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 ...
Oil

Timer-controlled beam pumps reduce operating expense

A timer or pump-off controller (POC) can improve overall beam-pump efficiency for a well with a pump capacity greater than its production capacity. More than 400,000 wells in the U.S. operate with ...
EDN

Real-Time Operating Systems for DSP, part 3

A kernel can be defined as the essential center of an operating system. The kernel is the core of an operating system that provides a set of basic services for the other parts of the operating system.
Computerworld

Real-Time Operating Systems

You can find real-time operating systems (RTOS) everywhere. They are as ubiquitous as their more familiar operating-system cousins – Windows, Mac OS and Unix – that control software applications and ...