Practice Timer Overview - 8.2.1 | 8. Timer, GPIO, and 7-Segment Peripherals | System on Chip
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8.2.1 - Timer Overview

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is a basic timer?

💡 Hint: Think about simple counting.

Question 2

Easy

What does PWM stand for?

💡 Hint: Recall the concept of varying pulse widths.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

Which of the following is a function of a basic timer?

  • A) Capture events
  • B) Count clock cycles
  • C) Generate PWM signals

💡 Hint: Focus on what basic timers directly do.

Question 2

True or False: PWM timers can produce constant-width signals only.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how signal width varies in control applications.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Imagine you are designing a home automation system that requires various timed events. Describe how you would integrate different types of timers to manage lights, alarm systems, and heater controls.

💡 Hint: Consider how each aspect of the system would require different timing functions.

Question 2

Create a flowchart that outlines how a Capture/Compare timer could be used to measure the frequency of a sensor's output pulses in a monitoring system.

💡 Hint: Think through the steps from sensor activation to alert generation.

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