Counts pulses on pin p29. Pulse frequency can be up to 48 MHz.

Example, counting 48MHz-pulses on pin p29 generated by pin p22 with PwmOscillator (https://mbed.org/users/geotec/code/PwmOscillator/). Pins p22 & p29 must be connected. Count is triggered when pin p30 = high (I connected oscillator with 9kHz that triggered periodically).

#include "mbed.h"
#include "PwmOscillator.h"
#include "PulseCounter.h"

Serial usbPC(USBTX, USBRX);   // sends log messages via USB to PC terminal
PwmOscillator pulseGenerator; // generates pulses to be count (48 MHz) on pin p22. Connect this pin to p29 (counter input).
PulseCounter pulseCounter;    // counts the pulses on pin p29 between trigger events (= rising edges) on pin p30.

int main() 
{
    usbPC.printf("---> start <---\n");
    pulseGenerator.initWithFrequency(48000000);
    pulseCounter.init();
    pulseGenerator.start();
        
    pulseCounter.start();   
    wait(1);        // waiting 1 second for trigger events (pin30: rising edge). Count pulses between trigger events.
    pulseCounter.stop();
                        
    pulseGenerator.stop();
        
    // read & print pulseCounter results
    uint32_t pulseCounterResults[20];
    pulseCounter.counterArray(&pulseCounterResults[0],sizeof pulseCounterResults / sizeof (uint32_t));
        
    for(int i = 0; i < (sizeof pulseCounterResults / sizeof (uint32_t)); i++) {
        usbPC.printf("counter of trigger event %i = %u\n",i,pulseCounterResults[i]);
    }
    //
        
    usbPC.printf("   finished.\n");
}
Revision:
0:157c2fddaa68
Child:
1:83149916f8a9
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/PulseCounter.cpp	Sat Dec 15 14:26:47 2012 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#include "mbed.h"
+#include "PulseCounter.h"
+
+PulseCounter *PulseCounter::instance;
+
+extern int CLOCK_FREQUENCY;
+
+void PulseCounter::init()
+{
+    instance = this;                    // pointer to instance
+    
+    // Power Control for Peripherals Register
+    LPC_SC->PCONP |= (1<<22);           // Bit 22:          1 = Timer2 power on
+
+    // Pin Function Select Register
+    LPC_PINCON->PINSEL0 |= (0x3<<8);    // Bits 9/8:      1/1 = pin function CAP2.0 (p30)  
+    LPC_PINCON->PINSEL0 |= (0x3<<10);   // Bits 11/10:    1/1 = pin function CAP2.1 (p29)     
+
+    // Peripheral Clock Selection Register
+    LPC_SC->PCLKSEL1 |= (0x1<<12);      // Bits 13/12:    0/1 = CCLK ( 96 MHz ) 
+    // Prescale Register
+    LPC_TIM2->PR = 0x0;                 //                  0 = no prescaling
+
+    // Count Control Register
+    LPC_TIM2->CTCR = 0x7;               // Bits 1/0:      1/1 = timer is incremented on rising & falling edges on clock sample capture pin  
+                                        // Bits 3/2:      0/1 = clock sample capture pin: CAP2.1 (p29), (p29 signal is counter clock)
+     
+    // Capture Control Register 
+    LPC_TIM2->CCR = 0x5;                // Bits 2/1/0:  1/0/1 = capture on rising edge / generate interrupt on event
+                                        // Bits 5/4/3:  0/0/0 = don't capture - this is the clock sample capture pin
+
+    // Set custom method to be called on Timer2 interrupt
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ(TIMER2_IRQn);
+    NVIC_SetVector(TIMER2_IRQn, (uint32_t)&_triggerInterrupt);
+    NVIC_EnableIRQ(TIMER2_IRQn);
+    //
+
+    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0x2;            // Timer2 count reset
+    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0x0;            // Timer2 disabled
+    
+    _hasFinishedCounting = true;
+}
+
+void PulseCounter::start()
+{   
+    // reset array pointer to first array element
+    int arrayLength = sizeof(_pulseCountArray)/sizeof(uint32_t);
+    for(int i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++) {
+        _pulseCountArray[i] = 0;
+    }
+    _arrayPointer = &_pulseCountArray[0];
+    _triggerCounter = 0;
+    //
+        
+    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 1;              // Timer2 start
+    NVIC_EnableIRQ(TIMER2_IRQn);    // enable capture interrupt
+ 
+    _hasFinishedCounting = false;
+}
+
+void PulseCounter::stop()
+{
+    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0;              // Timer2 stop
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ(TIMER2_IRQn);   // disable capture interrupt
+
+    _hasFinishedCounting = true;
+}
+
+void PulseCounter::counterArray(int* counterArray, int counterArrayLength)
+{        
+    int i = 1;
+    if(_hasFinishedCounting == true) {
+        while(i <= _pulseCountArrayLength) {
+            *counterArray = _pulseCountArray[i];
+            counterArray++;
+            i++;
+            if (i > counterArrayLength) {
+                // parameter counterArray has less elements than pulseCountArray. Stop copying elements.
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        // User didn't call stop() before reading pulseCountArray - prevent simultaneous read and write on array. Just return zero array.
+        while(i <= _pulseCountArrayLength) {
+            *counterArray = 0;
+            counterArray++;
+            i++;
+            if (i > counterArrayLength) {
+                // parameter counterArray has less elements than pulseCountArray. Stop copying elements.
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // if parameter counterArray has more elements than pulseCountArray. Fill up with zeros.
+    if(counterArrayLength > _pulseCountArrayLength) {
+        while(i <= counterArrayLength) {
+            *counterArray = 0;
+            counterArray++; 
+            i++;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void PulseCounter::_triggerInterrupt()
+{        
+    instance->_arrayPointer++;                  // increment array pointer
+    wait_us(1);                                     // incrementing pointer needs a little time
+    *instance->_arrayPointer = LPC_TIM2->CR0;   // store capture time in eventTimeCount-Array 
+    
+    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0x2;            // Timer2 count reset
+    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0x0;            // Timer2 disabled
+    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0x1;            // Timer2 enabled
+    
+    instance->_triggerCounter++; 
+    if (instance->_triggerCounter > _pulseCountArrayLength) {
+        instance->_arrayPointer = &instance->_pulseCountArray[0];
+        instance->_triggerCounter = 0;
+    }
+        
+    LPC_TIM2->IR = 0x10;                            // clear interrupt     
+}
+