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WAITMICRO

Syntax​


WAITMICRO ( microseconds )

Description​


Delay program execution a number of microseconds.  This function was added to Cortex parts in version 8.27 firmware and later
It has better resolution than using TIMER.  It is limited to times less than 65536 microseconds.

Example​


Wiggle a line at 100 KHz.\

IO(5)=
     0

    WHILE 1
   OUT(5)=
     0
   WAITMICRO(50)
   OUT(5)=
      1
   WAITMICRO(50)

    LOOP

Differences from other BASICs​

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  • no equivalent in Visual BASIC
  • PBASIC has a similar function PAUSE that uses a CPU dependent "tick" value

See also​