10.3.3 Supply Monitor Reset
The supply monitor senses the voltage on the device's supply pin and can generate a reset if the supply drops below the corresponding
threshold. This monitor is enabled and enabled as a reset source after initial power-on to protect the device until the supply is an ade-
quate and stable voltage. When enabled and selected as a reset source, any power down transition or power irregularity that causes
the supply to drop below the reset threshold will drive the RSTb pin low and hold the core in a reset state. When the supply returns to a
level above the reset threshold, the monitor will release the core from the reset state. The reset status can then be read using the
device reset sources module. After a power-fail reset, the PORF flag reads 1 and all of the other reset flags in the RSTSRC register are
indeterminate. The power-on reset delay (t
POR
) is not incurred after a supply monitor reset. The contents of RAM should be presumed
invalid after a supply monitor reset. The enable state of the supply monitor and its selection as a reset source is not altered by device
resets. For example, if the supply monitor is de-selected as a reset source and disabled by software using the VDMEN bit in the
VDM0CN register, and then firmware performs a software reset, the supply monitor will remain disabled and de-selected after the reset.
To protect the integrity of flash contents, the supply monitor must be enabled and selected as a reset source if software contains rou-
tines that erase or write flash memory. If the supply monitor is not enabled, any erase or write performed on flash memory will be ignor-
ed.
t
volts
Supply Voltage
Reset Threshold
(V
RST
)
Supply Monitor
Reset
RSTb
Figure 10.3. Reset Sources
10.3.4 External Reset
The external RSTb pin provides a means for external circuitry to force the device into a reset state. Asserting an active-low signal on
the RSTb pin generates a reset; an external pullup and/or decoupling of the RSTb pin may be necessary to avoid erroneous noise-
induced resets. The PINRSF flag is set on exit from an external reset.
10.3.5 Missing Clock Detector Reset
The Missing Clock Detector (MCD) is a one-shot circuit that is triggered by the system clock. If the system clock remains high or low for
more than the MCD time window, the one-shot will time out and generate a reset. After a MCD reset, the MCDRSF flag will read 1,
signifying the MCD as the reset source; otherwise, this bit reads 0. Writing a 1 to the MCDRSF bit enables the Missing Clock Detector;
writing a 0 disables it. The state of the RSTb pin is unaffected by this reset.
10.3.6 Comparator (CMP0) Reset
Comparator0 can be configured as a reset source by writing a 1 to the C0RSEF flag. Comparator0 should be enabled and allowed to
settle prior to writing to C0RSEF to prevent any turn-on chatter on the output from generating an unwanted reset. The Comparator0
reset is active-low: if the non-inverting input voltage (on CP0+) is less than the inverting input voltage (on CP0–), the device is put into
the reset state. After a Comparator0 reset, the C0RSEF flag will read 1 signifying Comparator0 as the reset source; otherwise, this bit
reads 0. The state of the RSTb pin is unaffected by this reset.
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