https://github.com/orc/pcwatchdog

A control/monitor utility for the Berkshire Products USB PC Watchdog
https://github.com/orc/pcwatchdog

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A control/monitor utility for the Berkshire Products USB PC Watchdog

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/orc/pcwatchdog
• Owner: Orc
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-04-16T03:10:11.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2020-06-15T22:41:14.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-24T13:13:14.803Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: C
• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README

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README

          
pcwatchdog is a little utility to work with the Berkshire Products

USB PC Watchdog.

To build:  cc -o watchdog watchdog.c

watchdog -h gives a brief help message describing what you can do with it:

usage: pcwatchdog [-f device] [-h]

       pcwatchdog [-f device] command {...}

If not specified, pcwatchdog uses the device /dev/uhid0

 the commands are:

ping           -- ping the watchdog card, resetting the alarm clock.

temp           -- read the pcwatchdog thermometer.

status         -- read the current status of the pcwatchdog.

switches       -- show the current settings on the dip switch bank.

version        -- show the firmware version#.

arm-time       -- show (=set) the startup arming delay.

stored-arm-time-- show (=set) the stored startup arming delay.

alarm          -- show the remaining alarm time (=set the default alarm time).

stored-alarm   -- show (=set) the stored alarm time.

trigger        -- show (=0; clear) how many times the watchdog was been pinged.

enable         -- turn the watchdog on.

disable        -- turn the watchdog off.

relay          -- show (=set) external relay parameters.

buzzer         -- show (=set) buzzer parameters.

count          -- show (=0; clear) how many times the computer has been reset.

pulse          -- show (=configure) how long a reset lasts.

reset          -- press the Big Red Switch.

the command ``pcwatchdog command=?'' returns a description of

the valid arguments for the command