TYPE 0x0611 · PLC FAMILY

TIMER_CONTINUOUS

Accumulated timer. SATISFIED when the accumulated count reaches or exceeds the target. Paired with RECURSE_MODIFIED to increment the accumulated value on each covenant spend, enabling multi-spend progressive unlocks.

PLC Invertible

Ladder Diagram

Fields

Field	Data Type	Size	Side	Description
accumulated	NUMERIC	1-4 B	Conditions	Current accumulated count (incremented by RECURSE_MODIFIED each spend)
target	NUMERIC	1-4 B	Conditions	Target count required for SATISFIED result

No witness fields required. RECURSE_MODIFIED on the same rung increments the accumulated value in the recursed output.

Wire Format Breakdown

0x0611 0 2 NUMERIC · 3B NUMERIC · 3B Conditions = 14 bytes

0x0611 0 0 Witness = 4 bytes (empty block)

Total 18 bytes

Evaluation Logic

1.Collect conditions NUMERIC fields. None present → ERROR

2.Single-NUMERIC backward-compat: if exactly 1 NUMERIC, treat it as target. Undecodable or ≤ 0 → UNSATISFIED; otherwise → SATISFIED

3.Modern 2-NUMERIC form: ReadNumeric the first as accumulated, the second as target; either undecodable → ERROR

4.If accumulated < 0 or target < 0 → ERROR

5.If accumulated ≥ target → SATISFIED (timer complete); else → UNSATISFIED (still counting)

Return Values

Condition	Result
No NUMERIC field present, or either undecodable in 2-field form, or negative `accumulated`/`target`	ERROR
Single-NUMERIC backward-compat: `target ≤ 0` or undecodable	UNSATISFIED
2-NUMERIC: `accumulated < target`	UNSATISFIED
Single-NUMERIC: `target > 0`; or 2-NUMERIC: `accumulated ≥ target`	SATISFIED

JSON Wire Format

Conditions (3 of 10 accumulated)

{
  "type": "TIMER_CONTINUOUS",
  "inverted": false,
  "fields": [
    { "type": "NUMERIC", "value": 3 },
    { "type": "NUMERIC", "value": 10 }
  ]
}

This timer has accumulated 3 of the required 10 iterations. Each RECURSE_MODIFIED spend increments the accumulated value. After 7 more spends, the timer will be SATISFIED.

Use Cases

Multi-Spend Timers

A covenant that must be spent (and recursed) a specific number of times before a final action is unlocked. Each spend progresses the timer toward completion.

Progressive Unlock After N Covenant Iterations

Vesting schedules where funds become available only after N covenant iterations have occurred. Combined with RECURSE_MODIFIED, each iteration increments the timer until the target is reached.

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