EVOC MEC-5071-M Series, Manual

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Software Introduction
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2. Watchdog (WDT)
The effect of Watchdog is shown in the picture below.
Using method: First carry out setup. The mode is reset mode; counting unit can be
minute or second; timeout can be any figure within 1-255. After the setup is finished,
press “Start” button on the left, and Watchdog starts counting down. “Current time”
shows the current time for counting-down. Counting-down in reset mode means the
PC reboots at 0. During counting-down, “Feed Watchdog” button can be pressed to
restart counting-down from the set timeout time. Press “Stop” button to stop
Watchdog. Exiting the program when Watchdog is counting down will also stop
Watchdog. If “Automatically feed watchdog” option is selected, when the counted
time is less than 3 seconds, Watchdog will be automatically fed.
Function: Monitors whether the system can be normally operated, and carry out reset
for abnormality. When abnormality occurs to the system, Watchdog cannot be fed
automatically. After counting-down is finished, the system will restart, and recover