[ECOS] regarding microsec delay

[ECOS] regarding microsec delay

[Natarajan, Mekala (CTS)]

Hi,

What is the minimum delay that I can specify by using the function  -
hal_delay_us()

If I use a tick value of 10millisec can I use the above function to get
delays of less than 10millisec ?
Or the value taken by hal_delay_us() is independent of the value of the tick
used.

Regards,
Mekala Natarajan

 

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Re: [ECOS] regarding microsec delay

[Jonathan Larmour]

"Natarajan, Mekala (CTS)" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> What is the minimum delay that I can specify by using the function  -
> hal_delay_us()
> 
> If I use a tick value of 10millisec can I use the above function to get
> delays of less than 10millisec ?
> Or the value taken by hal_delay_us() is independent of the value of the tick
> used.

The answer is definitely platform-dependent, but in most cases, yes it will
give you higher granularity than the clock tick because it actually reads
the value of the underlying timer which is normally at a much higher
frequency. 

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