Detailed Description
A microprocessor’s (µP’s) reset input starts the µP in a
known state. The MAX803/MAX809/MAX810 assert
reset to prevent code-execution errors during power-
up, power-down, or brownout conditions. They assert a
reset signal whenever the VCC supply voltage declines
below a preset threshold, keeping it asserted for at
least 140ms after VCC has risen above the reset thresh-
old. The MAX803 uses an open-drain output, and the
MAX809/MAX810 have a push-pull output stage.
Connect a pullup resistor on the MAX803’s RESET out-
put to any supply between 0 and 6V.
Applications Information
Negative-Going VCC Transients
In addition to issuing a reset to the µP during power-up,
power-down, and brownout conditions, the MAX803/
MAX809/MAX810 are relatively immune to short-duration
negative-going VCC transients (glitches).
Figure 1 shows typical transient duration vs. reset com-
parator overdrive, for which the MAX803/MAX809/
MAX810 do not generate a reset pulse. The graph was
generated using a negative-going pulse applied to VCC,
starting 0.5V above the actual reset threshold and end-
ing below it by the magnitude indicated (reset compara-
tor overdrive). The graph indicates the maximum pulse
width a negative-going VCC transient can have without
causing a reset pulse. As the magnitude of the transient
increases (goes farther below the reset threshold), the
maximum allowable pulse width decreases. Typically, for
the MAX8__L and MAX8__M, a VCC transient that goes
100mV below the reset threshold and lasts 20µs or less
will not cause a reset pulse. A 0.1µF bypass capacitor
mounted as close as possible to the VCC pin provides
additional transient immunity.
Ensuring a Valid Reset Output
Down to VCC = 0V
When VCC falls below 1V, the MAX809 RESET output
no longer sinks current—it becomes an open circuit.
3-Pin Microprocessor Reset Circuits
2
RESET
(MAX803/
MAX809)
RESET Output remains low while VCC
is below the reset threshold, and for at
least 140ms after VCC rises above the
reset threshold.
1GND Ground
PIN NAME FUNCTION
RESET
(MAX810)
RESET Output remains high while VCC
is below the reset threshold, and for at
least 140ms after VCC rises above the
reset threshold.
3 VCC Supply Voltage (+5V, +3.3V, +3.0V, or
+2.5V)
Selector Guide