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Watchdog timers

Posted: 04 Nov 2000  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: watchdog timer  timeout period  microcontroller 

[Summary of tips] Watchdog timers Making proper use of a watchdog timer is not as simple as restarting a counter. If you have a watchdog timer in your system, you must choose the timeout period carefully, ensure that the watchdog timer is tested regularly, and, if you are multi-tasking, monitor all of the tasks. In addition, the recovery actions......
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