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3.3.2 Reset level
Table 3-3 lists the default levels of reset that results from external sources.
Figure 3-12 on page 3-25 shows the activity on the reset signals at different levels of
reset.
The level of reset that results from pressing the RESET pushbutton or generating a
software reset can be configured by the SYS_RESETCTL register (see also, Reset
Control Register, SYS_RESETCTL on page 4-31). The ability to configure the reset level
gives greater flexibility in designing applications, FPGA images, and Logic Tile IP.
Set SYS_RESETCTL[8] to generate a software reset.
The reset levels specified by SYS_RESETCTL[2:0] are:
b000
is reserved
b001
resets to level 1, CONFIGCLR
b010
resets to level 2, CONFIGINIT
b011
resets to level 3, DLLRESET (DLL located in FPGA)
b100
resets to level 4, PLLRESET (located in ARM926EJ-S PXP Development
Chip)
b101
resets to level 5, PORESET
b110
resets to level 6, DOCRESET
b111
is reserved.
Table 3-3 Reset sources and effects
External source
Reset
level
Hardware
nBOARDPOR
generated
FPGA reloaded
and Dev. Chip
configured with
default values
Dev. Chip
reconfigured
from
SYS_CFGDATA
registers
Reset
generated
for CPU,
memory and
peripherals
Power on 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes
FPGA CONFIG
pushbutton
1 No Yes Yes Yes
DEV CHIP RECONFIG
pushbutton
2No No Yes Yes
RESET pushbutton or
software reset
6No No No Yes