Question Are any external components required? Answer No external components are required, except for the open drain reset output
models where an external pullup resistor is required on the reset pin…
Question How are the datasheets split out for these products? Answer There is one datasheet for the windowed watchdog parts (ADM8323 and ADM8324)
and a separate datasheet for the other standard watchdog…
Question How does the windowed watchdog operate at power up or after a reset event? Answer All WDI input pulses are ignored while RESET is asserted. After RESET
deasserts, the first WDI falling edge…
Question Is it possible to disable the watchdog functionality if not required? Answer It is possible to disable the watchdog on the standard watchdog products but
not on the windowed watchdog products…
Q
What level of automotive qualification do these parts have?
A
These parts are fully qualified for AEC-Q100. However, AEC-Q100 is no longer referenced in ADI datasheets in order to standardize…
Q
What are “Standard models” listed in the datasheets?
A
Because there are many hundreds of different models that can be configured for each generic, not all models are released initially. (e.g…
Question What are “Standard models” listed in the datasheets? Answer Because there are many hundreds of different models that can be configured for
each generic, not all models are released initially…
Question Why would a customer require a windowed watchdog part over a normal watchdog? Answer The windowed watchdog part gives a higher level of fault coverage so is
normally preferred in high reliability…
