Timer APIs

Timer

The Timer component provides a cross-platform API for executing callback functions with a specified period. The timer can be started, stopped, and restarted, and the timer can have an optional initial delay before the first callback is executed. The timer can be configured to run once or repeatedly.

The timer API is implemented using the Task component, and the timer callback is executed in the context of the timer task.

Code examples for the task API are provided in the timer example folder.

• Timer Example
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  • Example Output

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High Resolution Timer

The HighResolutionTimer component provides an esp-idf specific API to create managed high resolution timer objects using the esp_timer API. The timer can be started, stopped, and restarted, and it can be configured as a one-shot timer or a periodic timer.

• Timer Example
  • How to use example
    • Build and Flash
  • Example Output

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