Questions tagged [timing]
This tag is for questions about timing code execution, or external events.
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I goofed: I used a digital output rather than an analog output
OK, I have a little hardware issue I need to fix in software for the time being. I say, "For the time being," because I already have the PC Boards printed, and I need to make do for this ...
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delayMIcroseconds and micros execution time not explainable
i just experimented with the timing accuracy of my Arduino Uno R3 using this code:
unsigned long beginTime;
unsigned long endTime;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600); // open a serial port
}
void ...
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Arduino Timer Drift Issue
I have two Arduinos that communicate over serial. Each arduino runs a TDMA algorithm where each arduino is assigned one timeslot. The arduinos should transmit during their timeslot, which does work ...
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How can I SPI "Latch" (LE/CS/SS) for a specific number of SCLK cycles?
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I am working on a project which includes 13 cascaded STMicroelectronics LED1642GWs. These LED drivers are essentially 16bit shift registers, whereby the buffered serial data can be loaded to a ...
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How do I run 4 LEDs sequentially based off of a push button input?
I am trying to create a program that runs 4 LEDs sequentially while also being able to do other things with different inputs and outputs. Because of this, I am using the millis function and not the ...
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Synchronizing an internal frequency to an external one
In this question:
Procedure for changing frequency of Nano or similar, @EdgarBonet gave a very nice method of generating timings that don't divide the system clock evenly. He also said that it would ...
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How fast does the Arduino execute code?
I am using the Arduino Nano every. Take this example where I am measuring two things A and B.
Loop{// this loop runs once every second
//Read A,B
//Change something using analogueWrite which ...
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How can I read the Timer direction in phase correct PWM?
I have had to use Timer0 with phase correct PWM and a prescaler of 1. This results in a 32khz PWM frequency and obviously impacts millis, delay and micros. (Timer1 and Timer 2 are also in use so ...
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Obtaining angular velocity from quaternion data (BNO055)
I'm able to get quaternion data from the BNO055 sensor, and would like to convert these to angular velocity for my project. I know you can pull the gyroscope directly for the data, but from what I ...
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How can I execute two functions at the same time?
#include <Servo.h>
Servo myservo;
int pos = 0;
int servo_pin = 3;
int led_pin = 4;
void setup() {
myservo.attach(servo_pin);
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(led_pin,OUTPUT);
}
void ...
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Relays just switch ON and OFF on delay(), not on millis()
I use fuzzy logic for the running time of relays, but the relays just switch ON and OFF at the interval of the delay() I put at the end of loop.
This is my code:
void loop () {
ph = -180/100.0;
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Help with millis to get accurate timing
I'm essentially trying to create a music box which is light activated using an LDR. When it's open a song plays, while a servo rotates a figurine back and forth, and an LED dims and illuminates in ...
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how can I stop my Arduino code after 1 second?
I want to send message NRF24L01 to NRF24L01. I want to see if I can send just one second. How can I stop code after 1 second?
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Issue using micros() instead of millis()
I have two function implementations that I expected to work the same:
#define HEAD_STEP_DELAY 1000
unsigned long HeadLastMicros;
void HeadUpdate()
{
if ((micros()>=HeadLastMicros) && ((...
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_delay_ms() is much slower than expected (by a factor of 6) on TinyAVR 0/1 (ATTiny1604)
I designed a custom AVR development board using the Atmel ATTiny1604 microcontroller. It belongs to the new Tiny-0 family, due to its recentness, some required changes to relevant toolchains have yet ...
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Running a DC motor for a set amount of time
I am trying to run a DC motor for 100ms and then turn it off completely. Here is my code any suggestions on why it might not be working?
My Code
const int pirPin = 9;
const int motorPin = 2;
int ...
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Switched from 3ft to 10ft connection wires. My setup doesnt run correctly now. Timing issues?
Running a DC motor(6.5A max input), motor driver (MD10C 7Amp peak output), and Arduino Mega. I am stabilizing an object with an accelerometer as my sensor. I switched to longer wires so I can have my ...
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Sequencing air pistons proble - Help please?
I am a beginner trying to activate 2 sets of 3 air pistons sequentially by going through the YouTube Tutorials... Help, please, pretty please?? :-)
There are 3 sets of 2 pistons, each set working in ...
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How do I make my LCD screen scroll text while allowing for button input?
Here's what I want my code to do: This is part of a tea infusing project that would automate the steeping of tea, part of this is initially having a selection of either Black/Herbal tea or White/Green ...
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ESP8266 CCLOCK Odd behavior
I'm trying to write some extremely fast code for the ESP8266, so I'm trying to figure out how to time things. I've discovered CCLOCK, a register that reflects the number of clock cycles since startup....
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How do I set a variable so that after a condition is met the loop ignores input?
I have a analog inputs to my Uno that I am cleaning up and using to keep a digital pin high until the output drops to zero. At this point I want to stop reading that input because it may come back up ...
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Is the shiftOut code depending on the (low) speed of an Arduino?
In the (official) file wiring_shift.c I found the following code for shiftOut:
void shiftOut(uint8_t dataPin, uint8_t clockPin, uint8_t bitOrder, uint8_t val)
{
uint8_t i;
for (i = 0; i < ...
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Timing taking longer than expected
This is on a custom Arduino PCB (32u4) that I am programming with a Sparkfun Pocket AVR Programmer. A different program that I was writing wasn't working the way I expected it to, so I tried the "...
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Can I get some help with a metronome code on my arduino uno?
ok so I dont actually know anything about coding or electronics outside of being an electrician. This is something i've been working on for about a month.
I may be asking something dumb but here it is....
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When GPS can't see satellites, how can I continue to tick off a smooth-ish time?
I'm getting 10 updates/sec from my GPS unit (The MTK3339 used in the Adafruit breakout board), and using it to update a clock display. This works well enough, though there's one minor problem that I'd ...
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Does DmxSerial stops interrupts?
I am trying to build a setup with an Arduino Mega, having a DMX output (using DMXSimple library), and a MIDI library (to be done).
I was wondering, if I get into problems. According to This question, ...
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Arduino timer to turn a serve at a certain time
i am working on a project for my school tech class. Our goal is to make a vehicle that will travel along a cable and drop an egg to a target while going down the cable. i am using an arduino to to ...
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Using mills() in place of delay() on relays not getting solid switch over
I know I should post some code that maybe cleaner but really I am just in need of a answer to a problem I seem to run into a lot when using mills() in place of delay(), whilst making a Christmas light ...
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How to randomize the delay in Arduino Stepper code?
How does one add a random DELAY between 10 and 20 seconds?
For example in the following stepper logic I have a delay of 11 seconds - expressed in milliseconds as: delay(11000).
What would I need to ...
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Measuring lenght of time light levels peak using photoresistor
I'm trying to measure shutter speeds on old cameras. This essentially consists of:
Shining a torch at one end of the camera
putting the photoresistor at the other end
trigger the shutter which ...
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Strange discrete errors when reading HC-SR04 sonar sensor
I'm experimenting with an HC-SR04 sonar sensor. Basically I'm measuring the distance to a cardboard box twice a second with these lines of code running on an ESP32:
unsigned long sonarMeasure() {
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Atmega328P Prescaler to Microseconds
For a bitbanging project I'm working on, I need to measure microseconds as accurately as possible. The function micros() won't work for me here because of the unpredictable times at which it might ...
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delay(time); vs if(millis()-previous>time); and drift
Going through an old project, I had code on two Arduino Due that looked like this
void loop()
{
foo();
delay(time);
}
taking to heart the majority of literature on using delay(); I recoded this ...
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Use timer0 without affecting millis() and micros()
I'm writing a library which needs an ISR to turn off an LED some time after it was turned on. Since it's all about turning an LED on and off it doesn't need to be very precise. On the other hand I ...
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Arduino not recognizing when a timer reaches 0
Alright, so I'm attempting to make a timer that will turn on a light after an hour. Currently I have it set to 5 seconds for testing. What is happening is whenever I start the program it won't ...
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Arduino Blink two LEDs without Delay(amount of repetitions)
Arduino community. I have had experience with Arduino for 3 years now and have finally come to the conclusion to get rid of the delay function entirely.
Below is the code to blink two LEDs a ...
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Control time without delay() Arduino
For the last couple of day I've been trying and failed many times just to not use the delay() funtion in Arduino. I have to admitted that my coding skill are extremely bad.
What i trying to do is:
If ...
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Buffering output stream
I'm looking to toggle a pin on and off in a fast and timing-sensitive manner, and I'm wondering if the Arduino Uno has any built in "buffers" that would be able to hold a set of values and send them ...
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Carry out two consecutive tasks when a button is pressed
I'm building a project that has 2 motors. What I want to do is:
When button is pressed (hold down through RF controller) then:
Run motor A on pwm at 50 for 1 second
Run motor B on pwm at 255 for 1 ...
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Hardware damage from executing tight polling loop over extended periods of time?
I want my project to be standing by at the ready for months and years at a time, so I started writing my code to throttle back from polling at delayMicroseconds to just delay. Like, after 15 minutes ...
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Ensuring specific frequency at specific time?
I, at the moment am trying to come up with a simple way where I can program an Arduino to provide a step signal with a given frequency, at a specific time.
The frequency has to be ramped up, and ...
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Sketch does not work without delay() or other complex functions like digitalWrite()
I have a simple sketch here that should just blink a led once a second or so (approximately):
boolean onOff=true;
int count=0;
void setup() {
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
count++;
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analogRead() takes >400 us on Arduino Zero but ~100 us on Uno, why?
I've been trying to figure out why the analogRead() function takes about four times as long on an Arduino Zero than on an Uno, when the Zero has a faster clock than the Uno. Arduinos website says ...
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Force compiler to execute instructions sequentially?
Is there a way to force the Arduino compiler to compile individual commands sequentially? Looking at the disassembly, lines of the assembly code for different C/Arduino commands are mixed. I was ...
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Why doesn't the time update?
I am making an arduino clock/alarm. I use an LCD screen to display the time.
void loop(){
static unsigned long timing=micros();
if (mode == 0) {//mode 0 is when the time should show
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Syncing/taking external clock for SPI on Arduino Due
I have an Arduino Due with a SAM3X8E chip and am trying to read SPI data from an external source that is communicating in SPI. I was able to get data by identifying specific bytes that are identifiers ...
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How to update multiple outputs simultaneously
I need to update simultaneously all the outputs of a specific port.
I am familiar with using micro-processors assembly language. After initializing a port (Data Direction Register), I can write to ...
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Should millis() be stored in a variable once each loop, or called for every reference?
When comparing the value of millis() numerous times per loop(), are there reasons for/against storing it in a variable once at the top of loop(), v.s. calling millis() each time?
The most basic ...
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Delay function broken?
I noticed timing inconsistencies in my project, and further debugging pinpointed it to the problem below. The text should be updating every second, but the returned values are >> 1000ms.
To clarify, ...
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Multi-drop RS485 device control v1.0 - why is limit for "TIME_BETWEEN_MESSAGES "?
I am going to use Nick's rolling-master system library (http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=11428) in my home project.
For first experiments and testing, I have:
- BAUD_RATE = 9600
- max adress = 2 (...
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