Clocking and Resets
ARM DDI 0337G
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6.3
Cortex-M3 reset modes
The reset signals present in the processor design enable you to reset different parts of
the design independently. Table 6-4 shows the reset signals, and the combinations and
possible applications that you can use them in.
Note
PORESETn
resets a superset of the
SYSRESETn
logic.
6.3.1
Power-on reset
Figure 6-1 on page 6-6 shows the reset signals for the macrocell.
Table 6-4 Reset modes
Reset mode
SYSRESETn
nTRST
PORESETn
Application
Power-on reset
x
0
0
Reset at power up, full system reset. Cold reset.
System reset
0
x
1
Reset of processor core and system components,
excluding debug.
SWJ-DP reset
1
0
1
Reset of SWJ-DP logic.