XenoGuard 4.0 Documentation

Stopwatch Start

ActionStep Reference » Programming » Time » Stopwatch Start

The ActionStep Stopwatch Start begins a created stopwatch. The name given to the stopwatch can include alphanumeric and special characters.


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  1. Open the Programming node in the Workspace Explorer.
  2. In the Time node, select the Stopwatch Start ActionStep.

Parameters:

The ActionStep has the following input parameters:


NAME DESCRIPTION
Name Defines the name of the stopwatch.

Allowed Context Scope
 [Fixed]
Allowed Value [Unsigned Number]

Example 1 (Displays a stopwatch timer after a set time interval):

This example runs a stopwatch named Motion Timer and stops after the set timer. The elapsed time is stored and then output via the message text.


See other Time operations:

Wait Milliseconds
Stopwatch Stop
Date/Time Show
Date/Time Subtract
Date/Time Offset
Date/Time to Ticks
Date/Time From Ticks