MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 438)

Periodic Time Event
Periodic Time Event Activity Overview
Periodic Time Event Activity Icon
Important:
To produce a trigger, the Periodic Time Event activity must be active at the time you want the
trigger event to occur.
The Periodic Time Event activity is used to schedule arbitrary and repetitive times at which the activity
produces a trigger or a series of triggers. You can use these time-based triggers to invoke an event, such
as triggering another activity, actuating an external device, and so forth. These are activities that you have
dragged from the Toolbox panel to the Periodic Time Event icon.
When you define a Periodic Time Event activity, you can specify periodic trigger times and the trigger
mode.
Note:
The activity does not trigger immediately after the test starts, regardless of the settings. The minimum
amount of time required for the activity to trigger after the test starts is approximately one minute.
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Reference
Periodic Time Event Example (p. 438)
Periodic Time Event Properties (p. 439)
Periodic Time Event Example
Suppose you need to start warming up a temperature chamber before a technician arrives at your facility,
so that it has achieved and stabilized at the desired temperature by the time the technician begins testing.
Further, suppose the technician is scheduled to perform tests at 8:00 A.M. on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Thursdays beginning in March and continuing through May. In this case, you could use a Periodic
Time Event process to trigger a Temperature Control process hours before the technician arrives on the
days and in the months testing is scheduled.
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