On Friday 11 August 2006 22:07, Alan Cox wrote: > Also if this is a software watchdog why is it better than using > softdog ? > This is _not_ a software watchdog. If the timer expires, an interrupt is generated, and the timer is reset to count through another cycle. If it expires again, it resets the CPU. Thomas -- Thomas Koeller, Software Development Basler Vision Technologies An der Strusbek 60-62 22926 Ahrensburg Germany Tel +49 (4102) 463-390 Fax +49 (4102) 463-46390 mailto:thomas.koeller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.baslerweb.com