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timer.h File Reference

Timer management definitions. More...

#include <sys/device.h>

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Data Structures
struct	_NUTTIMERINFO
	Timer information structure. More...
Typedefs
typedef _NUTTIMERINFO	NUTTIMERINFO
	Timer type.
Functions
void	NutTimerInit (void)
	Initialize system timer.
HANDLE	NutTimerStart (u_long ms, void(*callback)(HANDLE, void *), void *arg, u_char flags)
	Create an asynchronous timer.
void	NutTimerStop (HANDLE handle)
	Stop a specified timer.
void	NutTimerStopAsync (HANDLE handle)
	Asynchronously stop a specified timer.
void	NutSleep (u_long ms)
	Temporarily suspends the current thread.
void	NutDelay (u_char ms)
	Loop for a specified number of milliseconds.
u_long	NutGetCpuClock (void)
	Return the CPU clock in Hertz.
Variables
NUTTIMERINFO *volatile	nutTimerList
	Linked list of all system timers.
NUTTIMERINFO *volatile	nutTimerPool

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Detailed Description

Timer management definitions.

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Variable Documentation

NUTTIMERINFO* volatile nutTimerPool (    )

This pool is used to collect released memory from elapsed timers. It's required because we can't free memory in interrupt context.

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