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- One-time event: an action is executed at a specific time
- Start-stop event: a time period specified by its start and end time. An action is can be executed when the event starts and when it ends.
- Cyclical event: a time period specified by its start and end time. An action is can be executed when the event starts, when it ends. During that period an action is executed periodically at a given time interval.
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For a conditional event the specified condition is monitored. An action is can be executed
- if the condition goes from false to true: the condition was not met previously and a change of an input lead to the condition being met.
- if the condition goes from true to true: the condition was met previously and a change of an input did not change that.
- if the condition goes from true to false: the conditon was met previously and a change of an input lead to the condition being no longer met.