Alternative firmware that remembers countdown duration

[Michael]

Several customers have asked if the Defusable Clock can have a custom countdown duration and if the clock can “remember” it. The default firmware allows you to increase the countdown time by pressing the HOUR and MIN buttons before releasing the DET button, but it doesn’t “remember” the new countdown time for the next sequence.

I wrote an alternative version of the firmware for an Airsoft team in Sweden that you may find useful. This version allows you to increase or decrease the countdown time before releasing the DET button, and the new countdown time is stored in EEPROM so that it is the new default. This firmware is available here:
http://nootropicdesign.com/defusableclock/downloads/DefusableClock2.zip

Instructions (also in the source code)

  When holding down the red DET button, you can use the MIN and HOUR

buttons to increase the countdown time.  To *decrease* the countdown

time, also press the ALARM button while holding down the DET button.



When you release the DET button, the countdown starts and this

countdown value is the new default.  It is written to EEPROM and

is saved even if the power is disconnected.

[Fool]

Hi Michael,

Great work. I received the clock today and like it very much.
I think I can get this alternative Firmware working but I am not good at programming.
Would you be so kind to add to this firmware a 24hrs display for us european stupids? 😉
Thanks and kind regards
Jan

[Rage 01]

This code works great!! The only problem I have is if I want to set it to say 20 minutes for a game one day and then set it to 30 minutes the next days play but the third day I want to go back to 20 minutes how do I go back? I can only go forward.

Please help.

Thank you.

[Michael]

The directions are right in the code and above in this forum.

  When holding down the red DET button, you can use the MIN and HOUR

buttons to increase the countdown time.  To *decrease* the countdown

time, also press the ALARM button while holding down the DET button.



When you release the DET button, the countdown starts and this

countdown value is the new default.  It is written to EEPROM and

is saved even if the power is disconnected.

[Rage 01]

Thankx..

I am not sure why I missed that.

Thankx again.

[Author]

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