is it possible to set periodic timer with period less then 5ms?
We got it down to 1 tick = 1mS, by modifying the BSP_tick_frequency in the BSP (dont hold me to that exact name, but it is something to that effect). By changing it from 200 (default) to 1000, you increase your resolution 5 fold. To get uS resolution, you have to bypass MQX and use hardware interrupts (at least this is what we were told by our FAE, using the coldfire V1 core).
I've been looking for the name of the tick frequency parameter for a while, could you drop me a clue of where to find it, please?
It's the BSP_ALARM_FREQUENCY parameter, which is set in <mqx_dir>\mqx\source\bsp\<board_name>\<board_name>.h
The ticks are then set up in the BSP initialization, located at <mqx_dir>\mqx\source\bsp\<board_name>\init_bsp.c
kernel_data->TIMER_HW_REFERENCE = (BSP_SYSTEM_CLOCK / BSP_ALARM_FREQUENCY); _time_set_ticks_per_sec(BSP_ALARM_FREQUENCY); _time_set_hwticks_per_tick(kernel_data->TIMER_HW_REFERENCE); _time_set_hwtick_function(_bsp_get_hwticks, (pointer)NULL);
Thank you so much Kyle, I'll try it soon.