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Neousys_ResetWatchdogTimer

Header:	ThirdPartySdk.h
Namespace:	fil
Module:	ThirdParty

Resets watchdog timer countdown on a Neousys computer.

Syntax

void fil::Neousys_ResetWatchdogTimer
(
	Neousys_State& ioState
)

Parameters

	Name	Type	Default	Description
	ioState	Neousys_State&		Object used to maintain state of the function.

Description

Sets watchdog timer back to the reference value in order to prevent it from reaching 0 and restarting the device.

Remarks

Availability

Before you use this filter make sure that your Neousys device has a watchdog unit.

Initialization

When the watchdog unit is initialized it's default countdown value is set to 255 seconds.

Operation

When the program exits watchdog unit is always stopped and its parameters are set to default, so make sure to keep the program running when it encounters an error that should trigger the watchdog unit.

Compatibility

Neousys Watchdog Timer and Digital I/O support is not provided when using 32-bit FabImage on a 64-bit operating system. Please use 64-bit FabImage in such a case.

Multithreaded environment

This function is not guaranteed to be thread-safe. When used in multithreaded environment, it has to be manually synchronized.