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authorAndrew Hannam <andrewh@inmarket.com.au>2013-05-06 14:44:47 +1000
committerAndrew Hannam <andrewh@inmarket.com.au>2013-05-06 14:44:47 +1000
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diff --git a/include/gtimer/gtimer.h b/include/gtimer/gtimer.h
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*
* http://chibios-gfx.com/license.html
*/
-
-#ifndef _GTIMER_H
-#define _GTIMER_H
-
-#include "gfx.h"
-
-#if GFX_USE_GTIMER || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
-
-/*===========================================================================*/
-/* Type definitions */
-/*===========================================================================*/
-
-/* Data part of a static GTimer initialiser */
-#define _GTIMER_DATA() {0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
-
-/* Static GTimer initialiser */
-#define GTIMER_DECL(name) GTimer name = _GTIMER_DATA()
-
-/* A callback function (executed in a thread context) */
-typedef void (*GTimerFunction)(void *param);
-
-/**
- * @brief A GTimer structure
- */
-typedef struct GTimer_t {
- GTimerFunction fn;
- void *param;
- systime_t when;
- systime_t period;
- uint16_t flags;
- struct GTimer_t *next;
- struct GTimer_t *prev;
-} GTimer;
-
-/*===========================================================================*/
-/* External declarations. */
-/*===========================================================================*/
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief Initialise a timer.
- *
- * @param[in] pt pointer to a GTimer structure
- *
- * @api
- */
-void gtimerInit(GTimer *pt);
-
-/**
- * @brief Set a timer going or alter its properties if it is already going.
- *
- * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
- * @param[in] fn The callback function
- * @param[in] param The parameter to pass to the callback function
- * @param[in] periodic Is the timer a periodic timer? FALSE is a once-only timer.
- * @param[in] millisec The timer period. The following special values are allowed:
- * TIME_IMMEDIATE causes the callback function to be called asap.
- * A periodic timer with this value will fire once only.
- * TIME_INFINITE never timeout (unless triggered by gtimerJab or gtimerJabI)
- *
- * @note If the timer is already active its properties are updated with the new parameters.
- * The current period will be immediately canceled (without the callback function being
- * called) and the timer will be restart with the new timer properties.
- * @note The callback function should be careful not to over-run the thread stack.
- * Define a new value for the macro GTIME_THREAD_STACK_SIZE if you want to
- * change the default size.
- * @note The callback function should return as quickly as possible as all
- * timer callbacks are performed by a single thread. If a callback function
- * takes too long it could affect the timer response for other timers.
- * @note A timer callback function is not a replacement for a dedicated thread if the
- * function wants to perform computationally expensive stuff.
- * @note As the callback function is called on GTIMER's thread, the function must make sure it uses
- * appropriate synchronisation controls such as semaphores or mutexes around any data
- * structures it shares with other threads such as the main application thread.
- *
- * @api
- */
-void gtimerStart(GTimer *pt, GTimerFunction fn, void *param, bool_t periodic, systime_t millisec);
-
-/**
- * @brief Stop a timer (periodic or otherwise)
- *
- * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
- *
- * @note If the timer is not active this does nothing.
- *
- * @api
- */
-void gtimerStop(GTimer *pt);
-
-/**
- * @brief Test if a timer is currently active
- *
- * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
- *
- * @return TRUE if active, FALSE otherwise
- *
- * @api
- */
-bool_t gtimerIsActive(GTimer *pt);
-
-/**
- * @brief Jab a timer causing the current period to immediate expire
- * @details The callback function will be called as soon as possible.
- *
- * @pre Use from a normal thread context.
- *
- * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
- *
- * @note If the timer is not active this does nothing.
- * @note Repeated Jabs before the callback function actually happens are ignored.
- *
- * @api
- */
-void gtimerJab(GTimer *pt);
-
-/**
- * @brief Jab a timer causing the current period to immediate expire
- * @details The callback function will be called as soon as possible.
- *
- * @pre Use from an interrupt routine context.
- *
- * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
- *
- * @note If the timer is not active this does nothing.
- * @note Repeated Jabs before the callback function actually happens are ignored.
- *
- * @iclass
- * @api
- */
-void gtimerJabI(GTimer *pt);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* GFX_USE_GTIMER */
-
-#endif /* _GTIMER_H */
-/** @} */
-
+
+/**
+ * @file include/gtimer/gtimer.h
+ * @brief GTIMER GFX User Timer subsystem header file.
+ *
+ * @addtogroup GTIMER
+ *
+ * @details The reason why ChibiOS/GFX has it's own timer abstraction is because
+ * virtual timers provided by ChibiOS/RT are interrupt context only.
+ * While great for what they are designed for, they make coding of the input
+ * drivers much more complex.
+ * For non-performance critical drivers like these input drivers, it would also
+ * hog an in-ordinate amount of critical (interrupt locked) system time.
+ * This contrary to the goals of a real-time operating system. So a user-land
+ * (thread based) timer mechanism is also required.
+ *
+ * @pre GFX_USE_GTIMER must be set to TRUE in your gfxconf.h
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#ifndef _GTIMER_H
+#define _GTIMER_H
+
+#include "gfx.h"
+
+#if GFX_USE_GTIMER || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* Type definitions */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+/* Data part of a static GTimer initialiser */
+#define _GTIMER_DATA() {0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
+
+/* Static GTimer initialiser */
+#define GTIMER_DECL(name) GTimer name = _GTIMER_DATA()
+
+/* A callback function (executed in a thread context) */
+typedef void (*GTimerFunction)(void *param);
+
+/**
+ * @brief A GTimer structure
+ */
+typedef struct GTimer_t {
+ GTimerFunction fn;
+ void *param;
+ systime_t when;
+ systime_t period;
+ uint16_t flags;
+ struct GTimer_t *next;
+ struct GTimer_t *prev;
+} GTimer;
+
+/*===========================================================================*/
+/* External declarations. */
+/*===========================================================================*/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief Initialise a timer.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pt pointer to a GTimer structure
+ *
+ * @api
+ */
+void gtimerInit(GTimer *pt);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set a timer going or alter its properties if it is already going.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
+ * @param[in] fn The callback function
+ * @param[in] param The parameter to pass to the callback function
+ * @param[in] periodic Is the timer a periodic timer? FALSE is a once-only timer.
+ * @param[in] millisec The timer period. The following special values are allowed:
+ * TIME_IMMEDIATE causes the callback function to be called asap.
+ * A periodic timer with this value will fire once only.
+ * TIME_INFINITE never timeout (unless triggered by gtimerJab or gtimerJabI)
+ *
+ * @note If the timer is already active its properties are updated with the new parameters.
+ * The current period will be immediately canceled (without the callback function being
+ * called) and the timer will be restart with the new timer properties.
+ * @note The callback function should be careful not to over-run the thread stack.
+ * Define a new value for the macro GTIME_THREAD_STACK_SIZE if you want to
+ * change the default size.
+ * @note The callback function should return as quickly as possible as all
+ * timer callbacks are performed by a single thread. If a callback function
+ * takes too long it could affect the timer response for other timers.
+ * @note A timer callback function is not a replacement for a dedicated thread if the
+ * function wants to perform computationally expensive stuff.
+ * @note As the callback function is called on GTIMER's thread, the function must make sure it uses
+ * appropriate synchronisation controls such as semaphores or mutexes around any data
+ * structures it shares with other threads such as the main application thread.
+ *
+ * @api
+ */
+void gtimerStart(GTimer *pt, GTimerFunction fn, void *param, bool_t periodic, systime_t millisec);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Stop a timer (periodic or otherwise)
+ *
+ * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
+ *
+ * @note If the timer is not active this does nothing.
+ *
+ * @api
+ */
+void gtimerStop(GTimer *pt);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Test if a timer is currently active
+ *
+ * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
+ *
+ * @return TRUE if active, FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * @api
+ */
+bool_t gtimerIsActive(GTimer *pt);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Jab a timer causing the current period to immediate expire
+ * @details The callback function will be called as soon as possible.
+ *
+ * @pre Use from a normal thread context.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
+ *
+ * @note If the timer is not active this does nothing.
+ * @note Repeated Jabs before the callback function actually happens are ignored.
+ *
+ * @api
+ */
+void gtimerJab(GTimer *pt);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Jab a timer causing the current period to immediate expire
+ * @details The callback function will be called as soon as possible.
+ *
+ * @pre Use from an interrupt routine context.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pt Pointer to a GTimer structure
+ *
+ * @note If the timer is not active this does nothing.
+ * @note Repeated Jabs before the callback function actually happens are ignored.
+ *
+ * @iclass
+ * @api
+ */
+void gtimerJabI(GTimer *pt);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* GFX_USE_GTIMER */
+
+#endif /* _GTIMER_H */
+/** @} */
+