[RESOLVED] [2005] Digital Stopwatch
Hi All,
Like the question says, I want to create a Digital Stopwatch.
I have 4 pictureboxes in my form and a Timer1.
For the Leds I've been drawing 10 Images who representing the Leds from 0 to 9.
I've tryed to run my project with the Selected Case method (who's working ) the problem with this method is that I can't start it from the beginning again.
For example when I run this project and stop at 55 seconds, rset it and start it again then it starts from 55 seconds.
How can I resolve this problem and is the Select Case method the best way to do this?
Thanks in advance,
sparrow1
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
I think we're going to have to see some code, but this sounds like a case where you need to have a function that resets everything back to the original state. Perhaps you could post the reset code you currently have.
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
I think we're going to have to see some code, but this sounds like a case where you need to have a function that resets everything back to the original state. Perhaps you could post the reset code you currently have.
Hi,
Here's my code, I think there will be better ways of doing it but it runs:
Code:
Private Sub Leds()
Static Dim Led As Integer
Static Dim Led1 As Integer
Static Dim Led2 As Integer
Select Case Led
Case 0
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led1
Led += 1
Case 1
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led2
Led += 1
Case 2
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led3
Led += 1
Case 3
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led4
Led += 1
Case 4
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led5
Led += 1
Case 5
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led6
Led += 1
Case 6
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led7
Led += 1
Case 7
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led8
Led += 1
Case 8
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led9
Led += 1
Case 9
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led0
Led = 0
Select Case Led1
Case 0
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led1
Led1 += 1
Case 1
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led2
Led1 += 1
Case 2
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led3
Led1 += 1
Case 3
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led4
Led1 += 1
Case 4
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led5
Led1 += 1
Case 5
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led0
Led1 = 0
Select Case Led2
Case 0
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led1
Led2 += 1
Case 1
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led2
Led2 += 1
Case 2
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led3
Led += 1
Case 3
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led4
Led2 += 1
Case 4
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led5
Led2 += 1
Case 5
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led6
Led2 += 1
Case 6
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led7
Led2 += 1
Case 7
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led8
Led2 += 1
Case 8
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led9
Led2 += 1
Case 9
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led0
Led2 = 0
End Select
End Select
End Select
End Sub
Private Sub btnStart_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnStart.Click
Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub
Private Sub Reset_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnReset.Click
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox3.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox2.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox1.Image = My.Resources.Led0
' <- here's is something missing to reset the selected case
End Sub
Private Sub btnStop_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnStop.Click
Timer1.Enabled = False
End Sub
End Class
Thanks,
sparrow1
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
Looks pretty straightforward, but I notice that the whole Select hinges on the static LED. Once you press reset, you set all the LEDs back to 0, but LED still holds the value it last held. Seems to me that in that case, the next time the timer fires, you will undo the reset.
I think you probably have to elevate the LED variable to form scope, rather than keeping it as a static local variable. Then, you could add an LED=0 line to the reset code.
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Looks pretty straightforward, but I notice that the whole Select hinges on the static LED. Once you press reset, you set all the LEDs back to 0, but LED still holds the value it last held. Seems to me that in that case, the next time the timer fires, you will undo the reset.
I think you probably have to elevate the LED variable to form scope, rather than keeping it as a static local variable. Then, you could add an LED=0 line to the reset code.
Hi,
How can I do that and what should I put in the Timer event that it execute the variable.
Thanks,
sparrow1
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
Just move the LED variable outside of the Sub, and change it from Static Dim to Private. Doesn't really matter where it is, as long as it is in the class, and not in a sub.
As for the timer event, I don't actually see what you are doing on the timer event already. I sort of assumed that you were just calling Leds(), but you didn't post it. Moving the variable outside of the sub won't affect the behavior of the sub in any way, but it will allow other subs to "see" the variable. Therefore, while you can't set it to 0 in the reset sub now, because the variable isn't visible to the reset sub, once you elevate the variable to form scope, then the reset sub will be able to set it to 0.
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Just move the LED variable outside of the Sub, and change it from Static Dim to Private. Doesn't really matter where it is, as long as it is in the class, and not in a sub.
As for the timer event, I don't actually see what you are doing on the timer event already. I sort of assumed that you were just calling Leds(), but you didn't post it. Moving the variable outside of the sub won't affect the behavior of the sub in any way, but it will allow other subs to "see" the variable. Therefore, while you can't set it to 0 in the reset sub now, because the variable isn't visible to the reset sub, once you elevate the variable to form scope, then the reset sub will be able to set it to 0.
Hi,
It could be that I did something wrong but it doesn't working, here's is my entire code:
Code:
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox3.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox2.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox1.Image = My.Resources.Led0
End Sub
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
Leds()
End Sub
Private Led As Integer
Private Led1 As Integer
Private Led2 As Integer
Private Sub Leds()
Select Case Led
Case 0
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led1
Led += 1
Case 1
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led2
Led += 1
Case 2
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led3
Led += 1
Case 3
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led4
Led += 1
Case 4
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led5
Led += 1
Case 5
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led6
Led += 1
Case 6
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led7
Led += 1
Case 7
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led8
Led += 1
Case 8
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led9
Led += 1
Case 9
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led0
Led = 0
Select Case Led1
Case 0
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led1
Led1 += 1
Case 1
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led2
Led1 += 1
Case 2
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led3
Led1 += 1
Case 3
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led4
Led1 += 1
Case 4
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led5
Led1 += 1
Case 5
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led0
Led1 = 0
Select Case Led2
Case 0
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led1
Led2 += 1
Case 1
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led2
Led2 += 1
Case 2
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led3
Led += 1
Case 3
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led4
Led2 += 1
Case 4
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led5
Led2 += 1
Case 5
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led6
Led2 += 1
Case 6
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led7
Led2 += 1
Case 7
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led8
Led2 += 1
Case 8
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led9
Led2 += 1
Case 9
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led0
Led2 = 0
End Select
End Select
End Select
End Sub
Private Sub btnStart_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnStart.Click
Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub
Private Sub Reset_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnReset.Click
PictureBox6.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox5.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox4.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox3.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox2.Image = My.Resources.Led0
PictureBox1.Image = My.Resources.Led0
End Sub
Private Sub btnStop_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnStop.Click
Timer1.Enabled = False
End Sub
End Class
Thanks,
sparrow1
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
You left these lines out of both the Load event, and the reset button code:
Led=0
Led1=0
led2=0
That should be sufficient. Without this, then those three variables will remain where they were when you pressed the stop button. Pressing reset would set the pictureboxes back....at least I would expect them to, but I have never worked with PictureBox controls.....but would not reset the count. That would mean that as soon as you press start again, you would start up from the point you left off. By resetting those variables to 0 in the reset section, that should be cleared up.
Re: [2005] Digital Stopwatch
Hi,
Thanks, I've learned that you can and how to reset a Select Case and that I was very close to accomplish this project.
In attachment you can see my Digital Stopwatch
Wkr,
sparrow1
