Hey all! I've been working on a little project over the past few days to make a game similar to the Simon Classic game where a sequence of lights flash and then you have to re-create the sequence. Anyway, I was working on the player input function but I have never worked with countdown timers. My plan was to give the player a certain amount of time to respond before losing. Currently, I am using the timer set up code from the second counter example in CEdev (Not sure if this is the most efficient way to implement it it was just what I thought of in the given time). Any help is definitely welcome! Thank you in advance.

Code:
void runGame(){
    bool playing = true;
    bool key, prevKey;
    generateMoves();
    while(playing){
        int i;
        showComputerLights(curMove);
        for(i = 0; i < curMove; i++){
           
            timer_Control = TIMER1_DISABLE;
            timer_1_ReloadValue = timer_1_Counter = 32768;
            timer_Control = TIMER1_ENABLE | TIMER1_32K | TIMER1_0INT | TIMER1_DOWN;
           
            /*
            ADD CODE HERE
            */
        }
        playing = false;
    }
}
I suggest basing your code off of second_counter_2 instead of second_counter. It aligns a bit better with what you're trying to do. Set the desired time limit in timer_1_MatchValue_1, start/reset the timer with reset_counter(), continuously check if you've reached the time limit with if (timer_IntStatus & TIMER1_MATCH1), and if you reach the time limit, make sure to acknowledge it with timer_IntStatus = TIMER1_MATCH1.
I spent some time figuring it out and I decided to go with second_counter (1) because I just like the idea of having it count down for some reason (don't judge). Interesting problem I ran into is that the timer only works when the RAM is reset on the calculator (in CEmu at least, haven't tested it on a physical calculator yet). Does anyone know how to fix this problem? The reset_Timer() function is the same as second_counter_2 except for the fact that I set it to start at one second and count down.
Code:
/*
 *--------------------------------------
 * Program Name:SIMONCE
 * Author:matkeller19
 *--------------------------------------
*/

/* Keep these headers */
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <tice.h>

/* Standard headers (recommended) */
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <graphx.h>
#include <keypadc.h>

#include "gfx/SimonCircleC.h"

#define ONE_SECOND      32768/1

/* Put your function prototypes here */
void unlitGame();
void litGame(int num);
void generateMoves();
void showComputerLights(int curMove);
void runGame();
void reset_timer();

int sequences = 0;
int moves[31];

void main(void) {

    srand(rtc_Time());
   
    timer_1_MatchValue_1 = ONE_SECOND;

    gfx_Begin();
    gfx_SetPalette(SimonCircleC_pal, sizeof_SimonCircleC_pal, 0);
    gfx_SetTransparentColor(1);
    gfx_ZeroScreen();

    gfx_SetDrawBuffer();
    gfx_BlitScreen();
   
    runGame();
   
    gfx_End();
}

void unlitGame(){
    gfx_SetColor(96);   //Red
    gfx_FillTriangle(0,0,190,0,96,96); 
    gfx_SetColor(100);  //Green
    gfx_FillTriangle(0,0,0,190,96,96);
    gfx_SetColor(197);  //Yellow
    gfx_FillTriangle(0,190,190,190,96,96);
    gfx_SetColor(57);   //Blue
    gfx_FillTriangle(190,0,190,190,96,96);
    gfx_ScaledTransparentSprite_NoClip(SimonCircle, 0, 0, 3, 3);
}

void litGame(int num){
    unlitGame();
    switch (num){
        case 0:
            gfx_SetColor(224);  //Red
            gfx_FillTriangle(0,0,190,0,96,96);
            break;
        case 1:
            gfx_SetColor(103);  //Green
            gfx_FillTriangle(0,0,0,190,96,96);
            break;
        case 2:
            gfx_SetColor(231);  //Yellow
            gfx_FillTriangle(0,190,190,190,96,96);
            break;
        case 3:
            gfx_SetColor(63);   //Blue
            gfx_FillTriangle(190,0,190,190,96,96);
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
    gfx_ScaledTransparentSprite_NoClip(SimonCircle, 0, 0, 3, 3);
}

void generateMoves(){
    int i;
    for(i = 0; i < 31; i++){
        moves[i] = random()%4;
    }
}

void showComputerLights(int curMove){
    int i;
    for(i = 0; i < curMove; i++){
        litGame(moves[i]);
        gfx_SwapDraw();
        delay(750);
        unlitGame();
        gfx_SwapDraw();
        delay(500);
    }
}

void runGame(){
    bool playing = true, timeToMove = true;
    bool key, prevKey;
    int curMove = 1;
    generateMoves();
    while(playing){
        int i;
        showComputerLights(curMove);
        for(i = 0; i < curMove; i++){
            reset_timer();
            while(timeToMove){
                if (timer_IntStatus & TIMER1_RELOADED) {
                    timer_IntAcknowledge = TIMER1_RELOADED;
                    timeToMove = false;
                }
            }
        }
        playing = false;
    }
}

void reset_timer(){
    timer_Control = TIMER1_DISABLE;
    timer_1_ReloadValue = timer_1_Counter = ONE_SECOND;
    timer_Control = TIMER1_ENABLE | TIMER1_32K | TIMER1_0INT | TIMER1_DOWN;
}


Edit: Changed to show full code.
irc wrote:
12:50 <MateoC> why are you reseting the timer every time
12:50 <MateoC> Once it hits 0, it will be reloaded
12:50 <saxjax> [matkeller19] Ohhhhh
12:50 <MateoC> Reseting it constantly in the loop causes it to never hit 0 again
Can’t wait to see how this turns out! Do you have any screenshots? Looking forward to seeing more updates on this.
  
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