BERKWDT(4) | Device Drivers Manual | BERKWDT(4)

# NAME

`berkwdt` — Berkshire Products watchdog timer device

# SYNOPSIS

`berkwdt0 at pci?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `berkwdt` driver provides support for the Berkshire Products PCI PC Watchdog. These devices contain a watchdog timer and general purpose digital inputs and outputs, but currently only the watchdog timer is supported.

`berkwdt` provides the standard watchdog(4) interface and may be used with watchdogd(8). The watchdog timer may be configured to a value from 1 second to 18 hours.

# SEE ALSO

intro(4), pci(4), watchdog(4), sysctl(8), watchdogd(8)

# HISTORY

The `berkwdt` driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.6.

# AUTHORS

The `berkwdt` driver was written by Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>.

July 16, 2013 | Debian