving critical parameters before a system reset.

The Watchdog always on (WDTON) fuse, if programmed, will force the Watchdog Timer to Sys-

tem Reset mode. With the fuse programmed the System Reset mode bit (WDE) and Interrupt

128kHz

OSCILLATOR

WDP0

WDP1

WDP2

WDP3

WATCHDOG

RESET

WDE

WDIF

WDIE

MCU RESET

INTERRUPT

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