TIME Control

TIME Control

The TIME Type is used on a User Defined Form to create an input filed for time data

Required Fields

Order

The order in which the controls are read in by the program

Title

The text to be shown on the display

Length

Length of the input field in characters

Optional Fields

Autoupdate

This control will update on a time if a non-null positive integer value is entered in the Autoupdate column. The number is the number of seconds between auto-updates

Topic

The time zone for the data. By default all data are in UTC. Enter a standard time zone name to collect data in other time zones.

Autoclear

The control is automatically cleared when data is saved

DbTitle

Column heading for the output database. (This will default to the Title if this filed is not completed)

Hint

Text for a hint to be displayed when entering data in the control

PostTitle

Additional text to display after the input box.

Required

Forces the user to fill in the input box before the form can be saved

Plot

Data from this form can be plotted if the entered value is non-zero. Note that there are extensive plot options available from the Display / Logger forms menu.

NMEA Input

Not yet implemented for this control type

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