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December 1, 2022
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Watchdog Timer Patterns That Actually Catch Real Firmware Hangs
A watchdog that only kicks in the main loop catches nothing when the real problem is a blocked interrupt handler. Patterns for multi-stage watchdogs that cover what actually hangs.
A watchdog that only kicks in the main loop catches nothing when the real problem is a blocked interrupt handler. Patterns for multi-stage watchdogs that cover what actually hangs.
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- watchdog
- firmware
- reliability
- embedded
- rtos
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