How to waste time in Processing? (delay with Arduino)

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hello, how to wait time in processing?
and im haven’t arduino to use delay() in serial.
so, can you help me?

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You can make a timer using millis()

draw () runs on and on but the next step is only done
when if(millis()-timer > 5000) {

and say int timer = millis(); to start the timer

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what? no, just wait per frame, not per frame’s
no, im sure can do that with milis(), but this is tons of code, is not mine (no offense)

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In theory, you can use the same timer in a while loop
and stay in draw() (in the same frame)

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You do not want a (long) delay inside the draw method otherwise it will inhibit event handling and make the app unresponsive.

Why do you want a delay? Do you actually need a delay?

It would help if you explain more about what you attempting to do in your sketch.

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working with Arduino you sometimes need a delay iirc.

But I would not recommend to use more than 200 millis…

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You can try using the pause function in this sketch

void setup() {
  size(400, 300);
  textSize(30);
}

void draw() {
  background(20);
  fill(255);
  // Display time since sketch started
  text(millis(), 50, 100);
}

// Pause time in milliseconds
void pause(int time_ms) {
  try {
    Thread.sleep(time_ms);
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e.toString());
  }
}

void keyTyped() {
  if (key == 'p')
    pause(2000);  // Pause for 2 seconds
}
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yes, im try pause(), but i have an version 4.3 don’t sure that will be work

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The sketch worked for me in 4.3 :grin:

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ok, thanx quark (this coment for this this line for just here’s be >20 simvols)