diff --git a/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/process_image/__init__.py b/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/process_image/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 KUNBUS GmbH
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+"""D-Bus interfaces for piControl driver."""
+from .interface_picontrol import InterfacePiControl
diff --git a/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/process_image/interface_picontrol.py b/src/revpi_middleware/dbus_middleware1/process_image/interface_picontrol.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 KUNBUS GmbH
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+"""D-Bus interfaces for piControl."""
+import os
+from fcntl import ioctl
+from logging import getLogger
+
+from pydbus.generic import signal
+
+from ..interface_helper import ResetDriverWatchdog
+
+log = getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class InterfacePiControl:
+    """
+    <node>
+        <interface name='com.revolutionpi.middleware1.picontrol'>
+            <signal name="NotifyDriverReset">
+            </signal>
+            <method name='ResetDriver'>
+            </method>
+        </interface>
+    </node>
+    """
+
+    NotifyDriverReset = signal()
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.pi_control = "/dev/piControl0"
+
+        self.wd_reset_driver = ResetDriverWatchdog(self.pi_control)
+        self.wd_reset_driver.register_call(self.notify_reset_driver)
+
+    def notify_reset_driver(self):
+        self.NotifyDriverReset()
+
+    def ResetDriver(self):
+        log.debug("enter InterfacePiControl.ResetDriver")
+
+        try:
+            fd = os.open(self.pi_control, os.O_WRONLY)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.warning(f"could not open ${self.pi_control} to reset driver")
+            raise e
+
+        execption = None
+        try:
+            # KB_RESET _IO('K', 12 )  // reset the piControl driver including the config file
+            ioctl(fd, 19212)
+            log.info("reset piControl driver")
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.warning(f"could not reset piControl driver: ${e}")
+            execption = e
+        finally:
+            os.close(fd)
+
+        if execption:
+            raise execption