/challenges-projects/design-challenges/smarter-life/b/blog/posts/a-very-compact-christmas-display---part-015Do you have an itchy trigger finger? Continuing on the Timer Component theme, this article discusses how to commence the countdown of a timer from an external event.Based on my experience, if you don&#39;t use a trigger option you can commence t...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/smarter-life/b/blog/posts/a-very-compact-christmas-display---part-015Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:14:07 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b59bdf46-16d8-4bfa-80f5-b21409e0be94DAB0<p>Hi Monte,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nice approach.&nbsp; You get both automatic action and single shot, plus you eliminate the need to switch debounce.</p><p>Great design.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><p><br /> </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16491&AppID=105&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">