Whats the best way to Realize a Countdown?

I am trying to implement a countdown screen that i can set a certain time with and then when the countdown expires trigger an event. I know RRextended has a timer function however i was not quite sure how i would create fields and then convert to seconds (methodically not mathematically lol)

also is there a way i can trigger an alarm at a time that i set on a screen?


Reason i am doing is so i can set the car start itself in the hot/cold morning at a certain time using fuzionbrain. (unfortunately its out of wifi range otherwise i wouldn't be asking this.

thx for any info and help
phil

this is a cool idea, but wouldn't this require leaving the PC on all the time then?

good observation. yes my pc is running all the time. I have a second isolatoted battery in the back of the car that. Its a yellowtop (deep cycle battery). Fusionbrain also monitors battery voltage and starts an engine cycle and connects second battery when the battery voltage gets critically low...




http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4...batteryoff.jpg
the code if you are curios:

/, AUTO CYCLE

"DIG1TOG", "DIGITALOUT1;TOGGLE'

"IGNITIONCHECKOFF", "BYIND;DIGITALOUT1STATUS;DIG1TOG<<NA"
"IGNITIONCHECKON", "BYIND;DIGITALOUT1STATUS;NA<<DIG1TOG"
"IGNITIONCHECKONSTART", "BYIND;DIGITALOUT1STATUS;NA<<DIGITALOUT0SWITCH ;1"

"GETLOGRUNS","IniKeyToVar;$RRPATH$enginerun.ini;Se ct 1;EngineRuns;RUNS"
"SAVELOGRUNS","VarToIniKey;$RRPATH$enginerun.ini;S ect 1;EngineRuns;$RUNS$"

/, Check 1 (do not engage if cycle is already running)
"RRFUSION_ALERT0","BYVAR;ISCYCLERUNNING;PRECHECK1< <NA"

/, Check 2 (do not engage if ignition is on)
"PRECHECK1","BYIND;DIGITALOUT1STATUS;STARTSEQUENCE <<NA"

"STARTSEQUENCE","SETVAR;ISCYCLERUNNING;1||GETLOGRU NS||LOAD;crit_battery.skin||GblTmr_Add;Tmrignition ;60;Timer_Ignition;oneshot"

"Timer_Ignition","GblTmr_Del;Tmrignition||IGNITION CHECKOFF||DELAYEXEC;2;IGNITIONCHECKONSTART||GblTmr _Add;Tmrshutdown;900;Timer_Shutdown;oneshot||EVAL; RUNS;$RUNS$+1||SAVELOGRUNS||DELAYEXEC;7;AUXBATCON"


"Timer_Shutdown","GblTmr_Del;Tmrshutdown||IGNITION CHECKON||ADDTOFILE;$RRPATH$enginerun.ini;TIME||ADD TOFILE;$RRPATH$enginerun.ini;DATE||SETVAR;ISCYCLER UNNING;0||MAIN||DELAYEXEC;20;AUXBATDIS"


/,END AUTO CYCLE

There's a timeexec plugin which allows you to execute commands based on ini setting.

If you are talkinga about executing a command after a number of seconds, you can use the TMR definition. If you need something re-occuring or events in between you may consider "delayexec" or the timer funcions from RRExtended.

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Originally Posted by guino

There's a timeexec plugin which allows you to execute commands based on ini setting.

If you are talkinga about executing a command after a number of seconds, you can use the TMR definition. If you need something re-occuring or events in between you may consider "delayexec" or the timer funcions from RRExtended.

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yeah i was going to use the RRextended functions however the problem i have is more of how to create a field that has a programmable time in there... lets say 2 fields one with hour one with minutes... so i would need to somehow take the two variables in there convert and add them...thats the part im not familiar with ..

probably easier to use a variable and just have the user enter the setting directly using the OSK/NUMOSK -- i.e. click a button to edit the hour, then click another to edit the minutes, or just have one button to edit the whole thing (hour+minutes). This can be done with a label code "=$MYTIME$" and using a button with the code "OSKTOVAR;MYTIME", then you can use the variable MYTIME wherever else you want it -- You can do the same thing individually for the hour/minutes. To add the variables (numerically) you can use EVAL and to add them on a command you can just put them directly in the command/label like "=$MYHOUR$:$MYMINUTES$" (to display the content of HOUR:MINUTES like 02:14).