Timer Reference Internal Interface (Compact 2013)

10/16/2014

The following table shows the internal programming elements of the timer library.

Programming Elements	Description
OALCPUIdle	This function puts the CPU or SOC into an idle state.
OALTimerRecharge	This function is usually called from the timer interrupt handler to recharge the timer for subsequent system ticks.

The following table shows the internal programming elements of the timer library for systems with count and compare counters.

Programming Elements	Description
OALTimerGetCompare	This function returns the timer compare value.
OALTimerGetCount	This function returns the actual timer value.
OALTimerInitCount	This function initializes the system timer with a specified base period.
OALTimerSetCompare	This function sets the timer compare value.

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