use a timer to count the time of a period signal in millisecond.

[Franck84]

Hi,
My name is Franck.I am learning how to program in C. How can I measure the period of a signal in Millisecond using a timer?

Basically, I am receiving two pulses from a system and I need to determine the time between them.

Thanks

[Banfa]

On the whole I wouldn't use a timer for that job, I would record the time of the first pulse and then record the time of the second pulse and subtract to get the difference.

[donbock]

The C Standard states that "the range and precision of times representable in clock_t and time_t [used by the time.h functions] are implementation-defined". You may need to look for a non-Standard operating system time function to get sufficient resolution to distinguish the two pulses.

[Franck84]

Cheers for your replies.I'm trying to working out a program with all your informations.I' m not very good in C but I should be able to get something for tomorrow. I'll let you know. Thanks again.