EDN

Watchdog Timer Operation Using System Clock

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 ...
EDN

2-MHz dual channel step-down regulator features power-on reset and watchdog timer

Linear Technology Corporation has unveiled a dual channel, current mode step-down switching regulator with a power-on reset and watchdog timer. The LT3640's 4 V to 35 V input voltage range with 55 V ...
Electronic Design

Regulator Integrates Power-On Reset And Watchdog Timer

The LT3688 dual, 800-mA, 36V input step-down switching regulator integrates a dual power-on reset and a watchdog timer. The device resides in a 4 mm x 4 mm QFN-24 or thermally enhanced TSSOP–24 ...
Electronic Design

A Simple Latching Watchdog Timer

Most watchdog-timer ICs produce a single limited-duration output pulse when the watchdog timeout expires. Some applications, however, require the output to latch. This simple circuit provides a ...
Ars Technica

Java Timer Reset

So I inherited this bit of Java code and it has what I will call a Watchdog Timer.<BR>It is set for like 10 minutes and if nothing good happens in 10 minutes it runs some cleanup code.<BR><BR>Now when ...
Machine Design

Watchdog Timer Enables Capacitive Touch Sensor

With so many cell phones, PDAs, and MP3 players using touch-sensitive keypads, wheels, and screens for user input, regular mechanical pushbuttons are beginning to seem outdated. Even so, mechanical ...