OS_InitTick

C Specification

#include <nitro/os.h>
void OS_InitTick( void );
 

Arguments

None.

Return Values

None.

Description

This function allocates a timer for ticks and initializes it. A tick is method of using a hardware timer to generate a u64 increment count. A tick is also the obtained value. Although the timer itself is 16 bits, in addition to the 16-bit cycle, which is one unit, there is also an internal counter. As a result it creates a 64-bit tick value. The system clock is OS_SYSTEM_CLOCK Hz. Therefore, a tick is OS_SYSTEM_CLOCK Hz/64 Hz. OS_InitTick() internally sets the tick value to zero. It is also possible to assume that the value obtained with OS_GetTick is the time from OS_InitTick(). A timer that is allocated to tick becomes system-reserved. A user cannot use it as a timer with OS_SetTimer() or the like. Do not call OS_InitTick() if you want the user to use all of the timers. Ticks are necessary when you use the alarm system. Call OS_InitTick() before the alarm system initialization declaration OS_InitAlarm.

See Also

OS_GetTick, OS_GetTickLo, OS_SetTick, OS_InitAlarm

Revision History

02/25/2004 Changed systemClock to tick
02/04/2004 Initial Version