README.md
xtimer_drift test application
Make note of the PC clock when starting this test. Let it run for a while, and compare the printed time against the expected time from the PC clock. The difference is the RIOT timer drift, this is likely caused by either:
- an inaccurate hardware timer, or
- bugs in the software (xtimer or periph/timer)
This test will run a periodic timer every TEST_INTERVAL
microseconds (TEST_HZ
).
The current time will be printed once per second, along with the difference
between the actual and expected xtimer_now
value. The first output variable
drift
, represents the total offset since start between xtimer_now
and the
expected time. The second output variable jitter
, represents the difference
in drift from the last printout. Two other threads are also running only to
cause CPU load with extra interrupts and context switches.