ADM8690/ADM8691/ADM8695 Data Sheet
Rev. C | Page 18 of 24
RESET OUTPUT
The internal voltage detector monitors V
CC
and generates a
RESET
output to hold the microprocessor reset line low when
V
CC
is below 4.65 V. An internal timer holds
RESET
low for
50 ms (200 ms for the ADM8695) after V
CC
rises above 4.65 V.
This prevents repeated toggling of
RESET
, even if the 5 V
power drops out and recovers with each power line cycle.
The crystal oscillator normally used to generate the clock for
microprocessors can take several milliseconds to stabilize.
Because most microprocessors need several clock cycles to
reset,
RESET
must be held low until the microprocessor clock
oscillator has started. The power-up
RESET
pulse lasts 50 ms
(200 ms for the ADM8695) to allow for this oscillator start-up
time. If a different reset pulse width is required, a capacitor
should be connected to OSC IN, or an external clock can be
used (see Table 5 and Figure 17 through Figure 20). The manual
reset switch and the 0.1 μF capacitor connected to the reset line
can be omitted if a manual reset is not needed. An inverted,
active high RESET output is also available on the ADM8691/
ADM8695.
POWER-FAIL DETECTOR
The 5 V V
CC
power line is monitored via a resistive potential
divider connected to the power-fail input (PFI). When the voltage
at PFI falls below 1.3 V, the power-fail output (
PFO
) drives the
processor’s NMI input low. For example, if a power-fail threshold
of 4.8 V is set with Resistor R1 and Resistor R2 and V
CC
falls from
4.8 V to 4.65 V, the microprocessor has time to save data into RAM.
An earlier power-fail warning can be generated if the unregulated
dc input to the 5 V regulator is available for monitoring. This
allows more time for microprocessor housekeeping tasks to be
completed before power is lost.
RAM WRITE PROTECTION
The ADM8691/ADM8695
CE
OUT
line drives the chip select
inputs of the CMOS RAM.
CE
OUT
follows
CE
IN
as long as V
CC
is above the 4.65 V reset threshold.
If V
CC
falls below the reset threshold,
CE
OUT
goes high, independent
of the logic level at
CE
IN
. This prevents the microprocessor from
writing erroneous data into RAM during power-up, power-down,
brownouts, and momentary power interruptions.
WATCHDOG TIMER
The microprocessor drives the watchdog input (WDI) with an
input/output line. When OSC IN and OSC SEL are unconnected,
the microprocessor must toggle the WDI pin once every 1.6 sec
to verify proper software execution. If a hardware or software fail-
ure occurs such that WDI is not toggled, the ADM8691 issues a
50 ms (200 ms for the ADM8695)
RESET
pulse after 1.6 sec. This
typically restarts the microprocessor power-up routine. A new
RESET
pulse is issued every 1.6 sec until WDI is again strobed.
If a different watchdog timeout period is required, a capacitor
should be connected to OSC IN or an external clock can be
used (see Table 5 and Figure 17 through Figure 20).
The watchdog output (
WDO
) goes low if the watchdog timer is
not serviced within its timeout period. After
WDO
goes low, it
remains low until a transition occurs at WDI. The watchdog
timer feature can be disabled by leaving WDI unconnected.
The
RESET
output has an internal 3 μA pull-up and can either
connect to an open-collector reset bus or directly drive a CMOS
gate without an external pull-up resistor.
