Timeout function

[skimask]

So the question is, does johnmiller want to have an independent counter running int the background? the sample code above seems to say "No".

If we follow the sample code above, then the same code logic would also work with PAUSE 1000 or Pause 1 with 1000 counts as Skimask said.

Tomato or Potaito.
or was it tomato or tomaito
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That's what I'm thinking...and since the O/P said it doesn't have to be too accurate, that's why I suggested the Pause 1 w/ 1000 counts. He'll get 1000 1ms pauses, and the extra cycles used will bring it up to over a second, but well short of 2 seconds. He can trim the 1000 counts value later easily if needed.

[johnmiller]

well I don't need it to be accurate in that time frame (0.9-2sec) but I can't pause it in the while. So my best guess it a timer, but I can't seem to be able to do it that way

[skimask]

well I don't need it to be accurate in that time frame (0.9-2sec) but I can't pause it in the while. So my best guess it a timer, but I can't seem to be able to do it that way

How long can you actually pause?
Instead of a 1,000 count Pause, you could use a 1,000,000 PauseUs. Surely that would be fast enough to do what you want to do within 5-10us, which we still don't know what that is...