W78LE812

Publication Release Date: February 1999

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Revision A2

Table.1 Priority level for simultaneous requests of the same priority interrupt sources

SOURCE

FLAG

PRIORITY LEVEL

VECTOR ADDRESS

External Interrupt 0

IE0

(highest)

0003H

Serial Port

RI + TI

0023H

External Interrupt 5

IQ5

0053H

Timer 0 Overflow

TF0

000BH

External Interrupt 6

IQ6

005BH

External Interrupt 1

IE1

0013H

External Interrupt 2

IQ2

003BH

External Interrupt 7

IQ7

0063H

Timer 1 Overflow

TF1

001BH

Timer 2 Overflow

TF2 + EXF2

002BH

External Interrupt 3

IQ3

0043H

External Interrupt 8

IQ8

006BH

External Interrupt 4

IQ4

004BH

External Interrupt 9

IQ9

(lowest)

0073H

Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog timer is a free-running timer which can be programmed by the user to serve as a

system monitor, a time-base generator or an event timer. It is basically a set of dividers that divide

the system clock. The divider output is selectable and determines the time-out interval. When the

time-out occurs, a system reset can also be caused if it is enabled. The main use of the Watchdog

timer is as a system monitor. This is important in real-time control applications. In case of power

glitches or electro-magnetic interference, the processor may begin to execute errant code. If this is

left unchecked the entire system may crash. The watchdog time-out selection will result in different

time-out values depending on the clock speed. The Watchdog timer will de disabled on reset. In

general, software should restart the Watchdog timer to put it into a known state. The control bits that

support the Watchdog timer are discussed below.

Watchdog Timer Control Register

Bit:

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

ENW

CLRW

WIDL

-

-

PS2

PS1

PS0

Mnemonic: WDTC

Address: 8FH

ENW : Enable watch-dog if set.

CLRW : Clear watch-dog timer and prescaler if set. This flag will be cleared automatically

WIDL : If this bit is set, watch-dog is enabled under IDLE mode. If cleared, watch-dog is disabled

under IDLE mode. Default is cleared.