Available on: all targets
See also: WAIT

SLEEP

Pauses execution for a certain number of seconds. The pause is of the "busy" type, so the entire program is suspended, except for the timer-related mechanisms. The multhtireading mechanism, instead, will continue to run. Note that the maximum duration you can expect is about 65 seconds.

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SYNTAX

 SLEEP seconds


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  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 SLEEP 10


ABBREVIATION: SLe

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In order to reduce space you can use this abbreviation for this instruction: 

SLEEP ↔ SLe

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