Figure 20. External Reset During Operation
CC
AT90PWM2/3
Brown-out Detection
4317B–AVR–02/05
AT90PWM2/3 has an On-chip Brown-out Detection (BOD) circuit for monitoring the VCC
level during operation by comparing it to a fixed trigger level. The trigger level for the
BOD can be selected by the BODLEVEL Fuses. The trigger level has a hysteresis to
ensure spike free Brown-out Detection. The hysteresis on the detection level should be
interpreted as VBOT+ = VBOT + VHYST/2 and VBOT- = VBOT - VHYST/2.
Table 15. BODLEVEL Fuse Coding(1)(2)
BODLEVEL 2..0 Fuses
111
Min VBOT
Typ VBOT
Max VBOT
BOD Disabled
Units
110
4.5
V
101
2.7
V
100
4.3
V
011
4.4
V
010
4.2
V
001
2.8
V
000
2.6
V
Notes:
1. VBOT may be below nominal minimum operating voltage for some devices. For
devices where this is the case, the device is tested down to VCC = VBOT during the
production test. This guarantees that a Brown-Out Reset will occur before VCC drops
to a voltage where correct operation of the microcontroller is no longer guaranteed.
The test is performed using BODLEVEL = 010 for Low Operating Voltage and
BODLEVEL = 101 for High Operating Voltage .
2. Values are guidelines only.
Table 16. Brown-out Characteristics(1)
Symbol
VHYST
tBOD
Parameter
Brown-out Detector Hysteresis
Min Pulse Width on Brown-out Reset
Min.
(TBD)
Typ.
(TBD)
TBD
TBD
Max.
(TBD)
Units
mV
µs
Notes: 1. Values are guidelines only.
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