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diff --git a/doc/bsp_howto/timer.t b/doc/bsp_howto/timer.t deleted file mode 100644 index d2d5629682..0000000000 --- a/doc/bsp_howto/timer.t +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -@c -@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1998. -@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR). -@c All rights reserved. -@c -@c $Id$ -@c - -@chapter Timer Driver - -You can program the timer driver for your own needs, but here are two uses -of it: - -@section UART'S FIFO Full Mode - -The gen68340 BSP is an example of the use of the timer to support the UART -input FIFO full mode (FIFO means First In First Out and roughly means -buffer). This mode consists in the UART raising an interrupt when n -characters have been received (n is the UA RT's FIFO length). It results -in a lower interrupt processing time, but the problem is that a scanf -primitive will block on a receipt of less than n characters. The solution -is to set a timer that will check whether there are some characters -waiting in th e UART's input FIFO. The delay time has to be set carefully -otherwise high rates will be broken: - -@itemize @bullet - -@item if no character was received last time the interrupt subroutine was -entered, set a long delay, - -@item otherwise set the delay to the delay needed for n characters -receipt. - -@end itemize - -@section Measuring RTEMS Primitives Time - -RTEMS Timing Test Suite needs a timer support. You have to provide two -primitives: - - - -Function - -Description - -@example -void Timer_initialize (void) -@end example - -Initialize the timer to be a counter to the microsecond. - -@example -int Read_timer (void) -@end example - -Returns the number of microseconds elapsed since the last call to -Timer_initialize. - -@example -rtems_status_code Empty_function (void) - -return RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL; -@end example - -@example -void Set_find_average_overhead (rtems_boolean find_flag) -@end example - -DOES NOTHING ?????????? - - - - |