realtimeinit - set time unit
realtime - set dates origin or waits until date
These two functions can be used to handle real time into Scilab.
realtimeinit(time_unit) defines the time unit associated to the realtime argument t
first call to realtime(t0) sets current date to ( t0 ). subsequent calls to realtime(t) wait till date t is reached.
realtimeinit(1/2);//sets time unit to half a second
realtime(0);//sets current date to 0
for k=1:10,realtime(k);mprintf('current time is '+string(k/2)+'sec .\r\n');end
//next instruction outputs a dot each 2 seconds
realtimeinit(2); realtime(0);for k=1:10,realtime(k);mprintf('.\r\n');end
realtimeinit(1);realtime(0);
dt=getdate('s'); realtime(10); getdate('s')-dt
getdate ,