timers.h

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#ifndef TIMERS_H
#define TIMERS_H

#ifndef INC_FREERTOS_H
	#error "include FreeRTOS.h must appear in source files before include timers.h"
#endif

/*lint -e537 This headers are only multiply included if the application code
happens to also be including task.h. */
#include "task.h"
/*lint +e956 */

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/*-----------------------------------------------------------
 * MACROS AND DEFINITIONS
 *----------------------------------------------------------*/

/* IDs for commands that can be sent/received on the timer queue.  These are to
be used solely through the macros that make up the public software timer API,
as defined below. */
#define tmrCOMMAND_EXECUTE_CALLBACK			( ( BaseType_t ) -1 )
#define tmrCOMMAND_START					( ( BaseType_t ) 0 )
#define tmrCOMMAND_STOP						( ( BaseType_t ) 1 )
#define tmrCOMMAND_CHANGE_PERIOD			( ( BaseType_t ) 2 )
#define tmrCOMMAND_DELETE					( ( BaseType_t ) 3 )

/**
 * Type by which software timers are referenced.  For example, a call to
 * xTimerCreate() returns an TimerHandle_t variable that can then be used to
 * reference the subject timer in calls to other software timer API functions
 * (for example, xTimerStart(), xTimerReset(), etc.).
 */
typedef void * TimerHandle_t;

/* 
 * Defines the prototype to which timer callback functions must conform. 
 */
typedef void (*TimerCallbackFunction_t)( TimerHandle_t xTimer );

/* 
 * Defines the prototype to which functions used with the 
 * xTimerPendFunctionCallFromISR() function must conform.
 */
typedef void (*PendedFunction_t)( void *, uint32_t );

/**
 * TimerHandle_t xTimerCreate( 	const char * const pcTimerName,
 * 								TickType_t xTimerPeriodInTicks,
 * 								UBaseType_t uxAutoReload,
 * 								void * pvTimerID,
 * 								TimerCallbackFunction_t pxCallbackFunction );
 *
 * Creates a new software timer instance.  This allocates the storage required
 * by the new timer, initialises the new timers internal state, and returns a
 * handle by which the new timer can be referenced.
 *
 * Timers are created in the dormant state.  The xTimerStart(), xTimerReset(),
 * xTimerStartFromISR(), xTimerResetFromISR(), xTimerChangePeriod() and
 * xTimerChangePeriodFromISR() API functions can all be used to transition a
 * timer into the active state.
 *
 * @param pcTimerName A text name that is assigned to the timer.  This is done
 * purely to assist debugging.  The kernel itself only ever references a timer
 * by its handle, and never by its name.
 *
 * @param xTimerPeriodInTicks The timer period.  The time is defined in tick
 * periods so the constant portTICK_PERIOD_MS can be used to convert a time that
 * has been specified in milliseconds.  For example, if the timer must expire
 * after 100 ticks, then xTimerPeriodInTicks should be set to 100.
 * Alternatively, if the timer must expire after 500ms, then xPeriod can be set
 * to ( 500 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS ) provided configTICK_RATE_HZ is less than or
 * equal to 1000.
 *
 * @param uxAutoReload If uxAutoReload is set to pdTRUE then the timer will
 * expire repeatedly with a frequency set by the xTimerPeriodInTicks parameter.
 * If uxAutoReload is set to pdFALSE then the timer will be a one-shot timer and
 * enter the dormant state after it expires.
 *
 * @param pvTimerID An identifier that is assigned to the timer being created.
 * Typically this would be used in the timer callback function to identify which
 * timer expired when the same callback function is assigned to more than one
 * timer.
 *
 * @param pxCallbackFunction The function to call when the timer expires.
 * Callback functions must have the prototype defined by TimerCallbackFunction_t,
 * which is	"void vCallbackFunction( TimerHandle_t xTimer );".
 *
 * @return If the timer is successfully created then a handle to the newly
 * created timer is returned.  If the timer cannot be created (because either
 * there is insufficient FreeRTOS heap remaining to allocate the timer
 * structures, or the timer period was set to 0) then NULL is returned.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * #define NUM_TIMERS 5
 *
 * // An array to hold handles to the created timers.
 * TimerHandle_t xTimers[ NUM_TIMERS ];
 *
 * // An array to hold a count of the number of times each timer expires.
 * int32_t lExpireCounters[ NUM_TIMERS ] = { 0 };
 *
 * // Define a callback function that will be used by multiple timer instances.
 * // The callback function does nothing but count the number of times the
 * // associated timer expires, and stop the timer once the timer has expired
 * // 10 times.
 * void vTimerCallback( TimerHandle_t pxTimer )
 * {
 * int32_t lArrayIndex;
 * const int32_t xMaxExpiryCountBeforeStopping = 10;
 *
 * 	   // Optionally do something if the pxTimer parameter is NULL.
 * 	   configASSERT( pxTimer );
 *
 *     // Which timer expired?
 *     lArrayIndex = ( int32_t ) pvTimerGetTimerID( pxTimer );
 *
 *     // Increment the number of times that pxTimer has expired.
 *     lExpireCounters[ lArrayIndex ] += 1;
 *
 *     // If the timer has expired 10 times then stop it from running.
 *     if( lExpireCounters[ lArrayIndex ] == xMaxExpiryCountBeforeStopping )
 *     {
 *         // Do not use a block time if calling a timer API function from a
 *         // timer callback function, as doing so could cause a deadlock!
 *         xTimerStop( pxTimer, 0 );
 *     }
 * }
 *
 * void main( void )
 * {
 * int32_t x;
 *
 *     // Create then start some timers.  Starting the timers before the scheduler
 *     // has been started means the timers will start running immediately that
 *     // the scheduler starts.
 *     for( x = 0; x < NUM_TIMERS; x++ )
 *     {
 *         xTimers[ x ] = xTimerCreate(    "Timer",       // Just a text name, not used by the kernel.
 *                                         ( 100 * x ),   // The timer period in ticks.
 *                                         pdTRUE,        // The timers will auto-reload themselves when they expire.
 *                                         ( void * ) x,  // Assign each timer a unique id equal to its array index.
 *                                         vTimerCallback // Each timer calls the same callback when it expires.
 *                                     );
 *
 *         if( xTimers[ x ] == NULL )
 *         {
 *             // The timer was not created.
 *         }
 *         else
 *         {
 *             // Start the timer.  No block time is specified, and even if one was
 *             // it would be ignored because the scheduler has not yet been
 *             // started.
 *             if( xTimerStart( xTimers[ x ], 0 ) != pdPASS )
 *             {
 *                 // The timer could not be set into the Active state.
 *             }
 *         }
 *     }
 *
 *     // ...
 *     // Create tasks here.
 *     // ...
 *
 *     // Starting the scheduler will start the timers running as they have already
 *     // been set into the active state.
 *     xTaskStartScheduler();
 *
 *     // Should not reach here.
 *     for( ;; );
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
TimerHandle_t xTimerCreate( const char * const pcTimerName, const TickType_t xTimerPeriodInTicks, const UBaseType_t uxAutoReload, void * const pvTimerID, TimerCallbackFunction_t pxCallbackFunction ) PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION; /*lint !e971 Unqualified char types are allowed for strings and single characters only. */

/**
 * void *pvTimerGetTimerID( TimerHandle_t xTimer );
 *
 * Returns the ID assigned to the timer.
 *
 * IDs are assigned to timers using the pvTimerID parameter of the call to
 * xTimerCreated() that was used to create the timer.
 *
 * If the same callback function is assigned to multiple timers then the timer
 * ID can be used within the callback function to identify which timer actually
 * expired.
 *
 * @param xTimer The timer being queried.
 *
 * @return The ID assigned to the timer being queried.
 *
 * Example usage:
 *
 * See the xTimerCreate() API function example usage scenario.
 */
void *pvTimerGetTimerID( TimerHandle_t xTimer ) PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION;

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerIsTimerActive( TimerHandle_t xTimer );
 *
 * Queries a timer to see if it is active or dormant.
 *
 * A timer will be dormant if:
 *     1) It has been created but not started, or
 *     2) It is an expired one-shot timer that has not been restarted.
 *
 * Timers are created in the dormant state.  The xTimerStart(), xTimerReset(),
 * xTimerStartFromISR(), xTimerResetFromISR(), xTimerChangePeriod() and
 * xTimerChangePeriodFromISR() API functions can all be used to transition a timer into the
 * active state.
 *
 * @param xTimer The timer being queried.
 *
 * @return pdFALSE will be returned if the timer is dormant.  A value other than
 * pdFALSE will be returned if the timer is active.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * // This function assumes xTimer has already been created.
 * void vAFunction( TimerHandle_t xTimer )
 * {
 *     if( xTimerIsTimerActive( xTimer ) != pdFALSE ) // or more simply and equivalently "if( xTimerIsTimerActive( xTimer ) )"
 *     {
 *         // xTimer is active, do something.
 *     }
 *     else
 *     {
 *         // xTimer is not active, do something else.
 *     }
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
BaseType_t xTimerIsTimerActive( TimerHandle_t xTimer ) PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION;

/**
 * TaskHandle_t xTimerGetTimerDaemonTaskHandle( void );
 *
 * xTimerGetTimerDaemonTaskHandle() is only available if
 * INCLUDE_xTimerGetTimerDaemonTaskHandle is set to 1 in FreeRTOSConfig.h.
 *
 * Simply returns the handle of the timer service/daemon task.  It it not valid
 * to call xTimerGetTimerDaemonTaskHandle() before the scheduler has been started.
 */
TaskHandle_t xTimerGetTimerDaemonTaskHandle( void );

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerStart( TimerHandle_t xTimer, TickType_t xBlockTime );
 *
 * Timer functionality is provided by a timer service/daemon task.  Many of the
 * public FreeRTOS timer API functions send commands to the timer service task
 * through a queue called the timer command queue.  The timer command queue is
 * private to the kernel itself and is not directly accessible to application
 * code.  The length of the timer command queue is set by the
 * configTIMER_QUEUE_LENGTH configuration constant.
 *
 * xTimerStart() starts a timer that was previously created using the
 * xTimerCreate() API function.  If the timer had already been started and was
 * already in the active state, then xTimerStart() has equivalent functionality
 * to the xTimerReset() API function.
 *
 * Starting a timer ensures the timer is in the active state.  If the timer
 * is not stopped, deleted, or reset in the mean time, the callback function
 * associated with the timer will get called 'n' ticks after xTimerStart() was
 * called, where 'n' is the timers defined period.
 *
 * It is valid to call xTimerStart() before the scheduler has been started, but
 * when this is done the timer will not actually start until the scheduler is
 * started, and the timers expiry time will be relative to when the scheduler is
 * started, not relative to when xTimerStart() was called.
 *
 * The configUSE_TIMERS configuration constant must be set to 1 for xTimerStart()
 * to be available.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer being started/restarted.
 *
 * @param xBlockTime Specifies the time, in ticks, that the calling task should
 * be held in the Blocked state to wait for the start command to be successfully
 * sent to the timer command queue, should the queue already be full when
 * xTimerStart() was called.  xBlockTime is ignored if xTimerStart() is called
 * before the scheduler is started.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the start command could not be sent to
 * the timer command queue even after xBlockTime ticks had passed.  pdPASS will
 * be returned if the command was successfully sent to the timer command queue.
 * When the command is actually processed will depend on the priority of the
 * timer service/daemon task relative to other tasks in the system, although the
 * timers expiry time is relative to when xTimerStart() is actually called.  The
 * timer service/daemon task priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY
 * configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 *
 * See the xTimerCreate() API function example usage scenario.
 *
 */
#define xTimerStart( xTimer, xBlockTime ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_START, ( xTaskGetTickCount() ), NULL, ( xBlockTime ) )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerStop( TimerHandle_t xTimer, TickType_t xBlockTime );
 *
 * Timer functionality is provided by a timer service/daemon task.  Many of the
 * public FreeRTOS timer API functions send commands to the timer service task
 * through a queue called the timer command queue.  The timer command queue is
 * private to the kernel itself and is not directly accessible to application
 * code.  The length of the timer command queue is set by the
 * configTIMER_QUEUE_LENGTH configuration constant.
 *
 * xTimerStop() stops a timer that was previously started using either of the
 * The xTimerStart(), xTimerReset(), xTimerStartFromISR(), xTimerResetFromISR(),
 * xTimerChangePeriod() or xTimerChangePeriodFromISR() API functions.
 *
 * Stopping a timer ensures the timer is not in the active state.
 *
 * The configUSE_TIMERS configuration constant must be set to 1 for xTimerStop()
 * to be available.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer being stopped.
 *
 * @param xBlockTime Specifies the time, in ticks, that the calling task should
 * be held in the Blocked state to wait for the stop command to be successfully
 * sent to the timer command queue, should the queue already be full when
 * xTimerStop() was called.  xBlockTime is ignored if xTimerStop() is called
 * before the scheduler is started.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the stop command could not be sent to
 * the timer command queue even after xBlockTime ticks had passed.  pdPASS will
 * be returned if the command was successfully sent to the timer command queue.
 * When the command is actually processed will depend on the priority of the
 * timer service/daemon task relative to other tasks in the system.  The timer
 * service/daemon task priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY
 * configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 *
 * See the xTimerCreate() API function example usage scenario.
 *
 */
#define xTimerStop( xTimer, xBlockTime ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_STOP, 0U, NULL, ( xBlockTime ) )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerChangePeriod( 	TimerHandle_t xTimer,
 *										TickType_t xNewPeriod,
 *										TickType_t xBlockTime );
 *
 * Timer functionality is provided by a timer service/daemon task.  Many of the
 * public FreeRTOS timer API functions send commands to the timer service task
 * through a queue called the timer command queue.  The timer command queue is
 * private to the kernel itself and is not directly accessible to application
 * code.  The length of the timer command queue is set by the
 * configTIMER_QUEUE_LENGTH configuration constant.
 *
 * xTimerChangePeriod() changes the period of a timer that was previously
 * created using the xTimerCreate() API function.
 *
 * xTimerChangePeriod() can be called to change the period of an active or
 * dormant state timer.
 *
 * The configUSE_TIMERS configuration constant must be set to 1 for
 * xTimerChangePeriod() to be available.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer that is having its period changed.
 *
 * @param xNewPeriod The new period for xTimer. Timer periods are specified in
 * tick periods, so the constant portTICK_PERIOD_MS can be used to convert a time
 * that has been specified in milliseconds.  For example, if the timer must
 * expire after 100 ticks, then xNewPeriod should be set to 100.  Alternatively,
 * if the timer must expire after 500ms, then xNewPeriod can be set to
 * ( 500 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS ) provided configTICK_RATE_HZ is less than
 * or equal to 1000.
 *
 * @param xBlockTime Specifies the time, in ticks, that the calling task should
 * be held in the Blocked state to wait for the change period command to be
 * successfully sent to the timer command queue, should the queue already be
 * full when xTimerChangePeriod() was called.  xBlockTime is ignored if
 * xTimerChangePeriod() is called before the scheduler is started.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the change period command could not be
 * sent to the timer command queue even after xBlockTime ticks had passed.
 * pdPASS will be returned if the command was successfully sent to the timer
 * command queue.  When the command is actually processed will depend on the
 * priority of the timer service/daemon task relative to other tasks in the
 * system.  The timer service/daemon task priority is set by the
 * configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * // This function assumes xTimer has already been created.  If the timer
 * // referenced by xTimer is already active when it is called, then the timer
 * // is deleted.  If the timer referenced by xTimer is not active when it is
 * // called, then the period of the timer is set to 500ms and the timer is
 * // started.
 * void vAFunction( TimerHandle_t xTimer )
 * {
 *     if( xTimerIsTimerActive( xTimer ) != pdFALSE ) // or more simply and equivalently "if( xTimerIsTimerActive( xTimer ) )"
 *     {
 *         // xTimer is already active - delete it.
 *         xTimerDelete( xTimer );
 *     }
 *     else
 *     {
 *         // xTimer is not active, change its period to 500ms.  This will also
 *         // cause the timer to start.  Block for a maximum of 100 ticks if the
 *         // change period command cannot immediately be sent to the timer
 *         // command queue.
 *         if( xTimerChangePeriod( xTimer, 500 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS, 100 ) == pdPASS )
 *         {
 *             // The command was successfully sent.
 *         }
 *         else
 *         {
 *             // The command could not be sent, even after waiting for 100 ticks
 *             // to pass.  Take appropriate action here.
 *         }
 *     }
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
 #define xTimerChangePeriod( xTimer, xNewPeriod, xBlockTime ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_CHANGE_PERIOD, ( xNewPeriod ), NULL, ( xBlockTime ) )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerDelete( TimerHandle_t xTimer, TickType_t xBlockTime );
 *
 * Timer functionality is provided by a timer service/daemon task.  Many of the
 * public FreeRTOS timer API functions send commands to the timer service task
 * through a queue called the timer command queue.  The timer command queue is
 * private to the kernel itself and is not directly accessible to application
 * code.  The length of the timer command queue is set by the
 * configTIMER_QUEUE_LENGTH configuration constant.
 *
 * xTimerDelete() deletes a timer that was previously created using the
 * xTimerCreate() API function.
 *
 * The configUSE_TIMERS configuration constant must be set to 1 for
 * xTimerDelete() to be available.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer being deleted.
 *
 * @param xBlockTime Specifies the time, in ticks, that the calling task should
 * be held in the Blocked state to wait for the delete command to be
 * successfully sent to the timer command queue, should the queue already be
 * full when xTimerDelete() was called.  xBlockTime is ignored if xTimerDelete()
 * is called before the scheduler is started.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the delete command could not be sent to
 * the timer command queue even after xBlockTime ticks had passed.  pdPASS will
 * be returned if the command was successfully sent to the timer command queue.
 * When the command is actually processed will depend on the priority of the
 * timer service/daemon task relative to other tasks in the system.  The timer
 * service/daemon task priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY
 * configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 *
 * See the xTimerChangePeriod() API function example usage scenario.
 */
#define xTimerDelete( xTimer, xBlockTime ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_DELETE, 0U, NULL, ( xBlockTime ) )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerReset( TimerHandle_t xTimer, TickType_t xBlockTime );
 *
 * Timer functionality is provided by a timer service/daemon task.  Many of the
 * public FreeRTOS timer API functions send commands to the timer service task
 * through a queue called the timer command queue.  The timer command queue is
 * private to the kernel itself and is not directly accessible to application
 * code.  The length of the timer command queue is set by the
 * configTIMER_QUEUE_LENGTH configuration constant.
 *
 * xTimerReset() re-starts a timer that was previously created using the
 * xTimerCreate() API function.  If the timer had already been started and was
 * already in the active state, then xTimerReset() will cause the timer to
 * re-evaluate its expiry time so that it is relative to when xTimerReset() was
 * called.  If the timer was in the dormant state then xTimerReset() has
 * equivalent functionality to the xTimerStart() API function.
 *
 * Resetting a timer ensures the timer is in the active state.  If the timer
 * is not stopped, deleted, or reset in the mean time, the callback function
 * associated with the timer will get called 'n' ticks after xTimerReset() was
 * called, where 'n' is the timers defined period.
 *
 * It is valid to call xTimerReset() before the scheduler has been started, but
 * when this is done the timer will not actually start until the scheduler is
 * started, and the timers expiry time will be relative to when the scheduler is
 * started, not relative to when xTimerReset() was called.
 *
 * The configUSE_TIMERS configuration constant must be set to 1 for xTimerReset()
 * to be available.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer being reset/started/restarted.
 *
 * @param xBlockTime Specifies the time, in ticks, that the calling task should
 * be held in the Blocked state to wait for the reset command to be successfully
 * sent to the timer command queue, should the queue already be full when
 * xTimerReset() was called.  xBlockTime is ignored if xTimerReset() is called
 * before the scheduler is started.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the reset command could not be sent to
 * the timer command queue even after xBlockTime ticks had passed.  pdPASS will
 * be returned if the command was successfully sent to the timer command queue.
 * When the command is actually processed will depend on the priority of the
 * timer service/daemon task relative to other tasks in the system, although the
 * timers expiry time is relative to when xTimerStart() is actually called.  The
 * timer service/daemon task priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY
 * configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * // When a key is pressed, an LCD back-light is switched on.  If 5 seconds pass
 * // without a key being pressed, then the LCD back-light is switched off.  In
 * // this case, the timer is a one-shot timer.
 *
 * TimerHandle_t xBacklightTimer = NULL;
 *
 * // The callback function assigned to the one-shot timer.  In this case the
 * // parameter is not used.
 * void vBacklightTimerCallback( TimerHandle_t pxTimer )
 * {
 *     // The timer expired, therefore 5 seconds must have passed since a key
 *     // was pressed.  Switch off the LCD back-light.
 *     vSetBacklightState( BACKLIGHT_OFF );
 * }
 *
 * // The key press event handler.
 * void vKeyPressEventHandler( char cKey )
 * {
 *     // Ensure the LCD back-light is on, then reset the timer that is
 *     // responsible for turning the back-light off after 5 seconds of
 *     // key inactivity.  Wait 10 ticks for the command to be successfully sent
 *     // if it cannot be sent immediately.
 *     vSetBacklightState( BACKLIGHT_ON );
 *     if( xTimerReset( xBacklightTimer, 100 ) != pdPASS )
 *     {
 *         // The reset command was not executed successfully.  Take appropriate
 *         // action here.
 *     }
 *
 *     // Perform the rest of the key processing here.
 * }
 *
 * void main( void )
 * {
 * int32_t x;
 *
 *     // Create then start the one-shot timer that is responsible for turning
 *     // the back-light off if no keys are pressed within a 5 second period.
 *     xBacklightTimer = xTimerCreate( "BacklightTimer",           // Just a text name, not used by the kernel.
 *                                     ( 5000 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS), // The timer period in ticks.
 *                                     pdFALSE,                    // The timer is a one-shot timer.
 *                                     0,                          // The id is not used by the callback so can take any value.
 *                                     vBacklightTimerCallback     // The callback function that switches the LCD back-light off.
 *                                   );
 *
 *     if( xBacklightTimer == NULL )
 *     {
 *         // The timer was not created.
 *     }
 *     else
 *     {
 *         // Start the timer.  No block time is specified, and even if one was
 *         // it would be ignored because the scheduler has not yet been
 *         // started.
 *         if( xTimerStart( xBacklightTimer, 0 ) != pdPASS )
 *         {
 *             // The timer could not be set into the Active state.
 *         }
 *     }
 *
 *     // ...
 *     // Create tasks here.
 *     // ...
 *
 *     // Starting the scheduler will start the timer running as it has already
 *     // been set into the active state.
 *     xTaskStartScheduler();
 *
 *     // Should not reach here.
 *     for( ;; );
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
#define xTimerReset( xTimer, xBlockTime ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_START, ( xTaskGetTickCount() ), NULL, ( xBlockTime ) )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerStartFromISR( 	TimerHandle_t xTimer,
 *										BaseType_t *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken );
 *
 * A version of xTimerStart() that can be called from an interrupt service
 * routine.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer being started/restarted.
 *
 * @param pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken The timer service/daemon task spends most
 * of its time in the Blocked state, waiting for messages to arrive on the timer
 * command queue.  Calling xTimerStartFromISR() writes a message to the timer
 * command queue, so has the potential to transition the timer service/daemon
 * task out of the Blocked state.  If calling xTimerStartFromISR() causes the
 * timer service/daemon task to leave the Blocked state, and the timer service/
 * daemon task has a priority equal to or greater than the currently executing
 * task (the task that was interrupted), then *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken will
 * get set to pdTRUE internally within the xTimerStartFromISR() function.  If
 * xTimerStartFromISR() sets this value to pdTRUE then a context switch should
 * be performed before the interrupt exits.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the start command could not be sent to
 * the timer command queue.  pdPASS will be returned if the command was
 * successfully sent to the timer command queue.  When the command is actually
 * processed will depend on the priority of the timer service/daemon task
 * relative to other tasks in the system, although the timers expiry time is
 * relative to when xTimerStartFromISR() is actually called.  The timer
 * service/daemon task priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY
 * configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * // This scenario assumes xBacklightTimer has already been created.  When a
 * // key is pressed, an LCD back-light is switched on.  If 5 seconds pass
 * // without a key being pressed, then the LCD back-light is switched off.  In
 * // this case, the timer is a one-shot timer, and unlike the example given for
 * // the xTimerReset() function, the key press event handler is an interrupt
 * // service routine.
 *
 * // The callback function assigned to the one-shot timer.  In this case the
 * // parameter is not used.
 * void vBacklightTimerCallback( TimerHandle_t pxTimer )
 * {
 *     // The timer expired, therefore 5 seconds must have passed since a key
 *     // was pressed.  Switch off the LCD back-light.
 *     vSetBacklightState( BACKLIGHT_OFF );
 * }
 *
 * // The key press interrupt service routine.
 * void vKeyPressEventInterruptHandler( void )
 * {
 * BaseType_t xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
 *
 *     // Ensure the LCD back-light is on, then restart the timer that is
 *     // responsible for turning the back-light off after 5 seconds of
 *     // key inactivity.  This is an interrupt service routine so can only
 *     // call FreeRTOS API functions that end in "FromISR".
 *     vSetBacklightState( BACKLIGHT_ON );
 *
 *     // xTimerStartFromISR() or xTimerResetFromISR() could be called here
 *     // as both cause the timer to re-calculate its expiry time.
 *     // xHigherPriorityTaskWoken was initialised to pdFALSE when it was
 *     // declared (in this function).
 *     if( xTimerStartFromISR( xBacklightTimer, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) != pdPASS )
 *     {
 *         // The start command was not executed successfully.  Take appropriate
 *         // action here.
 *     }
 *
 *     // Perform the rest of the key processing here.
 *
 *     // If xHigherPriorityTaskWoken equals pdTRUE, then a context switch
 *     // should be performed.  The syntax required to perform a context switch
 *     // from inside an ISR varies from port to port, and from compiler to
 *     // compiler.  Inspect the demos for the port you are using to find the
 *     // actual syntax required.
 *     if( xHigherPriorityTaskWoken != pdFALSE )
 *     {
 *         // Call the interrupt safe yield function here (actual function
 *         // depends on the FreeRTOS port being used).
 *     }
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
#define xTimerStartFromISR( xTimer, pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_START, ( xTaskGetTickCountFromISR() ), ( pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ), 0U )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerStopFromISR( 	TimerHandle_t xTimer,
 *										BaseType_t *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken );
 *
 * A version of xTimerStop() that can be called from an interrupt service
 * routine.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer being stopped.
 *
 * @param pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken The timer service/daemon task spends most
 * of its time in the Blocked state, waiting for messages to arrive on the timer
 * command queue.  Calling xTimerStopFromISR() writes a message to the timer
 * command queue, so has the potential to transition the timer service/daemon
 * task out of the Blocked state.  If calling xTimerStopFromISR() causes the
 * timer service/daemon task to leave the Blocked state, and the timer service/
 * daemon task has a priority equal to or greater than the currently executing
 * task (the task that was interrupted), then *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken will
 * get set to pdTRUE internally within the xTimerStopFromISR() function.  If
 * xTimerStopFromISR() sets this value to pdTRUE then a context switch should
 * be performed before the interrupt exits.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the stop command could not be sent to
 * the timer command queue.  pdPASS will be returned if the command was
 * successfully sent to the timer command queue.  When the command is actually
 * processed will depend on the priority of the timer service/daemon task
 * relative to other tasks in the system.  The timer service/daemon task
 * priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * // This scenario assumes xTimer has already been created and started.  When
 * // an interrupt occurs, the timer should be simply stopped.
 *
 * // The interrupt service routine that stops the timer.
 * void vAnExampleInterruptServiceRoutine( void )
 * {
 * BaseType_t xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
 *
 *     // The interrupt has occurred - simply stop the timer.
 *     // xHigherPriorityTaskWoken was set to pdFALSE where it was defined
 *     // (within this function).  As this is an interrupt service routine, only
 *     // FreeRTOS API functions that end in "FromISR" can be used.
 *     if( xTimerStopFromISR( xTimer, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) != pdPASS )
 *     {
 *         // The stop command was not executed successfully.  Take appropriate
 *         // action here.
 *     }
 *
 *     // If xHigherPriorityTaskWoken equals pdTRUE, then a context switch
 *     // should be performed.  The syntax required to perform a context switch
 *     // from inside an ISR varies from port to port, and from compiler to
 *     // compiler.  Inspect the demos for the port you are using to find the
 *     // actual syntax required.
 *     if( xHigherPriorityTaskWoken != pdFALSE )
 *     {
 *         // Call the interrupt safe yield function here (actual function
 *         // depends on the FreeRTOS port being used).
 *     }
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
#define xTimerStopFromISR( xTimer, pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_STOP, 0, ( pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ), 0U )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerChangePeriodFromISR( TimerHandle_t xTimer,
 *											TickType_t xNewPeriod,
 *											BaseType_t *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken );
 *
 * A version of xTimerChangePeriod() that can be called from an interrupt
 * service routine.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer that is having its period changed.
 *
 * @param xNewPeriod The new period for xTimer. Timer periods are specified in
 * tick periods, so the constant portTICK_PERIOD_MS can be used to convert a time
 * that has been specified in milliseconds.  For example, if the timer must
 * expire after 100 ticks, then xNewPeriod should be set to 100.  Alternatively,
 * if the timer must expire after 500ms, then xNewPeriod can be set to
 * ( 500 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS ) provided configTICK_RATE_HZ is less than
 * or equal to 1000.
 *
 * @param pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken The timer service/daemon task spends most
 * of its time in the Blocked state, waiting for messages to arrive on the timer
 * command queue.  Calling xTimerChangePeriodFromISR() writes a message to the
 * timer command queue, so has the potential to transition the timer service/
 * daemon task out of the Blocked state.  If calling xTimerChangePeriodFromISR()
 * causes the timer service/daemon task to leave the Blocked state, and the
 * timer service/daemon task has a priority equal to or greater than the
 * currently executing task (the task that was interrupted), then
 * *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken will get set to pdTRUE internally within the
 * xTimerChangePeriodFromISR() function.  If xTimerChangePeriodFromISR() sets
 * this value to pdTRUE then a context switch should be performed before the
 * interrupt exits.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the command to change the timers period
 * could not be sent to the timer command queue.  pdPASS will be returned if the
 * command was successfully sent to the timer command queue.  When the command
 * is actually processed will depend on the priority of the timer service/daemon
 * task relative to other tasks in the system.  The timer service/daemon task
 * priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * // This scenario assumes xTimer has already been created and started.  When
 * // an interrupt occurs, the period of xTimer should be changed to 500ms.
 *
 * // The interrupt service routine that changes the period of xTimer.
 * void vAnExampleInterruptServiceRoutine( void )
 * {
 * BaseType_t xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
 *
 *     // The interrupt has occurred - change the period of xTimer to 500ms.
 *     // xHigherPriorityTaskWoken was set to pdFALSE where it was defined
 *     // (within this function).  As this is an interrupt service routine, only
 *     // FreeRTOS API functions that end in "FromISR" can be used.
 *     if( xTimerChangePeriodFromISR( xTimer, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) != pdPASS )
 *     {
 *         // The command to change the timers period was not executed
 *         // successfully.  Take appropriate action here.
 *     }
 *
 *     // If xHigherPriorityTaskWoken equals pdTRUE, then a context switch
 *     // should be performed.  The syntax required to perform a context switch
 *     // from inside an ISR varies from port to port, and from compiler to
 *     // compiler.  Inspect the demos for the port you are using to find the
 *     // actual syntax required.
 *     if( xHigherPriorityTaskWoken != pdFALSE )
 *     {
 *         // Call the interrupt safe yield function here (actual function
 *         // depends on the FreeRTOS port being used).
 *     }
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
#define xTimerChangePeriodFromISR( xTimer, xNewPeriod, pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_CHANGE_PERIOD, ( xNewPeriod ), ( pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ), 0U )

/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerResetFromISR( 	TimerHandle_t xTimer,
 *										BaseType_t *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken );
 *
 * A version of xTimerReset() that can be called from an interrupt service
 * routine.
 *
 * @param xTimer The handle of the timer that is to be started, reset, or
 * restarted.
 *
 * @param pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken The timer service/daemon task spends most
 * of its time in the Blocked state, waiting for messages to arrive on the timer
 * command queue.  Calling xTimerResetFromISR() writes a message to the timer
 * command queue, so has the potential to transition the timer service/daemon
 * task out of the Blocked state.  If calling xTimerResetFromISR() causes the
 * timer service/daemon task to leave the Blocked state, and the timer service/
 * daemon task has a priority equal to or greater than the currently executing
 * task (the task that was interrupted), then *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken will
 * get set to pdTRUE internally within the xTimerResetFromISR() function.  If
 * xTimerResetFromISR() sets this value to pdTRUE then a context switch should
 * be performed before the interrupt exits.
 *
 * @return pdFAIL will be returned if the reset command could not be sent to
 * the timer command queue.  pdPASS will be returned if the command was
 * successfully sent to the timer command queue.  When the command is actually
 * processed will depend on the priority of the timer service/daemon task
 * relative to other tasks in the system, although the timers expiry time is
 * relative to when xTimerResetFromISR() is actually called.  The timer service/daemon
 * task priority is set by the configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY configuration constant.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 * // This scenario assumes xBacklightTimer has already been created.  When a
 * // key is pressed, an LCD back-light is switched on.  If 5 seconds pass
 * // without a key being pressed, then the LCD back-light is switched off.  In
 * // this case, the timer is a one-shot timer, and unlike the example given for
 * // the xTimerReset() function, the key press event handler is an interrupt
 * // service routine.
 *
 * // The callback function assigned to the one-shot timer.  In this case the
 * // parameter is not used.
 * void vBacklightTimerCallback( TimerHandle_t pxTimer )
 * {
 *     // The timer expired, therefore 5 seconds must have passed since a key
 *     // was pressed.  Switch off the LCD back-light.
 *     vSetBacklightState( BACKLIGHT_OFF );
 * }
 *
 * // The key press interrupt service routine.
 * void vKeyPressEventInterruptHandler( void )
 * {
 * BaseType_t xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
 *
 *     // Ensure the LCD back-light is on, then reset the timer that is
 *     // responsible for turning the back-light off after 5 seconds of
 *     // key inactivity.  This is an interrupt service routine so can only
 *     // call FreeRTOS API functions that end in "FromISR".
 *     vSetBacklightState( BACKLIGHT_ON );
 *
 *     // xTimerStartFromISR() or xTimerResetFromISR() could be called here
 *     // as both cause the timer to re-calculate its expiry time.
 *     // xHigherPriorityTaskWoken was initialised to pdFALSE when it was
 *     // declared (in this function).
 *     if( xTimerResetFromISR( xBacklightTimer, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) != pdPASS )
 *     {
 *         // The reset command was not executed successfully.  Take appropriate
 *         // action here.
 *     }
 *
 *     // Perform the rest of the key processing here.
 *
 *     // If xHigherPriorityTaskWoken equals pdTRUE, then a context switch
 *     // should be performed.  The syntax required to perform a context switch
 *     // from inside an ISR varies from port to port, and from compiler to
 *     // compiler.  Inspect the demos for the port you are using to find the
 *     // actual syntax required.
 *     if( xHigherPriorityTaskWoken != pdFALSE )
 *     {
 *         // Call the interrupt safe yield function here (actual function
 *         // depends on the FreeRTOS port being used).
 *     }
 * }
 * @endverbatim
 */
#define xTimerResetFromISR( xTimer, pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ) xTimerGenericCommand( ( xTimer ), tmrCOMMAND_START, ( xTaskGetTickCountFromISR() ), ( pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken ), 0U )


/**
 * BaseType_t xTimerPendFunctionCallFromISR( PendedFunction_t xFunctionToPend,
 *                                          void *pvParameter1,
 *                                          uint32_t ulParameter2,
 *                                          BaseType_t *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken );
 *
 *
 * Used from application interrupt service routines to defer the execution of a
 * function to the RTOS daemon task (the timer service task, hence this function 
 * is implemented in timers.c and is prefixed with 'Timer').
 *
 * Ideally an interrupt service routine (ISR) is kept as short as possible, but
 * sometimes an ISR either has a lot of processing to do, or needs to perform
 * processing that is not deterministic.  In these cases 
 * xTimerPendFunctionCallFromISR() can be used to defer processing of a function 
 * to the RTOS daemon task.
 *
 * A mechanism is provided that allows the interrupt to return directly to the
 * task that will subsequently execute the pended callback function.  This
 * allows the callback function to execute contiguously in time with the
 * interrupt - just as if the callback had executed in the interrupt itself.
 *
 * @param xFunctionToPend The function to execute from the timer service/
 * daemon task.  The function must conform to the PendedFunction_t
 * prototype.
 *
 * @param pvParameter1 The value of the callback function's first parameter.
 * The parameter has a void * type to allow it to be used to pass any type.
 * For example, unsigned longs can be cast to a void *, or the void * can be
 * used to point to a structure.
 *
 * @param ulParameter2 The value of the callback function's second parameter.
 *
 * @param pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken As mentioned above, calling this function
 * will result in a message being sent to the timer daemon task.  If the
 * priority of the timer daemon task (which is set using
 * configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY in FreeRTOSConfig.h) is higher than the priority of
 * the currently running task (the task the interrupt interrupted) then
 * *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken will be set to pdTRUE within
 * xTimerPendFunctionCallFromISR(), indicating that a context switch should be
 * requested before the interrupt exits.  For that reason
 * *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken must be initialised to pdFALSE.  See the
 * example code below.
 *
 * @return pdPASS is returned if the message was successfully sent to the
 * timer daemon task, otherwise pdFALSE is returned.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @verbatim
 *
 *	// The callback function that will execute in the context of the daemon task.
 *  // Note callback functions must all use this same prototype.
 *  void vProcessInterface( void *pvParameter1, uint32_t ulParameter2 )
 *	{
 *		BaseType_t xInterfaceToService;
 *
 *		// The interface that requires servicing is passed in the second
 *      // parameter.  The first parameter is not used in this case.
 *		xInterfaceToService = ( BaseType_t ) ulParameter2;
 *
 *		// ...Perform the processing here...
 *	}
 *
 *	// An ISR that receives data packets from multiple interfaces
 *  void vAnISR( void )
 *	{
 *		BaseType_t xInterfaceToService, xHigherPriorityTaskWoken;
 *
 *		// Query the hardware to determine which interface needs processing.
 *		xInterfaceToService = prvCheckInterfaces();
 *
 *      // The actual processing is to be deferred to a task.  Request the
 *      // vProcessInterface() callback function is executed, passing in the
 *		// number of the interface that needs processing.  The interface to
 *		// service is passed in the second parameter.  The first parameter is
 *		// not used in this case.
 *		xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
 *		xTimerPendFunctionCallFromISR( vProcessInterface, NULL, ( uint32_t ) xInterfaceToService, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken );
 *
 *		// If xHigherPriorityTaskWoken is now set to pdTRUE then a context
 *		// switch should be requested.  The macro used is port specific and will
 *		// be either portYIELD_FROM_ISR() or portEND_SWITCHING_ISR() - refer to
 *		// the documentation page for the port being used.
 *		portYIELD_FROM_ISR( xHigherPriorityTaskWoken );
 *
 *	}
 * @endverbatim
 */
BaseType_t xTimerPendFunctionCallFromISR( PendedFunction_t xFunctionToPend, void *pvParameter1, uint32_t ulParameter2, BaseType_t *pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken );

/*
 * Functions beyond this part are not part of the public API and are intended
 * for use by the kernel only.
 */
BaseType_t xTimerCreateTimerTask( void ) PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION;
BaseType_t xTimerGenericCommand( TimerHandle_t xTimer, const BaseType_t xCommandID, const TickType_t xOptionalValue, BaseType_t * const pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken, const TickType_t xBlockTime ) PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION;

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* TIMERS_H */