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Industrial automation · manufacturing · OT — updated 2026-09-25

Watchdog timer

Fault timer that trips on overrun.

Hardware or firmware timer that forces a safe state if the scan, task, or heartbeat fails to reset it in time. Catches infinite loops, stalls, and lost communications.

See also: PLC · Fail-safe

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