Start Timer¶

Description¶

Starts a named timer that can be used to control the flow through a Task System. The Timer Expired Transition and the timerExpired function can be used to evaluate whether the timer has expired.

Signature¶

action/start_timer

Required Parameters¶

timer¶

Example: MyTimer

Name for the timer

duration¶

Example: 1.0

Duration

Optional Parameters¶

duration_units¶

Options: us

ms

s
Default: us

Duration units

timebase¶

If set to the name of a timebase, the expiration time will be measured relative to that timebase. If omitted, the current time will be used as the timebase.

Placement¶

Allowed at top level:	No
Allowed parent:	Block, Conditionally Execute Actions (if), List, Protocol, Render Actions, Repeat Actions (while), Schedule Actions, Task System State, Trial, Unconditionally Execute Actions (else), Variable