Counter Element

The counter element is used to implement a periodic software counter.

Properties

The following properties can be changed for the counter element:

Name

The name of the element.

Initial Value

The initial counter value. Must be an integer.

Rollover Value

The value at which the counter will rollover and reset.

This behaves similar to a modulo, where the counter will never actually reach this value. After the counter is incremented or decremented, if the new value is equal to the rollover value, the counter will be reset and the counter reset trigger will be executed.

Reset to Initial Value

When enabled, the counter will reset to the initial value when a rollover occurs. Otherwise, the counter will reset to 0.

Counter Rollover

When enabled, the counter will rollover. If disabled, the counter will continue to increment up to its maximum 32 bit signed range.

Triggers

The following triggers are available to execute events from within the counter element:

Triggered

Execute an event when the source element connected to the counter triggers.

Counter Reset

Execute an event when the counter resets.

Value Incremented

Execute an event when the counter is incremented. This will pass the current value of the counter.

Value Decremented

Execute an event when the counter is decremented. This will pass the current value of the counter.

Value Retrieved

Execute an event when the current counter value is retrieved. This will pass the current value of the counter.

Abilities

The following abilities are available for the counter element when its source element triggers:

Trigger

Trigger the element(s) that follow the counter element.

Increment Value

Increment the current value of the counter by one.

Decrement Value

Decrement the current value of the counter by one.

Retrieve Value

Retrieve the current value of the counter.

Element Resources

Atmosphere includes a selection of resources for users of all levels that demonstrate using the counter element.

Demo Projects

To view the counter element used within a project, click the demo’s name to open the project in Atmosphere and see how the element is set up.

Name	Hardware	Description
Counter Clock ESP32 Demo	ESP32	The counter element is used within this demo project by counting seconds and minutes based off a 200ms interval.
Counter Element Arduino Demo	Arduino Mega	The counter element is used within this demo project by incrementing and decrementing values and printing them on the debug console.

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