Embedded electronic control units are finding their way into more and more complex safety critical and mission critical applications. Many of these applications operate in adverse conditions, which ...

As microprocessor-controlled systems begin to carry out more and more functions involving human safety, the importance of close performance monitoring is increasing. The low cost and range of features ...

Vendors and researchers are trying some new tricks with watchdog timers. Here are some notable attempts to improve the old dog. Nearly a decade ago I wrote a series of three articles about watchdog ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. The design of low-cost consumer products like set-top boxes and DSL modems often requires a main logic supply in addition to the core voltage, so the ...

In many designs, the differentiator between a circuit that works “pretty well” and one that works “really well” is the addition of modest supervisory and support functions. It’s even better if these ...