DIY counter is broken [edit: no it isn't]

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Hi
I trying to create a DIY counter system (count 4, 6, 8 ticks, then reset). I’ve spent all morning going through the tutorial and posts here, without finding a solution. I think I may have posed a similar question, and the solution involved tick_reset (?) but I can’t find it :sob:

This works, but only once and then sticks at zero. Some basic misunderstanding of how if logic works perhaps?

live_loop :counter do
  idx =  tick
  
  if idx >= 6; idx = 0; idx = idx; end
  puts idx
  sleep 0.5
  
end

PD-Pi

2

Yeh, sorry for the noise, I believe this is correct (it doesn’t generate TWO ticks, right?)

live_loop :counter do
  idx =  tick
  
  if idx >= 5; tick_reset; idx = idx; end
  puts idx
  sleep 0.5
  
end
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3

Not sure what you want but what about this?

live_loop :tick_test do
  tick(step: 2)
  
  print look
  print look(offset: -1)
  
  tick_reset if look > 8
  
  sleep 1
end
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4

Yes, much more concise thanks, and good to learn about tick(offset:) too.

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5

Or you could just do this:

live_loop :resetcounter do
  resetcounter = tick % 8 #or whatever the max count is
  puts resetcounter
  sleep 0.25
end
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