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8.5.7
Watchdog Configuration Submenu
Feature
Options
Description
Watchdog Parameter
Configuration
No option
POST Watchdog
Disabled
0sec
1min
2min
5min
10min
0min
Select the timeout value for the POST watchdog.
The watchdog is only active during the power-on-self-test of the system and provides a facility to prevent errors during bootup by
performing a reset..
Runtime Watchdog
Disabled
One time trigger
Single Event
Repeated Event
Selects the operating mode of the runtime watchdog.
This watchdog will be initialized just before the operating system starts booting.
If set to ‘
One time trigger’
the watchdog will be disabled after the first trigger.
If set to
‘Single event’
, every stage will be executed only once, then the watchdog will be disabled.
If set to
‘Repeated event’
the last stage will be executed repeatedly until a reset occurs.
Delay
see Post Watchdog Select the delay time before the runtime watchdog becomes active. This ensures that an operating system has enough time to load.
Event 1
NMI
ACPI Event
Reset
Power Button
Selects the type of event that will be generated when timeout 1 is reached.
Event 2
Disabled
NMI
ACPI Event
Reset
Power Button
Selects the type of event that will be generated when timeout 2 is reached.
Event 3
Disabled
NMI
ACPI Event
Reset
Power Button
Selects the type of event that will be generated when timeout 3 is reached.
Timeout 1
0.5sec
1sec
2sec
5sec
10sec
0sec
1min
2min
Selects the timeout value for the first stage watchdog event.
Timeout 2
see above
Selects the timeout value for the second stage watchdog event.
Timeout 3
see above
Selects the timeout value for the third stage watchdog event.