Event timer
US6587958B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4825
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for generating timing signals is disclosed. The memory mapped timer system provides the ability to easily and efficiently program a timer to generate a periodic interrupt signal to a processing unit or a one-shot interrupt signal after a defined time delay. The system also provides the ability to set a programmable rollover value for a counter to define the time between interrupts. A high-resolution counter provides the ability to generate a periodic interrupt every one hundred nanoseconds.
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