Update MTBF before the failure occurs

Hi

Is it possible to update the MTBF of a "MTBF MTTR" object dinamically? Let me be more specific:

I set the MTBF with a random time t. However, I may need to update that value and cause the failure to happen sooner, if a condition in a periodic user event is true.

I can update the MTBF variable in the "MTBF MTTR" object using setvarstr() and then buildnodeflexscript(), but it still won't work because the object only seems to update the MTBF after the OnRepair trigger.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Alternatively, if I could just "force" that "MTBF MTTR" object to go down at any given time before the original MTBF time, that would do the trick.

Is this possible, to force the object to go down?

Thanks in advance

Hello Josè,

the function to let an object go down or to let it resume are standard. You can use them with every event you like or create for example by a message. Please take a look into the triggers of mtbf/mttr source code editor and the command reference.

Jörg

Hi,

if you still insists to change already created events like stop an object or resume an object. You can take a look into the commands to change events.
BUT that is not recommended.
Better you build a control object which handles possible events by incoming messages and executes only stopobject and resumeobject functions, when they should happens at the right moment instantly.

Jörg

Thank you so much Jorg.

I'll follow your last tip. Instead of using "MTBF MTTR" objects, I'll try to create a periodic user event where it checks if a given condition is true. If it is, it sends a message to the machine (to break it down) and a delayed message (to resume to the last state).

I'll also use the OnMessage triggers of the machine to replace the OnDown and OnRepair triggers of the "MTBF MTTR".