RT.Timer

Represent timer in real-time kernel

Since R2023b

Description

An RT.Timer object represents a timer in the real-time kernel. Use get.Property and set.Property to view and modify object property values.

Creation

Use the createTimer function to create a timer in the real-time kernel.

Properties

Parent — Timer parent

RT.Kernel object

The Parent property provides the name of the kernel object that is the parent of the timer.

Running — Timer run status

1 (running) | 0 (stopped)

The Running property provides the timer run status.

Priority — Timer priority

int

The Priority property provides the timer priority level.

Period — Timer period

int

The Period property provides the time period in seconds.

Ticks — Timer ticks

int

The Ticks property provides the count of timer ticks that have occurred.

TimeToTick — Timer time to tick

int

The TimeToTick property provides the time in seconds until the next timer tick.

Object Functions

createTimer

Create timer in real-time kernel

Examples

Get Timer Property Values

This example shows how to get timer property values for the RT.Timer object.

Create a variable that represents the timer, then get the Running property value.

openExample('sldrtex_counter');
myTimer = RT.Timer;
myRunStatus = SLDRT.run('sldrtex_counter',Wait="off");
get(myTimer,'Running')

ans =

     []

Version History

Introduced in R2023b