Practice - Timers (General-Purpose Timer - Example)
Practice Questions
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What is a general-purpose timer used for?
💡 Hint: Think about timing applications.
What does the prescaler do in a timer?
💡 Hint: Consider how the clock might be slowed down.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the primary function of a general-purpose timer?
💡 Hint: Think about timing functions in microcontrollers.
The prescaler divides the timer clock frequency. True or False?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the clock is divided.
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Challenge Problems
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You need to create a timer for a device that requires a 200 ms delay using a 72 MHz timer clock. How do you configure the prescaler and ARR?
💡 Hint: Recall how to derive the counter frequency and then apply the logic to calculate the ARR.
If the Update Interrupt Flag fails to clear, what impact does it have on your application that relies on precise timing?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens in a timed sequence when signals don't reset.
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