bs2 count program delay

Blake67

· Im using count to measure rpm but the whole program pauses as it is counting, Is there any way to use count without slowing the execution of the program?
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Bruce Bates

Blake -

Only if the detector and counter were off-board, meaning separate components.

Regards,

Bruce Bates

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Blake67

·what do you use as the detector and counter? my sensor is variable reluctance converted to square wave through a zero cross detector.

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Tom Walker

Remember that the Stamp is a single-tasking machine. While it is executing the COUNT statement, it is doing nothing else. There are ways to "simulate" a multi-tasking operation, but without further details of your project, suggestions would be shooting in the dark.

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allanlane5

http://www.rhombus-tek.com/co-processors.html

This guy sells a $12, simple 8-pin chip, which gives you a square wave you can use to synchronize your program. This may be exactly what you need. Read up on the "Simple Multi-Tasking" approach.

It also gives you one channel of buffered serial recieve -- but·the 'definite timed' multi-tasking is really useful.