B: programming the watchdog timer – Intel OPEN (660) 120/140/150 II User Manual

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User Manual version 2.1

OPEN (660) 120/140/150

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B: Programming the Watchdog Timer

The OPEN (660) system features a watchdog timer which

can generate a system reset if the CPU processing comes

to a halt. This feature ensures the system dependability
during unattended operation. The watchdog timer is
programmable. In order to program the watchdog timer,

a program writing I/O port address 443 (hex) needs to be
written first. The output data is a value of time interval.
The value ranges from 01(hex) to 3F(hex), and the

related time interval ranges from 0 to 30 seconds.

Data

Time Interval

00 0 sec.
01 2 sec.
02 4 sec.
03 6 sec.

0F

30 sec.

After entering the data, the program has to refresh the

watchdog timer by rewriting the I/O port 443 (hex) and
setting it at the same time. To disable the watchdog

timer, the program should read I/O port 143 (hex).

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