# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Chronograph - Adds precise timer, stopwatch and transition functionality to Homey **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, official, tools, homey-pro\ **Created:** [September 17, 2019, 5:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214 "2019-09-17T05:55:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Lurs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lurs/32/47332_2.png) [@Lurs](https://community.homey.app/u/Lurs)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/169 "2021-11-15T18:24:14Z")
I’m having issues with creating a new timer. What am I doing wrong? ![Schermafbeelding 2021-11-15 om 19.23.06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/b/6bbfb0931abea36324f4b4049502522ce4a0f3b9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/171 "2021-11-15T20:16:56Z")
Looks like you are creating a device. You can create devices for timers, but this is not the way that you “create” a timer. You can just invent a timer name in a flow and the timer will be there. No need to create one in advance. Once you used a timer in a flow you can create a device for it if you please, but not before. But it is usually not needed to create such a device. ---
**Author:** ![Ronni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronni/32/34633_2.png) [@Ronni](https://community.homey.app/u/Ronni)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/172 "2021-12-13T05:18:10Z")
I think I’ve found a bug, but I’m not sure! If I “hook” a timer or stopwatch to a tag (I planned to do this to have a overview of all timers/stopwatches, even if they are not running), the function “has reached a duration” will not work. In this example I use a stopwatch, but it’s the same for both timers and stopwatches. ---
**Author:** ![Argarath](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/argarath/32/48499_2.png) [@Argarath](https://community.homey.app/u/Argarath)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/173 "2021-12-15T13:56:41Z")
Hi all, is there any chance that this, obviously very useful, app will be made available for the Homey Bridge (cloud) as well? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/174 "2021-12-15T17:13:23Z")
@Argarath In the meantime, there’s a few timer-ish possibilities on the Cloud version. You can start flows, or start / stop devices with a delay. > ![Screenshot_20211215-181506_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/f/cf7cda96a6cddb7a7bd8ac6798db3683e6bba1e6.jpeg) If a sensor’s alarm gets inactive again, the zone it sits in, gets inactive too. You can trigger a flow with a delay on that event > ![Screenshot_20211215-181546_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/0/e04c900cd256f55d6a5444773beea3dccd039039.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tsveri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tsveri/32/48145_2.png) [@tsveri](https://community.homey.app/u/tsveri)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/175 "2021-12-15T17:57:25Z")
My app stops several times a day. To get it working I need to restart it. I am wondering if this is a problem than can be fixed or if inners to download a another timer app ---
**Author:** ![Argarath](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/argarath/32/48499_2.png) [@Argarath](https://community.homey.app/u/Argarath)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/176 "2021-12-15T19:11:43Z")
Thanks. I created this flow to know if our dry-cleaner has finished it’s program. Am I thinking right? [https://homey.app/f/Qfjw-S](https://homey.app/f/Qfjw-S) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/177 "2021-12-15T21:18:36Z")
YW. No, if the plug has a powermetering function, you could do what the screenshot shows, but instead use logics card “power is lower than 1 (Watt)”. > ![Screenshot_20211215-221456_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/3/33ca987b966a8544a03baac8309e08957ecccbab.jpeg) [link to source](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372) But we’re very offtopic now 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![Argarath](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/argarath/32/48499_2.png) [@Argarath](https://community.homey.app/u/Argarath)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/178 "2021-12-16T08:26:59Z")
Thanks. I used that, but the power consumption of my dryer or washingmachine changes quite a lot when in use. I therefore get loads of “false” alerts that the machines are finished, when they’re not. That’s why I needed a timer option, to make sure that I only get an alert when the machines use less power than 2 watts for a certain amount of time. That doesn’t seem to be possible at the moment with the Cloud Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Cuprum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cuprum/32/41409_2.png) [@Cuprum](https://community.homey.app/u/Cuprum)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/179 "2021-12-20T06:07:05Z")
> [@Argarath](#): > > alert when the machines use less power than 2 watts for a certain amount of time. Are You sure, the less than 2W is the exact switched off zone? 😉 There may-be little bit different idle power consumption. But, what’s about false alerts - i currently use for washing machine the schema, where there is an additional variable - “running” plus two flows(triggers). One, setting the “running” to “yes”, when power consumption raises above something very big and another one, if consumption goes below the 2W _ **and** _ the “running” is set to “yes”. To stay in Cronograph toppic - actually, i think, the Cronograph’s timer is also usable as the “running” switch. When first time a peak consumption, then set it to last of longest cycle, when below the “2W”, then to … hmm, how long there is a wait in low consumption?.. and if the timer goes to zero, then the cycle is over. Yeah, one additional flow/trigger must watch, if the timer is low but power becomes back high. ---
**Author:** ![LecramR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lecramr/32/48316_2.png) [@LecramR](https://community.homey.app/u/LecramR)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/180 "2022-03-11T11:06:54Z")
I have installed the chronograph app on both of my recent Homey Pro’s. The app works well, I can start and stop the stopwatch, but I cannot write the time into a log, notificatie or time line message. I don’t get a tag ‘looptijd’ or ‘duration’ in the tag list. What is going wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/181 "2022-03-11T11:48:16Z")
Only if you trigger a flow with IF timer/stopwatch/transition stopped ---
**Author:** ![Joolee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joolee/32/3064_2.png) [@Joolee](https://community.homey.app/u/Joolee)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/182 "2022-03-16T10:46:43Z")
I’m having the same problem with a timer “reached a duration” trigger. But even without using a tag. (First thing i tried, I also use tags for my timer names normally) The flow also doesn’t run when using the “test” button so i suspect the function running the trigger throws an exception or something. If i find time, I’ll try running the app in debug mode. ---
**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/183 "2022-03-16T13:49:34Z")
I did not use any tag. Only a typed name. Only the tag NAME after finished the timer. [https://homey.app/f/bN3Wi\_](https://homey.app/f/bN3Wi_) [https://homey.app/f/bthWi\_](https://homey.app/f/bthWi_) ![SmartSelect_20220316-142936_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/0/403d16968252c3f0fb3f3af889b22faebf6aad37.jpeg) ![SmartSelect_20220316-142811_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/5/a5f5459dfc0b6831dc92490b67dc23291cffb4f3.jpeg) If you pause the timer then you get these tags. ![SmartSelect_20220316-143638_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/2/828158baea1d70e492e5078eaec7596e032beb2a.jpeg) [https://homey.app/f/R5e-i\_](https://homey.app/f/R5e-i_) [https://homey.app/f/v6o-i\_](https://homey.app/f/v6o-i_) ![SmartSelect_20220316-145033_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/3/a30518dc5c3d568c04ceff06b8ec47aea350ab47.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Glenn\_Dijkstra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/glenn_dijkstra/32/17251_2.png) [@Glenn\_Dijkstra](https://community.homey.app/u/Glenn_Dijkstra)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/184 "2022-04-04T12:08:34Z")
I’m experiencing the same issue. I’m still testing it out. My older flows using this card do work, some new ones aswell, but it seems to randomly work or not. ---
**Author:** ![Glenn\_Dijkstra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/glenn_dijkstra/32/17251_2.png) [@Glenn\_Dijkstra](https://community.homey.app/u/Glenn_Dijkstra)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/185 "2022-04-04T17:03:18Z")
As an addition, I got it working with a transition. It’s a workaround but it d be great if it got fixed ---
**Author:** ![AVP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/avp/32/10905_2.png) [@AVP](https://community.homey.app/u/AVP)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/186 "2022-04-28T18:00:21Z")
Hi I have just created a couple of very simple flow where I am using a stopwatch. One flow starting a Stopwatch when a sensor is triggered by using the start or replace stopwatch card and another flow that is suppose to trigger while the stopwatch reaches a duration. Unfortunately the app crash after some time (or when using the test button) and to get the app to run again I have to deactivate the flow where the stopwatch is used. Using a timers makes no trouble. Anyone else who experience this issue?. App Version 1.1.1 [https://homey.app/f/qK3jN1](https://homey.app/f/qK3jN1) [https://homey.app/f/QbdjN1](https://homey.app/f/QbdjN1) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/187 "2022-04-28T19:10:02Z")
> [@AVP](#): > > Using a timers makes no trouble You mean Chronograph timers? I’ve (had) no issues with Chronograph, but I have no flows using “And stopwatch running time is less then [[variable-value]]” 1. Is your variable [[lgFyrSPDriftPauseTid]] a value with decimals? Maybe rounding it to 0 decimals lets the app not “choke” on it? 2. What happens when you replace the variable [lgFyrSPDriftPauseTid]] by a number? ---
**Author:** ![AVP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/avp/32/10905_2.png) [@AVP](https://community.homey.app/u/AVP)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/188 "2022-05-01T11:52:22Z")
Yes it is the Chronograph timers. There is no decimals in my [lgFyrSPDriftPauseTid] variable, however haven’t thought of trying to replace it with a fixed time. Will give it a try later once everyone else is a sleep😂 ---
**Author:** ![AVP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/avp/32/10905_2.png) [@AVP](https://community.homey.app/u/AVP)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214/189 "2022-05-01T20:44:40Z")
Tried your advice Peter\_Kawa but didn’t change anything. Changed the name of the stopwatch and this works?!?! Created a diagnostic report, maybe something to look into for the app developer?! cb112f7e-f022-48d1-8e0a-eacd05031c7a [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214.md?page=8) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-chronograph-adds-precise-timer-stopwatch-and-transition-functionality-to-homey/18214.md?page=10)