Timers and Counters
Timers are used to monitor time dependencies between processes within Line Control. Counters are used to monitor maximum repetitions of processes within Line Control.
Definitions of Timers and Counters are stored in relation to type data specifications within Setup Specs.
Under Line control > Timers and Counters, the timers and counters are displayed ordered in two tabs.
Timers tab
Under Line control > Timers and Counters, the data of the timers that are currently on the lines are listed in the Timers tab. By default all Timers are displayed.
The Timers are sorted by state. At the top the critical timers are shown, followed in order by running, new, triggered and stopped timers.
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The timers shown are a snapshot at the time of the search. To update the view, the search must be performed again. |
Header, table and detail area
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<nnnn> |
Total number of entries found |
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Search for timer name or part identifier. Enter the search term in full or in part.
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Configures the threshold value for critical timers. |
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Filter the display according to filter criteria (e.g. timer state). The number in brackets indicates how many filters are set. |
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For detailed explanation of the columns, see Timer/Counter |
Counters Tab
Under Line control > Timers and Counters , the Counters that are currently on the lines are listed in the Counters tab. By default all Counters are displayed.
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The counters shown are a snapshot at the time of the search. To update the view, the search must be performed again. |
Header
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<nn> |
Total number of entries found |
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Search for identifier or name of counters. Enter the search term in full or in part.
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For detailed explanation of the columns, see Timer/Counter |