Am I the only one who has problems with Big Timer not just sending an ON signal one time? It seems like it sends it every minute. I want a timer that only send it one time.
Because heres what happens…
Show the flow.
This would happen for two reasons.
There is three outputs on the node. The top node fires when the time reaches the start or end time (this is the one you want to use). The second output fires every minute and is used mostly for debugging flows. The third output fires with the top output but only sends the string text you enter in the string field, if any (this is typically used for any speech operations). So make sure to use the top or first output.
There is a checkbox at the very bottom when setting up the node that says “Repeat Output”. If that box is checked it will repeat every minute on all the outputs. You must make sure that that option is not checked.
Hope that helps!
Edit: Doh! Now I see it my. Auto is set to repeat every minute. Ignore me, I’m an idiot.
Heres the flow. I can sit and watch it, it will fire every minute…
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