watchdogtimereitä
watchdogtimereitä is a Finnish term that translates to "watchdog timer" in English. A watchdog timer is a hardware timer that is designed to detect and recover from certain types of malfunctions in a computer system. It is essentially a counter that is reset periodically by the main program. If the main program fails to reset the timer within a specified period, the watchdog timer will trigger a reset of the system, effectively bringing it back to a known, stable state.
These timers are commonly found in embedded systems and critical applications where system reliability is paramount.
The implementation of a watchdog timer typically involves a dedicated hardware component. The main software routine