6.16.15   Runtime Settings ▹ Override Operator Behavior

This tab card allows you to modify the default behavior of stop and wait_seconds. Click the check box next to the corresponding operator and specify the modification.

stop:  

By default, the stop operator halts the program execution. It is mainly used to highlight or evaluate processing steps in a larger program. If you want to run such a program uninterrupted without altering the actual program code, you can make the stop operator behave like wait_seconds, that is, perform a defined delay. The delay is specified in seconds.

wait_seconds:  

The operator wait_seconds is often used in situations where an intermediate program result is presented that would otherwise pass by too fast. Sometimes, you want to run such a program without any delays, for example, for performance measuring purposes. At other times, you would like to stretch the delays, for example, for evaluation or presentation purposes. Therefore, you can redefine the actual delay of wait_seconds. The delay is specified in seconds.

Selecting exactly causes the specified delay for each wait_seconds instruction.

Selecting with minimum causes delays up to the specified duration. Calls to wait_seconds with a shorter duration will not be affected.

Selecting with maximum causes delays of at least the specified duration. Calls to wait_seconds with a longer duration will not be affected.

The following table shows the actual delay caused by different override settings:

Actual program call	with minimum(10s)	with maximum(10s)
wait_seconds(1)	1s	10s
wait_seconds(20)	10s	20s