Coundown timer on LCD

[Bruce]

See this thread: http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/show...hlight=O_FLOWS

WARNING: This code is designed (you can't see it, because it's hidden
internally) to immediately blow-up-in-your-face - if used for destructive
purposes.

[earltyso]

PIC MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE,
At the end of a long week of broken electronics at work, this forum does provide much needed comic relief. Even my wife found this thread to be hilarious. Anyway I hope we have no nasty electronic/ firmware moles on this forum trying to hook up IED's or anything like that (not pointing fingers, postulating or anything) but seriously I do appreciate a few jokes mixed in with the great work on this forum.

On another note, I thought I would let this forum know that because of a recent PIC project I worked on in the oilfield (with help form this forum of course!) I have just recieved a large wampum promotion and will be uprooting my family to another state to begin work in a new design engineering position out of the "field". THanks for your help along the way Mr. E, Bruce, Skimask, and a whole bunch of others (sorry for not mentioning you all by name) that have helped me along the way to better learn how these Microcontrollers REALLY work. I will continue my search through the galaxy of electronics one PIC at a time, may the force be with!

[muddy0409]

Hmmm....This countdown timer just HAS to be for hollywood. Who else would want to have remaining time on a display. Is the mad bomber going to hang around to watch the damn thing? At least he will then know how much longer he has to wait to meet all those virgins he has been sucked into believing all about.
Oh dear, now I've probably offended someone..Tough, get over it.

[Bruce]

I will continue my search through the galaxy of electronics one PIC at a time, may the force be with!

Avoid planet 9 - they worship AVR, and have really ugly chicks.;o}

[Archangel]

I am glad I can amuse you all, it is good to laugh. You have not seen the inter agency bulletins I have seen. Amazing what can be done with common objects, a little creativity, and a serious hate. I stand by my statements. Be well, do no harm, enjoy this hobby. Keep in mind this forum is Global, from Beirut to Boston, to Baghdad to Bristol. It is wise to keep in mind, the things you say here are read Everywhere. Muddy, an LCD is a DEBUGGING tool not just a display for the movies, logic would dictate it's removal in a device used for evil purposes. Oh and yes, This could be used for model rockets, Camera control, stage drag races, lots of legitimate uses, I just feel it prudent to think about, the sinister possibilities, and choose not to advance them.

[Kamikaze47]

So, you are saying that we should not allow anyone to learn anything that could _possibly_ have a sinister application?

[Acetronics2]

So, you are saying that we should not allow anyone to learn anything that could _possibly_ have a sinister application?

Hi Kamikaze,

The application is what you do with the thing ... Even simulating fighting ( stupid video games ... or ... ) could lead 'light minded" guys to do it for real in the real life.

Hunting is just supposed to bring you food ... not adrenaline peaks.


Quite everything in this world could have a sinister application.

we just should not help if knowing the final use leads to violence ...

but how to always know ???

Alain

[chrisshortys]

See this thread: http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/show...hlight=O_FLOWS

WARNING: This code is designed (you can't see it, because it's hidden
internally) to immediately blow-up-in-your-face - if used for destructive
purposes.

So far ive played around with this code. All seems good, the timer is in pure seonds atm so 120 secs etc but thats my next task to get it displaying in the correct format
Ive so far moddified bits of the above links coding but nothing major, i need to expand the protoype board im using as atm all i have is the chip, osc, LCD and a pull up resistor