# API 6 Reset Triggers and Configuration Loss

You can find what configuration is stored in the device and what is lost during various reset triggers.

| **Configuration**   | **Loss of power\*** | **Reset by wire\*** | **Brown reset\*** | **Flashing new FW** | **Reset cmd** | **Nvm\_reset cmd** | **Mode change** |
| ------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------- | ------------- | ------------------ | --------------- |
| **Key, ID, PAC**    | **kept**            | **kept**            | **kept**          | **kept**            | **kept**      | **kept**           | **kept**        |
| **HW bytes**        | **kept**            | **kept**            | **kept**          | **kept**            | **kept**      | **lost**           | **kept**        |
| **Mode**            | **kept**            | **kept**            | **kept**          | **kept**            | **kept**      | **lost**           | **lost**        |
| **Custom settings** | **kept**            | **kept**            | **kept**          | **kept**            | **kept**      | **lost**           | **lost**        |
| **State of arming** | **kept**            | **kept**            | **kept**          | **kept**            | **lost**      | **lost**           | **lost**        |
| **Seq. number\*\*** | **kept**            | **kept**            | **kept**          | **kept**            | **kept**      | **kept**           | **kept**        |

\*Loss of power, reset by wire & brown-out reset are handled as the same event.

\*\*Reset only when command clrcnt is issued.


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