Clear Watchdog Timer
CLRWDT instruction resets the Watchdog Timer. It also resets the prescaler of the WDT. Status bits, TO and PD, are set.
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[ label ] CLRWDT
Operation:
00h → WDT
0 → WDT prescaler,
1 → TO
1 → PD
Operands:
- None
Status Affected: TO, PD
Example:
CLRWDT
The watchdog timer runs independently from the program at 18 milliseconds, without prescale. A watchdog resets also resets the program execution back to the starting line. If the instruction above is called, the watchdog resets to zero.
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