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Anonymous
2 years ago

6 polls, 5 poll cycles, or 12 minutes

Alright, take a look at this. The poll rate for this DS is 2 minutes. What is the trigger window? Assume all the criteria is met starting a 1:59 PM and 30 seconds (between polls). When will the alert...
  • Mike_Moniz's avatar
    2 years ago

    Hmm, I had to write it out to wrap my head around on this one :)

    13:58:00 - checked, no issues
    13:59:30 - condition matches
    14:00:00 - 1st poll /w match
    14:02:00 - 2nd poll /w match
    14:04:00 - 3rd poll /w match
    14:06:00 - 4th poll /w match
    14:08:00 - 5th poll /w match
    14:10:00 - 6th poll /w match… ALERT!
    Diff: 10m 30s

    But technically it can be anywhere between 10m 0s to 11m 59s depending on the timing. I assume they are just taking the Cycle * Polls (2 * 6) = 12. I guess it might be more confusing for users to see 10min or 11min even if those are more likely?

    13:58:00 - checked, no issues
    13:58:01 - condition matches
    14:00:00 - 1st poll...
    14:10:00 - 6th poll (alert)
    Diff: 11m 59s

    13:58:00 - checked, no issues
    14:00:00 - 1st poll and condition matches...
    14:10:00 - 6th poll (alert)
    Diff: 10m 00s