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wp34S TICKS Command: How Much Time?


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Post: #7
07-12-2011, 03:44 PM
Jake Schwartz Offline
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Hi,

What is the granularity of the wp34S TICKS command? I could not find this info in the manual, nor in a search of the HP Museum Forum. It appears that a time "TICK" is around 0.1 second, but I wanted to be sure.

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Jake

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Post: #8
07-12-2011, 04:31 PM
Marcus von Cube, Germany Offline
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You got it. TICKS should be accurate to .1 seconds. This depends of course on the accuracy of the oscillator.

I'm pretty sure, Walter will answer with a page in the manual.

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07-12-2011, 05:34 PM
Paul Dale Offline
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The granularity is 0.1 seconds give or take the oscillator.

In float mode, a value in seconds is returned.

In integer mode, ten times this value is returned.

- Pauli

Edited: 12 July 2011, 5:34 p.m.

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Post: #10
07-12-2011, 06:06 PM
Walter B Offline
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Hmmmh, I hate to tell you, but that contradicts the documentation. The command is called TICKS after all, not SECONDS [;-)

Walter

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Post: #11
07-12-2011, 06:40 PM
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The documentation is wrong then :-) We discussed this and the consensus was what is implemented....


- Pauli

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Post: #12
07-13-2011, 01:59 PM
Walter B Offline
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Quote:
consensus was what is implemented....
... which is what is documented since v1.17. Just check d:-)

Walter

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