Why is My Dishwasher Beeping?

Why is my dishwasher beeping?
It is tired of waiting for you to unload the dishwasher.
It beeps at other times too.
Check for an error message.
It beeps no matter what I do, and the thing is not advanced enough to give me an F1 or some other specific error.
A lot of dishwashers have error codes relayed by flashing light patterns and beeping.
Then my dishwasher is possessed.
The dishwasher’s control panel may be malfunctioning.
I do not know what to do about that.
Reset it.
There is not an obvious reset button like there is on my PC.
Try turning it off and back on.
I’ve tried that, and it still beeps when it should not.
So power cycle it by turning it off at the circuit breaker, waiting five minutes, and then turning it back on.
It normally only takes a minute or two for the power to dissipate in the power system.
I’m taking into consideration that after you’ve found the breaker and figured out how to turn it off, you’ll race through a count to 100 before flipping it on.
What else can I try?
Make sure the dishwasher is all the way shut and securely locked before you try to run it, and try to keep the door closed in case the beeping is a hey, I’m not shut warning.
A slow trickle of water down the side of the unit is a more sure sign the door isn’t shut all the way.
Most dishwashers are set to beep every 30 seconds if the door is not latched during the cycle. Close the door and see if it finishes the run.
What else could it be?
If the reset or start light is blinking while it beeps, that means the dishwasher has been reset and trying to turn off.
If it were a toy, the battery would be dead from it never quite shutting down.
Now we’re back to the advice to reboot it via power cycling. Or hitting the start button, waiting a couple minutes, and hitting it again.
I need advice for fixing it that is not the equivalent of control-alt-delete.
The timer motor could be broken, or it may simply be messed up because the cycle on the unit is messed up.
I know that you can replace a motor. How do you fix a messed up cycle?
Pick a different cycle and see if that gets it to stop beeping and run. And if that does not work, you’ll need a new control board.
For the cost of a new control board, I might as well get a new dishwasher that can give me more indication of what is wrong with it.