kepo-ing Zz85

Dedicated to my friend Lionel, whom made me revisit my interest in playing the Rubik’s Cube Puzzle.

A Rubik’s Cube Timer, it is created to time time taken to solve the cube (Mine timings are usually between 1 and 3mins so no hours, or milliseconds implemented yet). The idea came after watching speed cubing videos online, we saw they had a special timer which they bang on to mark their completion.

Written in PaLib, here’s the code.
Visit this thread at PALib’s forums to download the files too.

/*

Zz85 Rubik Cube's Timer
App for Speed Cubing, for timing completion of puzzle.

RELEASES
Version 1.0 May 1, 2007 - Labour Day's Treat for my doctor-to-be friend Lionel

PLANS
Use hardware clock
Use nice sprints
Use sounds

*/

// Includes
#include <pa9 .h>       // Include for PA_Lib

	u16 RESET = 0;
	u16 START = 1;
	u16 END = 2;

	u16 status = RESET;

void reset()
{
	PA_OutputText(1, 6, 6, "%c1Ready...");
	PA_OutputText(1, 6, 8, "       ");
	PA_OutputText(1, 6, 12, "    ");
	status = RESET;
}

void start()
{
	PA_OutputText(1, 6, 6, "        ");
	PA_OutputText(1, 6, 8, "%c5Start!");
	status = START;
}

void end()
{
	PA_OutputText(1, 6, 12, "%c5End!");
	status = END;
}

int main()
{
	PA_Init();    // Initializes PA_Lib
	PA_InitVBL(); // Initializes a standard VBL

	PA_InitText(1, 2);
	PA_OutputText(1, 4, 2, "%c4Zz85's %c1Rubik %c2Cube %c3Timer!");

	PA_OutputText(1, 0, 16, "%c2Instructions:");
	PA_OutputText(1, 0, 18, "%c2Press Start for reset. Any keys or touchpad to start and stop.");
	PA_OutputText(1, 0, 21, "%c2Happy Cubing!");

	u32 ticks = 0;
	// Infinite loop to keep the program running
	while (1)
	{
		if (status == END && Pad.Released.Start) reset();
		else if (status == RESET)
		{
			ticks = 0;
			if  (Pad.Released.Anykey || Stylus.Released)  start();
		}
		else if (status == START)
		{
			ticks++;
			PA_OutputText(1, 6, 10, "%c5Time: %c0%d mins %d s      ",(ticks/3600),(ticks/60 %60));
			if  (Pad.Newpress.Anykey || Stylus.Newpress) end();
		}

		PA_WaitForVBL(); // Wait for 1/60 of a second
	}

	return 0;
}

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