Action

Stop the specified timer/counter.

 

 

Syntax

STOP timer

 

 

Remarks

 

You can stop a timer when you don't want an interrupt to occur.  

 

TIMER0 and COUNTER0 are the same.

 

 

See also

START TIMERx , STOP

 

 

Example

'--------------------------------------------------------------

'                 (c) 1995-2006 MCS Electronics

'--------------------------------------------------------------

'  file: TIMER0.BAS

'  demo: ON TIMER0

'  *TIMER1 is used for RS-232 baudrate generator

'--------------------------------------------------------------

Dim Count As Byte , Gt As Byte

 

Config Timer0 = Timer , Gate = Internal , Mode = 2

'Timer0 = counter : timer0 operates as a counter

'Gate = Internal  : no external gate control

'Mode = 2         : 8-bit auto reload (default)

 

On Timer0 Timer_0_int

Load Timer0 , 100                       'when the timer reaches 100 an interrupt will occur

Enable Interrupts                     'enable the use of interrupts

Enable Timer0                         'enable the timer

 

 

Rem Setting Of Priority

Priority Set Timer0                   'highest priority

Start Timer0                           'start the timer

 

Count = 0                               'reset counter

Do

Input "Number " , Gt

Print "You entered : " ; Gt

Loop Until Gt = 1                                             'loop until users enters 1

Stop Timer0

End

 

 

Rem The Interrupt Handler For The Timer0 Interrupt

Timer_0_int:

Inc Count

If Count = 250 Then

    Print "Timer0 Interrupt occured"

    Count = 0

End If

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