On Sat, 2010-12-04 at 09:38 -0800, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
... snip
> Maybe a simple watchdog that avoids the noise trigger issue would be a DPLL 
> that locks onto the chargepump signal. Once locked it enables its output and 
> stops rate tracking. Any subsequent variation in rate (beyond some margin) 
> would trigger a watchdog bite. If run from the servo loop this rate tolerance 
> could be quite small so at 1 mS servo thread, the watchdog could bite at 1.1 
> ms(and .9 mS). This also does not require any watchdog timeout setting 
> jumpers etc.

Brilliant. I could have the ATtiny sample the pump to get a short edge
count and a long edge count, add a cushion, then switch to survey mode
to check that the edges are within the two counts (within an error
rate?). Seems kind of simple now.
-- 
Kirk Wallace
http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/
http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html
California, USA


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