Define steps with a cyclic timer
- Last UpdatedJul 19, 2024
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You can configure a step condition or jump condition to be fulfilled on a periodic basis. For example, you can specify the 3rd day, at 10:12:40 each month or 42 seconds after every minute. These timers are called cyclic timers.
Timers can also be combined with Boolean attributes. For more information, see Define trigger and timer combinations.
There are 5 different cyclic pulse timers.
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Minute-based Timer |
On for one scan once a minute at the top of the minute plus the preset (xx:xx:xx:00) |
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Hourly Timer |
On for one scan once an hour at the top of the hour plus the preset (xx:xx:00:00) |
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Daily Timer |
On for one scan once a day at midnight plus the preset (xx:00:00:00) |
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Weekly Timers |
On for one scan once a week on Sunday at midnight plus the preset (00:00:00:00) |
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Monthly Timers |
On for one scan once a month on the first day of the month at midnight plus the preset (00:00:00:00) |
Note:
- The time format in the Sequencer editor is dd:hh:mm:ss does not correspond to the
ElapsedTime format of the equivalent attribute (such as seen in Object Viewer), which
is "d hh:mm:ss".
- If the Day, Week or Month Cyclic Timer is configured to have an offset of 1 hour
(timer event occurs at 1am) and if the step is entered between 1 AM and 2 AM on the
day of the fallback daylight saving time schedule, then when the time rolls back from
2 AM to 1 AM, the timer condition is not fired at 1 AM. To work around this, configure
the Cyclic Timer to have an offset of 1 hour and 1 second.