Get current time from system

Technical Questions URScript
1

How do I know the time of the system to calculate the duration of a movement? getting the time before the movement and the time at the end of the movement would make the difference of these two variables and know the duration. CB3 to polyscope/program/expression/var (urp / txt) or script.

Thank you in advance.

2

this has already been asked and has good answers. Can be found by using the search term “time”: Get current time

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3

I saw it and I was expecting a more simple function but I try it and it works well anyway, Thank you for your quick answer I win some precious time.

4

Time as such known from e.g. Java is not implemented in URScript.
So the sync() timer option in a thread, may be the prefereable option in URScript.
If done in Python, Java or similar, there are many native options to extract timestamps.

5

Dear jbm, do you have an exemple of using sync() in UR Script?

6

sync() uses the remaining time in an 8 ms frame.
If called sequentially, each call will have a duration of 8 ms.
E.g.:

count = 0
while (count < 125):
   sync()
   count = count + 1
end
seconds = seconds + 1
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Thanks you, it’s what I needed it

8

Finally i did it like this. Sometimes I have an error of 8ms but it’s insignificant for what I am doing.

contador_de_tiempo_pantallazo

9

Hi! And what if I wanna implement in URScript this algorithm:

Start data logging, t=0s
while t<8s do
q=random(-pi/18,+pi/18) rad
v=random(0.5,2) rad/s
a = random(0.3,7) rad/s^2
movej(q0+q,v,a)
Wait random(0.1,1.0)
end while
Stop data logging