Issue
The delay on and delay off functions do not work correctly inside of the 700 Menta alarm block. Instead of delaying the signal for the configured amount of time, the signal is delayed for a random amount of time before being passed on or turned off.
Environment
- Vista
- XBuilder
- Menta
- Xenta Server 701, 711, 721 and 731
Cause
Documented defect in 700 Menta alarm block. This defect has been confirmed in XBuilder 5.1.5 through 5.1.7.
Resolution
This 700 Menta issue has been corrected in XBuilder 5.1.8. If using a version of XBuilder 5.1.5 through 5.1.7 the following workaround can be used.
- Leave the delay on and delay off settings in the alarm block at zero.
- Add a delay block in front of the alarm block.
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Set the desired delay on and delay off values in the delay block.