ADSP-BF537 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference
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17 WATCHDOG TIMER
This brief chapter describes the watchdog timer. Following an overview,
functional description, and consolidated register definitions, the chapter
concludes with programming examples.
Overview and Features
The processor includes a 32-bit timer that can be used to implement a
software watchdog function. A software watchdog can improve system
reliability by generating an event to the processor core if the watchdog
expires before being updated by software.
Watchdog timer key features include:
• 32-bit watchdog timer
• 8-bit disable bit pattern
• System reset on expire option
• NMI on expire option
• General-purpose interrupt option
Typically, the watchdog timer is used to supervise stability of the system
software. When used in this way, software reloads the watchdog timer in a
regular manner in so that the downward counting timer never expires
(never becomes 0). An expiring timer then indicates that system software
might be out of control. At this point a special error handler may recover
the system. For safety, however, it is often better to reset and reboot the
system directly by hardware control.
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