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PICO-TGU4-SEMI PICO-SEMI System User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: March 14, 2022...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2022. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Intel® , Celeron® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Core™ is a trademark of Intel Corporation ...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity PICO-TGU4-SEMI If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Preface...
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page on AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications..................1 Specifications ......................2 Function Block Diagram ..................4 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................5 Dimensions ....................... 6 Jumpers and Connectors ..................8 List of Jumpers ......................9 2.3.1 Clear CMOS Jumper, Auto Power Button Selection (JP1) ....9 List of Connectors ....................
Specifications System Form Factor PICO-ITX 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron CPU Frequency Up to 4.4GHz Chipset 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron Memory Type LPDDR4x 3200 MHz on board memory, In-Band ECC (select SKUs) Max. Memory Capacity Up to 32GB BIOS AMI UEFI Wake On LAN Watchdog Timer...
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Display Intel® Iris® Xe (i5/i7 support) Chipset Intel® UHD Graphics (i3/Celeron support) HDMI 2.0b x 1, 4k x 2k 60Hz Resolution — LCD Interface Ethernet Intel® i225, 10/100/1000/2500Base, RJ45 x1 Intel® i219, 10/100/1000Base, RJ45 x1 USB Port USB3.2 Gen 2 x 2 Serial Port RS-232/422/485 x 2 (Optional) Audio...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function Clear CMOS Jumper, Auto Power Button Selection 2.3.1 Clear CMOS Jumper, Auto Power Button Selection (JP1) Clear CMOS Jumper Clear CMOS Normal (Default)
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function HDMI Connector Mini Card Slot (Full Size) M.2 2280 M-Key Slot CN9-L Intel i225 2.5Gbps RJ-45 (Port A) CN9-R Intel i219 1Gbps RJ-45 (Port B) CN10...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level HDMI1_HPD 2.4.2 Mini-Card Slot (Full-Size) (CN4) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level PCIE_WAKE# +3.3VSB +3.3V +1.5V +1.5V PCIE_CLK_REQ# UIM_PWR UIM_DATA PCIE_REF_CLK- DIFF UIM_CLK PCIE_REF_CLK+ DIFF UIM_RST Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +1.5V +1.5V +3.3VSB +3.3V 2.4.3 M.2 2280 M-Key Slot (CN8) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V PCIE3_RX- DIFF PCIE3_RX+ DIFF Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SATA_LED +3.3V PCIE3_TX- +3.3V +3.3V PCIE3_TX+ +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V PCIE2_RX- DIFF +3.3V +3.3V PCIE2_RX+ DIFF PCIE2_TX- DIFF PCIE2_TX+ DIFF PCIE1_RX- DIFF PCIE1_RX+ DIFF Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level PCIE1_TX- DIFF PCIE1_TX+ DIFF DECSLP PCIE0_RX- DIFF PCIE0_RX+ DIFF PCIE0_TX- DIFF PCIE0_TX+ DIFF PERST# PCIE_CLK_REQ# PCIE_CLK- DIFF PCIE_WAKE PCIE_CLK+ DIFF Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.6 SPI Flash Programming Port (CN15) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SPI_MISO SPI_CLK +3.3VSB +3.3V SPI_MOSI SPI_CS Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.7 FAN Connector (CN16) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +V12S +12V TACH Note: CN16 Smart Fan power max current: 1.0A. 2.4.8 eSPI Debug Port (CN17) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LAD0 +3.3V LAD1 +3.3V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level LAD2 +3.3V LAD3 +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V LFRAME# LRESET# +3.3V LCLK SMB_DATA/ I2C_SDA SMB_CLK/ I2C_CLK SMB_ALERT/ SERIRQ +3.3V 2.4.9 +12V DC Jack (CN19) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +12V +12V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.10 USB3.2 Gen 1 Dual Port Header (CN21) Pin Name Pin Name 5V_USB 5V_USB USB2_9_DN USB2_10_DN USB2_9_DP USB2_10_DP USB3_1_RXN USB3_4_RXN USB3_1_RXP USB3_4_RXP USB3_1_TXN USB3_4_TXN USB3_1_TXP USB3_4_TXP Note: CN21 USB Power max current: 2.0A, 1.0A for each port Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.4.13 Audio I/O Port (CN27) Pin Name Signal Pin Name Signal LOUT_R MIC_L LOUT_L MIC_R JD_LOUT JD_MIC AUD_GND AUD_GND LINE_R_IN LIN_R +VDD_AUD LIN_L 2.4.14 RTC Battery Connector (CN30) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +3.3V +3.3V Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization The PICO-TGU4-SEMI uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization during the boot up sequence. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, the system will output a few short beeps or display an error message. The board can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
AMI BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS ROM has a pre-installed Setup program that allows users to modify basic system configurations. These configurations are stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so the information is retained when power is turned off. To enter BIOS Setup, turn on the system and immediately press <Del>...
3.4.1 CPU Configuration Options Summary Intel (VMX) Disabled Virtualization Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. Turbo Mode Disabled Enabled...
3.4.3.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration Auto Duty-Cycle Mode Options Summary FAN1 Output Output PWM mode Mode (push pull) Linear Fan Application Output PWM mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default (open drain) Output PWM mode (push pull) to control 4-wire fans. Linear fan application circuit to control 3-wire fan speed by fan’s power terminal.
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Options Summary Select the monitored temperature source for this fan. Duty Cycle Auto fan speed control. Fan speed will follow different temperature by different duty cycle 1-100 Temperature Manual Duty Mode Options Summary Manual Duty Mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Manual mode fan control, user can write expected duty cycle (PWM fan type) 1-100 Chapter 3 –...
3.4.6 Power Management Options Summary Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select system power mode Power Saving(ERP) Enabled Control Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Configure power mode for power saving function. Restore AC Power Loss Last State Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Always On Always Off...
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Options Summary Fixed Time: System will wake on the hr::min::sec specified. Dynamic Time: System will wake on the current time + Increase minute(s). Bypass: BIOS will not control RTC wake function during system shutdown Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.7 AAEON BIOS Robot Options Summary Sends watch dog before Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default BIOS POST Enabled Enabled - Robot set Watch Dog Timer (WDT) right after power on, before BIOS start POST process. And then Robot will clear WDT on compeletion of POST.
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Options Summary Enabled - Robot set Watch Dog Timer (WDT) after POST completion, before BIOS transfer control to OS. WARNING: Before enabling this function, a program in OS must be in responsible for clearing WDT. Also, this function should be disabled if OS is going to update itself.
3.4.7.1 Device Detecting Configuration Options Summary Action Reset System Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Hold System Select action that robot should do. Soft or hard reset Soft Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Hard Select reset type robot should send on each boot. Retry-Count Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill retry counter here.
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Action: Hold System Options Summary Action Reset System Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Hold System Select action that robot should do. Holding time out Optimal Default, Failsafe Default (second) Fill hold time out here. Robot will hold system no longer then time-out value, and then let system continue its POST.
3.4.7.1.1 Device #X Detecting Configuration Interface: Disabled Options Summary Interface Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default SMBUS Legacy I/O Super I/O MMIO Select interface robot should use to communicate with device. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
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Interface: PCI Options Summary Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill BUS number to a PCI device, in hexadecimal. Range: 0 - FF Device Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill DEVICE number to a PCI device, in hexadecimal. Range: 0 - FF Function Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill FUNCTION number to a PCI device, in hexadecimal.
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Options Summary Register data is bitwise equal to Optimal Default, Failsafe Default bytewise equal to bytewise lesser than bytewise larger than Select how robot should compare data read from register, to a value configured below. Register offset Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill register offset (or index) for robot to read, in hexadecimal.
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Interface: SMBUS Options Summary SMBUS Slave Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Address Fill slave address to a SMBUS device, in hexadecimal. Range: 0 - FF Device Is not Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Select that robot should or should not do action if condition met. In condition Present Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
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Options Summary Select how robot should compare data read from register, to a value configured below. Register offset Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill register offset (or index) for robot to read, in hexadecimal. Range: 0 - FF Bit offset Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill bit offset for register, for robot to compare with bit value.
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Interface: Legacy I/O Options Summary I/O Address Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill I/O address device is responding to. Range: 0~FFFF Device Is not Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Select that robot should or should not do action if condition met. In condition Present Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Specified register data...
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Options Summary Bit offset Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill bit offset for register, for robot to compare with bit value. Interface: Super I/O Options Summary Super I/O LDN Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill LDN number to a Super I/O device. Range: 0~FF Device Is not Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
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Options Summary Register data is bitwise equal to Optimal Default, Failsafe Default bytewise equal to bytewise lesser than bytewise larger than Select how robot should compare data read from register, to a value configured below. Register offset Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill register offset (or index) for robot to read, in hexadecimal.
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Interface: MMIO Options Summary MMIO Address Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill Memory Mapped I/O address device is responding to. Range: 0~FFFFFFFF Device Is not Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Select that robot should or should not do action if condition met. In condition Present Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
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Options Summary Bit offset Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill bit offset for register, for robot to compare with bit value. Bit value Optimal Default, Failsafe Default High Fill bit value for robot to compare register-bit with specified offset. Byte value Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill a byte value for robot to compare register data with, in hexadecimal.
3.5.2 Storage Configuration Options Summary SATA Controller(s) Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable SATA Device. Port 1 Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable SATA Port Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Designates this port as Hot Pluggable. Chapter 3 –...
3.5.3 HD Audio Subsystem Configuration Settings Options Summary HD Audio Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disabled = HDA will be unconditionally disabled Enabled = HDA will be unconditionally enabled Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.4.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.5.4.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Options Summary Use This Device Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable or Disable this Logical Device. Possible: Use Automatic Settings Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 Allows user to change Device's Resource settings. New settings will be reflected on This Setup Page after System restarts.
3.5.5.1 Console Redirection Settings Options Summary Terminal Type VT100 VT100+ VT-UTF8 ANSI Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Emulation: ANSI: Extended ASCII char set. VT100: ASCII char set. VT100+: Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, etc. VT-UTF8: Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes. Bits Per second 9600 19200...
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Options Summary Data Bits Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Parity None Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Even Mark Space A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1's in the data bits is even. Odd: parity bit is 0 if num of 1's in the data bits is odd.
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Options Summary Putty KeyPad VT100 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default LINUX XTERMR6 ESCN VT400 Select FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.6 PCH-IO Configuration Options Summary MiniCard Slot Function SATA Optimal Default, Failsafe Default PCIe Select function enabled for Full size MiniCard Slot (CN6) Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup Submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password You can set an Administrator Password or User Password. An Administrator Password must be set before you can set a User Password. The password will be required during boot up, or when the user enters the Setup utility. A User Password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility.
3.6.1 Trusted Computing Options Summary Security Device Disable Support Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA-1 PCR Bank Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.6.2 Secure Boot Options Summary Secure Boot Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Secure Boot Mode Custom...
3.6.2.1 Key Management Options Summary Factory Key Provision Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Restore Factory Keys Force System to User Mode.
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Options Summary Remove 'UEFI CA' from DB Device Guard ready system must not list 'Microsoft UEFI CA' Certificate in Authorized Signature database (db) Restore DB defaults Restore DB variable to factory defaults Platform Key (PK) Details Export Update Delete Key Exchange Keys Details Export Update...
Drivers Download and Installation Drivers for the PICO-TGU4 can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/pico-itx-turnkit-pico-tgu4 Download the driver(s) you need and follow the steps below to install them. Step 1 – Install Chipset Driver Open the Intel Chipset folder.
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Step 4 – Install Serial IO Driver Open the Serial IO folder. Run the SetupSerialIO.exe file Follow the instructions Driver will be installed automatically Step 5 – Install LAN Driver Open the LAN folder. Run the PROWinx64.exe file Follow the instructions Driver will be installed automatically Step 6 –...
List of Mating Connectors and Cables The following table lists mating connectors and available cables. Mating Connector Connector Available Function Cable P/N Label Cable Vendor Model no 4-pin Smart CN16 Molex 51021-0400 I2C/SMBUS/ I2C/SMBUS CN17 SHR-12V-S-B 1703120130 DebugConnector Cable DC Jack Power 5525C257-3 CN19 HUANG JI...
Introduction to Watchdog Timer This section details how to set up and program the Watchdog Timer for your AAEON system or board. The watchdog timer is used to automatically detect malfunctions and recover the system. During normal operation, the system will regularly send a signal to reset the watchdog timer.
C.2 Programing the Watchdog Timer with AAEON SDK If you have installed the AAEON Framework, you can program the Watchdog Timer using the AAEON SDK. Simply locate where the SDK is installed, and double click the icon. The following dialog box will appear: Count Mode: Set Watchdog Timer to count in minutes or seconds.
C.3 Programing Watchdog Timer with AAEON Windows EAPI AAEON Framework (KMDF Driver) must be installed before calling these functions. EapiLibInitialize() should be the first to call before calling other EAPI functions. EApiLibUnInitialize() should be called to release resources before program exit. When building C/C++ apps, Lib (Library, aaeonEAPI.lib) is needed.
EApiWDogStop must be called before Stage D/G to prevent system from being reset. C.3.1 Watchdog Timer Functions C.3.1.1 EapiWDogGetCap() Command Line: EApiWDogGetCap(…) __OUTOPT uint32_t *pMaxDelay, __OUTOPT uint32_t *pMaxEventTimeout, __OUTOPT uint32_t *pMaxResetTimeout Use this command to get maximum Supported Delay / Supported Event Timeout / Supported Reset Timeout of the watchdog timer.
C.3.1.2 EapiWDogStart() Command Line: EApiWDogStart( __IN uint32_t Delay, __IN uint32_t Minute, __IN uint32_t EventTimeout, __IN uint32_t ResetTimeout Use this command to start the Watchdog Timer and set the timeout values. To stop the Watchdog Timer, issue the command EApiWDogStop. After issuing EAPiWDogStop, the command EApiWDogStart must be called again with new values to restart.
C.3.1.3 EapiWDogTrigger() Command Line: EapiWDogTrigger() Use this command to trigger the Watchdog Timer. Parameters Function Parameters None Condition Return Values Library Uninitialized EAPI_STATUS_NOT_INITIALIZED Watchdog Not Started EAPI_STATUS_ERROR Common Error Common Error Code Others EAPI_STATUS_SUCCESS C.3.1.4 EapiWDogStop() Command Line: EapiWDogStop() Use this command to close the Watchdog Instance. This will disable the Watchdog Timer and clear previous settings.
C.3.1.5 EapiWDogReloadTimer() Command Line: EapiWDogReloadTimer() Use this command to reload the Timeout count Parameters Function Parameters None Condition Return Values Library Uninitialized EAPI_STATUS_NOT_INITIALIZED Common Error Common Error Code Others EAPI_STATUS_SUCCESS C.3.1.6 EapiWDogGetStatus() Command Line: EapiWDogGetStatus( __OUTOPT uint32_t *pwdtMinute, __OUTOPT uint32_t *pwdtCountTime, __OUTOPT uint32_t *pwdtReloadTime Use this command to get the Watchdog Timer mode, time count value and reload timer.
C.3.1.7 EapiWDogSetStatus() Command Line: EApiWDogSetStatus( __IN uint32_t wdtMinute, __IN uint32_t wdtCountTime, __IN uint32_t wdtReloadTime Use this command to set Watchdog Timer mode, time count value and reload timer. Parameters Function Parameters wdtMinute Set the mode of minute or second wdtCountTime Set WDT time count wdtReloadTime Set WDT ReloadTime...