UCC2946

The UCC3946 is designed to provide accurate microprocessor supervision, including reset and watchdog functions. During power up, the IC asserts a reset signal RES with VDD as low as 1V. The reset signal remains asserted until the VDD voltage rises and remains above the reset threshold for the reset period. Both reset threshold and reset period are programmable by the user. The IC is also resistant to glitches on the VDD line. Once RES has been deasserted, any drops below the  threshold voltage need to be of certain time duration and voltage magnitude to generate a reset signal. These values are shown in Figure 1. An I/O line of the microprocessor may be tied to the watchdog input (WDI) for watchdog functions. If the I/O line is not toggled within a set watchdog period, programmable by the user, WDO will be asserted. The watchdog function will be disabled during reset conditions.

The UCC3946 is available in 8-pin SOIC(D), 8-pin DIP (N or J) and 8-pin TSSOP(PW) packages to optimize board space.