Program
type
Execution
Char-
acte-
ristics
ON/OFF
times
Weekday assi-
gnments
Active peri-
od
START date
Active peri-
od
END date
Application, objectives, examples
EXCEP-
TION
EVERY
YEAR
MON TO
SUN
P
p
Day, month,
- - - -
from
0:00:00
hours
Day, month,
- - - -
to
24:00:00
hours
An exception program is to completely replace any existing
weekly or annual program on each day during a specific period
of each year.
Example: the irrigation pump of an orchard is to be switched
on from 17:00:00 to 18:00:00 on each day in the period from
20.March ---- to 10.April ----.
INDIVI-
DUAL
P
P
Day, month,
- - - -
from
0:00:00
hours
Day, month,
- - - -
to
24:00:00
hours
An exception program is to completely replace any existing
weekly or annual program on certain days during a specific peri-
od of each year.
Example: the irrigation pump of an orchard is to be switched on
from 17:00:00 to 18:00:00 on each Monday and Friday in the
period from 11 April ---- to 15 May ----.
PROG
ON
P
p
Day, month,
- - - -
from ON
time
Day, month,
- - - -
to
OFF time
A channel is to be switched on continuously from the ON time
on the START date to the OFF time on the END date every
year. This exception program is to completely replace any
existing weekly or annual program for this channel.
Example: instead of the normal times for illumination of a
public building, the illumination is to be switched on from
17:00:00 on the national holiday 3 October ---- until 07:00:00 the
next morning 4 October ----.
PROG
OFF
P
p
Day, month,
- - - -
from ON
time
Day, month,
- - - -
to
OFF time
An output is to be switched off continuously from the ON time
on the START date to the OFF time on the END date every
year. This exception program is to completely replace any
existing weekly or annual program for this channel.
Example: in order to save power, certain equipment in a factory
is to be switched off during the Christmas holiday period of each
year. i.e. from 18:00:00 on 23 December ---- to 6:00:00
on 27 December ----.
ONCE
MON TO
SUN
P
p
Day, month,
year
from
0:00:00
hours
Day, month,
year
to
24:00:00
hours
On each day during a specific period of a specified year, an
exception program is to completely replace any existing weekly
or annual program.
Example: during the Christmas holidays of the year 2005, the
heating in an apartment is to be switched each day from 7:00:00
to 23:00:00, instead of in the normal cycle. This
exception period is to begin on 24 December 2005 and end
on 06 January 2006.
INDIVI-
DUAL
P
P
Day, month,
year
from
0:00:00
hours
Day, month,
year
to
24:00:00
hours
On certain weekdays during a specific period of a specific year,
an exception program is to completely replace any existing
weekly or annual program.
Example: in December 2005, the heating system of a
department store is to be switched on from 8:00:00 to 18:00:00
each Sunday, because the store opens on Sundays in the
period 4 December 2005 to 18 December 2005.
PROG
ON
P
p
Day, month,
year
from ON
time
Day, month,
year
to
OFF time
A channel is to be switched on continuously from the ON time
on the START date to the OFF time on the END date of a
specific year. This exception program is to completely replace
any existing weekly or annual program for this channel.
Example: the alarm system of an office building is to be
switched on continuously during the vacation period 19:00:00 on
15 July 2005 to 06:00:00 on 7 August 2005.
PROG
OFF
P
p
Day, month,
year
from ON
time
Day, month,
year
to
OFF time
A channel is to be switched off continuously from the ON time
on the START date to the OFF time on the END date of a spe-
cific year. This exception program is to completely replace any
existing weekly or annual program for this channel.
Example: in 2005, the normal recess gong in a school is to be
switched off during the summer holidays 00:00:00 on 28 July
2005 to 24:00:00 on 10 September 2005.
