Re: Obscure Battlezone AVG board fault

From: Rodger Boots <rlboots_at_cedar-rapids.net>
Date: Tue Aug 29 2006 - 14:31:47 EDT

Watchdog has to be disabled otherwise it will reset the processor right
in the middle of whatever you're doing.

Doesn't look to me like you have any problem.

Phil Morris wrote:
> Here's a head-scratcher - I have a Battlezone AVG (main) board that,
> when hooked up to the Fluke 9010A troubleshooter, exhibits an obscure
> watchdog related fault. When running the RAM Short (or RAM Long) test
> sometimes a random RAM address will be hit that the Fluke decides is
> bad, but on putting that address on Loop it then rapidly toggles between
> OK and the error. If I then ground the Watchdog Disable test point the
> problem immediately ceases and the RAM location is displayed as OK. RAM
> areas 0-3FF and 2000-2FFF all pass fine 100% of the time when the
> Watchdog Disable is grounded.

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