1.3.3.1.23 MAC_COMMON_GetMsCounter Function

uint32_t MAC_COMMON_GetMsCounter
(
    void
);

The MAC_COMMON_GetMsCounter primitive gets the value of a counter that is incremented every millisecond.

This primitive makes use of SYS_TIME service to get the value of the millisecond counter in order to be able to set timeouts and perform delays. This function returns the current value of such counter.

SYS_TIME_Initialize primitive has to be called before.

None.

Value of milliseconds counter.

previousCounter = MAC_COMMON_GetMsCounter();

// Perform other actions
// ...

newCounter = MAC_COMMON_GetMsCounter();

if ((newCounter - previousCounter) > TIMEOUT_MS)
{
    // Timeout elapsed
}

None.