Component: Timed Event Trigger (Runtime Tools)
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| Author | Matrix TSL |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Category | Runtime Tools |
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Timed Event Trigger component
Component that will check to see if a predetermined amount of time has passed. Useful for doing things on a regular basis, e.g. every minute or every hour.
Detailed description
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Examples
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Downloadable macro reference
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Reset |
| Resets the countdown timer | |
 - VOID
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Return |
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SetTimePeriod |
| Sets the time period in seconds. Ideally this should only be called when the timer is not running. Automatically stops, resets and restarts the timer if already running. | |
 - ULONG
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Time |
| Time period in units specified | |
 - BYTE
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Units |
| 0=Seconds, 1=Minutes, 2=Hours | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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Stop |
| Stops the countdown timer running | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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CheckTrigger |
| Checks the state of the trigger to determine if the allocated amount of time has passed. Returns true if amount of time has passed, otherwise returns false. | |
| [[File:]] - | Return |
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Start |
| Starts the countdown timer running. Automatically performs a reset if the event has already been triggered. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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PWMDisable |
| Disable a PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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I2CStart |
| Put the I2C Module into Start mode | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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SPITransfer |
| Transfer a byte using the SPI bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - SPI Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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DataOut |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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I2CReceive |
| Receive a byte using the I2C bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| [[File:]] - | Last |
| Last byte to receive: Range 0-1 | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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I2CStop |
| Put the I2C Module into Stop mode | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| - VOID
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Return |
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WIFISetSSID |
| Assign the SSID and password for the network you wish to connect the board to. Stores the parameters into ROM for later USB free setup. | |
 - STRING
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SSID |
| Name of the network you wish to connect to | |
| - STRING
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Password |
| - VOID
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Return |
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ServoDisable |
| Disable a Servo output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-5 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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SPIPrescaler |
| Modify the speed of the SPI bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - SPI Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Prescaler |
| Range: 0-2 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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ServoEnable |
| Enable a Servo output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-5 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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ADCSample10 |
| Reads the voltage present on an Alanog pin as an 10-bit value range 0-1023 | |
| - BYTE
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ADCChannel |
| Range: 0-5 | |
 - UINT
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Return |
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I2CTransSend |
| Sends an I2C Transaction on the selected I2C channel. Returns the number of bytes sent. | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Data |
| Data to send | |
| - UINT
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Count |
| Number of bytes to send out, MS bit 0x8000 signifies no Stop if set | |
| - UINT
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Return |
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I2CTransInit |
| Initialises the I2C Transaction mode with the 7-bit device address | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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DeviceAddress |
| 7-bit Device Address | |
| - BYTE
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Baud |
| 0=100KHz, 1=400KHz, 2=1MHz | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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IOSetOutputPin |
| Sets the selected digital pin to an output and assigns the output state. | |
| - BYTE
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Pin |
| Range: 0-17 | |
| [[File:]] - | State |
| Range: 0-1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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ServoSetPosition8 |
| Sets the position as an 8-bit value | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-1 | |
| - BYTE
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Position |
| Range: 0-255 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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UARTReceive |
| Receives a data byte from the UART. Recommend calling the UARTCheckRx function first to ensure data is available. | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - UART Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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SPIInitialise |
| Initialsie the SPI module ready for communications | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - SPI Bus Count - 1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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WIFIGetIP |
| Gets the IP address of the board. Allows you to setup and get the assigned address via USB before using over WIFI, Use the WIFIIsConnected first to check the WIFI is active. | |
| - STRING
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Return |
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I2CSend |
| Transmit a byte using the I2C bus | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - I2C Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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DataOut |
| [[File:]] - | Return |
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UARTSend |
| Send a byte via the UART module | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Channel Index: Range 0 - UART Bus Count - 1 | |
| - BYTE
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Data |
| Data Byte to send. Range: 0-255 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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PWMSetPrescaler |
| Sets the prescaler for the PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Prescaler |
| - VOID
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Return |
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PWMSetDuty8 |
| Sets the duty for the PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-1 | |
| - BYTE
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Duty |
| Range: 0-255 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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PWMEnable |
| Enable a PWM output | |
| - BYTE
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Channel |
| Range: 0-1 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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Initialise |
| Initialise the comms to the Arduino board ready for commands to be sent. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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Time Period Units |
| Units of time to wait for | |
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Time Period Value |
| Number of time periods to wait before firing | |
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Call a macro |
| Decides if a user macro wil be called when the event time period is over. No - requires the use of polling in your application by calling the CheckTrigger component macro. Yes - Automatically calls the selected user macro | |
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Auto Reset |
| Yes: Automatically resets and restarts the timer when running and actioned. No: Waits for the user to restart the timer running by calling the Start macro. | |
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