element14 Community
element14 Community
    Register Log In
  • Site
  • Search
  • Log In Register
  • About Us
  • Community Hub
    Community Hub
    • What's New on element14
    • Feedback and Support
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Personal Blogs
    • Members Area
    • Achievement Levels
  • Learn
    Learn
    • Ask an Expert
    • eBooks
    • element14 presents
    • Learning Center
    • Tech Spotlight
    • STEM Academy
    • Webinars, Training and Events
    • Learning Groups
  • Technologies
    Technologies
    • 3D Printing
    • FPGA
    • Industrial Automation
    • Internet of Things
    • Power & Energy
    • Sensors
    • Technology Groups
  • Challenges & Projects
    Challenges & Projects
    • Design Challenges
    • element14 presents Projects
    • Project14
    • Arduino Projects
    • Raspberry Pi Projects
    • Project Groups
  • Products
    Products
    • Arduino
    • Avnet Boards Community
    • Dev Tools
    • Manufacturers
    • Multicomp Pro
    • Product Groups
    • Raspberry Pi
    • RoadTests & Reviews
  • Store
    Store
    • Visit Your Store
    • Choose another store...
      • Europe
      •  Austria (German)
      •  Belgium (Dutch, French)
      •  Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
      •  Czech Republic (Czech)
      •  Denmark (Danish)
      •  Estonia (Estonian)
      •  Finland (Finnish)
      •  France (French)
      •  Germany (German)
      •  Hungary (Hungarian)
      •  Ireland
      •  Israel
      •  Italy (Italian)
      •  Latvia (Latvian)
      •  
      •  Lithuania (Lithuanian)
      •  Netherlands (Dutch)
      •  Norway (Norwegian)
      •  Poland (Polish)
      •  Portugal (Portuguese)
      •  Romania (Romanian)
      •  Russia (Russian)
      •  Slovakia (Slovak)
      •  Slovenia (Slovenian)
      •  Spain (Spanish)
      •  Sweden (Swedish)
      •  Switzerland(German, French)
      •  Turkey (Turkish)
      •  United Kingdom
      • Asia Pacific
      •  Australia
      •  China
      •  Hong Kong
      •  India
      •  Korea (Korean)
      •  Malaysia
      •  New Zealand
      •  Philippines
      •  Singapore
      •  Taiwan
      •  Thailand (Thai)
      • Americas
      •  Brazil (Portuguese)
      •  Canada
      •  Mexico (Spanish)
      •  United States
      Can't find the country/region you're looking for? Visit our export site or find a local distributor.
  • Translate
  • Profile
  • Settings
Super Glue Gun
  • Challenges & Projects
  • element14 presents
  • element14's The Ben Heck Show
  • Super Glue Gun
  • More
  • Cancel
Super Glue Gun
Forum Watch dog
  • Blog
  • Forum
  • Documents
  • Events
  • Polls
  • Files
  • Members
  • Mentions
  • Sub-Groups
  • Tags
  • More
  • Cancel
  • New
Join Super Glue Gun to participate - click to join for free!
Actions
  • Share
  • More
  • Cancel
Forum Thread Details
  • Replies 6 replies
  • Subscribers 8 subscribers
  • Views 1306 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Related

Watch dog

stephen2250
stephen2250 over 7 years ago

That ATTINY sure is being worked hard, I think you should set up the watch dog timer to prevent it from jamming up even though in theory it shouldn't jam. I've been caught out before when the watch dog could have saved me from revisiting a job.

  • Sign in to reply
  • Cancel

Top Replies

  • rachaelp
    rachaelp over 7 years ago in reply to makerkaren +4
    makerkaren wrote: I'm not sure I know what you mean. Could you describe your idea further? I've not watched the glue gun episode yet but from the above comment I assume the ATTINY is being used to control…
  • jc2048
    jc2048 over 7 years ago in reply to e14phil +4
    You don't need to create it - it's there in the chip. All small processors like this have watchdog circuits.
  • stephen2250
    stephen2250 over 7 years ago +3
    Yes, what Rachael is saying is what I was getting at. Even in the instance that the MCU freezes and the glue is not squirting, having a watch dog timer in place would prevent you from having to cycle the…
Parents
  • makerkaren
    makerkaren over 7 years ago

    I'm not familiar with these, but given the description it seems to be something valuable enough to incorporate into the circuit. I'll present it to the team and see what they think. Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
Reply
  • makerkaren
    makerkaren over 7 years ago

    I'm not familiar with these, but given the description it seems to be something valuable enough to incorporate into the circuit. I'll present it to the team and see what they think. Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Cancel
Children
No Data
element14 Community

element14 is the first online community specifically for engineers. Connect with your peers and get expert answers to your questions.

  • Members
  • Learn
  • Technologies
  • Challenges & Projects
  • Products
  • Store
  • About Us
  • Feedback & Support
  • FAQs
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal and Copyright Notices
  • Sitemap
  • Cookies

An Avnet Company © 2025 Premier Farnell Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Premier Farnell Ltd, registered in England and Wales (no 00876412), registered office: Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds LS12 2NE.

ICP 备案号 10220084.

Follow element14

  • X
  • Facebook
  • linkedin
  • YouTube