Timer

Introduction

The VEX 123’s Brain has a timer that keeps track of elapsed time from the start of a project. It can be used to measure durations or reset for new timing operations.

Below is a list of all available blocks:

• reset timer – Resets the timer to zero.

• timer in seconds – Returns the current elapsed time in seconds.

reset timer

The reset timer block resets the timer to zero.

The reset timer stack block.

  reset timer :: custom-orientation

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

aria-description goes here

  when started :: hat events
  [Reset the timer when the sound button is pressed.]
  forever
  clear all rows
  print (timer in seconds) ▶
  if <[soundIcon v] pressed?> then
  reset timer :: custom-orientation

timer in seconds

The timer in seconds block returns the elapsed time since the timer was last reset, as a decimal in seconds.

The timer in seconds reporter block.

  (timer in seconds)

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

aria-description goes here

  when started :: hat events
  [Reset the timer when the sound button is pressed.]
  forever
  clear all rows
  print (timer in seconds) ▶
  if <[soundIcon v] pressed?> then
  reset timer :: custom-orientation