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VdReleaseWd

int VdReleaseWd( int ndog );

Description

Deactivates a virtual watchdog and makes it available for VdGetFreeWd().

Parameters

ndog

Handle returned by VdGetFreeWd()

Return value

0: ndog out of range.
1: Success.

Library

VDRIVER.LIB

Example

// VdReleaseWd virtual watchdog example main() {    int wd;         // handle for a virtual watchdog    unsigned long tm;    tm = SEC_TIMER;    wd = VdGetFreeWd(255);        // wd activated, 9 virtual watchdogs                                  // now available. wd must be hit                                  // at least every 15.875 seconds    while(SEC_TIMER - tm < 60) {  // let it run for a minute       VdHitWd(wd);               // reset counter back to 255    }    VdReleaseWd(wd)               // now 10 virtual watchdogs available }