Pepper Computer Modular Computers RS485 - Manual (Page 63)

SMART I/O User’s Manual
©1996 PEP Modular Computers GmbH March 12, 1996 Page 2 - 23
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Chapter 2 SMART-BASE
2.6.5 SMTstasto
Syntax
error_code SMTstasto(u_int8 mode);
Description
This function starts / stops the timer; the zero-detect control bit is set at the
start; the counter rolls over on reaching zero or is loaded with the value set
in the preload register and continues counting down.
Input
u_int8 mod
e Two modes are available. They are:
TMR_STRT
Start timer
TMR_STOP
Stop timer
Output
error_code SUCCESS
E_BMODE
Unsupported mode
or standard OS-9 error code (refer to the OS-9
Technical Manual Error Codes Section).
Example
RetVal = SMTstasto(TMR_STRT);