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Neousys_StartWatchdogTimer

Header:	ThirdPartySdk.h
Namespace:	fil
Module:	ThirdParty

Starts watchdog timer countdown on a Neousys computer.

Syntax

void fil::Neousys_StartWatchdogTimer
(
	Neousys_State& ioState
)

Parameters

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

Remarks

I/O device driver software

This filter is intended to cooperate with a device using its vendor SDK. To be able to connect to a device, it may be required to install WDT_DIO drivers and SDK.

WDT_DIO can be downloaded from the following website: https://www.neousys-tech.com/en/support-service/download-resources.

Add DLL path to system environment variable may be required.

Recommended WDT_DIO version for FabImage Studio usage is 2.3.1.

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.

Errors

List of possible exceptions:

Error type	Description
IoError	Could not start watchdog timer.