Remote Processing CAMBASIC - Manual (Page 165)

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TICK
Process Function
SYNTAX: a= TICK( n)
PURPOSE: To retur n the time from the TICK tim ers.
REMARK S: n is from 0 to 2, corresponding to a tick timer.
Ther e are thr ee TIC K timer s in CAM BASIC that accum ulate on a 12 ho ur basis. These ar e separa te
from the calendar/ clock and are not battery-backed.
The functions re turn the time in 0. 005 (0.0 10 in 9 MH z systems) second incr ements up to 12 hour s.
Using the proc ess clock has an advantage ove r the calendar /clock in that you deal only w ith seconds,
and not hours and m inutes.
On power– up all TICK timers start at 0. 0 and begin counting. You can reset the process at any
time by using the CLEAR TICK statement. The process clock cannot be preset to a value other than
0 (using CLEAR TICK).
These tick counters are separate from those used in ON TIC K.
RELATED: C L E A R T IC K , O N T I C K
EXAMPLE: 10 CLEAR TICK 2
20 FOR X=0 TO 5000 : NEXT
30 PRINT TICK (2)
RUN
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ERROR: < Data negative> - for n
< Data out of range> - if n > 2