The following steps must be implemented before the default watchdog timer times out in 1.55 s (typ).
- Read register 0x05 to clear the PC (Power Cycle) bit (D2).
- Write byte 0x10 to register 0x00. This will set bit D7 to 0 and reset the
FLT indicator. Watchdog timer enabled by setting bit D4 to 1.
- To change the default watchdog timeout value, modify the contents of register 0x02 to select the desired watchdog timeout period.
- Repeatedly write or read a register within the specified period in step 2 in order to avoid triggering a watchdog timer time out event.
- Configure the device by writing to registers 0x00 to 0x02 and 0x06 to 0x12. The channels are disabled by setting CHxEN to 0 (register 0x00 bits D2 and D0).
- Enable channels by setting ChxEN bits to 1. Write D2 and D0 bits to 1 in register 0x00.
If the watchdog timer is not disabled or the device does not receive a valid SPI command in 1.55 s after power up, the device will transition to standalone mode. The operation in standalone mode can be detected by reading register 0x05. If bit D7 is set then the device is operating in standalone mode. To exit standalone mode, write byte 0xD4 to register 0x2E.