Microprocessor 썸네일형 리스트형 Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer - It is an electronic or software timer to detect or recover from any hardware/software faults. - It is commonly used in embedded systems or any other computer-controlled equipment where human cannot easily access the equipment or would be unable to react to faults in a timely manner. - In such systems, it cannot rely on human to take some actions or reboot the system when it hang.. Prev 1 Next