Button Delay, Reset type functionality

DShannon

Hi all,
A question that i'm sure someone can help with.

With 1 button input to the stamp, I need to perform 2 functions, based on the following rule:

1) If button is held down for 3 seconds, function "X" is performed
2) else, function "Y" is performed if button is pushed for only 100 ms

This would be like a digital clock in a car - If I hold down the button, I enter clock setting mode. however, If i momentarily press the same button, the clock changes modes (ie, shows the calendar date)

I have racked my brain and tried different IF THEN logic, but cant seem to get it, even a "hack"!

Any ideas????

Thanks!
-Dan

DShannon

Also, funtion "Y" should be performed immediately.....

TimTech

It would be something like this in psudocode:

1) Wait until button is pressed
2) Set a variable to 0 ("Timer" for example)
3) Wait until button is released, incrementing Timer each time through
4) If Timer > 3 seconds Then "X"
5) Else if Timer < 100ms Then "Y"
6) GOTO 1)

Post Edited (TimTech) : 3/4/2005 3:03:32 AM GMT

Tracy Allen

There is quite a bit of this kind of coding in the first couple of chapters of the "Applied Sensors" text available for free download at the Parallax web site.

Something like this:
ticks VAR Byte

top:
DO
  ' put other program stuff here
LOOP UNTIL in0=0   ' until the button input is pressed

DO
  ticks=ticks+1
  IF ticks>60 THEN setClock  ' jump after 3 seconds
  pause 50    ' units of 50millisecs
LOOP UNTIL in0=1   ' until the button is released

SELECT ticks
CASE <  3   ' less than 150 ms
  GOTO changeMode
CASE > 3   ' what happens if it is between 0.15 and 3 seconds?
   GOTO whatever
ENDSELECT

setClock:
  ' do it
  DO : LOOP UNTIL in0=1  ' to wait for user to release button
  GOTO top

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Tracy Allen
www.emesystems.com

DShannon

AAhhhhh! yes. this makes sense. Thanks for your help! I will give it a go........