Infineon TriCore 32-bit microcontrollers provide a Watchdog Timer (WDT) on-chip. This application gives hints and examples for in-system programming of the WDT and describes the WDT protocol. Authors: Thomas Bliem, CQ Nguyen / Infineon SMI MD Apps 1 Overview..3 2 WDT Initialization4 2.1 Default values .4 2.2 Time Out Mode .....4 2.3 Servicing the WDT5 3 The access to the WDT Registers 6 3.1 Password access ..6 3.2 Modify access .7 3.3 Wrong register access 8 4 How to change the WDT Registers....9 4.1 How to change the WDTCON0..9 4.2 How to change the WDTCON110 4.3 Normal Timer Period.10 5 Using the WDT ..11 6 Extended Security Thoughts 12 6.1 Multiple Service Sequences.....12 6.2 Single Service Sequence13 6.3 Password Access using Extended Security Thoughts 14 7 WDT Register Overview 15