[comp.realtime] Watchdog for MC68030

bsmith@ecst.csuchico.edu (Charles Bennett Smith) (05/28/91)

I am working on a real-time data acquisition system which uses an MC68030
processor for the control of a doppler radar system.  Data acquisition is
from a signal processing board which we produce.  The OS we are using is
VRTX/Velocity.

What I am interested in is coding some sort of watchdog process which will
monitor the system.  Specifically I would like to watch all exceptions
other than the one generated by the signal processing board.

I would be interested in hearing any suggestions for such a process.  What
else might be a good thing to watch?  What sort of actions should take
place when something goes wrong?

-- Bennett