# SampleSystemTimeTV

Samples the system time with very low overhead.

### Synopsis

`void SampleSystemTimeTV( TimeVal *time )`

### Description

This function records the current system time in the supplied TimeVal structure. This is a very low overhead call giving a very high-accuracy timing.

The time value returned by this function corresponds to the time maintained by the TIMERUNIT_USEC unit of the timer device.

### Arguments

time
  A pointer to a TimeVal structure which will receive the current system time.

### Implementation

Convenience call implemented in clib.lib V24.

### Associated Files

time.h
  ANSI C Prototype

clib.lib
  ARM Link Library

### See Also

``SampleSystemTime`()`

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