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author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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committer | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-12-21 10:27:37 -0500 |
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Merge branch 'master' into debug-serialusb.
Chose debug-serialusb version in cases of conflict.
Conflicts:
libmaple/usb/usb_callbacks.c
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diff --git a/docs/source/arduino/delay.rst b/docs/source/arduino/delay.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 973c75b..0000000 --- a/docs/source/arduino/delay.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -.. _arduino-delay: - -delay() -======= - -Description ------------ - -Pauses the program for the amount of time (in miliseconds) -specified as parameter. (There are 1000 milliseconds in a second.) - - - -Syntax ------- - -delay(ms) - - - -Parameters ----------- - -ms: the number of milliseconds to pause (*unsigned long*) - - - -Returns -------- - -nothing - - - -Example -------- - -:: - - int ledPin = 13; // LED connected to digital pin 13 - - void setup() - { - pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // sets the digital pin as output - } - - void loop() - { - digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // sets the LED on - delay(1000); // waits for a second - digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // sets the LED off - delay(1000); // waits for a second - } - - - -Caveat ------- - -While it is easy to create a blinking LED with the delay() -function, and many sketches use short delays for such tasks as -switch debouncing, the use of delay() in a sketch has significant -drawbacks. No other reading of sensors, mathematical calculations, -or pin manipulation can go on during the delay function, so in -effect, it brings most other activity to a halt. For alternative -approaches to controlling timing see the -`millis() <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Millis>`_ function and -the sketch sited below. More knowledgeable programmers usually -avoid the use of delay() for timing of events longer than 10's of -milliseconds unless the Arduino sketch is very simple. - - - -Certain things *do* go on while the delay() function is controlling -the Atmega chip however, because the delay function does not -disable interrupts. Serial communication that appears at the RX pin -is recorded, PWM -(`analogWrite <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/AnalogWrite>`_) -values and pin states are maintained, and -`interrupts <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/AttachInterrupt>`_ will -work as they should. - - - -See also --------- - - -- `millis <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Millis>`_\ () -- `micros <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Micros>`_\ () -- `delayMicroseconds <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/DelayMicroseconds>`_\ () -- `Blink Without Delay <http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BlinkWithoutDelay>`_ - example - |