emailler/drivers/a2timer.s

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ArmAsm

; timer routines
;
; unfortunately the standard Apple 2 has no CIA or VBI, so for the moment, we will
; make each call to 'timer_read' delay for a little while
; this kludge will make the polling loops work at least
;
; timer_read is meant to return a counter with millisecond resolution
.include "../inc/common.i"
.export timer_init
.export timer_read
.bss
current_time_value: .res 2
.code
timer_init:
ldax #0
stax current_time_value
rts
; return the current value (actually, delay a while, then update current value, then return it in ax)
timer_read:
lda #111
jsr $fca8 ;wait for about 33ms
clc
lda #33
adc current_time_value
sta current_time_value
bcc :+
inc current_time_value+1
:
ldax current_time_value
rts