Supply, reset and clock management
The reset vector fetch phase duration is two clock cycles.
Figure 12. RESET sequence phases
RESET
Active Phase
INTERNAL RESET
256 or 4096 CLOCK CYCLES
FETCH
VECTOR
ST72361xx-Auto
5.5.2
Asynchronous external RESET pin
The RESET pin is both an input and an open-drain output with integrated RON weak pull-up
resistor. This pull-up has no fixed value but varies in accordance with the input voltage. It
can be pulled low by external circuitry to reset the device. See Chapter 20: Electrical
characteristics for more details.
A reset signal originating from an external source must have a duration of at least th(RSTL)in
in order to be recognized (see Figure 14). This detection is asynchronous and therefore the
MCU can enter reset state even in HALT mode.
Figure 13. Reset block diagram
RESET
VDD
RON
Filter
INTERNAL
RESET
PULSE
GENERATOR
WATCHDOG RESET
LVD RESET
5.5.3
5.5.4
The RESET pin is an asynchronous signal which plays a major role in EMS performance. In
a noisy environment, it is recommended to follow the guidelines mentioned in the electrical
characteristics section.
External power-on reset
If the LVD is disabled by option byte, to start up the microcontroller correctly, the user must
ensure by means of an external reset circuit that the reset signal is held low until VDD is over
the minimum level specified for the selected fOSC frequency.
A proper reset signal for a slow rising VDD supply can generally be provided by an external
RC network connected to the RESET pin.
Internal low voltage detector (LVD) reset
Two different reset sequences caused by the internal LVD circuitry can be distinguished:
● Power-on reset
● Voltage drop reset
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