External Interfaces/API

TimerAction

Specify the M-file action function to execute when a predefined period of time passes.

Description

You configure TimerAction to execute an M-file action function when a timer event occurs. A timer event occurs when the time specified by the TimerPeriod property passes. Time is measured relative to when the serial port object is connected to the device.

Note    A timer event can be generated at any time during the serial port session.

If the RecordStatus property value is on, and a timer event occurs, the record file records this information:

• The event type as Timer
• The time the event occurred using the format day-month-year hour:minute:second:millisecond

Characteristics

Read only	Never
Data type	Action function

Values

The default value is an empty string.

See Also

Functions

record

Properties

RecordStatus, TimerPeriod

Timeout

TimerPeriod