A clock circuit that keeps counting from a set number down to zero. If the event it is monitoring occurs before it reaches zero, it resets to the starting number and starts counting down again.

A watchdog is used in systems to prevent system lockup due to software or hardware failures. For normal operation, the timeout counter has to be reset by the CPU in a regular interval. Depending on ...

The main purpose of the Watchdog IP Core is to trigger a system reset in case ... disable or clear the interrupt and reset lines, and pause or resume the timer. If the counter is enabled, it will ...