• Enable - This method enables the component - the internal clocks are counted.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte Enable(void)
  
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
  
  
• Disable - This method disables the component - the internal clocks are not counted.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte Disable(void)
  
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
  
  
• Reset - This method clears the counter.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte Reset(void)
  
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
  
  
• GetTicks16 - This method returns the number (as a 16-bit unsigned integer) of main oscillator (Xtal) ticks since the last reset.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte GetTicks16(word *Ticks)
  
  • Ticks: Pointer to word - A pointer to the returned 16-bit value in Xtal ticks
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
    ERR_OVERFLOW - Software counter overflow
    ERR_MATH - Overflow during evaluation
  
  
• GetTicks32 - This method returns the number (as a 32-bit unsigned integer) of main oscillator (Xtal) ticks since the last reset.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte GetTicks32(dword *Ticks)
  
  • Ticks: Pointer to dword - A pointer to the returned 32-bit value in Xtal ticks
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
    ERR_OVERFLOW - Software counter overflow
    ERR_MATH - Overflow during evaluation
  
  
• GetTicks64 - This method returns the number (as a 64-bit unsigned integer) of main oscillator (Xtal) ticks since the last reset.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte GetTicks64(dlong *Ticks)
  
  • Ticks: Pointer to dlong - A pointer to the returned 64-bit value in Xtal ticks
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
    ERR_OVERFLOW - Software counter overflow
    ERR_MATH - Overflow during evaluation
  
  
• GetTimeUS - This method returns the time (as a 16-bit unsigned integer) in microseconds since the last resetting after the last reset.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte GetTimeUS(word *Time)
  
  • Time: Pointer to word - A pointer to the returned 16-bit value in microseconds
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
    ERR_OVERFLOW - Software counter overflow
    ERR_MATH - Overflow during evaluation
  
  
• GetTimeMS - This method returns the time (as a 16-bit unsigned integer) in milliseconds since the last resetting after the last reset.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte GetTimeMS(word *Time)
  
  • Time: Pointer to word - A pointer to the returned 16-bit value in milliseconds
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
    ERR_OVERFLOW - Software counter overflow
    ERR_MATH - Overflow during evaluation
  
  
• GetTimeSec - This method returns the time (as a 16-bit unsigned integer) in seconds since the last resetting after the last reset.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte GetTimeSec(word *Time)
  
  • Time: Pointer to word - A pointer to the returned 16-bit value in seconds
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
    ERR_OVERFLOW - Software counter overflow
    ERR_MATH - Overflow during evaluation
  
  
• GetTimeReal - This method returns the time in seconds since the last resetting as a real (floating point) number. To use this method the compiler have to support floating point operations.
  
  ANSIC prototype: byte GetTimeReal(float *Time)
  
  • Time: Pointer to float - A pointer to the returned floating point value in seconds
  • Return value:byte - Error code, possible codes:
    ERR_OK - OK
    ERR_SPEED - This device does not work in the active speed mode
    ERR_OVERFLOW - Software counter overflow
    ERR_MATH - Overflow during evaluation
  
  

Note: Some methods can be implemented as macros.