InoDrive Manual

Timers



Item Name Type Description
Timer Control Operation Provides start, stop, run, and continue operations for the selected user defined Timer Resource
Timer Status Operand Retrieves the selected Timer Status for the selected user defined Timer and returns the value to the Operand* of the instruction where it is inserted.
Set Timer Operation Sets the selected user defined Timer preset to the value contained in the Operand.
Timer Result Operation Encompasses the instruction(s) to be executed upon the selected user defined Timer becoming Done

Creating a Timer

You must create a Timer in your Resources before you can use it in your program.

From the Resources tree select Timers. From the dialog, click Create New
From the dialog, enter a Name and a Preset value in msec. In our example we entered “MyTimer” for the Name and “5000” as the Preset value.