It provides a solution for Telecom, ISP, Voice Mail, File Servers, and Industrial systems that occasionally lock up but must be available on a continuous basis. The watchdog board only requires that you have an 8-bit ISA slot available and a PC with a reset switch. A cable is provided to go from the watchdog board to the motherboard. When the PC locks up and the watchdog times out, then it will perform the equivalent of a push-button reset. The PC Watchdog board ships with utility programs and APIs for control of the board.
Source code is provided for all included software.
Reset adapter boards available for some Dell computers. Time-out delays available from 2 seconds to 2 hours. Relay contacts available on screw terminals, a DB-9 connector, and an internal header on the board. Two temperature trip points - user programmable. Audible alarm and external signal output for the temperature trip point.