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Interface IWatchdogController

Contract for hardware that has a watchdog. Watchdogs are used to reset a device in the event that the application code on it has stopped responding.

Assembly: Meadow.Contracts.dll
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public interface IWatchdogController

Methods

WatchdogEnable(TimeSpan)

Enables the watchdog. If WatchdogReset isn't called within the specified timeout the device will reset.

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void WatchdogEnable(TimeSpan timeout)
Parameters
TypeName
System.TimeSpantimeout

WatchdogReset()

"Pets" the watchdog. By calling this within the timeout specified in the WatchdogEnable method, the device will not reset.

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void WatchdogReset()