Timer

[system/Timer]

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Sets a timer which triggers done port after as many milliseconds as received or specified by delay. Timer can be canceled with ˙stop (input). Examples:

1. "timer1"@0 received via start

2. 300@0 received via delay

3. after 300 ms "timer1"@0 sent via done

4. "timer1"@0 received via start

5. delay set to 300 3.. "timer1"@0 received via stop

6. "timer1"@0 sent via stopped

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Keywords: timer, timeout

Input ports

• start: (string or number)

  Receives the timerId which identifies the timer. Example: "timer1"

• stop: (string or number)

  Receives the timerId which identifies the timer to be stopped. Example: "timer1"

• delay: number

  Receives the time in milliseconds that the timer should wait before the done port is triggered. Example: 300

Output ports

• done: (string or number)

  Sends timerId when the delayed timeout is reached. Example: "timer1"

• stopped: (string or number)

  Sends timerId when the timer is stopped. Example: "timer1"