// variables to be edited by user
double delayInSeconds = 3.0;     // can be no more than 16.3
double durationInSeconds = 1.0;  // can be no more than 16.3

// variables that should not need to be edited by user
// would like to define these variables as final, but this is
//  not amenable to script which can run multiple times
String plcName = "PLogic:E:36";
String propPosition = "PointerPosition";
String propCellType = "EditCellCellType";
String propCellConfig = "EditCellConfig";
String propCellInput1 = "EditCellInput1";
String propCellInput2 = "EditCellInput2";
String propCellInput3 = "EditCellInput3";
String propUpdates = "EditCellUpdateAutomatically";
String propSaveSettings = "SaveCardSettings";
String valNo = "No";
String valDFlop = "1 - D flop";
String valDelay = "15 - delay (NRT)";
String valOneShot = "14 - one shot (NRT)";
String valSaveSettings = "Z - save settings to card (partial)";
int addrAcqFlag = 1;
int addrOnceCell = 6;
int addrDelayCell = 7;
int addrOneShotCell = 9;
int addrOutput3 = 35;
int addrCameraA = 41;
int addrInvert= 64;
int addrEdge = 128;
int ticsPerSecond = 4000;

// turn off updates to speed communication
String valUpdatesOriginal = mmc.getProperty(plcName, propUpdates);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propUpdates, valNo);

// program cell 6 as a one-time-triggered flop that stays high until reset when acquition starts
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propPosition, addrOnceCell);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellType, valDFlop);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput1, addrInvert);   // input is logic 1
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput2, addrCameraA);  // clock with CamA
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput3, addrAcqFlag + addrEdge);  // reset when acquisition starts

// program cell 7 as delay with user-specified value
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propPosition, addrDelayCell);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellType, valDelay);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellConfig, (int)(ticsPerSecond*delayInSeconds));
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput1, addrOnceCell + addrEdge);  // trigrer when other flop goes high
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput2, addrInvert + addrEdge);    // clock on every tic
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput3, addrAcqFlag + addrEdge);   // reset when acquisition starts

// program cell 9 as a one-shot to stay high the user-specified duration
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propPosition, addrOneShotCell);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellType, valOneShot);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellConfig, (int)(ticsPerSecond*durationInSeconds));
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput1, addrDelayCell);           // trigger when delay is finished
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput2, addrInvert + addrEdge);   // clock on every tic
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellInput3, addrAcqFlag + addrEdge);  // reset when acquisition starts

// output #3 reflects cell 9
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propPosition, addrOutput3);
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propCellConfig, addrOneShotCell);

// save settings
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propSaveSettings, valSaveSettings);

// restore updates
mmc.setProperty(plcName, propUpdates, valUpdatesOriginal);