Utility
Comms Watchdog
Description To use this function block, write to the input parameter. The timer is reset whenever a non-zero value is received. If the remote device fails or is powered down or if the network fails, the timer will timeout and the output will go true.
Availability
  • Available only in the dw2xx & dw2xx-v2 series products
  • Requires library: System & I/O
  • Requires: Comms Server
  • Firmware versions 0x2005 and later
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Parameters

Input Input, Read-write, Placeholder (signed 16-bit integer)

The timer is reset whenever a non-zero value is written.
Timer Internal Parameter, Read-only, Analog (unsigned 16-bit integer)
0.00 s to 600.00 s
0 = Timed Out
Initial Timeout Internal Parameter, Read-write, Analog (unsigned 16-bit integer)
0.01 s to 600.00 s
Timeout Internal Parameter, Read-write, Analog (unsigned 16-bit integer)
0.01 s to 600.00 s
Output Output, Read-only, Boolean (signed 16-bit integer)
0 = OK
1 = Alarm