about scan 7-segment display via parallel port

I have a question about scan 7-segment display with four 7-segement LED display, to display counting down timer with variable settings. And I have to show that using Turbo C program via a module of scan 7-segment connected to the parallel port of a computer. What I do not know is that is there a function of time in C that will will simulate the time that I entered? Just like the count down in a time bomb. For example, if I enter in the keyboard 05:30, it must count from 05:30 to 00:00. The left 2-digit in minutes and the right 2-digit in seconds. Please give me the function of time and how will I be able to display it?

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Originally posted by mobdawg
I have a question about scan 7-segment display with four 7-segement LED display, to display counting down timer with variable settings. And I have to show that using Turbo C program via a module of scan 7-segment connected to the parallel port of a computer. What I do not know is that is there a function of time in C that will will simulate the time that I entered? Just like the count down in a time bomb. For example, if I enter in the keyboard 05:30, it must count from 05:30 to 00:00. The left 2-digit in minutes and the right 2-digit in seconds. Please give me the function of time and how will I be able to display it?

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What OS do you run on? Are you talking about
countdown the clock in real-time display?

KingoftheWorld

>What I do not know is that is there a function of time in C that
>will will simulate the time that I entered?

Not as far as I know. But you could easily write one yourself. Write a function which keeps the time. Each second decrease the number of seconds by one and each 60 seconds decrease the number of minutes by one, until 00:00 is reached. Shouldn't be very hard.

You could use the function clock to determine when to call your timing function:

#include <time.h>
clock_t clock(void);

>how will I be able to display it?

Find out the port-number of your parallel port and find out how to use your display. Depending on how to use the display, you should write to the parallel port in order to show the time.

I have my code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <dos.h>
int min,sec,min1,sec1,min2,sec2;
int timer[10] = {0xFC,0x0C,0xD9,0x9D,0x2D,0xB5,0xF5,0x1C,0xFD,0xBD };
float counter;
main()
{
do {
printf("\n\n Enter number of minutes: ");
scanf("%d",&min);
if(min>59||min<0){
printf("\n Number of minutes must be from 0 - 59!");
}
}
while(min>59||min<0);
do {
printf("\n\n Enter number seconds: ");
scanf("%d",&sec);
if(sec>59||sec<0) {
printf("\n Number of seconds must be from 0 - 59!");
}
}while(sec>59||sec<0);
if(sec>-1) {
sec2=sec;
if(sec>9) {
sec2=sec-10;
if(sec>19) {
sec2=sec-20;
if(sec>29) {
sec2=sec-30;
if(sec>39) {
sec2=sec-40;
if(sec>49) {
sec=sec-50;
}
}
}
}
}
}
sec1=(sec-sec2)/10;
if(min>-1) {
min2=min;
if(min>9) {
min2=min-10;
if(min>19) {
min2=min-20;
if(min>29) {
min2=min-30;
if(min>39) {
min2=min-40;
if(min>49) {
min2=min-50;
}
}
}
}
}
}
min1=(min-min2)/10;
for(min1=min1;min1>-1;min1--) {
for(min2=min2;min2>-1;min2--) {
for(sec1=sec1;sec1>-1;sec1--) {
for(sec2=sec2;sec2>-1;sec2--) {
clrscr();
printf("\n\n %d%d:%d%d",min1,min2,sec1,sec2);
for(counter=19000;counter>-1;counter--) {
outportb(0x37A,0x0A);
outportb(0x378,timer[sec2]);
outportb(0x37A,0x09);
outportb(0x378,timer[sec1]);
outportb(0x37A,0x0F);
outportb(0x378,timer[min2]);
outportb(0x37A,0x03);
outportb(0x378,timer[min1]);
delay(4);
}
}
sec2=9;
}
sec1=5;
}
min2=9;
}
getch();
}
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I not able to output a display static time. But all the 4 display are just blinking. Please look at my code and tell me the problem. Is there a problem on my delay?

You can delete one of the double posts.... and please use code tags.

>>I have my code
Do you have a question about it?