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Timer Class Reference
A general purpose timer. More...
#include <Timer.h>
Public Member Functions | |
| void | start () |
| Start the timer. | |
| void | stop () |
| Stop the timer. | |
| void | reset () |
| Reset the timer to 0. | |
| float | read () |
| Get the time passed in seconds. | |
| int | read_ms () |
| Get the time passed in mili-seconds. | |
| int | read_us () |
| Get the time passed in micro-seconds. | |
Detailed Description
A general purpose timer.
Example:
// Count the time to toggle a LED #include "mbed.h" Timer timer; DigitalOut led(LED1); int begin, end; int main() { timer.start(); begin = timer.read_us(); led = !led; end = timer.read_us(); printf("Toggle the led takes %d us", end - begin); }
Definition at line 44 of file Timer.h.
Member Function Documentation
| float read | ( | ) |
Get the time passed in seconds.
| int read_ms | ( | ) |
Get the time passed in mili-seconds.
| int read_us | ( | ) |
Get the time passed in micro-seconds.
| void reset | ( | ) |
Reset the timer to 0.
If it was already counting, it will continue
| void start | ( | ) |
Start the timer.
| void stop | ( | ) |
Stop the timer.
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