9-24 SA-1100
Developer’s Manual
System Control Module
9.4.5 OS Timer Interrupt Enable Register (OIER)
This register contains four enable bits indicating whether a match between one of the match
registers and the OS timer counter will set a status bit in the OSSR. Each match register has a
corresponding enable bit. Clearing an enable bit does not clear the corresponding interrupt status
bit if that bit is already set.
9.4.6 Watchdog Timer
OSMR<3> may also serve as a watchdog compare register. This function is enabled by setting bit 0
in the OWER. When a compare against this register occurs when the watchdog is enabled, reset is
applied to the SA-1100 and most internal states are cleared (with exceptions listed below). Internal
reset is asserted for 256 processor clocks and then removed, allowing the SA-1100 to boot. Units
that do not receive this internal reset are: the power manager, the refresh timer, and the PLL
configuration. Watchdog reset affects the SA-1100 similar to a software reset. See the Section9.6,
“Reset Controller” on page 9-41 for details on what is affected by each kind of reset. When the
SA-1100 comes out of a watchdog reset, a bit is set in the reset cont ro l ler st atu s regi s ter (RCSR) to
indicate that the event happened.
The following procedure is suggested when using OSMR<3> as a watchdog: each time the
operating system services the register, the current value of the counter is read, and a number is then
added to the value read, corresponding to the amount of time before the next timeout (care must be
taken to account for counter wraparound). This number is then written back to OSMR<3>. The OS
code must repeat this procedure periodically before each match occurs. If the match occurs, the OS
timer will assert a reset.
Bit31302928272625242322212019181716
R/W Reserved
Reset0000000000000000
Bit1514131211109876543210
R/W Reserved E3 E2 E1 E0
Reset0000000000000000
Bit Name Description
0E0 Interrupt enable channel 0.
This bit is set by software and allows a match between match register 0 and the OS timer
to assert interrupt bit M0 in the OSSR.
1E1 Interrupt enable channel 1.
This bit is set by software and allows a match between match register OSMR[1] and the
OS timer to assert interrupt bit M1 in the OSSR.
2E2 Interrupt enable channel 2.
This bit is set by software and allows a match between match register OSMR[2] and the
OS timer to assert interrupt bit M2 in the OSSR.
3E3 Interrupt enable channel 3.
This bit is set by software and allows a match between match register OSMR[3] and the
OS timer to assert interrupt bit M3 in the OSSR.
31..4 — Reserved.