Cordex®CXCHPControllerSoftwareManual|22-Usingcustomviews,data,timers,counters,scheduler,andcustomactions
• Trigger: Thevalueofthetimertrigger.Whenthisvaluegoesfromfalsetotrue,thedelaytimer
startsandtheoutputgoestrueaslongastheReset valueisfalse.
• Reset: Thevalueofthetimerreset.Whenthisvalueistrue,thetimeroutputwillbefalse.
TheReinitialize Timer buttoncanbeusedifthetimerconfigurationhasbeenchangedwhilethetimeris
active.
Notice: It is also possible to test the timer or force it into a desired state using the Force Timer to
Start and Force Timer to End buttons, even if Start Event has not been configured.
• Force Timer to Start simulatestheStart Event goingfromfalsetotrue.
• Force Timer to End setstheDelay Time Remaining goingtozeroandthetimergoingintoits
terminalstate.
Delay timer operation
TheDelay Timer operatesasfollows:
• WhentheReset istrue,orifAuto Reset isenabledandthetimertriggersourceisfalse,thetimer
outputisalwaysfalseandtheDelay Time Remaining issettotheinitialvalue.
• WhenOutput True When valueisWhen Running andtheTrigger inputgoesfromfalsetotrue,
theOutput goestrueandtheDelay Time Remaining startscountingdownfromthedelayvalue.
• WhenOutput True When valueisWhen Delay Over andtheTrigger inputgoesfromfalseto
true,theDelay Time Remaining beginscountingdownandwhenitreaches0,theOutput goes
true.
• Ifthetimerisactivelycountingdownseconds,andtheOutput istruewhentheTrigger inputgoes
fromfalsetotrue,thetimerstartscountingdownsecondsstartingfromtheconfigureddelaytime
foraslongastheRetrigger isenabled.
• WhentheReinitialize Button ispressed,thetimerOutput willbesetfalseandtheDelay Time
Remaining issettotheinitialvalue.
22.3.2. Configure the interval timer
Anintervaltimerhasfourconfigurationfields:
•
Name: Theeditablenameforthisitem.
• Description: Additionalinformationtodescribetheitem.
• Start Event Source: ThefieldthatrepresentsthetimerStart Event.Itisusuallysettotheresultof
acustomdata.
• Stop Event Source: ThefieldthatrepresentsthetimerStop Event.Itisusuallysettotheresultof
acustomdata.
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