Programming Reference / Timers

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

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.