importance of timers and counters

 importance of timers and counters

hi all, can anyone explain me the brief explanation of the importance of the timers and counters with reference to the microprocessor,
thanks in advance

 RE: importance of timers and counters

is this a question you got as homework? if so, any decent book (and even a non-decent book) about embedded system will contain the answer.

 RE: importance of timers and counters

is this a question you got as homework?

It does sound like it. Quite often I wonder, what use is this kind of knowledge to an electronics engineer? It sounds like something a marketing specialist would want to know. Maybe it is a question asked at MCU marketing training courses, who knows...

 RE: importance of timers and counters

As their names suggest, they are pretty handy for timing and counting; which are very common requirements in kinds of programming - especially in embedded control applications...