LittleBits DC Motor - Interval

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Hi,

Im a coding amateur here looking to code some stuff for my school project.

I was wondering what is the best way to activate the LittleBits DC Motor at fixed intervals (say once every 20 minutes?)

I did some research and found this thing called "While Loops", is that the best way to do something like this?

Many thanks! Your help will be appreciated!

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Usually done through the millis() timing function, like this:

#define INTERVAL 1200000; // 20 minutes
uint32_t previousRun = -INTERVAL; // ensure run upon startup

loop() {
  if (millis() - previousRun > INTERVAL) {
    previousRun = millis();
    runMotor();
  }
}

The millis() register is an unsigned long int, overflowing every 49 days or so. 20 minutes is dead easy.