Display Elapsed time

[alanmcw]

I'm looking for a way to display elapsed time.

Our machine has a spindel that is controlled independently from the run
file. When a member runs the spindle warm up routine the file walks them
through three speed changes 120 sec apart. I can put up a message
using the pause function telling them to change speeds but I'd like to
have a timer display either counting up or elapsed remaining time to keep their
attention focused. Is this possible? A quick check of available system
variables does not show any obvious way of getting info.

[Gary Campbell]

Alan...
Use the Pause and Print commands in any increment you wish

So,1,1
Pause 10
Print "110 seconds"
pause 10
Print "100 seconds"
Pause 10
Print "90 seconds..

or:
Pause 110
Print "10"
Pause 1
Print "9"
Pause 1
Print "8"

you get the idea

[scottp55]

Or just a simple "egg timer" app(with adjustable countdown time), like Graeme Chandler made me for our Desktops.
Australian cop siren at 3 minutes gets your attention:)
DARN. exceeds .zip file allowed size.
E-mail me under my contact info.
scott

[barrowj]

Why not just use the built in spindle warm up routine (C5) ? It does just that only automatically for my spindle.