Re: A82: HALT command


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Re: A82: HALT command



>The halt command simply halts operation until an interrupt occurs (200
>times a second) It can be used to make more acurate timing/delay loops. For
>example, to pause for approximately a second you could do this:
>
> ld	b,200
>DelayLoop:
> halt
> djnz	DelayLoop
>
>	-Andrew

With the RC timer wouldn't this become less accurate as the batteries wore down?
For perfect timing you need to replace the timing circuit or read one in
from the I/O port.  Or does the 82 actually have a crystal?


Robert Glass  RGlass@lab.Lander.edu  dash_squirrel@geocities.com
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