Wait, B.1.7 wait – Nematron Pointe Controller User Manual

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Appendix B: Flow Chart Command Reference

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B.1.7 Wait

This command can be selected from the

General commands

list.

When used in a Flow Chart, the Wait command inserts a delay of specified
duration into the execution of the chart.

Parameters for this command include:

Wait Value – The number of specified time units in the delay. (Wait

Value is combined with Units below to get the actual duration. For
example, 3 Seconds or 3000 Milliseconds.)

The value of Wait Value may be an Input/Memory/Output tag, a literal
numeric value, or some other logical expression that is evaluated every
time the block is executed.

To configure the Wait Value parameter, click the

button to open a

standard

Build Argument

dialog.

Units – The time units in which the Wait Value above is counted.

Available units include Milliseconds, Seconds, and Minutes.

To configure the Units parameter, click the

button and select a unit

from the drop-down menu.

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