Practice Timers (general-purpose Timer - Example) (1.5) - Introduction to ARM Microcontrollers - Basic I/O and Peripherals
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Timers (General-Purpose Timer - Example)

Practice - Timers (General-Purpose Timer - Example)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a general-purpose timer used for?

💡 Hint: Think about timing applications.

Question 2 Easy

What does the prescaler do in a timer?

💡 Hint: Consider how the clock might be slowed down.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary function of a general-purpose timer?

Generate delays
Store data
Perform calculations

💡 Hint: Think about timing functions in microcontrollers.

Question 2

The prescaler divides the timer clock frequency. True or False?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the clock is divided.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

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.

Challenge 2 Hard

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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