How to detect Brown Out

DaPi_1514011 · ‎Jul 15, 2019

Hi,

Following on from this thread: How do you determine brown out detection event?

How do you actually detect the brown out? It appears that when the MCU enters hibernate and then comes out, that this flag is set.

Is there a pattern for accurately detecting a brown out, as the simple pattern of checking if key==0x3A71 doesn't always indicate a brown out?

Thanks, Dave

Hari · ‎Jul 18, 2019

Hi DaPi_1514011

You can get the reason for reset from the CySysPmGetResetReason() API. This will return CY_PM_RESET_REASON_WAKEUP_HIB when the device comes out of hibernate. Brown out can be detected by reading the PWR_BOD_KEY register and checking if the value is retained using

uint32 key = CY_GET_REG32(CYREG_PWR_BOD_KEY);

CY_SET_REG32(CYREG_PWR_BOD_KEY,0x3A71);

return (key == 0x3A71);

I have attached a sample project that will show brown-out reset by blinking LEDs. Please have a look and let me know if you require further clarifications.

Thanks and regards

Harigovind

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