manual:chapter6:system:cmd_ticks

Synopsis


Return elapsed time in microseconds

Stack Diagram


Input Stack Output Stack
Imsec
Level 1 Level 1

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Keyword type Command
Parallel list processing capabilities Group 1 Commands that cannot parallel process
Affected by flags None

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 TICKS command returns a binary integer measuring elapsed time in ticks, whereas 8192 ticks = 1 second.

Usage


Input

4:                                      
3:                                      
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1:                                      
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TICKS                                   


Output

4:                                      
3:                                      
2:                                      
1:                               3170800
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Related Commands


Time, Alarms and System Commands 28 1 NEW

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
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  • Last modified: 2021/09/23 01:13
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