Library example files (e.g. Argument_None) run as expected with the use of Timer3 and Timer4. Most of the example programs are written for these two timers,
Depending on the board, you can select NRF52 Hardware Timer from NRF_TIMER_1,NRF_TIMER_3,NRF_TIMER_4 (1,3 and 4)
//If you select the already-used NRF_TIMER_0 or NRF_TIMER_2, it'll be auto modified to use NRF_TIMER_1
In library example Argument_None, if either Timer3 or Timer4 is changed to Timer1, the led will not flash and the timer count does not increment.
/****************************************************************************************************************************
Argument_None.ino
For NRF52 boards using mbed-RTOS such as Nano-33-BLE
Written by Khoi Hoang
Built by Khoi Hoang https://github.com/khoih-prog/NRF52_MBED_TimerInterrupt
Licensed under MIT license
Now even you use all these new 16 ISR-based timers,with their maximum interval practically unlimited (limited only by
unsigned long miliseconds), you just consume only one NRF52 timer and avoid conflicting with other cores' tasks.
The accuracy is nearly perfect compared to software timers. The most important feature is they're ISR-based timers
Therefore, their executions are not blocked by bad-behaving functions / tasks.
This important feature is absolutely necessary for mission-critical tasks.
Based on SimpleTimer - A timer library for Arduino.
Author: [email protected]
Copyright (c) 2010 OTTOTECNICA Italy
Based on BlynkTimer.h
Author: Volodymyr Shymanskyy
Version: 1.2.1
Version Modified By Date Comments
------- ----------- ---------- -----------
1.0.1 K Hoang 22/11/2020 Initial coding and sync with NRF52_TimerInterrupt
1.0.2 K Hoang 23/11/2020 Add and optimize examples
1.1.1 K.Hoang 06/12/2020 Add Change_Interval example. Bump up version to sync with other TimerInterrupt Libraries
1.2.0 K.Hoang 11/01/2021 Add better debug feature. Optimize code and examples to reduce RAM usage
1.2.1 K.Hoang 04/05/2021 Add mbed_nano to list of compatible architectures
*****************************************************************************************************************************/
/*
Notes:
Special design is necessary to share data between interrupt code and the rest of your program.
Variables usually need to be "volatile" types. Volatile tells the compiler to avoid optimizations that assume
variable can not spontaneously change. Because your function may change variables while your program is using them,
the compiler needs this hint. But volatile alone is often not enough.
When accessing shared variables, usually interrupts must be disabled. Even with volatile,
if the interrupt changes a multi-byte variable between a sequence of instructions, it can be read incorrectly.
If your data is multiple variables, such as an array and a count, usually interrupts need to be disabled
or the entire sequence of your code which accesses the data.
*/
#if !( ARDUINO_ARCH_NRF52840 && TARGET_NAME == ARDUINO_NANO33BLE )
#error This code is designed to run on nRF52-based Nano-33-BLE boards using mbed-RTOS platform! Please check your Tools->Board setting.
#endif
// These define's must be placed at the beginning before #include "NRF52TimerInterrupt.h"
// _TIMERINTERRUPT_LOGLEVEL_ from 0 to 4
// Don't define _TIMERINTERRUPT_LOGLEVEL_ > 0. Only for special ISR debugging only. Can hang the system.
// For Nano33-BLE, don't use Serial.print() in ISR as system will definitely hang.
#define TIMER_INTERRUPT_DEBUG 1
#define _TIMERINTERRUPT_LOGLEVEL_ 0
#include "NRF52_MBED_TimerInterrupt.h"
//#ifndef LED_BUILTIN
// #define LED_BUILTIN D13
//#endif
#ifndef LED_BLUE_PIN
#define LED_BLUE_PIN D7
#endif
#ifndef LED_RED_PIN
#define LED_RED_PIN D8
#endif
#define TIMER0_INTERVAL_MS 500 //1000
#define TIMER1_INTERVAL_MS 2000
volatile uint32_t Timer0Count = 0;
volatile uint32_t Timer1Count = 0;
// Depending on the board, you can select NRF52 Hardware Timer from NRF_TIMER_1,NRF_TIMER_3,NRF_TIMER_4 (1,3 and 4)
// If you select the already-used NRF_TIMER_0 or NRF_TIMER_2, it'll be auto modified to use NRF_TIMER_1
// Init NRF52 timer NRF_TIMER1
//NRF52_MBED_Timer ITimer0(NRF_TIMER_4);
NRF52_MBED_Timer ITimer0(NRF_TIMER_1);
// Init NRF52 timer NRF_TIMER3
NRF52_MBED_Timer ITimer1(NRF_TIMER_3);
//NRF52_MBED_Timer ITimer1(NRF_TIMER_1);
void printResult(uint32_t currTime)
{
Serial.print(F("Time = ")); Serial.print(currTime);
Serial.print(F(", Timer0Count = ")); Serial.print(Timer0Count);
Serial.print(F(", Timer1Count = ")); Serial.println(Timer1Count);
}
void TimerHandler0()
{
static bool toggle0 = false;
// Flag for checking to be sure ISR is working as SErial.print is not OK here in ISR
Timer0Count++;
//timer interrupt toggles pin LED_BUILTIN
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, toggle0);
toggle0 = !toggle0;
}
void TimerHandler1()
{
static bool toggle1 = false;
// Flag for checking to be sure ISR is working as Serial.print is not OK here in ISR
Timer1Count++;
//timer interrupt toggles outputPin
digitalWrite(LED_BLUE_PIN, toggle1);
toggle1 = !toggle1;
}
void setup()
{
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
pinMode(LED_BLUE_PIN, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(115200);
while (!Serial);
delay(100);
Serial.print(F("\nStarting Argument_None on ")); Serial.println(BOARD_NAME);
Serial.println(NRF52_MBED_TIMER_INTERRUPT_VERSION);
// Interval in microsecs
if (ITimer0.attachInterruptInterval(TIMER0_INTERVAL_MS * 1000, TimerHandler0))
{
Serial.print(F("Starting ITimer0 OK, millis() = ")); Serial.println(millis());
}
else
Serial.println(F("Can't set ITimer0. Select another freq. or timer"));
// Interval in microsecs
if (ITimer1.attachInterruptInterval(TIMER1_INTERVAL_MS * 1000, TimerHandler1))
{
Serial.print(F("Starting ITimer1 OK, millis() = ")); Serial.println(millis());
}
else
Serial.println(F("Can't set ITimer1. Select another freq. or timer"));
}
#define CHECK_INTERVAL_MS 10000L
void loop()
{
static uint32_t lastTime = 0;
static uint32_t currTime;
currTime = millis();
if (currTime - lastTime > CHECK_INTERVAL_MS)
{
printResult(currTime);
lastTime = currTime;
}
}