Hello, I think this is a rather simple question, but how do I create a timer(or something like that), that tells the programm to do thing 1, and then, after half a second, do thing 2? I tried using the frameRate() command(do you call stuff like that commands i don’t know), but it did not really wor…

Hi Schred, Check out the millis() function. You can find plenty of example on the forum on how to use it :slight_smile:

Thanks, I already have a little experience with that, but I heared that it’s “exhausting” for the processor, to run this command that often. Is there an easier way? (Or is that simply not true?)

I can’t say for sure but I don’t think it is heavy on the processor and if you really just want to make a simple timer, it will definitly not be too much for the processor to handle.

Okay thanks, I’ll try it then! :smile:

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Thanks dude, I’ll take a look at it :smile:

For something super simple you could just increment an int. If your sketch is running at 30 fps then every 30 increments is 1 second.

@ScottGrogin Well I tried that before with “something = 1/frameRate;” and testing for a value that should only appear once during the 60 frames but NOPE it did not work out (with “if(blabla == something)”) … XD :wink:

Be careful when checking for true equality when trying to time something. It will almost never match the exact time you want. The best you can do is to check if the elapsed time is higher than the time you wanted and then perform the action you want in this case.

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How to create a simple timer?

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