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Decrypt Locked MCU PIC16LF72 and readout microcontroller PIC16LF72 Heximal from program memory and eeprom memory, normally the protection of MCU will be unlocked;

The WDT has a nominal time-out period of 18 ms, (with no prescaler). If a longer time-out period is desired, a prescaler with a division ratio of up to 1:128 can be assigned to the WDT (under software control) by writing to the OPTION register.

Thus, a time-out period of a nominal 2.3 seconds can be realized. These periods vary with temperature, VDD and part-to- part process variations (see DC specs) if break IC ATmega1284 firmware.

Under worst case conditions (VDD = Min., Temperature = Max., max. WDT prescaler), it may take several seconds before a WDT time-out occurs.

The CLRWDT instruction clears the WDT and the postscaler, if assigned to the WDT, and prevents it from timing out and generating a device RESET.

The SLEEP instruction resets the WDT and the postscaler, if assigned to the WDT. This gives the maximum SLEEP time before a WDT wake-up reset when reverse engineering mcu atmega1284pv firmware.

The TO, PD, and GPWUF bits in the STATUS register can be tested to determine if a RESET condition has been caused by a power-up condition, a MCLR or Watchdog Timer (WDT) reset.

A brown-out is a condition where device power (VDD) dips below its minimum value, but not to zero, and then recovers. The device should be reset in the event of a brown-out.

To reset PIC12C5XX devices when a brown-out occurs, external brown-out protection circuits may be built,  This circuit will activate reset when VDD goes below Vz + 0.7V (where Vz = Zener voltage).* Refer to Figure 8-7 and Table 11-1 for internal weak pull-up on MCLR. This brown-out protection circuit employs Microchip Technology’s MCP809 microcontroller supervisor. The MCP8XX and MCP1XX family of supervisors provide push-pull and open collector outputs with both high and low active reset pins. There are 7 different trip point selections to accomodate 5V and 3V systems.