[App_rpt-users] Node Freeze up on 2392

[Stephen Rodgers]

On 11/25/2010 05:26 AM, Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV) wrote:
> On 25/11/2010 7:13 AM, Chuck Henderson wrote:
>> I had a system freeze up last night.  Here is a link to a screen shot of
>> what was on the console just before I rebooted it.  Hopefully this means
>> something to the programmers and can help identify what is causing
>> the intermittent problem.
>>
> <-- I have 2 nodes that have gone offline (possibly frozen, or AWOL, 
> etc.) both of them are at remote sites, one about 4 1/2 hours drive 
> away! - would it be possible to provide a heartbeat pulse, etc., using 
> one of the I/O lines on the CM108 / 119, etc., so that when the s/w 
> locks up, the heartbeat pulse can be used, in conjunction with an 
> external timer, opto, etc., to reset the PC?
> 
> 
> Thx!
> 
> Ramesh.
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Guys,

You really shouldn't be installing PC's at remote sites without some form of protection against random lockups. I've
installed a Berkshire products USB watchdog for one of my installations 360 miles away just for this reason.



Steve
WA6ZFT