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- The ticker keeps counting when it rolls over | ||
- The ticker interrupt fires when the compare value is set to 0 and and overflow occurs | ||
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#### Handling synchronization delay | ||
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Some low power tickers require multiple low power clock cycles for the compare value that `ticker_set_interrupt` sets to take effect. Further complicating this issue, a new compare value typically cannot be set until the first has taken effect. Because of this, when you make back-to-back calls to `ticker_set_interrupt` without a delay, the second call blocks and violates the above requirement that `ticker_set_interrupt` completes in 20us. | ||
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To meet this timing requirement, targets that have this synchronization delay must set `LOWPOWERTIMER_DELAY_TICKS` to the number of low power clock cycles it takes for a call to `ticker_set_interrupt` to take effect. When the targets set this value, the timer code prevents `lp_ticker_set_interrupt` from being called twice within that number of clock cycles. It does this by using the microsecond time to schedule the write to happen at a future date. | ||
There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. Hi There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. Hi @jeromecoutant sorry for not responding earlier. I'm not sure when the feature branch is going to be merged to master, so I left this with the name on master. Once the feature branch is merged to master I'll update this for the new name. |
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### Dependencies | ||
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Hardware low power ticker capabilities. | ||
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Query: Who or what typically sets a new compare value?