Advanced Embedded Systems Question:

List out various uses of timers in embedded system?

Advanced Embedded Systems Interview Question
Advanced Embedded Systems Interview Question

Answer:

Timers in embedded system are used in multiple ways

☛ Real Time Clock (RTC) for the system
☛ Initiating an event after a preset time delay
☛ Initiating an even after a comparison of preset times
☛ Capturing the count value in timer on an event
☛ Between two events finding the time interval
☛ Time slicing for various tasks
☛ Time division multiplexing
☛ Scheduling of various tasks in RTOS


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