We can use timer sentences to return a value between 0 and 1 from time to time,
There are some parameters we can specify into the timer sentences:

• Seed: assign it for different timer can get different phase results
• Freq: make the timer playback faster or slower than others

There is a optional sentences:

• "ping pong": this make the timer result "back and forth" instead of "finish and return"

There are some sentences we have "my id" extension:

• "with my id": make different seed for different agents.

Examples

If there is no "with my id", all agents will use same seed.

(Type: Periodic Time)

• peroidic time generate value

Example "timer" sentence in sequential 6 time points

• peroidic time seed:?? generate value

Example "timer seed:1 and timer seed:2" sentences in sequential 6 time points

• peroidic time seed:?? freq:?? generate value

Example "timer seed:1 freq:2 and timer seed:1 freq:0.5" sentences in sequential 6 time points

• ping pong time generate value

The sub option "ping ping" stands for "back and forth", it will backward playback the timer and return the value like ping-pong playback in Maya time slider.

Example "timer and timer(ping ping)" sentences in sequential 6 time points

• ping pong time seed:?? generate value
• ping pong time seed:?? freq:?? generate value

Make another seed for different agents

(Type: Periodic Time)

• peroidic time with my id generate value

Example one "timer with id" sentence with 2 different agents in sequential 6 time points

• peroidic time seed:?? with my id generate value
• peroidic time seed:?? freq:?? with my id generate value

• ping pong time with my id generate value
• ping pong time seed:?? with my id generate value
• ping pong time seed:?? freq:?? with my id generate value