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Watchdog Timer Operation Using System Clock

In this application note, the watchdog timer is operated using the system clock. An LSI incorporates the watchdog timer (WDT). The WDT is an 8-bit timer that can generate an internal reset signal if a ...
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System tick timer

This code accompanies the blog “System ticks” by Ken Wada, (February 5, 2013). These listings also appear in the blog, but are downloadable here. Included in the Zip file: LIST01_sysTick.h ...
Ars Technica

C# System.Threading.Timer - TimerCallback delegate is never called, it seems

I need to finish up a console app that grabs and processes emails. I was using System.timer to loop the mail retrieval like every 10 minutes, but, due to what I have to deal with server-side, the ...
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My laptop gives a "system timer error" - change CMOS battery?

Your laptop's motherboard is probably shot.. The system timer is part of the chipset, either the super I/O chip or the southbridge.. <BR><BR>If it was the CMOS battery going bad, your system would ...