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03/16/07 14:59
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 		 #135112 - if your main function goes of to play in the weeds
Responding to: ???'s previous message
but your isr is still functioning and reseting the watchdog timer then although the thing has hung up as the main function is away with the fairies for some reason the watchdog never resets the gizmo.

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Where to kick the watchdog            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not being the consummate embedded guy, ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Be kind to animals            01/01/70 00:00      
      I thought that as well, stray main loop =badness            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sort of            01/01/70 00:00      
   There are watchdogs and the there are WATCHDOGS            01/01/70 00:00      
   I doubt the usefulness of normal watchdog            01/01/70 00:00      
      watchdog IS expensive...            01/01/70 00:00      
         i suppose arguments for and against having a dog            01/01/70 00:00      
            bugs happen...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Not having quite the same budget as NASA            01/01/70 00:00      
                  the case for the internal dog            01/01/70 00:00      
   It's obvious I need to learn about WDT            01/01/70 00:00      
      the WD would not care, but if you reset it in e.g.            01/01/70 00:00      
      if your main function goes of to play in the weeds            01/01/70 00:00      
      I wouldn't have thought about that.            01/01/70 00:00      
         one more reason to KISS            01/01/70 00:00      
      there is nothing like "frozen" microcontroller...            01/01/70 00:00      
         You would be surprised...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Apply ESD to your micro and look what happens...            01/01/70 00:00      
            I am not surprised...            01/01/70 00:00      
               be reasonable            01/01/70 00:00      
                  therac            01/01/70 00:00      

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