How do I check for key pressing frequency?

i want to manage speed by frequency pressing a key (or a joystick button) as were in the old "olympic games" game (in wich i destroyed several joysticks)

my idea is to set a speedometer value by the frequency of pressing, i mean fast repeating press key more speed, slower repeating pressing gauge goes down. no pressing gauge returns to 0 speed.

once got that y may establish the correct speed moving parameters

thanks in advance.

i tried with a rotating gauge in certains speed but i only get one frequency than keeps static, if i increase it raises indefinitely, if y slow it comes back to 0.

poor my english

You could try something like this. Speed would be updated per second. You’d just tune the 100 to a speed you’d like. The lerp is to make the change more gradual.

Global number presses=0
Global number speed=0
On key pressed
— add 1 to presses

Every 1 second
— set speed to lerp(speed, 100*presses, 0.5)
— set presses to 0

Global number presses=0
Global number speed=0

Start of layout
— array: set size to 60,1,1

Every tick
— array: set at ticks%60 to 0
— set presses to 0

Key is down
Trigger once
— array: set at ticks%60 to 1

Repeat 60 times
— add array.at(loopindex) to presses

Every tick
— set speed to 100*presses

Thanks, i will try that