Precise Clock

This micro:bit MakeCode extension brings you some useful functions regarding the clock. It's infinitely more precise then using the basic.pause(1000); time++ method. The code is optimised to low memory and CPU usage, thus it only calculates the time if you want to get it. No need for any background processes! Because the time is based ond the running time, after booting up your microbit, you need to set the time. (otherwise it will show the time since boot)

functions

getTime(t: Time): number

• use this function to get the Hours, Minutes, or Seconds of the time
• takes 1 Time enum parameter, returns an integer value
• to get the hours of the time, use: getTime(Time.Hour)
• to get the minutes of the time, use: getTime(Time.Minute)
• to get the seconds of the time, use: getTime(Time.Second)

setTime(h: number, m: number, s: number): boolean

• use this function to set the Time to a specific value
• takes 2 or 3 integer parameters in the order of: hour -> minute -> second
• you don't need to set Seconds, it will be automatically set to 0
• returns true if setting the time was succesful, false otherwise

timeString(f: TimeFormat): string

• use this function to get a formatted time string
• timeString(TimeFormat.hhmm) will return "12:34"
• timeString(TimeFormat.hhmmss) will return "12:34:56"

enableAmPm(value: boolean): void

• use this function to enable or disable the 12-hour-mode
• takes 1 boolean argument

getAmPm(): boolean

• use this function to determine if the Clock is in 12-hour-mode

startCountDown(Secs: number): void

• use this function to start the CountDown with X seconds
• takes 1 integer parameter

stopCountDown(): void

• use this function to stop and reset the CountDown

countDownState(): boolean

• Returns true if CountDown is initiated, otherwise false

getRemainingTime(): number

• use this function to get the remaining time
• e.g. 01:12 -> 72 Seconds

getRemainingMinute(): number

• use this function to get the Minutes of the remaining time
• e.g. 01:12 -> 1 Minutes

getRemainingSecond(): number

• use this function to get the Seconds of the remaining time
• e.g. 01:12 -> 12 Seconds

License

Supported targets

• for PXT/microbit