com.dctl.hardware.timer
Class TickTimer

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--com.dctl.hardware.timer.Timer
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              +--com.dctl.hardware.timer.TickTimer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class TickTimer

extends Timer

Tick timer

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.dctl.hardware.timer.Timer

callback, EVENT_COUNTER, hHandle, instance, MEASUREMENT, mode, pQueue, PWM, TICK_TIMER

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

TickTimer(int instance)
Create a new tick timer on the specified instance

Method Summary

void	enableNotifications(TimerCallback callback, int interval, boolean repeat) Enable the timer, causing it to notify the callback when the interval expires, optionally repeating

Methods inherited from class com.dctl.hardware.timer.Timer

run, setCallback, setContinuous, setEnabled, setInterval, waitForNotification

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, currentThread, getName, getPriority, isAlive, join, setPriority, sleep, start, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TickTimer

public TickTimer(int instance)
          throws IllegalArgumentException,
                 SystemException

Create a new tick timer on the specified instance

Parameters:

instance - The instance

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - IllegalArgumentException if the timer instance does not exist

SystemException - if there is an error in the operation

Method Detail

enableNotifications

public void enableNotifications(TimerCallback callback,
                                int interval,
                                boolean repeat)
                         throws SystemException

Enable the timer, causing it to notify the callback when the interval expires, optionally repeating

Parameters:

callback - The callback to notify

interval - The interval in microseconds

repeat - Set to true to repeat continuously

Throws:

SystemException - if there is an error in the operation