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Time Pulse sensor


This sensor launches a reaction at a certain frequency between the start pulse and the end pulse.

The following triggers are available:

On First Pulse

Launches the reaction once at the Start Pulse time.

On Last Pulse

Launches the reaction once at the End Pulse time.

On Inter Pulse

Launches a reaction at a given frequency between the Start Pulse time and the End Pulse time. The reaction does not occur on the Start or End Pulse times. For example, if the Start Pulse is 2 seconds, the End Pulse is 10 seconds, and the Frequency is 2, the reaction will occur every 2 seconds from second 4 to second 8.

On Pulse

Launches a reaction at a given frequency from the Start Pulse time to the End Pulse time inclusively. For example, if the Start Pulse is 2 seconds, the End Pulse is 10 seconds, and the Frequency is 2, the reaction will occur every 2 seconds from second 2 to second 10.

Time Pulse Sensor Parameters

Start

The time in seconds of the first pulse.

End

The time in seconds of the last pulse.

Frequency

The interval in seconds between the pulses. For example, to launch the reaction every 5 seconds, use an On Pulse trigger and set the frequency to 5. Frequency must be greater than 0.

Pulse skipping

Skips a pulse when the reactions cannot keep up with the frequency. When the sensor detects that 2 or more reactions should have been triggered since the last pulse time, it only launches one reaction if Pulse Skipping is on. If Pulse Skipping is off, it launches all the reactions as many times as it should have occurred. Pulse Skipping is on by default.


See also:

Linking Sensors and Reactions

Editing Triggers

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