Looks like you copied the code to a new file. You need to download all the files from GitHub into one folder for this to work. Then open the Targets.ino file.
What are you using to edit this? Looks quite different to the Arduino IDE I have:
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Iām using the online IDE. That makes sense ill download them all.
Ok so this is what happened. I loaded it up then it would almost immediately display āFireā along with turning both relays on. However the piezo sensors did not set off the timer. The button when pressed caused the whole system to turn off or so it appeared.https://www.dropbox.com/s/403vfqea3w93iv0/IMG_3797.MOV?dl=0
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Thanks so much for the video, thatās really useful to see.
Clearly Iāve got a bug in there somewhere. Iāll review it now.
This is going to be a good learning experience for you, me, and others who read this. 
I canāt quite figure out whatās going wrong by just reading the code so Iāve added some serial output (assuming you can monitor serial output from the Arduino). This should print out the start time when you press the button and then the increased value after it adds the random delay. Another change I made was to set the start time to the maximum value for unsigned long when the time is reached so that it doesnāt fire again.
Sorry about our time zone difference causing excessive delays in responding.
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Thatās awesome to think about! Iāll download it asap and give it a shot! And yeah time zones are a tad bit inconvenient but i appreciate you still working through it with me!
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I canāt wait to read the serial output!
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did you change the code?
It shows it as not having been edited for 3 days.
Yes. I added lines 130 and 132 and changed line 139
See https://github.com/bernhard-hofmann/circuito.io-3392/blob/master/Targets/Targets.ino
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Hi
Iām not going to have much time tomorrow and the next day and then Iāll be on holiday for 2 weeks without a laptop so Iāve written the rest of the code to read the values of the vibration sensors (targets) and check how long each player took to hit the target or if they false started (it the target before itās active). The display is updated far too frequently (about every 50ms) until both targets are hit (gameOver is true). This should be improved but Iām running out of time so wanted to get something that will hopefully work for you and we can improve when itās working.
Have you had a chance to run the previous code to get the serial output and see what the startTime is set to?
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Hey I thanks so much! well I donāt know if its my mac thatās giving me trouble or the code because the code says it tries to run but nothing comes up on my computer screen or the LCD.So it doesnāt do anything different than before.
The Arduino IDE has a feature called a serial monitor. It shows you what the Arduino writes to the serial interface. Thatās where the output weāre looking for should appear.
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Only ONE day left! I hope youāre able to view the serial monitor!
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well the serial monitor isnāt coming up but ill figure it out. Thanks for your help!
I had a thought last night - you could increase the delay at the end of the loop function from 50 to 1000 (1 second) so that you can see whatās happening maybe.
Worth a try I guess.
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Totally! Iāll try that Thanks!
Iād love to know if youāve made progress. I often find itās through struggling that I get the most satisfaction when it finally works.
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Yes Iāve made progress!!! I found a wiring error! As soon as I return home in a couple hours Iāll send a video !
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There was a wiring issue. Now that thatās sorted out just need to figure out how to get the sensors to work.
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