"Wait For Time" does not work depending on time before or after 12:00:00 and when advanced sequence is started before 12:00:00.

[Albert.Fetscher]

Is the issue reproducible? Yes!
Are all prerequisites that are mentioned inside the manual met? Yes!

Which Version are you running? Version: 2.1.0.9001 (Updated at 29.11.2022)

Description

"Wait For Time" does not work depending on time before or after 12:00:00 and when the related advanced sequence is started before 12:00:00.

Steps to Reproduce

• Create an advanced sequence, but before 12:00:00 (e.g. at 09:55:00).
• Add first instruction “Wait For Time” using source “Time” and set time to 12:00:00 (or later).
• Add second instruction “Message Box” using text “Starting…” to simply indicate it is now running.
• Start this sequence but before 12:00:00 (e.g. at 10:00:00)

Expected behaviour

Sequence should wait until 12:00:00 has been reached, then the message box “Starting…” must pop-up.

Actual behaviour

Sequence does not wait until 12:00:00 but displays the message box “Starting…” immediatly.

Hint: If “Wait For Time” is before 12:00:00 (e.g. 11:59:59) and start time is before (e.g. 1 hour) then it is sucessfully running.

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[Stefan B]

This is as designed. Otherwise you would wait for time when it is for example 23 o'clock and your wait for time is until 17 o'clock it would work until the next day.

https://nighttime-imaging.eu/docs/master/site/sequencer/advanced/instructions/#wait-for-time

[Albert.Fetscher]

Thank you for your fast response.
And how can I start an advanced sequence in the late morning, but which shall proceed running the following instructions or instruction sets in the evening? (Like a “Wait Until” as the existing “Loop until”.)

[Stefan B]

An alternative is using the “Wait if sun altitude”.
wait if altitude > -6° → civil dusk
wait if altitude > -12° → nautical dusk
wait if altitude > -18° → astronomical dusk

[Albert.Fetscher]

Stefan, thank you very much for this hint!

I’ll try this workaround.