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Neousys_SetWatchdogTimer

Header:	ThirdPartySdk.h
Namespace:	fil
Module:	ThirdParty

Sets watchdog timer properties on a Neousys computer.

Syntax

void fil::Neousys_SetWatchdogTimer
(
	Neousys_State& ioState,
	int inTicks,
	fil::NeousysWatchdogTimerUnit::Type inUnit
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Range	Default	Description
ioState	Neousys_State&			Object used to maintain state of the function.
inTicks	int	1 - 65535	255	Number of ticks to set the watchdog timer to
inUnit	NeousysWatchdogTimerUnit::Type		Second	Unit of the ticks

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.

Limits

Depending on the device there might be limits on the inTicks value depending on the inUnit value. Please refer to your Neousys device manual when in doubt.

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 set watchdog timer.