Countdown
Technical block
Technical blocks allow the creation of more complex and innovative scenarios.
They generally have no visual impact, and focus on the logic of your scenario execution.
Video Tutorial
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Behavior
This block activates or deactivates a countdown which is not related to the scenario time limit. There can be only one active countdown at a given moment.
- Pass through this block to activate or deactivate a countdown.
- When the countdown is over, the graph returns to this block and exits through the second output.
Parameters
Activate countdown
on Stops the current countdown and starts a new countdown with the specified duration. off Stops the current countdown, without triggering its output.
Continue ongoing countdown
Available from version 6.1
on The countdown that has already been set will now trigger the output of this block and not the original block. In this mode, the duration cannot be reassigned. off Stops the current countdown, without triggering its output.
Duration
Specify the desired duration of the countdown to start. This value can be defined by a variable in number of seconds.
Display mode
Hidden | The countdown time will not be displayed. | |
Chrono | The time will increase until it reaches the specified duration. | |
Countdown | The time will start at the specified duration, and decrease until it reaches zero. |
Continue ongoing countdown
on If a countdown is already running, then this block becomes the active one (its second output will be triggered when the countdown ends) and the current countdown's duration is not modified. off The countdown state is modified normally.
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