SLLA651 April 2025 TCAN2845-Q1 , TCAN2847-Q1 , TCAN2855-Q1 , TCAN2857-Q1
The watchdog within the TCAN28XX line of devices also integrates a watchdog error counter. The counter increments whenever there is a missed watchdog event and decrements the error counter for correct events – but the counter can never go below 0. There is a threshold value that can be programmed to allow up to 15 missed triggers before SBC acts – but the default value is action can be taken after the first missed watchdog. When the error counter has surpassed the threshold, the SBC can move to restart mode with the watchdog error counter returning to 0 and then can return to standby mode. If the device restarts more than the restart counter allows a missed watchdog can result in entering fail-safe mode (if enabled) and sleep mode otherwise. The watchdog error counter is used in every type of watchdog implementation allowed by SBC.