Lpc2000

At 09:12 PM 12/21/04 +0000, you wrote:
>If I set the P0PR (prescaler register) to 0xEA60 (decimal 60000), then
>when I start the Timer 0, will I have an increment on T0TC (Timer
>Counter) each 60000 cycles of clock? or what's more easy to
>understand... will T0TC increment in one each 1ms?
>My idea is to make a short rutine that start the timer, and stop it
>when 1mS has passed...

Remember a counter only has a 1 count accuracy at best.  If you want to 
time a single ms wait your count should be much faster (10x faster will 
give you 10% accuracy).  That's one reason the timer in the newlib-lpc 
support runs as fast as it does.

Robert

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