visual countdown timer on touch panel

trx250r87

Can anyone recommend a method for creating a countdown timer on a touch panel. I'm using an AXT-CA10 and Axcent3 controller. Some sample code would be greatly appreciated! I would like to use this as a visual feedback while a projector is warming up and cooling down.
Eric

Jimweir192

In Axcent I used to use a level and a bargraph across the width of the page and reduce the value in mainline using a wait, but there are other ways too

Andrew G Welker

Timelines are your friend to do this. See code below for one way to do it.

define_constant

TL_Countdown = 1 //make sure you change this to whatever works in your system if you have other timelines you use

define_variable

long lTL_countdowntimes[] = {1000} //1 second, could make this longer or shorter if you wanted to

define_event
button_event[dvTP,timeline_start]
{
     push:
     {
          timeline_create(TL_Countdown,lTL_countdowntimes,1,timeline_relative,timeline_repeat)
     }
}
timeline_event[TL_Countdown]
{
     stack_var integer nCountdownLength

     nCountdownLength = 30

     send_command dvTP, "'^TXT,1,0,'ATOI(nCountdownLength-timeline.repetition),' seconds remaining'"

     if(timeline.repetition x timeline.time > nCountdownLength x 1000)
     {
           timeline_kill(TL_Countdown)
     }
}

That should work, haven't tested it and wrote it off the top of my head.

true

Andrew G Welker, this is Axcent he is talking about, not NetLinx

(also you have syntax errors ;p)

TurnipTruck

DEFINE_PROGRAM
nTiming++
IF nCountdown=0
  nCountdown=100
IF (nTiming=100)
  {
  nTiming=0
  nCoutndown--
  SEND_COMMAND dvTP,"I forget the G3 comand,ITOA(nCountdown)"
  }
nTiming++

Completely untested. Hopefully this gets you started.

Thomas Hayes

***Put this in variable section***
INTEGER COUNTTIMER_W
INTEGER BARGRAPH_WARM
INTEGER COUNTTIMER_C
INTEGER BARGRAPH_COOL
*** Put this in program section***
// System Warm Up Timer and Bargraph Display
IF ((CountTimer_W <>999) and (CountTimer_W <40)) // second number is time to count up to
{
WAIT 10 // updates every second
{
CountTimer_W= CountTimer_W+1
SEND_LEVEL VTP , 3, COUNTTIMER_W
IF (CountTimer_W=40)
{
CountTimer_W=999 // stop counter
nSystem_Warm=1
WAIT 20
nSystem_Warm=0
SEND_LEVEL VTP, 3, 0
}
}
}

// System Cool Down Timer and Bargrahp Dispaly
IF ((CountTimer_C <>999) and (CountTimer_C <=120)) // second number is time to count up to
{
WAIT 10 // updates every second
{
CountTimer_C= CountTimer_C+1
SEND_LEVEL VTP , 4, COUNTTIMER_C
IF(COUNTTIMER_C=30)
{
PULSE[dvScr1,Scr1_Stop]
PULSE[dvScr2,Scr2_Stop]
}
IF(COUNTTIMER_C=120)
{
CountTimer_C=999 // stop counter
nSystem_Cool=1
WAIT 20
nSystem_Cool=0
SEND_LEVEL VTP, 4, 0
}
}
}

I use this code in all of my older units and have never had an issue. The only thing I have every found is not to have any other functions going on during the process because it might miss it.

trx250r87

timer

Thanks guys, I'll give some of these a try...
Eric

trx250r87

This looks like it is for Nexlinx, would you mind converting it to Axcent3?
Eric

Thomas Hayes wrote: »

***Put this in variable section***
INTEGER COUNTTIMER_W
INTEGER BARGRAPH_WARM
INTEGER COUNTTIMER_C
INTEGER BARGRAPH_COOL
*** Put this in program section***
// System Warm Up Timer and Bargraph Display
IF ((CountTimer_W <>999) and (CountTimer_W <40)) // second number is time to count up to
{
WAIT 10 // updates every second
{
CountTimer_W= CountTimer_W+1
SEND_LEVEL VTP , 3, COUNTTIMER_W
IF (CountTimer_W=40)
{
CountTimer_W=999 // stop counter
nSystem_Warm=1
WAIT 20
nSystem_Warm=0
SEND_LEVEL VTP, 3, 0
}
}
}

// System Cool Down Timer and Bargrahp Dispaly
IF ((CountTimer_C <>999) and (CountTimer_C <=120)) // second number is time to count up to
{
WAIT 10 // updates every second
{
CountTimer_C= CountTimer_C+1
SEND_LEVEL VTP , 4, COUNTTIMER_C
IF(COUNTTIMER_C=30)
{
PULSE[dvScr1,Scr1_Stop]
PULSE[dvScr2,Scr2_Stop]
}
IF(COUNTTIMER_C=120)
{
CountTimer_C=999 // stop counter
nSystem_Cool=1
WAIT 20
nSystem_Cool=0
SEND_LEVEL VTP, 4, 0
}
}
}

I use this code in all of my older units and have never had an issue. The only thing I have every found is not to have any other functions going on during the process because it might miss it.

Andrew G Welker

true wrote: »

Andrew G Welker, this is Axcent he is talking about, not NetLinx

(also you have syntax errors ;p)

Oops, neeed to read a little closer...and put my code in Netlinx studio first

Thomas Hayes

trx250r87 wrote: »

This looks like it is for Nexlinx, would you mind converting it to Axcent3?
Eric

I use it with Axcent III and Netlinx. It should work as it is for Axcecnt III. The VTP is just a device name but can be changed to TP.