1.7 DMT Timeout

This example application shows how DMT PLIB resets the device by not clearing the deadman timer counter on every user switch press. This application sets up the DMT to reset the device after DMT counter overflows. This application sets up the Core Timer (CoreTimer) to blink an LED and to clear DMT counter before device reset happens. When the user presses the switch, it forces the device to wait an infinite loop to emulate a deadlock condition. As a result, it will triggers the deadman counter overflows the bounded value and device will reset due to this deadman timeout.

To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file.

Path of the application within the repository is apps/dmt/dmt_timeout.

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

1. Open the Terminal application (E.g., Tera term) on the computer.
2. Connect to the USB COM port and configure the serial settings as follows:
   • Baud : 115200
   • Data : 8 Bits
   • Parity : None
   • Stop : 1 Bit
   • Flow Control : None
3. Build and program the application project using its IDE.
4. Console displays the following message.

   

5. The deadman timer is fed periodically using CoreTimer to prevent the DMT reset and the LED is toggled.
6. Press the switch to put the system in deadlock (LED should stop blinking).
7. Below table shows the Switch and LED names:

   Board	Switch Name	LED Name
   PIC32WM-BW1 Curiosity board	SW2	Green LED

8. Console displays the following message.

   

9. The DMT will reset the device with in 12 seconds and the demonstration should restart.