Embedded Basics – Selecting the Right Watchdog Strategy
Setting a watchdog strategy is easy. Just enable the microcontrollers internal watchdog timer and setup an interrupt to occasionally clear…
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Tips and Tricks for Watchdog Design
Watchdogs are a critical and important component in developing a robust and fail-safe embedded system. In many circumstances, I run…
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Tools – Enter the Smart Watchdog
The smart watchdog is a customizable, external watchdog solution that behaves similar to a supervisory processor except that its primary…
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Slowing Down to Go Faster
Speed is imperative in the business world. Getting to market before competitors, leading the way in innovation, the development cycle…
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10 Questions for a Successful Code Review
Over the years I’ve noticed a number of common gotchas when reviewing code. They’re there no matter what the size…