Component: Timed Interval (Timing) - Revision history

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	\| colspan="2" \| User defined macro automatically called on a periodic basis.		\| colspan="2" \| User defined macro automatically called on a periodic basis.
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	\| colspan="2" \| Scaler applied to the timer, Small scalers allow for finer resolution but will limit the max time and also put more load on the microcontroller. Recommended to use as large a setting as possible which still provides enough accuracy.		\| colspan="2" \| Scaler applied to the timer, Small scalers allow for finer resolution but will limit the max time and also put more load on the microcontroller. Recommended to use as large a setting as possible which still provides enough accuracy.
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	\| colspan="2" \| Starts the timer interval.		\| colspan="2" \| Starts the timer interval.
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	===StartTimerInterval===		===StartTimerInterval===
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	===StopTimerInterval===		===StopTimerInterval===
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	==Property reference==		==Property reference==

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	\| colspan="2" \| The maximum time we can do based on the current timer and scaler settings.		\| colspan="2" \| The maximum time we can do based on the current timer and scaler settings.
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	Allows you to setup a specific timed interval via the use of a hardware timer peripheral. Useful for regular time accurate periodic polling and sampling.		Allows you to setup a specific timed interval via the use of a hardware timer peripheral. Useful for regular time accurate periodic polling and sampling.

	==~~Component Source Code~~==		==Version information==

	~~Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx]~~

	~~Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www~~.~~flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx]~~		Library Version, Component Version, Date, Author, Info
			9, 1.2, 07-02-25, BR, Hidden Postscaler property as it causes a problem with timings if used

	==Detailed description==		==Detailed description==
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	\| colspan="2" \| Scaler applied to the timer, Small scalers allow for finer resolution but will limit the max time and also put more load on the microcontroller. Recommended to use as large a setting as possible which still provides enough accuracy.
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	\| colspan="2" \| Scaler applied to the timer, Small scalers allow for finer resolution but will limit the max time and also put more load on the microcontroller. Recommended to use as large a setting as possible which still provides enough accuracy.		\| colspan="2" \| Scaler applied to the timer, Small scalers allow for finer resolution but will limit the max time and also put more load on the microcontroller. Recommended to use as large a setting as possible which still provides enough accuracy.
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	\| colspan="2" \| Number of milliseconds between timer events which increment the simulated timer counter variable. 10ms will yield the highest resolution. Values less than this will likely just increase the error and making the timer run slow. Higher delays will yield greater accuracy.		\| colspan="2" \| Number of milliseconds between timer events which increment the simulated timer counter variable. 10ms will yield the highest resolution. Values less than this will likely just increase the error and making the timer run slow. Higher delays will yield greater accuracy.
	\|}		\|}

			==Component Source Code==

			Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx]

			Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_TimerIntervalComponent.fcfx]

MartinW: /* Examples */

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Examples

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	Example program showing how to use the Timed component to trigger a callback macro at precise intervals e.g. 1 second.		Example program showing how to use the Timed component to trigger a callback macro at precise intervals e.g. 1 second.

	{{Fcfile\|Timed_interval_example.fcfx\|~~Once~~ second timed interval component example }}		{{Fcfile\|Timed_interval_example.fcfx\|One second timed interval component example }}

	==Macro reference==		==Macro reference==

MartinW at 12:19, 24 January 2025

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	[[File:Timed Interval1.png]]		[[File:Timed Interval1.png]]



	After selecting the Time Unit, and entering Time Period, the estimated best will show the exact time the callback macro is accessed.		After selecting the Time Unit, and entering Time Period, the estimated best will show the exact time the callback macro is accessed.

	[[File:Timed Interval2.png]]		[[File:Timed Interval2.png]]


	You can even send the required delay within simulation (Timer Delay (ms).		You can even send the required delay within simulation (Timer Delay (ms).