Thank you Sterling. I will take a look at the information you pointed me to.
Cheers James On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Sterling Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi James, > > Callouts are perfect for this type of function. I’d recommend > multiplexing this within the task context you are running out of. > Essentially the logic works like: > > - Turn the LED on > - Set a callout for 1 second to turn the LED back off > > If your task is waiting on an event queue, it will process that event in > one second. > > More information on callouts and event queues can be found here: > > - Tutorial on using these: > http://mynewt.apache.org/os/tutorials/event_queue/ > - Callouts: http://mynewt.apache.org/os/core_os/callout/callout/ > - Event Queues: > http://mynewt.apache.org/os/core_os/event_queue/event_queue/ > > You don’t need to add a specific task for the LED function, you can just > multiplex it as an event. If you want to create a separate task (so that > it has higher priority, or doesn’t block/isn’t blocked by other functions), > you can. > > Sterling > > > On 28 May 2016, at 14:39, James Howarth wrote: > > Hi, >> >> I want to be able to flash an LED on for ~1 second when some condition >> occurs. I don't want this to be flashing all the time like the blinky >> example. >> >> What's the right way to add a task that runs only once? Or should I not >> be >> using a task at all for this? >> >> Cheers >> James >> >
