Time triggered events

**2k1Toaster** · 04-08-2009, 10:48 PM

It is already in MDX. Not in the configurator. Probably wont be for a while.

But it is fully functional as far as I remember in MDX as of the late Feb. update.

**GadgetBandit** · 04-09-2009, 02:28 PM

The last post in feb said "here is a beginning."

How do I get to it? Have I missed a thread that discusses it?

GadgetBandit

**GadgetBandit** · 04-14-2009, 07:46 PM

It ain't a car. But the brain monitors my greenhouse and drives the hydroponics. It's a pain to run logic at 100 and try to count seconds. "Time" is important for 24 hour cycles. Please.

GadgetBandit

**2k1Toaster** · 04-15-2009, 12:03 AM

Sorry I missed replying, thought I had. Things have been hectic.

But it is in the current release, pretty sure it came just after I posted that post with the pic.

Here is the code:

Code:

/*
      <task id="Task Test" minimum_delta_vote_time="1000">
        <when year="XXXX" month="XX" day="01" hour="XX" minute="00" second="00" />
      </task>
      <task id="Task Test 2" minimum_delta_vote_time="1000">
        <when year="XXXX" month="XX" day="Thursday" hour="XX" minute="XX" second="00" />
      </task>
*/

**2k1Toaster** · 04-15-2009, 12:06 AM

XX means dont care.

And day can be a day of the week as a string or a number.

Also numbers can have "X" in the spot anywhere in the number. So you could make the minute "X0" for it to fire every 10 minute tick and so on.

**GadgetBandit** · 06-29-2009, 10:28 PM

I had to go be an adult for a while. Anyway . . . let's pretend I have between 1 and 2 brains. Yours works fine. I use Dreamweaver rather than Configurator. Please show me how to fire the output with the "when" condition every 10 minutes.

<all_statements>
<if fire_on="logic" minimum_delta_vote_time="100" id="one_minute_logic">

<do function="Trigger Output" functionTargetID="My Digital Output" vote_opinion="on" vote_priority="Medium"></do>

</if>
</all_statements>

Thanks,
GadgetBandit

**2k1Toaster** · 06-30-2009, 12:22 AM

Just like explained above... This will turn the output on at XX:00:00, XX:10:00, XX:20:00, XX:30:00, XX:40:00, and XX:50:00.

Code:

    <all_tasks>
      <task id="Turn ON the Output" minimum_delta_vote_time="100">
        <when year="XXXX" month="XX" day="XX" hour="XX" minute="X0" second="00">
          <do function="trigger output" functionTargetID="theDigitalOutputID" vote_opinion="on" vote_priority="medium" />
        </when>
      </task>
    </all_tasks>

Now if you want to turn it off, then make a new one and change the time to something for however long you want it on for. Say 1 minute, so then change it to:

Code:

    <all_tasks>
      <task id="Turn ON the Output" minimum_delta_vote_time="100">
        <when year="XXXX" month="XX" day="XX" hour="XX" minute="X0" second="00">
          <do function="trigger output" functionTargetID="theDigitalOutputID" vote_opinion="on" vote_priority="medium" />
        </when>
      </task>
      <task id="Turn OFF the Output" minimum_delta_vote_time="100">
        <when year="XXXX" month="XX" day="XX" hour="XX" minute="X1" second="00">
          <do function="trigger output" functionTargetID="theDigitalOutputID" vote_opinion="off" vote_priority="medium" />
        </when>
      </task>
    </all_tasks>

Also update before you run the task code.

**GadgetBandit** · 06-30-2009, 02:22 AM

Are "tasks" a subgroup, just like "logic declarations" in the xml file?
GadgetBandit

**2k1Toaster** · 06-30-2009, 02:35 AM

Originally Posted by GadgetBandit

Are "tasks" a subgroup, just like "logic declarations" in the xml file?
GadgetBandit

It is a subgroup of the <logic> node on the same level as <all_statements>

so:

Code:

<FusionControlCentreConfiguration>
  <logic>
    <all_tasks>
      <task />
    </all_tasks>
  </logic>
</FusionControlCentreConfiguration>

**GadgetBandit** · 06-30-2009, 03:02 PM

"Why won't this work?" !!!!!

Last night and all the morning, I've asked this question a thousand times!! . . . I just noticed your example was for "hours" not "minutes".

IT WORKS!!! Thank you!!!

Can I replace the "do function" with an "if" statement?

Thank you,
GadgetBandit