looking for alarm example for lucid dreaming minimalistic app (no REM sleep detection)...

[Slumberlander]

Hello,

I have very small skills in programming (a bit of c# on unity) and i m absolutely newbie Fitbit SDK.

I have a very  simple alarm project for lucid-dreaming purposes (no REM detection needed)

I would like to set an alarm sending very small bumps every X minutes starting at a certain time.

ex : at 4 am start sending me 1 very small vibration every 15 mn until i stop the app.

i would like the starting time and the snooze amount variable to be set in the settings.

would anyone have an example of an alarm project i could start my cooking with? or explain the process (shall i implement the alarm or set the within Fitbit alarm), where is the API for vibration events and alarm events? or any other advise? 

Thank you very much for answering.

Mathieu.

[Slumberlander · Accepted solution]

answering my own question...

var alarmHeure = 9;  //this value will come from settings
var alarmMinute =55; //this value will come from settings
var compte = 0;      //this value will come from settings
var interval = 1;    //this value will come from settings

var itsTime = new Boolean(false);


var idVar = setInterval(() => {timer()}, 60000); //granularity in mn

function timer() { //every thing is here
  //
   var dateVar = new Date();
   var time = dateVar.toLocaleTimeString();
   var laMinute = dateVar.getMinutes();            // what time is it : mn
   var lHeure = dateVar.getHours();                  // what time is it : h
  // var millenium = 0;

 
  
  console.log(time);
  console.log(lHeure);
  console.log(laMinute);
 
  
  
   if ((laMinute==alarmMinute)&&(lHeure==alarmHeure))   // if it s time then...
     {
       compte=0;
       vibration.start("bump");
       itsTime=true;                                   //...start counting
       console.log("BINGO!") ;  
       vibration.stop();
     }
  if (itsTime==true)
  {
       compte++;                                       //counting
  }
  
   console.log(compte);
  console.log(itsTime);
  
  if (compte==interval)                               // when time's up restart counting & send a bump
  {
    console.log("Drinng!")
    vibration.start("bump");
    vibration.stop();
    compte=0;
  }
  
 
  
  

[LucidTotem]

Hey there, hope you had success with your experiment. If you are interested you can try Lucid Totem. I launched it 2 years ago and been updating and perfecting it ever sicne. It's a watchface app that reminds you throughout the day to do reality checks. 

The app can also wake you during rem if you want to do WBTB techniques.

And there's also a beta REM option like the one you mention, giving you multiple small vibrating alarm throughout the night.

I do detect REM using my own algorithm that is pretty accurate, for what the Fitbit can provide