Texas Instruments MSP430x1xx manual 1. SVS Registers, SVSCTL, SVS Control Register, VLDx

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SVS Registers

6.3 SVS Registers

The SVS registers are listed in Table 6−1.

Table 6−1. SVS Registers

Register

Short Form

Register Type

Address

Initial State

SVS Control Register

SVSCTL

Read/write

055h

Reset with BOR

SVSCTL, SVS Control Register

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

VLDx

PORON

SVSON

SVSOP

SVSFG

rw−0

rw−0

 

rw−0

rw−0

rw−0

r

r

rw−0

Reset by a brownout reset only, not by a POR or PUC.

 

 

 

 

VLDx

Bits

Voltage level detect. These bits turn on the SVS and select the nominal SVS

 

7-4

threshold voltage level. See the device−specific datasheet for parameters.

 

 

0000

SVS is off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0001

1.9 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0010

2.1 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0011

2.2 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0100

2.3 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0101

2.4 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0110

2.5 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0111

2.65 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1000

2.8 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1001

2.9 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1010

3.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1011

3.2 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1100

3.35 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1101

3.5 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1110

3.7 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1111

Compares external input voltage SVSIN to 1.2 V.

 

 

PORON

Bit 3

POR on. This bit enables the SVSFG flag to cause a POR device reset.

0SVSFG does not cause a POR

1SVSFG causes a POR

SVSON

Bit 2

SVS on. This bit reflects the status of SVS operation. This bit DOES NOT turn

 

 

on the SVS. The SVS is turned on by setting VLDx > 0.

 

 

0

SVS is Off

 

 

1

SVS is On

SVSOP

Bit 1

SVS output. This bit reflects the output value of the SVS comparator.

 

 

0

SVS comparator output is high

 

 

1

SVS comparator output is low

SVSFG

Bit 0

SVS flag. This bit indicates a low voltage condition. SVSFG remains set after

 

 

a low voltage condition until reset by software or a brownout reset.

 

 

0

No low voltage condition occurred

 

 

1

A low condition is present or has occurred

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Texas Instruments MSP430x1xx 1. SVS Registers, SVSCTL, SVS Control Register, Read/write 055h Reset with BOR, VLDx

MSP430x1xx specifications

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