Timer

Introduction

The VEX GO’s Brain has a timer that keeps track of elapsed time from the start of a project. It can be used to measure durations, trigger events after a set time, 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.

• when timer – Runs a stack of blocks after the timer exceeds a specified time.

reset timer

The reset timer block resets the timer to zero.

The reset timer stack block.

  reset timer

Parameters	Description
	This block has no parameters.

Example

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  when started :: hat events
  [Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0]
  [Reset the timer when the bumper is pressed.]
  forever
  clear all rows
  print (timer in seconds) ▶
  if <[bumper 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

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  when started :: hat events
  [Build Used: Super Code Base 2.0]
  [Reset the timer when the bumper is pressed.]
  forever
  clear all rows
  print (timer in seconds) ▶
  if <[bumper v] pressed?> then
  reset timer :: custom-orientation

when timer

The when timer block activates the attached stack of blocks after a specified amount of time.

The when timer hat block.

  when timer > [1] seconds

Parameters	Description
time	Specifies the number of seconds before the attached stack of blocks starts. Accepts both whole and decimal numbers.

Example

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  when timer > [2] seconds :: hat events
  [Build Used: Code Base 2.0]
  [Drive forward after 2 seconds.]
  drive [forward v] for [100] [mm v] ▶