Custom date and time formats in Helm Timer control

Here is a not-so-well-known feature of Helm timer controls. You can set the time display to a very wide range of different formats. We give you some examples plus the full guide to what’s available so you can create new and innovative time displays. Here’s...

A guide to the Timer control

Using the Timer control in Helm can be a little less than intuitive. Here are some examples and explanations. Let’s use this simple setup to demonstrate a few things We’ll use four controls only, a Timer and a Text Label, and two Buttons to start and stop...

Timers

Timers in Helm have two distinct functions. They can be used to display count-down and count-up timers on operator panels, and they can run scripts when the timer reaches a predetermined time. Timers can be used as interval timers for performing regular tasks, and can...