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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric" <erichards@clear.net.nz>
To: <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] Interrupts


>
> ignore the one sent a minute ago
>
>
> Hi Leon and all else
>
> I have been all over that, "polling" is the word I should of used in the 
> posting that stated this thread.
>
> My point was having software loops that just spend all day polling the 
> flags to see if they are set seems
> to be such a waste of resources, I think the Motorola  concept seems to be 
> such a tidy way of doing the
> same job,
>
> I was really asking is there a Atmel series where you dont need to poll?

Yes, read my answer below!


> The timer/counters can generate interrupts on overflows, you don't need to
> poll a flag. It's covered in the data sheets.

Leon




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