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24.2 Features.........................................................................................................................................................................533
24.3 Functional overview......................................................................................................................................................535
24.3.1 Unlocking and updating the watchdog.........................................................................................................536
24.3.2 Watchdog configuration time (WCT)..........................................................................................................537
24.3.3 Refreshing the watchdog..............................................................................................................................538
24.3.4 Windowed mode of operation......................................................................................................................538
24.3.5 Watchdog disabled mode of operation.........................................................................................................538
24.3.6 Low-power modes of operation...................................................................................................................539
24.3.7 Debug modes of operation...........................................................................................................................539
24.4 Testing the watchdog....................................................................................................................................................540
24.4.1 Quick test.....................................................................................................................................................540
24.4.2 Byte test........................................................................................................................................................541
24.5 Backup reset generator..................................................................................................................................................542
24.6 Generated resets and interrupts.....................................................................................................................................542
24.7 Memory map and register definition.............................................................................................................................543
24.7.1 Watchdog Status and Control Register High (WDOG_STCTRLH)...........................................................544
24.7.2 Watchdog Status and Control Register Low (WDOG_STCTRLL)............................................................545
24.7.3 Watchdog Time-out Value Register High (WDOG_TOVALH).................................................................546
24.7.4 Watchdog Time-out Value Register Low (WDOG_TOVALL)..................................................................546
24.7.5 Watchdog Window Register High (WDOG_WINH)..................................................................................547
24.7.6 Watchdog Window Register Low (WDOG_WINL)...................................................................................547
24.7.7 Watchdog Refresh register (WDOG_REFRESH).......................................................................................548
24.7.8 Watchdog Unlock register (WDOG_UNLOCK).........................................................................................548
24.7.9 Watchdog Timer Output Register High (WDOG_TMROUTH).................................................................548
24.7.10 Watchdog Timer Output Register Low (WDOG_TMROUTL)..................................................................549
24.7.11 Watchdog Reset Count register (WDOG_RSTCNT)..................................................................................549
24.7.12 Watchdog Prescaler register (WDOG_PRESC)..........................................................................................550
24.8 Watchdog operation with 8-bit access..........................................................................................................................550
24.8.1 General guideline.........................................................................................................................................550
K40 Sub-Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2 Jun 2012
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