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Re: Need a Full "Watchdog for idiots" explanation

Watchdog Status
Returns: Boolean
Takes: Nothing
This VI returns the current status of the Watchdog.
1 - Watchdog is being Fed and robot is enabled.
0 - Watchdog is dead. Robot is disabled.

Watchdog Kill
Returns: Nothing
Takes: Boolean
This VI can be used to immediately Kill the Watchdog.
1 - Kill the Watchdog immediately and disable the Robot.
0 - Keeps the Watchdog running.

Watchdog Set Enable
Returns: Nothing
Takes: Boolean
This VI can be used to Enable and Disable the robot.
1 - Enable the Watchdog. Requires that Watchdog must be fed in order to keep the robot enabled.
0 - Disable the Watchdog. Once disabled, the robot will not stop for anything, even if it gets caught in an infinite loop. It's recommended to have the robot on blocks when the Watchdog is disabled.


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