Answers.Body: <p>To get the actual time of day, you can use the <a href="http://mindsensors.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&amp;PAGE_user_op=view_page&amp;PAGE_id=77">mindsensors.com Realtime Clock Sensor</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Time is thought of as a sensor value, measured in seconds. The Timer sensor can be used directly, as part of a Wait For block, as part of a Loop block.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Is there a numerical limit to the sensor block? It seems 86,400 seconds between each function is quite a long time.
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Answers.Text: 86400 seconds is a long time for an NXT.  I think mine shuts down after ten minutes of inactivity.  If it can be set to never shut down, how long do the batteries last?
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Body: <p>I wanted to create a system where an NXT block would be set into function at a certain time of day (maybe 5:00 and then 5:10 and so on). I would want the timing function to be embedded into the NXT program. Is this a possible function? I have looked for documentation on the web but have not found anything useful..</p>
  
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Title: Is there a time mechanism that can be added to an NXT program?
UserDisplayName: Stefanos Koutsoukos
ThreadText: # Is there a time mechanism that can be added to an NXT program?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-26)
  
  I wanted to create a system where an NXT block would be set into function at a certain time of day (maybe 5:00 and then 5:10 and so on). I would want the timing function to be embedded into the NXT program. Is this a possible function? I have looked for documentation on the web but have not found anything useful..
  
  **Tags:** nxt, programming, automation
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-26. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  To get the actual time of day, you can use the [mindsensors.com Realtime Clock Sensor](http://mindsensors.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=77).
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-08-26. Score: 2
  
  Time is thought of as a sensor value, measured in seconds. The Timer sensor can be used directly, as part of a Wait For block, as part of a Loop block.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Is there a numerical limit to the sensor block? It seems 86,400 seconds between each function is quite a long time.  
  > **username_2**: 86400 seconds is a long time for an NXT.  I think mine shuts down after ten minutes of inactivity.  If it can be set to never shut down, how long do the batteries last?  
  
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