Timer

To get the Timer keyword in the command line, press and hold + Macro (= Timer).
You can also type Timer in the command line.

Description

With the Timer keyword you can edit, start, pause, restart, switch off, select, lock, unlock, and assign timers.

Timer 1 is a predefined stopwatch and not editable.

For more Information see Timer pool.

The Timer keyword is an object keyword.

Syntax

[Function] Timer [ID]

Assign Timer [ID] / [Parameter] = [Parameter Value]

Parameter

The following table displays the assignable parameters via command line.

Parameter	Parameter Value
Name	”Timername”
TimerMode	”Stopwatch”, “Countdown”
WhenRestarting	”Continue”, “Reset”
TimeUnit	”Seconds”, “1/10 Seconds”, “1/100 Seconds”, “24 FPS”, “25 FPS”, “30 FPS”
ExecTrigger	”LinkSelected-Start”, “Not Linked”, “LinkLastGo-Start”, “LinkSelected-Toggle”, “LinkLastGo-Toggle”
AlertType (only if timer mode is countdown)	“None”, “Popup”, “Popup & Beep”, “Command”, “Command & Popup”, “Command, Popup & Beep”
AlertRange (only if timer mode is countdown)	“Local”, “Global”
Countdowntime (only if timer mode is countdown)	0.01S .. 23H59M59.99S

Examples

• Edit timer 4. The Edit Timer pop-up opens.

[Channel]> Edit Timer 4

Edit the timer Countdown

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• Assign a countdown time of 20 seconds to the existing timer 4.

[Channel]> Assign Timer 4 /countdowntime = 20