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Appendix B: Flow Chart Command Reference Pointe Controller User Guide
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B.1.7 Wait
This command can be selected from the General commands list.
When used in a Flow Chart, the Wait command inserts a delay of specified
duration into the execution of the chart.
Parameters for this command include:
 Wait Value – The number of specified time units in the delay. (Wait
Value is combined with Units below to get the actual duration. For
example, 3 Seconds or 3000 Milliseconds.)
The value of Wait Value may be an Input/Memory/Output tag, a literal
numeric value, or some other logical expression that is evaluated every
time the block is executed.
To configure the Wait Value parameter, click the
button to open a
standard Build Argument dialog.
 Units – The time units in which the Wait Value above is counted.
Available units include Milliseconds, Seconds, and Minutes.
To configure the Units parameter, click the
button and select a unit
from the drop-down menu.