How to add a Timer / Schedule
The timer allows you to plan the events in the system. A timer is like a schedule, that can be set to operate once, weekly, or monthly. When the timer is triggered it goes from the normal state into an alarm state. When the timer is turned off it goes back to a normal state.
To create a "Timer" utility, press add button "
" inside the "Group tree" or "System tree" menu. Then choose "Timer". A modal window will appear.
Timer options | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Name | Write lany name to describe your timer/schedule that you can easily recognize and distinguishible. | |
ID | System ID given by the system to the virtual element Timer. | |
Type | Virtual element of type “timer”. | |
Class | System type “devirt”. | |
Device time | Current device time | |
Period of operation | once | one-time event |
weekly | every week | |
monthly | each month, set the Start time, End time, and day in which the timer will be triggered (on the picture You see the Start time is 4:00, End time 18:00, day - 27); | |
schedule | like extended weekly, allows you to set the operating time individually for each day of the week. |
Push "ОК", to create a timer.
Now, after reaching the time specified in the "Start Time" (in hours marked in red in schedule mode), the timer will enter into Alarm mode. For this event, you can bind execution logic (see. Adding logic schemes).
Upon reaching the time specified in the "End Time", the timer will return to the Normal mode, this event is also possible binding logic.
If this is installed as a one-time event, then the timer switches at the specified start date and time. If you set a "weekly", "monthly" or "schedule" mode of operation, the timer will be activated on the dates indicated.
More examples of using a timer can be found here: How to use "Timer".
Once timer
Example of a “once” timer period of operation:
Once timer options | Description |
|---|---|
Start date | The exact time when the timer will enter into alarm mode. Year/month/day Hour/minutes/seconds |
End date | The exact time when the timer will enter into normal mode. |
Weekly timer
Example of a “weekly” timer period of operation:
Weekly timer options | Description |
|---|---|
Start date | The exact time when the timer will enter into alarm mode. Hour/minutes/seconds |
End date | The exact time when the timer will enter into normal mode. Hour/minutes/seconds |
Days when timer is available | Check the days when the timer is available
|
Monthly timer
Example of a “monthly” timer period of operation:
Monthly timer options | Description |
|---|---|
Start date | The exact time when the timer will enter into alarm mode. Hour/minutes/seconds. |
End date | The exact time when the timer will enter into normal mode. Hour/minutes/seconds. |
Dates when timer is available | Check the days when the timer is available. Dates available to check are from 1 to 31. |
Schedule timer
Example of a “schedule” timer period of operation:
Schedule timer options | Description |
|---|---|
Schedule | The exact time in hours when the timer will enter into alarm mode by a day. |
How to use the “Timer” element
Embedded article: How to use “Timer”
Weekly mode example
For example, we are required to open the door lock on the following schedule:
Monday - Friday: 10 - 17
Saturday: 10 - 13
The door is opened by turning on the relay Outlet 1.
For this we need to create two timers:
For "Monday - Friday":
For "Saturday":
Defining the door release logic:
Defining door locking logic:
The pulse function must be set accordingly if the door is unlocking with a voltage pulse.
If you want to send a notification from the triggered access sensor when the door is closed.
For example, the system has a motion sensor Motion and has created a notification Motion SMS. Let`s create the logic to send notifications:
Schedule mode example
Required to control the movement (by PIR sensor) according to the following schedule:
Monday to Friday: by night time only, from 18:00 to 7:00.
Saturday and Sunday - by all day.
If the motion sensor is in an alarm state, we need to send a notification message.
Create a timer in "schedule" mode:
Create alarm SMS notification:
Create logic for alarm motion sensor:
Sanitary rebooting of the unit
This can be useful for remote devices that the client may not have access to them.
We will make the system reboot twice a week, on Monday and Thursday. First, create the timer in "weekly" mode. Set the “Start date” and “End date” so that there is a short period, only a few seconds. Set the necessary days for rebooting.
Create a logical scheme that will reboot the system when the timer is active. The system has protection and is not rebooted in the first 15 minutes of work.
