Hudson Robotics SoftLinx 5.0 - Manual (Page 17)

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Time Constraints
Time constraints are user-defined delays between two specific steps. This allows users to run a step at a
specific time after a step has completed, for time sensitive actions. Time constraints do not need to be
defined between two adjacent steps. However, time constraints can not be defined across loops.
Time constraints can be defined by clicking the time constraint icon on the main toolbar. Before
opening the time constraint window, the step that is to be run second in a time constraint must be selected.
The time constraint manager shows all time constraint relations attached to the selected step. With the use
of parallel and conditional steps, a single step can have multiple time constraints. Each constraint is shown
with an orange aura.
When adding a new constraint, the user can define when a step is going to run, in relation to the target
step. Users must define the desired time in which to run the second step, in relation to the first step. The
user can also define a range of time in which to run the step.
SoftLinx will not run the second step until the desired or minimum time has passed.