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The WDT module generates the first time-out signal when the 32-bit counter reaches the zero state after being enabled; enabling the counter also enables the WDT interrupt. Figure 18-1 shows the WDT block diagram.
The watchdog interrupt can be programmed to be a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) using the WDT:CTL.INTTYPE register. After the first time-out event, the 32-bit counter is reloaded with the value of the WDT Load register (WDT:LOAD), and the timer resumes counting down from that value. To prevent the WDT configuration from being inadvertently altered by software, the write access to the watchdog registers can be locked by writing the WDT:LOCK register to any value. To unlock the WDT, write the WDT:LOCK register to the value 0x1ACC E551.
If the timer counts down to its zero state again before the first time-out interrupt is cleared, and the reset signal has been enabled by setting the WDT:CTL.RESEN register to 1, the WDT asserts its reset signal to the system. If the interrupt is cleared before the 32-bit counter reaches its second time-out, the 32-bit counter is loaded with the value in the WDT:LOAD register, and counting resumes from that value.
If the WDT:LOAD register is written with a new value while the WDT counter is counting, then the counter is loaded with the new value and continues counting.
Writing to the WDT:LOAD register does not clear an active interrupt. An interrupt must be cleared by writing to the Watchdog Interrupt Clear register (WDT:ICR). The watchdog module interrupt and reset generation can be enabled or disabled as required. When the interrupt is enabled again, the 32-bit counter is preloaded with the load register value (not its last state).
The watchdog causes a warm reset in the system. This warm reset can be blocked by ICEPick, which is useful for debugging. When ICEPick is asserted, the warm reset is blocked from the rest of the system; however, watchdog itself is reset.