Components > Control, logic & time

The alarm clock is an invisible server component with the ability to schedule created channels. Use as a pure alarm clock, without switching function, is also possible.

The alarm clock can control up to 99 arbitrary channels. In this case, each channel name, switching offset, active time, any active and inactive value can be defined. The summer / winter selection can be used to group season-related circuits.

To use the alarm clock this can be connected with buttons and text inputs, as a Visible Client component. So it is possible to operate the functions of the alarm clock in the client and, for example. to change the alarm time.

Data points of the component

Name	Type	function
Dynamic	Folder	Folder Dynamic displays the outputs for the defined channels. These must be linked here. - There is an output for each channel to output the desired signal. - A positive (later) time offset (in minutes) or a negative (earlier) time offset will be set or sent via the Bidirectional data point "Output Offset Time". - Via the bidirectional data point "Output Active Time" of the same name, the active time (in minutes) of the output is set or the active time preset in the Channel Editor is sent.
Active	Bidirectional	Here, the alarm is activated or the status is displayed as active / inactive.
Alarm	Output	Here, an on signal is output at the time of the alarm for the duration of the alarm or until it is deactivated.
Alarm Off	Input	An on signal at this input disables the alarm.
Alarm duration [min]	Bidirectional	Time duration for which the alarm signal is active after triggering
Alarm time [hh:mm]	Bidirectional	Alarm time in the format hh: mm defined via the parameters or specified via a text input in this format.
Snooze duration [min]	Bidirectional	Time period in minutes for which the alarm output is deactivated after the snooze function is activated. This functionality is only active during the alarm time period.
Snooze	Input	Enables slumbering mode on a wake-up signal
Alarm Clock-Editor	Bidirectional	Connection between an alarm clock and one or more alarm clock editors.
Winter	Input	If an on signal is present at this input, the alarm clock is in winter mode and only channels with winter marking are used.

Properties

Name		function
Channels	0	Here the individual channels are defined in a list. These then appear as output in the data point Folder Dynamic.
Alarm time [hh:mm]	06:00	If this parameter is set, the current nominal state of the channels is sent when the solution is started in the server or when the simulation is started in the editor.
Alarm duration [min]	2	Time duration for which the alarm signal is active after triggering
Snooze duration [min]	1	Duration in minutes, for which the wake-up signal is deactivated after actuation of the slumber function. This functionality is only active during the alarm period.
Send state at startup		If this parameter is set, the current nominal state of the channels is sent when the solution is started in the server or when the simulation is started in the editor.
Send state in activation		If this parameter is set, the current nominal state of the channels is sent when activating the alarm clock.
Active		Here the alarm is activated / deactivated.

Channels

Name	Switch-offset(min)	Active time(min)	Value active	Value inactive	Summer	Winter
Output01	-1	1	127	0	x	x
Output02	10	1	On	Off	x	x
Output03	0	0	3	30	x	x
...

Here the outputs of the alarm clock are set with switching times.

Name: A freely definable name for the output

Shift Offset (min): Time in minutes when this output should switch in relation to the alarm time

Active time (min): Time in minutes, for the duration of the output signal

Value active: Specify what is sent.

Value inactive: Define what should be sent after the active time.

Summer / Winter: Times for summer and winter operation can be set separately. If the input "Winter" in the alarm clock is set to "high", only the switching times are active for which the tick was set in winter.

In the example above, Output01 is set to one minute before the alarm time, to 127 for one minute, and then back to 0.

At the set alarm time, Output03 is set to the value 3. This output does not automatically switch to inactive because the active time has been set to 0.

Ten minutes after the set alarm time, Ausgan02 becomes active (ON) for one minute and then sends the OFF signal.

Alarm clock

Alarm clock