Re: Few questions on embedded stuff

From: Paul Keinanen (keinanen_at_sci.fi)
Date: 06/26/04 

Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:37:55 +0300

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:49:12 GMT, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote:

>Not quite. When you design hardware, any hardware, it is necessary to
>understand analog techniques. The faster the micro runs, the more so.
>Else something either doesn't work as expected and the EMC test results
>can be a huge disappointment.

I was quite horrified about the intensity how some people in this
newsgroup defended the use of watchdog timers. While WDTs may be
acceptable in some cases (e.g. in high radiation space operations),
the use of WDTs to cover up inadequate hardware EMC design is not.

Paul