Exercise: Setting the function of a vending machine with the Scheduler feature

1. Create three BOOL tags named “Washer”, “Light”, and “Vending”.

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2. Create 3 different action lists by clicking Tools > Script Editor… > click + icon > Create New Commands > name the first action list “Activate Vending” > click Add New Command, then assign the value “true” to the “Vending” tag > click OK.

3. Repeat this step for the second and third action list called “Activate Washer” and “Activate Light”. Make sure to assign a corresponding tag in the Parameters section

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4. Create 3 different schedules by clicking Tools > Schedule Editor… > click + icon. Each Schedule Title will be “Activate Vending”, “Activate Washer”, and “Activate Light”.

5. Configure the schedule setup based on the information provided below and make sure to assign a corresponding action in the Action section.

   1. Activate Vending: Start on 2023-03-01 at 07:30 military time and repeat every 1 day.

   2. Activate Washer: Start on 2023-03-22 at 07:45 military time and repeat once a week every Wednesday.

   3. Activate Light: Start on 2023-03-01 at 18:00 military time and repeat once every first day of the month.
      
      

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      Schedule Configuration

       

6. Create three different text boxes and bind the “Vending”, “Washer”, and “Light” tags to the Text property of their respective text boxes.
   
   

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7. To observe the operation of the scheduler, adjust the scheduled start date to occur the current date and start times to occur within the next 5 minutes, then run the simulator. At the scheduled start time of their respective schedule, the tag values should display “1”.
   
   

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   Canvas Simulator