Appendix C Watchdog Timer Programming
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Example Programs

Example 1: Enable the Watchdog Timer and Set 10 s as the

Timeout Interval

;-----------------------------------------------------------
Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627HF
Mov al,87h
Out dx,al
Out dx,al
;-----------------------------------------------------------
Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer
Out dx,al
Inc dx
Mov al,08h
Out dx,al
;-----------------------------------------------------------
Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer
Mov al,30h
Out dx,al
Inc dx
Mov al,01h
Out dx,al
;-----------------------------------------------------------
Dec dx ; Set second as counting unit
Mov al,0f5h
Out dx,al
Inc dx
In al,dx
And al,not 08h
Out dx,al
;-----------------------------------------------------------
Dec dx ; Set timeout interval as 10 seconds and start counting
Mov al,0f6h
Out dx,al
Inc dx
Mov al,10
Out dx,al
;-----------------------------------------------------------
Dec dx ; lock W83627HF
Mov al,0aah
Out dx,al