STWD100 Watchdog Timer Circuit

STMicroelectronics' watchdog timer circuits are self-contained devices used to detect an out-of-control MCU, thus improving system reliability. The STWD100 prevents system failures caused by certain types of hardware errors (non-responding peripherals, bus contention) or software errors (bad code jump, code stuck in loop). The STWD100 offers low power consumption for minimal impact on system total consumption, a choice of multiple time-out periods for maximum flexibility and comes in small packages simplifying board space optimization.