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Watchdog timer configuration – IBM CI5VGM Series User Manual

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Chapter 2 Installations

CI5VGM User’s Manual

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Watchdog Timer Configuration


The function of the watchdog timer is to reset the system automatically
and is defined at I/O port 0443H. To enable the watchdog timer and allow
the system to reset, write I/O port 0443H. To disable the timer, write I/O
port 0441H for the system to stop the watchdog function. The timer has a
tolerance of 20% for its intervals.

The following describes how the timer should be programmed.

Enabling Watchdog:
MOV

AX, 000FH (Choose the values from 0)

MOV DX,

0443H

OUT

DX, AX


Disabling Watchdog
MOV

AX, 00FH (Any value is fine.)

MOV DX, 0441H
OUT

DX, AX

WATCHDOG TIMER CONTROL TABLE

Level

Value

Time/sec

Level

Value

Time/sec

1 F 0 9 7 16
2 E 2 10 6 18
3 D 4 11 5 20
4 C 6 12 4 22
5 B 8 13 3 24
6 A 10 14 2 26
7 9 12 15 1 28
8 8 14 16 0 30