Wait variable minutes

[hart2hart]

is there a way to wait the number of minutes stored in an integer variable? 

[Guy Lavoie]

No, not as a Wait statement, within a single program. But you can do it if you break it up into more than one program. I have my bathroom fan timer set up like that. For example, you want to perform Action B a number of minutes after Action A, where the number of minutes is in variable "i_wait". In this example s_timer is a status variable.

If original trigger condition

Then Action A

Then s_timer = 1

 

If s_timer > i_wait

Then Action B

Then s_timer = 0

 

If s_timer > 0

Then s_timer +=1

Then Wait 1 minute

 

The third program is the "timer", incrementing by 1 every minute, as long as the s_timer is set to any value above 0.

Edited 10 hours ago by Guy Lavoie

[larryllix]

This is how I did it with two programs. Any program wanting to start the time just sets the state variable, $sHouse.countdowner, to X minutes and the rest happens automatically. After the timeout the house is marked as unoccupied. Note usage of constant integers.

 

Occupied.countdowner - [ID 0167][Parent 000B][Run At Startup]
If
        $sHouse.occupied.timer > 0
    And From     9:30:00AM
        To      11:00:00PM (same day)
        
        // [Run at Startup] enabled
 
Then
        Wait  1 minute 
        $sHouse.occupied.timer -= 1
Else
   - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
 
Self retriggering timer.
-If startup occurs outside wake timeframe, will self start at beginning of timeframe.
-If timeframe commences while .timer is 0, first new occupied.timer value will start again.

Occupied.flagger - [ID 0168][Parent 000B]
If
        $sHouse.occupied.timer > 0
Then
        $sHouse.occupied  = $cTRUE
Else
        $sHouse.occupied  = $cFALSE
 
Power up assumes home unoccupied! Shouldn't be long to correct that.
Program cannot be combined into "Occupied countdowner" program as it's timeframe end would zero occupied.timer

 

Edited 8 hours ago by larryllix