User’s Manual
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Figure 31 – Definitions of Timer Parameters
Timer Start Time:
Specify starting time for the timer. The starting time is the actual calendar date and real-time
clock. Once a timer reaches this specified Start Time, the power outlet on/off state will flip. It is
in the format of “month:day:hour:minute:second”. For example, to start changing the power
outlet on/off state at 6:31:2pm, on June 20
th
, the entry data is 6:20:18:31:02.
Timer Period:
Specify the timer period. It is in the format of “days:hours:minutes:seconds”, which is not a
calendar and real-time clock entry type. The period setting is used for applications that require
the power outlet to continuously change on/off in a specific interval. For example, you need to
schedule power reboot for the outlet daily, the period is 24 hours. Your entry will be
00:24:00:00.
Timer Loop Count:
The number of Periods for the Timer is defined as Loop Count. For example, you schedule the
timer to flip the power outlet states in every 20 seconds and want to repeat 300 times, your entry
will be 300.
Enter “0”
for this setting, if you schedule the power outlet simply change power state from on to
off, or from off to on a specific time and date.
Enter “1”
for the setting, if you schedule the power outlet to be on-off-on, or off-on-off once.
For example, the system executes one power reboot cycle on a specific date and time.
Toggle Duration:
Specify the duration of the power outlet state that toggles when a new Timer Period starts. This
parameter is meaningful if the Timer Loop Count is > 0. The unit for the duration is in seconds.
The concept of the specification can also be viewed as Duty Cycle. The value of this parameter
should be 0 < Toggle Duration < Timer Period.
There are a few examples of applications using the Power Outlet Timers:
1)
Reboot daily:
Current Calendar date and time are: Aug. 10
th
, 10:00 am.
Requires daily power Reboot at 1:00am. Reboot duration is 10 seconds.
Timer Start Timer = 8:11:1:0:0 - Reboot starts on Aug. 11
th
, 1:00 am.
Timer Period = 1:0:0:0 - Period is 1 day, 0 hour, 0 minute, and 0 second.
Timer Toggle Duration = 10 - Power outlet will toggle on/off state for 10 seconds.
Timer Loop Count = 1000 - 1000 days
2)
Toggle Power Outlets for 300 times:
Toggling Power outlet on/off state 300 times in a period of 10 seconds starts immediately.
Current Calendar date and time are: Aug. 10
th
, 10:00 am.
