MCC Melody WatchDog Timer Driver

Overview

The WatchDog Timer (WDT) resets the device during software malfunction. It can also be used to wake the device from Sleep mode or Idle mode. The WDT consists of a programmable prescaler and postscaler .

Features

• WDT can be enabled or disabled by the user, by default WDT is disabled.
• The WDT has an optional Windowed mode, this mode is useful for resetting the device during unexpected quick or slow execution of a critical portion of the code .
• WDT period is user configurable .
• If WDT is enabled by Hardware (Configuration bits), it cannot be disabled by software.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[1.0.9] - 2024-07-09

New Features

• CC16SCRIP-9551 :- Updated link for API reference document

[1.0.8] - 2023-12-20

Bug Fixes

• CC16SCRIP-7714 :- Default Calculated WDT Timeout value is not matching with Requested Timeout value

[1.0.7] - 2023-09-29

New Features

• CC16SCRIP-7310 :- Added support to show Watchdog Timer Driver for dsPIC33CH1024MP712S1 Secondary device family

[1.0.6] - 2023-04-26

Bug Fixes

• CC16SCRIP-5448 :- Helper document icon not getting enabled for WDT

[1.0.5] - 2022-10-21

New Features

• CC16SCRIP-5188 :- Require driver interface for WDT to be able to configure WDT timeout period

[1.0.4] - 2022-09-16

Bug Fixes

• CC16SCRIP-4753 :- Set Watchdog timeout value in UI to maximum limit

[1.0.3] - 2022-06-30

Bug Fixes

• CC16SCRIP-4282 :- Window field options showing in non window mode

[1.0.2] - 2022-05-24

New Features

• CC16SCRIP-2045 :- Dependency module names updated in builder view

[1.0.1] - 2021-12-02

New Features

• CC16SCRIP-3044 :- Removed redundant enable button in UI.