# Pulse On and Off Tag for Shape Animations

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pulse-on-and-off-tag-for-shape-animations/69442>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 3, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pulse-on-and-off-tag-for-shape-animations/69442 "2023-02-03T22:38:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brodie\_Pascal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@Brodie\_Pascal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brodie_Pascal)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pulse-on-and-off-tag-for-shape-animations/69442/1 "2023-02-03T22:38:21Z")

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Is there a way to make a tag pulse on and off?

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**Author:** ![mcgheeiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pulse-on-and-off-tag-for-shape-animations/69442/2 "2023-02-03T23:27:32Z")

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With an expression tag based on getSeconds(now(1000)) you should be able to get a pulse. You will have to do some math on the result to turn seconds into a 1 or 0 based on how long you want the pulse to last. For example:  
`getSeconds(now(1000)) > 29`  
will be true for 30 seconds, then false for 30 seconds.