# Count down timer

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-down-timer/42569>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 25, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-down-timer/42569 "2021-01-25T09:56:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-down-timer/42569/1 "2021-01-25T09:56:51Z")

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Hi, i want decrement timer function. if i enter value in numerical feild and press the button after timer will start decrement count.if any solution is there?

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-down-timer/42569/2 "2021-01-25T11:08:27Z")

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[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Vision+-+Timer](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Vision+-+Timer)

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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/count-down-timer/42569/3 "2021-01-25T12:19:00Z")

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abs(dateDiff(dateArithmetic({[.]time\_PressButton}, {[.]setup\_TimeAllotted}, “minutes”), now(), “minute”))