EDN

Watchdog Timer Operation Using System Clock

In this application note, the watchdog timer is operated using the system clock. An LSI incorporates the watchdog timer (WDT). The WDT is an 8-bit timer that can generate an internal reset signal if a ...
Engadget

Smart sprinklers only water your lawn when it's thirsty

Putting your sprinklers on a timer system is probably the best way to avoid under-watering your plants -- but the "set and forget" mentality isn't the most economical. What if it rains during the week ...
Embedded

System tick timer

This code accompanies the blog “System ticks” by Ken Wada, (February 5, 2013). These listings also appear in the blog, but are downloadable here. Included in the Zip file: LIST01_sysTick.h ...
Ars Technica

C# System.Threading.Timer - TimerCallback delegate is never called, it seems

I need to finish up a console app that grabs and processes emails. I was using System.timer to loop the mail retrieval like every 10 minutes, but, due to what I have to deal with server-side, the ...
EDN

Li-ion Battery Charger System with Timer

The SC804 is a fully integrated full-feature, single cell constant-current/constant-voltage (CC/CV) Lithium-Ion battery charger. With an integrated timer and complete ...