Operations Manual
5.3 Files on OS/2
WATCHDOG.C
WATCHDOG.EXE
WATCHDOG.SYS
To install the driver into OS/2, please follow the steps listed below:
1. Add the driver into X:\CONFIG.SYS, where X is the boot disk
of OS/2. The options are shown in the next paragraph.
2. Copy the driver to X:\
3. Reboot the system. The installation message will show in the
screen while OS/2 booting up.
Option for driver:
- /Axxx
-/Tmm
-/M
Example:
DEVICE=C:\\WATCHDOG.SYS /A2a0 /T5 /M
(Manual refresh, 1 seconds)
DEVICE=C:WATCHDOG.SYS /Abbc /T7
(Auto refresh, 4 seconds)
When you use the manual refresh mode, OS/2 will not enable the
card after boot-up. You have to use test program to test it or use
program to enable/disable it. The device name of OS/2 is
$WDGDEV$. You can use OS/2 API open/read/close to
enable/refresh/disable it. When you use the auto refresh mode, the
OS/2 will periodically refresh the watch dog timer card. if OS/2
DECISION Computer International
: The sample file to test watch dog card
: The test program for watch dog card
: The device driver for watch dog card
:card I/O address
:Time Selection (1-11, 1=62.5ms., 2=125ms., ...
11=64s)
:Manual refresh (if there is no this option, it is auto
refresh)
Watch dog timer card
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