Timer - How to improve - Printable Version

Timer - How to improve - Printable Version

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Timer - How to improve - Fcs - 10.12.2024

Hi everyone,

I'm using a script found on this forum, by Daniel, I believe, which I've modified a little to suit my needs. The only problem I'm having is that every time a READ passes on the bus, the updatetime value is updated, so my timer doesn't work as expected. Do you have any ideas? Thanks in advance

Code:
timers = {

  { 

    name = 'TEST',

    input = '0/6/100',

    inputValueForTrigger = false,

    output = '14/0/202',

    outputValue = true,

    outputTimeMinutes = 6,

    writeInverseValue = true

  },

}

for _, timer in ipairs(timers) do     

  -- find required object

  obj = grp.find(timer.input)

  -- object exists and current state is "on"

  if obj and obj.data == timer.inputValueForTrigger then

    -- delta is in seconds    

    delta = os.time() - obj.updatetime

    -- switch when timer expires

    if delta >= timer.outputTimeMinutes * 60 then      

      grp.checkwrite(timer.output, timer.outputValue)

    end

  else

    if obj then

      if timer.writeInverseValue then

        grp.checkwrite(timer.output, not timer.outputValue)

      end

    end

  end

end

RE: Timer - How to improve - admin - 11.12.2024

Map an event script to the input object and save the current timestamp in storage:

Code:
key = 'updatetime_' .. event.dst

time = os.time()

storage.set(key, time)

Then modify your timer script:

Code:
key = 'updatetime_' .. timer.input

time = storage.get(key, 0)

delta = os.time() - time

RE: Timer - How to improve - Fcs - 12.12.2024

Thanks you,

this is the solution I wanted to avoid, I find it very comfortable to have all the timers in one file.

I don't yet know how “localbus” works, but couldn't I manage to create a kind of write capture?

Is there a place where I can find documentation?

RE: Timer - How to improve - admin - 13.12.2024

You can modify one of these scripts to suit your needs:
https://kb.logicmachine.net/scripting/staircase-timer/
https://forum.logicmachine.net/showthread.php?tid=5664&pid=36530#pid36530
https://forum.logicmachine.net/showthread.php?tid=5700&pid=36717#pid36717

RE: Timer - How to improve - Fcs - 19.12.2024

Thanks you, I was able to do what I wanted