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diff --git a/source/lang/micros.rst b/source/lang/micros.rst index 711c013..f12976b 100644 --- a/source/lang/micros.rst +++ b/source/lang/micros.rst @@ -1,69 +1,46 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + .. _lang-micros: micros() ======== -Description ------------ - -Returns the number of microseconds since the Arduino board began -running the current program. This number will overflow (go back to -zero), after approximately 70 minutes. On 16 MHz Arduino boards -(e.g. Duemilanove and Nano), this function has a resolution of four -microseconds (i.e. the value returned is always a multiple of -four). On 8 MHz Arduino boards (e.g. the LilyPad), this function -has a resolution of eight microseconds. - - - -*Note*: there are 1,000 microseconds in a millisecond and 1,000,000 -microseconds in a second. +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 +--------------------- -Parameters ----------- - -None - - - -Returns -------- - -Number of microseconds since the program started (*unsigned long*) - - +.. doxygenfunction:: micros Example ------- :: - unsigned long time; + unsigned int time; - void setup(){ - Serial.begin(9600); + void setup() { } - void loop(){ - Serial.print("Time: "); + + void loop() { + SerialUSB.print("Time: "); time = micros(); - //prints time since program started - Serial.println(time); + // prints time since program started + SerialUSB.println(time); // wait a second so as not to send massive amounts of data delay(1000); } - - -See also +See Also -------- - -- `millis <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Millis>`_\ () -- `delay <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Delay>`_\ () -- `delayMicroseconds <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/DelayMicroseconds>`_\ () - - +- :ref:`millis() <lang-millis>` +- :ref:`delay() <lang-delay>` +- :ref:`delayMicroseconds() <lang-delaymicroseconds>` .. include:: cc-attribution.txt |