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
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
timers/counter

i want to use an if statment to start a timer n then i want it to tell me how long it been going for and then i want it to reset when it get to a lower value. where do i start.
timers/counter

i want to use an if statment to start a timer n then i want it to tell me how long it been going for and then i want it to reset when it get to a lower value. where do i start.
set timer as counter

Hi, my name is hardian and i have some problem with setting timer as counter, and i already wrote a code : TR0=1; TMOD=0x06; ET0=1; EA=1; but it still doesnt work, can anyone tell me how to set...