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DOCUMENTATION FOR PC EMERGENCY CONTROL DEVICE
1. General
USB WatchDog Timer (the Device) is designed to restart and
shutdown/turn on the PC in case of hanging or overheating of its individual nodes
(CPU and/or GPU). The device is a compact solution that monitors the status of a
PC via USB interface. In the case of an unresponsive computer program (Device
GPU) will cease to send a signal that will trigger the alarm system reboot or
shutdown (or both of them, depending on the setting. Also, the timer will give a
reset signal in the case of GPU failure, CPU overheating and/or graphics cards or
their small load. In addition, the device provides a system for updating the
firmware to fix errors and expand the functionality.
2. First start
To operate the Device on a PC, you need to install the WatchDog Utility
program, which is included with the timer, available for download from the
Website esonics.ru. Then you need to connect the Device to the PC and wait for
the operating system's message about the successful installation of the drivers.
Since on some PCs the drivers are installed in two steps, it may be necessary to
reconnect the device. Next, you need to run the executable file of the utility
WatchDogUtility.exe. The software will automatically search for the connected
WatchDog and configure it for further operation. If the installation is successful,
the green circle lights up in the status bar. Device settings are saved and will be
automatically transferred to the device when the software is started.
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USB WatchDog Timer Documentation
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- Page 1 To operate the Device on a PC, you need to install the WatchDog Utility program, which is included with the timer, available for download from the Website esonics.ru. Then you need to connect the Device to the PC and wait for the operating system's message about the successful installation of the drivers.
- Page 2 USB WatchDog Timer Documentation © Esonics Company, 2017 3. Connect to Power and Reset line The Device has 8 contacts: four duplicating contacts – to connect the POWER and RESET to the front panel of the PC and, possibly, to the motherboard.
- Page 3 USB WatchDog Timer Documentation © Esonics Company, 2017 but any GPU has stopped working normally, which will negatively affect other processes. The option is designed to protect against this situation. – Reset the PC in case of low average GPU load. It is intended for those cases when the calculating software has failed and has completed its work, but the PC is functioning properly.
- Page 4 USB WatchDog Timer Documentation © Esonics Company, 2017 Other options: – The connection checking option (found in the “Connection” tab). It is used to check the availability of the specified node (you can enter both the IP address and the symbol name). If this option is enabled, the ping time (in ms) will be displayed in the status bar at the bottom.
- Page 5 USB WatchDog Timer Documentation © Esonics Company, 2017 The program has a status bar, with which you can evaluate the most important parameters: From left to right: – indicator of the presence of the device. Lights up either red (Device disabled) or green otherwise.
- Page 6 USB WatchDog Timer Documentation © Esonics Company, 2017 7. Firmware update The device has a built-in bootloader that allows you to update the firmware without using special tools. To update the firmware you need: – connect Device to the PC; – start the Device software;...
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