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Re: Serial data out of the programming port

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Originally Posted by Nathan View Post
I could be wrong, but it's my understanding that the port is always "waiting" for data. I believe an ISR runs every time new data arrives and stores the new data on a ring buffer.

If the RC doesn't process data at a certain rate the "watch dog" timer tells the system to reboot. So if it is freezing watch for an RC reset.

Nathan
How longs does the reset take and how do you tell if it is reset?
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