https://docs.batstem.com/en/categories/timers/Recent content in Timers on BatSTEM AcademyHugoenWed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://docs.batstem.com/en/docs/l9-the-timer/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://docs.batstem.com/en/docs/l9-the-timer/<h1 id="the-timer">The timer<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#the-timer" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h1> <h2 id="what-you-will-learn-in-this-lesson">What you will learn in this lesson<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#what-you-will-learn-in-this-lesson" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <p>In this lesson, we will cover:</p> <ul> <li>What a timer is.</li> <li>The difference between waiting in the main loop and using a periodic event.</li> <li>Executing blocks at regular intervals.</li> <li>Enabling and disabling a timer.</li> <li>Using variables to remember the state between one timer event and the next.</li> </ul> <h2 id="prerequisites">Prerequisites<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#prerequisites" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <p>To follow this lesson, you should have completed <a href="../l1-internal-led/"><em>Lesson 1: My first project</em></a>, <a href="../l3-the-led-diode-2/"><em>Lesson 3: The LED diode (2)</em></a>, <a href="../l6-the-serial-port/"><em>Lesson 6: The serial port</em></a> and <a href="../l8-the-pushbutton-2/"><em>Lesson 8: The pushbutton (2)</em></a>.</p>