PIC16C925/926
2.3.6 PCON REGISTER
The Power Control (PCON) register contains a flag bit
to allow differentiation between a Power-on Reset
(POR) to an external MCLR Reset or WDT Reset.
For various RESET conditions, see Table 12-4 and
Table 12-5.
REGISTER 2-6: PCON REGISTER (ADDRESS 8Eh)
U-0
U-0
U-0
U-0
—
—
—
—
bit 7
U-0
U-0
R/W-0 R/W-1
—
—
POR
BOR
bit 0
bit 7-2
bit 1
bit 0
Unimplemented: Read as '0'
POR: Power-on Reset Status bit
1 = No Power-on Reset occurred
0 = A Power-on Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Power-on Reset occurs)
BOR: Brown-out Reset Status bit
1 = No Brown-out Reset occurred
0 = A Brown-out Reset occurred (must be set in software after a Brown-out Reset occurs)
Legend:
R = Readable bit
- n = Value at POR
W = Writable bit
’1’ = Bit is set
U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
’0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown
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Preliminary
2001 Microchip Technology Inc.