33.3.1 Watchdog Timer Control Register

Legend: cfg = Configurable at Reset

Note:
  1. All these bits reflect the value of FWDT Configuration bits at Reset and can be set or cleared by software.
  2. When ON = 1, writes to the WINSIZE[1:0], RMPS[4:0], RMCLK[1:0], SMPS[4:0] and WINDIS are disabled.
Name: WDTCON
Offset: 0x32C8

Bit 3130292827262524 
          
Access  
Reset  
Bit 2322212019181716 
          
Access  
Reset  
Bit 15141312111098 
 ONWINSIZE[1:0]RMPS[4:0] 
Access R/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfg 
Reset  
Bit 76543210 
 RMCLK[1:0]SMPS[4:0]WINDIS 
Access R/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfgR/W-cfg 
Reset  

Bit 15 – ON  On bit(2)

ValueDescription
1 Enables the WDT.
0 Disable and reset WDT.

Bits 14:13 – WINSIZE[1:0] Size of Watchdog Window bits

ValueDescription
11 Window size is 25% (Timer Count > 11xxx...xxxxx for the timer to be cleared).
10 Window size is 37.5% (Timer Count > 101xx...xxxxx for the timer to be cleared).
01 Window size is 50% (Timer Count > 1xxxx...xxxxx for the timer to be cleared).
00 Window size is 75% (Timer Count > 01xxx...xxxxx for the timer to be cleared).

Bits 12:8 – RMPS[4:0] Configures the postscaler value for Run Mode Counter bits

Refer to Table 33-2 for the encoding of this bit field.

Bits 7:6 – RMCLK[1:0] Watchdog Timer Run Mode Counter Clock Selection bits

ValueDescription
11 LPRC Oscillator
10 BFRC Oscillator
01 Reserved
00 FOSC/4

Bits 5:1 – SMPS[4:0] Configures the Postscaler Value for Sleep Mode Counter bits

Refer to Table 33-2 for the encoding of this bit field.

Bit 0 – WINDIS Watchdog Window Mode Disable bit

ValueDescription
1 Disables Window mode.
0 Enables Window mode.