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--- comfilepi:enable_the_internal_watchdog_timer [2026/02/20 15:37] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ comfilepi:enable_the_internal_watchdog_timer [2026/07/10 08:48] (current) – mfranklin
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 ====== Enable the Internal Watchdog Timer ======
-The ComfilePi's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip|SoC]] has an internal watchdog timer that can be used to automatically reboot the system should it ever become unresponsive.  It is also recommended to [[::comfilepi:read-only_file_system_with_overlay|enable the read-only file system overly]] to protect the file system from corruption should such an event occur.
+The ComfilePi's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip|SoC]] has an internal watchdog timer that can be used to automatically reboot the system should it ever become unresponsive.  It is also recommended to [[::comfilepi:read-only_file_system_with_overlay|enable the read-only file system]] to protect the file system from corruption should such an event occur.
 First, verify that the ///dev/watchdog// device exists:
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-If the watchdog is working, then after about 10 to 20 seconds the ComfilePi should reboot.
+If the watchdog is working, then after a few seconds the ComfilePi should reboot.
 [[comfilepi:index|ComfilePi - Industrial Raspberry Pi Panel PC]]