Re: Ttimer resolution

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From: Charlie K
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:36

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Boba wrote:

> "Charlie K" <kupelian_charlie@nsroc.net> wrote in message
> news:43ac116f$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> 
>>...
>>I am trying to get a callback every 20 milliseconds out of a Ttimer.
> 
> On
> 
>>the O'Scope, I only see about a 55msec minimum.
>>...
> 
> 
> This is pure software limits. On a 133M machine u should get 1 ms
> easily.
> I recall TTimer (if it's what you mean) is fed on WM_TIMER message,
> which
> in turn is sent out whenever the OS feels like doing so but no more
> often
> than 55 times per second. Don't rely on the Borland's TTimer for what
> you
> are trying to achieve. I'd try mm timer instead.
> Boba
> 
> 
Thanks for the reply.

I will check out the mm timer.

Charlie K.

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