How to reset time

[kelvin]

Hi Everyone,

I'm here for asking how to i reset the time?
Examples: when i inject a timestamp from 8 a.m to 5 p.m and the debug will give me Singapore time and the date.

When after 5 p.m will auto reset the time, will be continuously for the next day.

Thanks

[TotallyInformation]

Hi Kelvin, not sure I really understand your issue. Could you post some screen-shots to illustrate it?

Node-RED simply uses the underlying OS time settings so you should check those too.

[kelvin]

Hi,
below this picture take this as example
after i inject start maybe around 8 a.m than will keep sending the data until 5 p.m than will be auto reset the timing.

[Colin]

@kelvin

will keep sending the data

What will keep sending what data?

[gerry]

It seems to me what he wants is a window of 8am to 5pm when data will be sent or time is sent? I'll be interested in seeing the answer to @Colin questiom.

[kelvin]

Hi,

my issue is when i on the elapsed time will continuously counting the time, when is off i wanted to have 1 debug node only.
but not i can't find the easy way for this.

Thank you

[Colin]

I am sorry, that sentence does not make sense. I presume that the problem is that English is not your first language. Please try and explain in a lot more detail what you want to do. Perhaps then we can understand.
Also tell us what your first language is, perhaps someone here understands it.

[jbudd]

Perhaps a node-red-contrib-simple-gate node is what you want?

You can open and close the gate at specific times, maybe using your "timerswitch" node.

[smanjunath211]

i had made a simple flow for some requirement, i am not entirely sure is this what the OP wants, but nonetheless.

Daily Schedule with Gate Control

[image] [{"id":"ce75c26918b78527","type":"gate","z":"c83d72886d5b02c0","name":"","controlTopic":"control","defaultState":"closed","openCmd":"open","closeCmd":"close","toggleCmd":"toggle","defaultCmd":"default","statusCmd":"status","persist":false,"storeName":"default","x":960,"y":310,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"0878e020e1a53ff7","type":"inject","z":"c83d72886d5b02c0","name":"Open Gate","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"co…

[smanjunath211]

The below flow will give one output every minute between 08:00 and 17:00 and one output only once at 17:00.
you need to install node-red-contrib-cron-plus for this.

[{"id":"6730fda3df8bc09d","type":"change","z":"b4466d762546d11c","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"The Time is 17:00 Now","tot":"str"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":560,"y":120,"wires":[["1ddb4485cfcd9596"]]},{"id":"61869761095561a5","type":"switch","z":"b4466d762546d11c","name":"","property":"payload","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"eq","v":"A","vt":"str"},{"t":"eq","v":"B","vt":"str"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":2,"x":370,"y":100,"wires":[["6332ee2f0b0b2e3d"],["6730fda3df8bc09d"]]},{"id":"1ddb4485cfcd9596","type":"debug","z":"b4466d762546d11c","name":"debug 19","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"payload","statusType":"auto","x":760,"y":140,"wires":[]},{"id":"6f40b9cda9c211cd","type":"cronplus","z":"b4466d762546d11c","name":"","outputField":"payload","timeZone":"","persistDynamic":false,"commandResponseMsgOutput":"output1","outputs":1,"options":[{"name":"schedule1","topic":"topic1","payloadType":"str","payload":"A","expressionType":"cron","expression":"0 */1 8-16 * * *","location":"","offset":"0","solarType":"all","solarEvents":"sunrise,sunset"},{"name":"schedule2","topic":"topic2","payloadType":"str","payload":"B","expressionType":"cron","expression":"0 0 17 * * * *","location":"","offset":"0","solarType":"all","solarEvents":"sunrise,sunset"}],"x":200,"y":100,"wires":[["61869761095561a5"]]},{"id":"6332ee2f0b0b2e3d","type":"change","z":"b4466d762546d11c","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"The Time is between 08:00 and 17:00","tot":"str"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":560,"y":80,"wires":[["45af6e17ad6e8334"]]},{"id":"45af6e17ad6e8334","type":"debug","z":"b4466d762546d11c","name":"debug 18","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"payload","statusType":"auto","x":760,"y":60,"wires":[]}]

[Steve-Mcl]

Same thing without the Switch and Change nodes

[{"id":"1ddb4485cfcd9596","type":"debug","z":"39535495.99fe8c","name":"debug 19","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"payload","statusType":"auto","x":1520,"y":258,"wires":[]},{"id":"6f40b9cda9c211cd","type":"cronplus","z":"39535495.99fe8c","name":"","outputField":"payload","timeZone":"","persistDynamic":false,"commandResponseMsgOutput":"fanOut","outputs":4,"options":[{"name":"schedule1","topic":"topic1","payloadType":"str","payload":"The Time is between 08:00 and 17:00","expressionType":"cron","expression":"0 */1 8-16 * * *","location":"The Time is between 08:00 and 17:00","offset":"0","solarType":"all","solarEvents":"sunrise,sunset"},{"name":"schedule2","topic":"topic2","payloadType":"str","payload":"The Time is 17:00 Now","expressionType":"cron","expression":"0 0 17 * * * *","location":"B","offset":"0","solarType":"all","solarEvents":"sunrise,sunset"}],"x":1300,"y":260,"wires":[["45af6e17ad6e8334"],["1ddb4485cfcd9596"],[],[]]},{"id":"45af6e17ad6e8334","type":"debug","z":"39535495.99fe8c","name":"debug 18","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"payload","statusType":"auto","x":1520,"y":211,"wires":[]}]

[smanjunath211]

Have been using cron plus for quite some time now, never occured to me i can have independent outputs from cron plus for every schedule. I have created multiple cron-plus nodes across my flows. Is there any significant cpu power lost in multiple nodes working instead of one node with multiple schedules ?
thanks for this.

[Steve-Mcl]

@smanjunath211

Is there any significant cpu power lost in multiple nodes working instead of one node with multiple schedules ?

no, either way, the difference is insignificant (but technically, fan out is less overhead due to zero comparisons (switch node) and less routes (less clones))

[smanjunath211]

Thanks and Sorry for sidetracking the original post. hope the orginal post uses this conversation and finds relevant solution

[kelvin]

Hi Jbudd,

for your flow can automatic open and close?
cause i using gate also but only have to manual go and change open or close
cause i finding the way can automatic after off can cutoff the time.
any way thanks for respond.

[jbudd]

@kelvin

for your flow can automatic open and close?

Yes, of course.

Inject nodes can open and close the gate at specific times.

Your START button together with a trigger can open the gate and close it after a defined period.

Your START button together with a trigger can open the gate and close it if no further messages have been received for a defined period.

And many other possibilities.

[kelvin]

Do you mind can send me your flow, so than i can take a experience from there.

[smanjunath211]

did you try the improved version suggested by Steve

@Steve-Mcl

Same thing without the Switch and Change nodes

[kelvin]

Ok i will try later thanks.