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Navigation: 17 Devices > 17.7 LabJack UE9 / U6 / U3 > 17.7.6 Counters and Timers > 17.7.6.5 Setting up Specific Timer Modes

17.7.6.5.6 Frequency Out

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Frequency out is similar to PWM, but outputs a 50% duty cycle square wave.  Because its fixed at 50% duty, a wider range of frequencies are attainable. Setup is similar to PWM, except the Timer value we specify is another divisor for the clock:

 

//Set the timer/counter pin offset to 0, which will put the first timer/counter on FIO4.
AddRequest (ID,  LJ_ioPUT_CONFIG, LJ_chTIMER_COUNTER_PIN_OFFSET, 4, 0, 0)
 
// use system clock so works on U3 and UE9:

AddRequest(ID, LJ_ioPUT_CONFIG, LJ_chTIMER_CLOCK_BASE, LJ_tcSYS, 0, 0)
 
//Set the divisor to 24
AddRequest(ID, LJ_ioPUT_CONFIG, LJ_chTIMER_CLOCK_DIVISOR, 48, 0, 0)
 
//Enable 1 timer.  It will use FIO4.
AddRequest(ID, LJ_ioPUT_CONFIG, LJ_chNUMBER_TIMERS_ENABLED, 1, 0, 0)
 
//Configure Timer0 as Frequency out.  
AddRequest(ID, LJ_ioPUT_TIMER_MODE, 0, LJ_tmFREQOUT, 0, 0)
 
//Set the second divisor to 10
AddRequest(ID, LJ_ioPUT_TIMER_VALUE, 0, 10, 0, 0)
 
//Execute the requests.
GoOne(0)