RE: [ECOS] change of clock resolution

["Andy Simpkins" <Andy.Simpkins@TardisMobile.com>]

thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: jlarmour@cambridge.redhat.com
[ mailto:jlarmour@cambridge.redhat.com]On Behalf Of Jonathan Larmour
Sent: 24 April 2001 17:48
To: Andy.Simpkins@TardisMobile.com
Cc: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: [ECOS] change of clock resolution


Andy Simpkins wrote:
> 
> Someone shout out and correct me if I am wrong but the values you have
> changed will have NO effect on the clock interval... if you have a timer
> ticking at 100Hz it will remain ticking at 100Hz after you change these
> values.  what will have changed is eCos' perception of time (not the real
> time).
> 
> If you want your clock ticks to be 10 times faster you need to change the
> timer settings found in hal_clock_initialize <platform>_misc.c (or the
> appropriate routine for your build)

No the PERIOD is what is used to program the clock and is passed to
hal_clock_initialize by the kernel.

Jifl
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