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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/api/micros.rst b/docs/source/lang/api/micros.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f12976b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/api/micros.rst @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-micros: + +micros() +======== + +Returns the number of microseconds since the Maple board began running +the current program. This number will overflow (go back to zero), +after approximately 70 minutes. + +.. note:: There are 1,000 microseconds in a millisecond, and 1,000,000 + microseconds in a second. + +Library Documentation +--------------------- + +.. doxygenfunction:: micros + +Example +------- + +:: + + unsigned int time; + + void setup() { + } + + void loop() { + SerialUSB.print("Time: "); + time = micros(); + // prints time since program started + SerialUSB.println(time); + // wait a second so as not to send massive amounts of data + delay(1000); + } + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`millis() <lang-millis>` +- :ref:`delay() <lang-delay>` +- :ref:`delayMicroseconds() <lang-delaymicroseconds>` + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |