diff --git a/phyCounter.cpp b/phyCounter.cpp
index 750f497..b6cc2e4 100644
--- a/phyCounter.cpp
+++ b/phyCounter.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "phyCounter.h"
-
+#include <QTimerEvent>
 phyCounter::phyCounter(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
+   timerID_ = startTimer(1000);
 }

 void phyCounter::startCount() {
@@ -11,3 +12,12 @@ void phyCounter::startCount() {
         dynamic_cast<phyThread*>(thread())->phySleep(1000);
     }
 }
+
+void phyCounter::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *)
+{
+   static int i=0;
+   emit count(i++);
+   if (i > 4) {
+       killTimer(timerID_);
+   }
+}
diff --git a/phyCounter.h b/phyCounter.h
index d8a6502..6c530c4 100644
--- a/phyCounter.h
+++ b/phyCounter.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include "phyThread.h"

+class QTimerEvent;
+
 class phyCounter : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -8,4 +10,8 @@ public:
     void startCount();
 signals:
     void count(int);
+    protected:
+       void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *);
+   private:
+       int timerID_;
 };
diff --git a/phyView.cpp b/phyView.cpp
index 9c4cb81..a93f549 100644
--- a/phyView.cpp
+++ b/phyView.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ phyView::phyView(QWidget *parent) : QGraphicsView(parent) {
     phyCounter *counter = new phyCounter();
     counter->moveToThread(thread);
     connect(counter, SIGNAL(count(int)), this, SLOT(changeCount(int)));
-    counter->startCount();
 }

 phyView::~phyView() {