Watchdog timers, both internal and external, are critical in ensuring systems never freeze or get caught in an endless loop A watchdog timer’s job is to force an embedded processor or microcontroller ...

In this application note, the watchdog timer is operated using the system clock. An LSI incorporates the watchdog timer (WDT). The WDT is an 8-bit timer that can generate an internal reset signal if a ...

Testing, alone, cannot find all potential failure points for real-time embedded software, particularly in multithreading environments. In part 2 of Sean Beatty's article on errors that escape ...

There are some IPs in SOC which are of general use and malfunction on them impacts a entire SOC. We Identified these IPs and analyze impact on SOC due to their malfunction– Clock and Reset Generator.

To protect your device against potentially hazardous uncontrolled ac or dc power, you may want to consider a watchdog timer. To protect your device against potentially hazardous uncontrolled ac or dc ...

Vendors and researchers are trying some new tricks with watchdog timers. Here are some notable attempts to improve the old dog. Nearly a decade ago I wrote a series of three articles about watchdog ...