
SPRS645F – AUGUST 2010 – REVISED OCTOBER 2013
5.7
5.7.1
Reset
The device has two main types of reset: hardware reset and software reset.
Hardware reset is responsible for initializing all key states of the device. It occurs whenever the RESET
pin is asserted or when the internal power-on-reset (POR) circuit deasserts an internal signal called
POWERGOOD. The device's internal POR is a voltage comparator that monitors the DSP_LDOO pin
voltage and generates the internal POWERGOOD signal when the DSP_LDO is enabled externally by the
DSP_LDO_EN pin. POWERGOOD is asserted when the DSP_LDOO voltage is above a minimum
threshold voltage provided by the bandgap. When the DSP_LDO is disabled (DSP_LDO_EN is high), the
internal voltage comparator becomes inactive, and the POWERGOOD signal logic level is immediately set
high. The RESET pin and the POWERGOOD signal are internally combined with a logical AND gate to
produce an (active low) hardware reset (see Figure 5-11 , Power-On Reset Timing Requirements and
There are two types of software reset: the CPU's software reset instruction and the software control of the
peripheral reset signals. For more information on the CPU's software reset instruction, see the
TMS320C55x CPU 3.0 CPU Reference Guide (literature number: SWPU073 ). In all the device
documentation, all references to "reset" refer to hardware reset. Any references to software reset will
explicitly state software reset.
The device RTC has one additional type of reset, a power-on-reset (POR) for the registers in the RTC
core. This POR monitors the voltage of CV DDRTC and resets the RTC registers when power is first applied
to the RTC core.
Power-On Reset (POR) Circuits
The device includes two power-on reset (POR) circuits, one for the RTC (RTC POR) and another for the
rest of the chip (MAIN POR).
5.7.1.1
RTC Power-On Reset (POR)
The RTC POR ensures that the flip-flops in the CV DDRTC power domain have an initial state upon
powerup. In particular, the RTCNOPWR register is reset by this POR and is used to indicate that the RTC
time registers need to be initialized with the current time and date when power is first applied.
5.7.1.2
Main Power-On Reset (POR)
The device includes an analog power-on reset (POR) circuit that keeps the DSP in reset until specific
voltages have reached predetermined levels. When the DSP_LDO is enabled externally by the
DSP_LDO_EN pin, the output of the POR circuit, POWERGOOD, is held low until the following conditions
are satisfied:
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LDOI is powered and the bandgap is active for at least approximately 8 ms
VDD_ANA is powered for at least approximately 4 ms
DSP_LDOO is above a threshold of approximately 950 mV (see Note: )
Note: The POR comparator has hysteresis, so the threshold voltage becomes approximately 850 mV after
POWERGOOD signal is set high.
Once these conditions are met, the internal POWERGOOD signal is set high. The POWERGOOD signal
is internally combined with the RESET pin signal, via an AND-gate, to produce the DSP subsystem's
global reset. This global reset is the hardware reset for the whole chip, except the RTC. When the global
reset is deasserted (high), the boot sequence starts. For more detailed information on the boot sequence,
see Section 3.4 , Boot Sequence .
When the DSP_LDO is disabled (DSP_LDO_EN pin = 1), the voltage monitoring on the DSP_LDOO pin is
de-activated and the POWERGOOD signal is immediately set high. The RESET pin will be the sole
source of hardware reset.
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