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ESP32 Repeat timer example
/*
Repeat timer example
This example shows how to use hardware timer in ESP32. The timer calls onTimer
function every second.
The timer can be stopped with button attached to PIN 0 (IO0).
This example code is in the public domain.
Origin source: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/blob/master/libraries/ESP32/examples/Timer/RepeatTimer/
*/
// Stop button is attached to PIN 0 (IO0)
#define BTN_STOP_ALARM 0
hw_timer_t * timer = NULL;
volatile SemaphoreHandle_t timerSemaphore;
portMUX_TYPE timerMux = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
volatile uint32_t isrCounter = 0;
volatile uint32_t lastIsrAt = 0;
/**
*
*/
void IRAM_ATTR onTimer(){
// Increment the counter and set the time of ISR
portENTER_CRITICAL_ISR(&timerMux);
isrCounter++;
lastIsrAt = millis();
portEXIT_CRITICAL_ISR(&timerMux);
// Give a semaphore that we can check in the loop
xSemaphoreGiveFromISR(timerSemaphore, NULL);
// It is safe to use digitalRead/Write here if you want to toggle an output
}
/**
*
*/
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
// Set BTN_STOP_ALARM to input mode
pinMode(BTN_STOP_ALARM, INPUT);
// Create semaphore to inform us when the timer has fired
timerSemaphore = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
// Use 1st timer of 4 (counted from zero).
// Set 80 divider for prescaler (see ESP32 Technical Reference Manual for more
// info).
timer = timerBegin(0, 80, true);
// Attach onTimer function to our timer.
timerAttachInterrupt(timer, &onTimer, true);
// Set alarm to call onTimer function every second (value in microseconds).
// Repeat the alarm (third parameter)
timerAlarmWrite(timer, 1000000, true);
// Start an alarm
timerAlarmEnable(timer);
}
/**
*
*/
void loop() {
// If Timer has fired
if (xSemaphoreTake(timerSemaphore, 0) == pdTRUE){
uint32_t isrCount = 0, isrTime = 0;
// Read the interrupt count and time
portENTER_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
isrCount = isrCounter;
isrTime = lastIsrAt;
portEXIT_CRITICAL(&timerMux);
// Print it
Serial.print("onTimer no. ");
Serial.print(isrCount);
Serial.print(" at ");
Serial.print(isrTime);
Serial.println(" ms");
}
// If button is pressed
if (digitalRead(BTN_STOP_ALARM) == LOW) {
// If timer is still running
if (timer) {
// Stop and free timer
timerEnd(timer);
timer = NULL;
}
}
}
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