Cycle Times

The cycle time is the time that the application needs to calculate once. The main application will call each peripheral as needed individually. This means that not always the entire application is recalculated. This keeps the cycle time in operation enormously short. The faster the application runs, the faster the server's reaction time.

After every cycle, a predefined pause is maintained. This can be set in the context menu under Project ▸ Settings ▸ Automation. The minimum time prevents that the server's CPU is utilized at 100 %. Normally, a cycle time of 20ms and a minimum time of 25 % (5ms) is set. Always pay attention to the CPU utilization in the monitor at the top right when changing settings. The minimum cycle time is 1ms.

Note: The shorter the predefined cycle time, the more can be calculated within this time and the faster the application will be executed. However, more resources are consumed, which can negatively affect energy consumption.