9 register description, 1 mcusr – mcu status register, Attiny43u – Rainbow Electronics ATtiny43U User Manual

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9.9

Register Description

9.9.1

MCUSR – MCU Status Register

The MCU Status Register provides information on which reset source caused an MCU Reset.

• Bits 7:4 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved and will always read zero.

• Bit 3 – WDRF: Watchdog Reset Flag

This bit is set if a Watchdog Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a
logic zero to the flag.

• Bit 2 – BORF: Brown-out Reset Flag

This bit is set if a Brown-out Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a
logic zero to the flag.

• Bit 1 – EXTRF: External Reset Flag

This bit is set if an External Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a
logic zero to the flag.

• Bit 0 – PORF: Power-on Reset Flag

This bit is set if a Power-on Reset occurs. The bit is reset only by writing a logic zero to the flag.

To make use of the Reset Flags to identify a reset condition, the user should read and then reset
the MCUSR as early as possible in the program. If the register is cleared before another reset
occurs, the source of the reset can be found by examining the Reset Flags.

9.9.2

WDTCSR – Watchdog Timer Control and Status Register

• Bit 7 – WDIF: Watchdog Timeout Interrupt Flag

This bit is set when a time-out occurs in the Watchdog Timer and the Watchdog Timer is config-
ured for interrupt. WDIF is cleared by hardware when executing the corresponding interrupt
handling vector. Alternatively, WDIF is cleared by writing a logic one to the flag. When the I-bit in
SREG and WDIE are set, the Watchdog Time-out Interrupt is executed.

• Bit 6 – WDIE: Watchdog Timeout Interrupt Enable

When this bit is written to one, WDE is cleared, and the I-bit in the Status Register is set, the
Watchdog Time-out Interrupt is enabled. In this mode the corresponding interrupt is executed
instead of a reset if a timeout in the Watchdog Timer occurs.

If WDE is set, WDIE is automatically cleared by hardware when a time-out occurs. This is useful
for keeping the Watchdog Reset security while using the interrupt. After the WDIE bit is cleared,

Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

0x34 (0x54)

WDRF

BORF

EXTRF

PORF

MCUSR

Read/Write

R

R

R

R

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

Initial Value

0

0

0

0

See Bit Description

Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

0x21 (0x41)

WDIF

WDIE

WDP3

WDCE

WDE

WDP2

WDP1

WDP0

WDTCSR

Read/Write

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

R/W

Initial Value

0

0

0

0

X

0

0

0

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