Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: microsecond on vb software

  1. Apr 21st, 2003, 01:28 PM #1
    safaka
    safaka is offline

    Thread Starter
    New Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2003
    Posts
    1

    Unhappy microsecond on vb software

    hi
    I am beginner level programmer on vb.Please help me
    I want to find microsecond in vb software. How can I find it.
    I know time$ command but this command don't give me microsecond .it gave me hour , min, second together with timer function gave me milisecond. if you have any info about this subject please send me very urgent. I want to controller with paralel port and I need 900 microsecond pulse.
    Thanks
    Regards
    Your friends. if you accept.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. Apr 21st, 2003, 08:27 PM #2
    phinds
    phinds is offline
    PowerPoster
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    new jersey
    Posts
    2,904
    you cannot achieve microsecond resolution on wintel machines. The VERY best you can do is 1000 microseconds (1 millisecond) and that is not reliable at all. Only the 55-millisecond clock is reliable, and that does you not good at all for the kind of resolution you want.
    phinds
    www.hobbithouseinc.com/VB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


Click Here to Expand Forum to Full Width