To make use of the Reset
Flags to identify a reset condition, the user should read and then Reset the MCUSR as
early as possible in the program. If the register is cleared before another reset
occurs, the source of the reset can be found by examining the Reset Flags.
When addressing I/O Registers as data space using LD
and ST instructions, the provided offset must be used. When using the I/O specific
commands IN and OUT, the offset is reduced by 0x20, resulting in an I/O address offset
within 0x00 - 0x3F.
Watchdog System
Reset Flag
This bit is set if a
Watchdog System Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a
'0' to it.
Brown-out Reset Flag
This bit is set if a
Brown-out Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a '0' to
it.
External Reset Flag
This bit is set if
an External Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a '0'
to it.
Power-on Reset Flag
This bit is set if a
Power-on Reset occurs. The bit is reset only by writing a '0' to it.