TICKS
Synopsis
Return elapsed time in microseconds
Description
The TICKS command returns a real number measuring the time in microseconds since the calculator has been switched on.
Compatibility
TICKS is not fully equivalent to its userRPL counterpart.
In particular:
- the userRPL
TICKScommand returns a binary integer measuring elapsed time in ticks, whereas 8192 ticks = 1 second.
Usage
Input
4: 3: 2: 1: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TICKS
Output
4:
3:
2:
1: 3170800
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Related Commands
| Command | Short Description | |
|---|---|---|
| →DATE | Set current system date in MM.DDYYYY | |
| DATE+ | Add days to a date in MM.DDYYYY | |
| →TIME | Set current time as HH.MMSS | |
| →HMS | Convert decimal time to HH.MMSS | |
| HMS→ | Convert time in HH.MMSS to decimal | |
| HMS+ | Add time in HH.MMSS format | |
| HMS- | Subtract time in HH.MMSS format | |
| TICKS | Return system clock in microseconds | CHANGED |
| TEVAL | Perform EVAL and measure elapsed time | CHANGED |
| DATE | Current system date as MM.DDYYYY | |
| DDAYS | Number of days between dates in MM.DDYYYY | |
| TIME | Current time in HH.MMSS | |
| TSTR | ||
| ACK | Acknowledge oldest alarm (dismiss) | |
| ACKALL | Acknowledge (dismiss) all alarms | |
| RCLALARM | Recall specified alarm | |
| STOALARM | Create a new alarm | |
| DELALARM | Delete an existing alarm | |
| FINDALARM | Get first alarm due after the given time | |
| VERSION | Get newRPL version string | |
| MEM | Get available memory in bytes | |
| BYTES | Size of an object in bytes and CRC32 | CHANGED |
| PEEK | Low-level read memory address | CHANGED |
| POKE | Low level write to memory address | CHANGED |
| NEWOB | Make a new copy of the given object | |
| GARBAGE | Force a garbage collection | NEW |
| FWUPD | ||
| OFF | Turn calculator off programmatically |