Arduino LCD Count Down Timer Clock

Simple Count down timer Code can be updated to meet your needs.

Adjust the arduino countdown code for:

• hours
• minutes
• seconds
• You might need to update the LCD pin out for your brand of LiquidCrystal lcd, my LCD board is a sainsmart 1602

Count Down Timer LCD Arduino

Arduino LCD Count Down Timer Clock

When Arduino count down is completed it says:

END

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
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int hours = 0; // start hours
int minutes = 0; //start min
int seconds = 5; //start seconds

//LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2); //<--removed- Different LCD manufacture
LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);//Pin Code for Arduino SainSmart LCD 1602 KeyPad

void setup() {
}

void loop() {
 lcd.begin(16, 2);
 lcd.print("Count Down Timer ");

 // lcd.scrollDisplayLeft();
 // wait a bit:
 delay(150);

 while (hours > 0 || minutes > 0 || seconds >= 0) {

 lcd.setCursor(4, 2);

 (hours < 10) ? lcd.print("0") : NULL;
 lcd.print(hours);
 lcd.print(":");
 (minutes < 10) ? lcd.print("0") : NULL;
 lcd.print(minutes);
 lcd.print(":");
 (seconds < 10) ? lcd.print("0") : NULL;
 lcd.print(seconds);
 lcd.display();
 stepDown();
 delay(1000);
 }
}

void stepDown() {
 if (seconds > 0) {
 seconds -= 1;
 } else {
 if (minutes > 0) {
 seconds = 59;
 minutes -= 1;
 } else {
 if (hours > 0) {
 seconds = 59;
 minutes = 59;
 hours -= 1;
 } else {
 trigger();
 }
 }
 }
}

void trigger() {
 lcd.clear(); // clears the screen and buffer
 lcd.setCursor(5, 1); // set timer position on lcd for end.

 lcd.println("END ");
 delay(1000);

 lcd.display();
}