User`s guide

May 15, 2012 • Alcorn McBride TourTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 • Page 33

Example 3

T:14:46 D:01/1/2015 R:30 P:minute A:1/3/2010 I:3:00

E:COMMAND 1:"1P2PL”

We’ve now added:

Repeat Number(R): 30

Repeat Period(P): minute

Ending Time(I): 3am in the morning (3:00 military)

Ending Date(A): January 3

2015

The Repeat Number acts as a multiplier of the Repeat Period. They should be read

in conjunction like this: “Repeat this event every 30 minutes”.

The Ending Time and Ending Date fields specify the time and date that the

repeating will stop. In this example, the TourTraXX will play file #1 to channel pair

2 on 1/1/2015 at exactly 2:46PM. It will then play the file again 30 minutes later

(3:16PM) and will continue to repeat until 3:00AM on 1/3/2010.

Example 4

T:1:00 D:11-28-2015 R:4 P:Thursday S:November E:COMMAND

1:"1P2PL”

The only thing that is new with this example is the Set field:

Repeat Set(S): November

A set defines a certain range of valid repeat periods. For this example, only the

Thursdays in November are eligible for this event. When a Set is used in an event,

the Repeat Number takes on a different meaning. Instead of being a multiplier of

the Repeat Period, it and the Repeat Period become an index of the set. These

three fields should be read in conjunction like this: “Repeat this event every 4

Thursday in November.”

Fields in Detail

There is a summary table in the Scheduled Events section that lists all the

fields for your reference. Since the Command Event, and event Parameter

fields have been discussed, we’ll discuss the rest of the fields here.

T: Start Time

The Start Time is the hour and minute your event becomes active. For most

cases being active simply means gets executed. You can specify it in

military or standard time where 00:00 is midnight, 23:59 or 11:59pm is last

minute of the day something can be scheduled. You can also specify sunrise

or sunset. In order to take advantage of sunrise/sunset calculations in the

TourTraXX, you need to determine you longitude, latitude, and time zone.