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General information

This macro command allows executing different actions after a certain period depending on whether an event has occurred occurs or not after a certain time interval.

Configuring an action

To configure the occurrence of an event, do the following:

1. Go to the Programming tab.
In the
2. Click the Create... button in the Event rules or Cycle rules
list, click Create...
3. list (see Configuring macros).
4. Select
a
5. the start condition that triggers a macro (see Configuring start conditions).
6. Click the Image Modified button below the start conditions.
7. From the drop-down list, select Programming: Wait for event.
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8. In the Timeout parameter, set the time to wait for the event to occur in HH:MM:SS format.
9. Click the Add event filter button
if you want to add an
10. and add the event filter if necessary. You can specify one or more events,
if any event is received,
11. upon receiving which the waiting stops. If you don't select
any
12. events, the waiting stops only after the specified time.
13. If necessary, select and configure the action that
must be executed
14. you want to execute:
    1. When you receive an event from the filter
is received
15. 1. in
the
16. 1. the Execute if event occurred parameter.
    2. If no event from the filter
has occurred
17. 1. occurs during the
wait
18. 1. waiting time in the Execute if no event occurred parameter.
19. Click the Apply Image Modified button.

Configuration of the Configuring the Wait for event action is complete.

Example use

This macro checks if there is a connection with an the IP device.

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When a connection with an the IP device is lost, the waiting time to restore the connection with a device is 30 seconds. The waiting time is terminated stops as soon as a connection with an the IP device is restored.

If this event doesn't occur, an alarm is initiated after this time has elapsedelapses.