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08/06/08 05:18
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 		 #157271 - Use a hardware timer
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Use a hardware timer to generate a "timebase" or "tick" for your system, and then software timer(s) to produce arbitrarily-long delays besed on that timebase.

eg, see: http://www.8052.com/forum/read.phtml?id=70093

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TopicAuthorDate
Non Blocking timer            01/01/70 00:00      
   Use a hardware timer            01/01/70 00:00      
      Thanks - But.....            01/01/70 00:00      
         State machines            01/01/70 00:00      
            THANKS - That's a great idea            01/01/70 00:00      
               if you have a lot to delay by various delays            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I Like that Idea as well            01/01/70 00:00      
                  A Linked List might be better here            01/01/70 00:00      
                     the correct use takes care of this            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Not necessarily            01/01/70 00:00      
   Cooperative or preemptive multitasking            01/01/70 00:00      
      Super-loop contra cooperative multitasking            01/01/70 00:00      
         Multasking can work on the 8051 ... sometimes            01/01/70 00:00      
            Not just stack            01/01/70 00:00      
               I agree            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Choose your battles carefully            01/01/70 00:00      
               I agree, too            01/01/70 00:00      
                  and            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Never underestimate the usefulnes of interrupts            01/01/70 00:00      
                        a flavor            01/01/70 00:00      
                           prioritizing in super-loop            01/01/70 00:00      
                              the fact is ..            01/01/70 00:00      
                  C works well            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Circular argument?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Re: Circular Argument            01/01/70 00:00      
                        going round in circles            01/01/70 00:00      
            small multitasker            01/01/70 00:00      

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