Prisma Puzzle Timer Requests

[TDM]

Keep up the suggestions!

I wasn't sure whether to post this idea here or in a new thread as a separate timer, but as you're asking for suggestions here it is:
A timer that uses your webcam to film you solving. You click a button/select an option in a menu or something for either Mo3, Ao5 or Ao12, and it will start recording. As you scramble, the scramble will automatically appear on the screen. When you start inspection and do the solve, the timer will appear in the corner - something like this. Here are some drawings to show what I mean:

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After clicking start (person starts scrambling):

After starting inspection:

After starting solve:

After stopping timer (scrambling again):

And after you finish the 3/5/12 solves, it'll automatically stop, do that for you and save the video. I don't know how difficult this would be, but it'd be really useful.

 

[samkli]

I currently have over 20 000 solves in PPT, and I would like a feature that could tell me how many of these solves that are sub-X.

 

[TheZenith27]

For the import feature, support for numbered lists would be nice.
Also, showing the personal record ribbon for manually entered times would be nice.

 

[Transcuber]

I personally would like a graphing feature like Cubemania.

 

[Methuselah96]

For any who are interested, I will be using BitBucket which you can find at https://bitbucket.org/Methuselah96/puzzle-timer

I was using the 15 second inspection timer with my stackmat for a while, and it worked fine. However, I stopped using it because even though it displayed the 15 second countdown, it didn't beep after 8 and 12 seconds. Does anyone know why this could've happened, or how it could be fixed?

https://bitbucket.org/Methuselah96/puzzle-timer/commits/7cfeb011a51ae3a1fb75da4faac7c4e9d9c40fae

Also, showing the personal record ribbon for manually entered times would be nice.

https://bitbucket.org/Methuselah96/puzzle-timer/commits/ab95e2622faf2e92521ea3b7b341d3267709b84b

 

[KongShou]

for the pll practice scrambler i got the following in a scramble: D U D' U'

is this a bug in the code?

 

[Methuselah96]

for the pll practice scrambler i got the following in a scramble: D U D' U'

is this a bug in the code?

Since a solved position is technically one of the PLLs, it found that random state and figured out how to get there, hence D U D' U'. It is not really a bug as far as coming up with a solved case, although I guess the solver could have been more efficient as far as move count. I have not extensively looked at the solver used in PPT but this will probably stay the same unless I find some need to fix it.

 

[nickvu2]

Thanks for doing this, Methuselah!!!

There are several forks addressing some of the features mentioned. Not sure if it's easier to mine the code or build from scratch. I do know there is one that fixed the timer beeps and another that highlights the 5th and 12th solves.

My wishlist:
-current and best average of 50; 500; 1000; 5000; 10,000
-graphing options: distribution by date vs. by solve number; log10 axis; multiple optional trend lines (moving averages, etc.)
-tagging solves (ex: cube type, method variation, caffeine, time of day, etc) with some sort of analysis to hone in on optimal conditions.
-mobile support with cloud syncing

 

[TheZenith27]

https://bitbucket.org/Methuselah96/puzzle-timer/commits/ab95e2622faf2e92521ea3b7b341d3267709b84b

I'm a java novice. How do I use this?

 

[Methuselah96]

Thanks for doing this, Methuselah!!!

There are several forks addressing some of the features mentioned. Not sure if it's easier to mine the code or build from scratch. I do know there is one that fixed the timer beeps and another that highlights the 5th and 12th solves.

My wishlist:
-current and best average of 50; 500; 1000; 5000; 10,000
-graphing options: distribution by date vs. by solve number; log10 axis; multiple optional trend lines (moving averages, etc.)
-tagging solves (ex: cube type, method variation, caffeine, time of day, etc) with some sort of analysis to hone in on optimal conditions.
-mobile support with cloud syncing

I used the fork for the inspection time already and gave credit (https://bitbucket.org/Methuselah96/puzzle-timer/commits/7cfeb011a51ae3a1fb75da4faac7c4e9d9c40fae).

I'm a java novice. How do I use this?

It's only available in source form. If you want to be a tester, I can send you an executable.

 

[RCTACameron]

Try this to see if this works: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62842531/PPTsound.jar

I forgot to check this thread for ages, but I just tried that download and it works. I will be using the inspection timer again now. Thanks.

 

[tx789]

timing to .001 but have the option to show .01 or .001. Like qqtimer.

 

[Methuselah96]

I have gotten the StackMat Pro to work, now I just need to figure out the QJ Timer.

If someone with a QJ Timer who time stops somewhere under a second please do this:

Download https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62842531/PrismaPuzzleTimer.jar
Plug in your QJ Timer normally
Go into: View...StackmatDeveloper...
Right before or around when the problem occurs press Update Sample.
Press Copy to Clipboard and then paste it in a reply to this thread.

Thank you. The sooner someone does this, the sooner I will release a version with all 3 different types of timers working.

 

[KongShou]

Is it possible to have shorter scrambles for stuff like oll training, pll training and add cross training but has short scrambles that only scramble cross pieces

 

[Methuselah96]

Is it possible to have shorter scrambles for stuff like oll training, pll training and add cross training but has short scrambles that only scramble cross pieces

In short, no. The PLL are relatively short as they are, and the OLLs are short if you realize that it generates all LL cases, not just the different OLLs, so some algorithms have to be longer. I am also curious to know what you mean by "only scramble cross pieces." Scrambling cross pieces also requires scrambling other parts of the cute.

And please follow directions in the OP if you have a QJ Timer. Thanks.

 

[kcl]

Possibly to make support for OS Mavericks? It's not working for me.

 

[AustinReed]

The only thing keeping me from using this as my main timer is the lack of an easy input method. It seems that I'm not alone. Any interested in trying to program this?

 

[Methuselah96]

Possibly to make support for OS Mavericks? It's not working for me.

I do not work with anything except Windows. Sorry.

The only thing keeping me from using this as my main timer is the lack of an easy input method. It seems that I'm not alone. Any interested in trying to program this?

Already done: https://bitbucket.org/Methuselah96/puzzle-timer/commits/718dd85ee6a74686f6c57cec7c98e20156b62732
Look at the OP to download the latest build where you can test it out.

 

[littlewing1208]

I've got loads of suggestions


-ability to remember sessions in history

One session means the set of all solves done for a puzzle at a time (without switching to other puzzles), right? So, history should remember each and every session I did, and so when I select a solve and click "Select session" it should select the whole session, irrelevant of whether the session is the current one.

I've already implemented this in PPT if you'd like to try it out. I'll push it to my bitbucket account.

 

[Methuselah96]

I've already implemented this in PPT if you'd like to try it out. I'll push it to my bitbucket account.

Sure, I'll take a look at what you got. Where is it?