Component: Timer Free (Timing)
| Author | Matrix TSL |
| Version | 1.1 |
| Category | Timing |
Timer Free component
Allows you to measure the passage of time via the use of a hardware timer peripheral. Works like a stopwatch with macros to start, stop and reset the timer counter. Returns time as integer Seconds, Milliseconds, Microseconds and also Floating Point and String.
Component Source Code
Please click here for the component source code: FC_Comp_Source_TimerComponentFree.fcfx
Detailed description
No detailed description exists yet for this component
Examples
Here is a basic example showing the operation of the timer component used to time a section of code or the duration of a specific event.
Macro reference
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GetCountSeconds |
| Returns the count value as a number of whole seconds, rounded down to the nearest second | |
 - ULONG
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Return |
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StartCounter |
| Starts the timer counting. | |
 - BOOL
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ResetCounters |
| Range: 0-1 where 0=Do Not Reset and 1=Reset | |
 - VOID
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GetCountString |
| Returns the count value as a floating point string in seconds. | |
 - BYTE
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Precision |
| Number of decimal places to display in string | |
 - STRING
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GetCountMicroSeconds |
| Returns the count value as a number of whole microseconds, rounded down to the nearest microsecond | |
| - ULONG
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GetCountMilliseconds |
| Returns the count value as a number of whole milliseconds, rounded down to the nearest millisecond | |
| - ULONG
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StopCounter |
| Stops the timer counting. | |
| - VOID
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ResetCounter |
| - VOID
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GetCountReal |
| Returns the count value as a floating point value in seconds. | |
 - FLOAT
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GetRawCount |
| - ULONG
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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Timer |
| Timer Peripheral to use to monitor the passage of time. | |
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Bit Depth |
| Number of bits in the timer peripheral. 8-bit timers can count from 0-255 before overflowing. 16-bit timers can count from 0 to 65535 before overflowing. | |
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Instruction Rate |
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Rollover Frequency |
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Rollover Time |
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Max Time Measurement |
| Max time in seconds that we can measure before rolling over and starting again. | |
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Simulation |
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Timer Delay (ms) |
| 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. | |
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Decimal Points |