AVR watchdog reset timer-practical approach
This is a continuing thread. Why use a watchdog variable timer. This post is about how the watchdog timer on the AVR microcontroller works and how to control it. As we mentioned earlier, the watchdog timer is a distinct timer counter, which generates a reset signal when it fills up. After the watchdog timer counts up to maximum, it generates a short pulse duration of 1 clock cycle. This pulse triggers an internal reset timer counting up to tout.