The TAB Timer allows complete programming of the Timer Software.
Below is the detail of the various fields.
Name:
Timer Name
Description:
Full description of the timer
Tick Mode:
The Tick Mode field defines the type of timer. In particular:
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Normal: indicates an automatic restart timer. Once arrived at the Set Point it restarts automatically
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Once: Indicates that once the Timer has reached the Set Point it stops and must be restarted manually via the default function or a script
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Date Time: Indicates a timer that generates the execution event on a specific date and time
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Time: indicates a timer that generates the execution event at a specific time
Constant interval:
To be selected if the time interval is fixed and corresponds to that defined in the Interval parameter
If the option is deselected, the user can define a Tag whose value is used as the Timer Set Point.
Enable at startup:
The timer starts automatically when the application starts.
If this flag is removed, the timer must be started manually using the default function or a script.
Interval:
The user can set the duration of the timer in hours, minutes, seconds and tenths of a second.
