PIC16CR620A-04E/SS View Datasheet(PDF) - Microchip Technology

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PIC16CR620A-04E/SS

EPROM-Based 8-Bit CMOS Microcontrollers

Microchip Technology 

PIC16C62X

9.4 Power-on Reset (POR), Power-up

Timer (PWRT), Oscillator Start-up

Timer (OST) and Brown-out Reset

(BOR)

9.4.1 POWER-ON RESET (POR)

The on-chip POR circuit holds the chip in RESET until

VDD has reached a high enough level for proper

operation. To take advantage of the POR, just tie the

MCLR pin through a resistor to VDD. This will eliminate

external RC components usually needed to create

Power-on Reset. A maximum rise time for VDD is

required. See Electrical Specifications for details.

The POR circuit does not produce an internal RESET

when VDD declines.

When the device starts normal operation (exits the

RESET condition), device operating parameters (volt-

age, frequency, temperature, etc.) must be met to

ensure operation. If these conditions are not met, the

device must be held in RESET until the operating

conditions are met.

For additional information, refer to Application Note

AN607, “Power-up Trouble Shooting”.

9.4.2 POWER-UP TIMER (PWRT)

The Power-up Timer provides a fixed 72 ms (nominal)

time-out on power-up only, from POR or Brown-out

Reset. The Power-up Timer operates on an internal RC

oscillator. The chip is kept in RESET as long as PWRT

is active. The PWRT delay allows the VDD to rise to an

acceptable level. A configuration bit, PWRTE can

disable (if set) or enable (if cleared or programmed) the

Power-up Timer. The Power-up Timer should always

be enabled when Brown-out Reset is enabled.

FIGURE 9-7:

BROWN-OUT SITUATIONS

The Power-up Time delay will vary from chip-to-chip

and due to VDD, temperature and process variation.

See DC parameters for details.

9.4.3

OSCILLATOR START-UP TIMER

(OST)

The Oscillator Start-Up Timer (OST) provides a 1024

oscillator cycle (from OSC1 input) delay after the

PWRT delay is over. This ensures that the crystal

oscillator or resonator has started and stabilized.

The OST time-out is invoked only for XT, LP and HS

modes and only on Power-on Reset or wake-up from

SLEEP.

9.4.4 BROWN-OUT RESET (BOR)

The PIC16C62X members have on-chip Brown-out

Reset circuitry. A configuration bit, BODEN, can

disable (if clear/programmed) or enable (if set) the

Brown-out Reset circuitry. If VDD falls below 4.0V refer

to VBOR parameter D005 (VBOR) for greater than

parameter (TBOR) in Table 12-5. The brown-out situa-

tion will RESET the chip. A RESET won’t occur if VDD

falls below 4.0V for less than parameter (TBOR).

On any RESET (Power-on, Brown-out, Watchdog, etc.)

the chip will remain in RESET until VDD rises above

BVDD. The Power-up Timer will now be invoked and will

keep the chip in RESET an additional 72 ms.

If VDD drops below BVDD while the Power-up Timer is

running, the chip will go back into a Brown-out Reset

and the Power-up Timer will be re-initialized. Once VDD

rises above BVDD, the Power-Up Timer will execute a

72 ms RESET. The Power-up Timer should always be

enabled when Brown-out Reset is enabled. Figure 9-7

shows typical Brown-out situations.

VDD

INTERNAL

RESET

VDD

INTERNAL

RESET

VDD

INTERNAL

RESET

72 ms

<72 ms

72 ms

72 ms

BVDD

BVDD

BVDD

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