ADLINK NuPRO-E42 - Manual (Page 18)

6 Introduction
timely failure detection, and ensure stable supply of current for
critical components.
Watchdog Timer
The watchdog timer (WDT) monitors system operations based on
user-defined configurations. The WDT can be programmed for dif-
ferent time-out periods, such as from 1 to 255 seconds or from 1 to
255 minutes. The WDT generates a reset signal, then a reset
request, after failure to strobe it within the programmed time
period. A register bit may be enabled to indicate if the watchdog
timer caused the reset event. The WDT register is cleared during
the power-on sequence to enable the operating system to take
appropriate action when the watchdog generates a reboot.
Trusted Platform Module
The NuPRO-E42 optionally supports TPM ver. 1.2 (Trusted Plat-
form Module) for secure storage of keys, passwords and digital
certificates. Systems supporting TPM offer improved hard-
ware-based security in numerous applications, such as file and
folder encryption, local password management, S-MIME e-mail,
VPN and PKI authentication and wireless authentication for
802.1x and LEAP.
Intel® Active Management Technology
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) is hard-
ware-based technology for remotely managing and securing PCs
out-of-band. Intel® AMT includes hardware-based remote man-
agement, security, power-management, and remote-configuration
features. Intel® AMT allows remote access to a system when tra-
ditional techniques and methods are not available.