# output timer - help needed.

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**Created:** [February 12, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/output-timer-help-needed/11085 "2009-02-12T00:22:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![simba2k3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@simba2k3](https://forums.digi.com/u/simba2k3)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/output-timer-help-needed/11085/1 "2009-02-12T00:22:00Z")

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I have a question.

does anybody know how i can output to a port for a certain amount of time (eg. 5 seconds) without having to use costates?

for eg.

BitWrPortI(PGDR, &PGDRShadow, 0, LED\_DS2);

but for 5 seconds…?

Thanks in advance.