Joe,
     So I would use:
         TMR1ON_OFF =3D 0;
         resettimer();
         count=3D0;
         TMR1ON_OFF =3D 1;

         while
         {
             count < limit;
         }

     Yes, no??
Thanks,
rich!

On 7/21/2014 9:24 PM, IVP wrote:
>> turning the Timer off and on shouldn't TMR1IF_bit be TMR1IE_bit?
> There are 3 bits
>
> TMR1ON_OFF starts/stops the timer running
>
> TMR1IE is one of the bits allowing the hardware to recognise TMR1
> interrupts (there are others for timers and other various functions in
> PEIE, PIEx, PIRx and INTCON)
>
> TMR1IF is the interrupt bit, set automatically when TMR1 goes from
> FFFF to 0000, whether interrupts are enabled or not (eg IF can be
> polled by s/w)
>
> If  TMR1ON_OFF =3D 0 then TMR1 is stopped and its current value
> is frozen, regardless of the state of any interrupt bits
>
> TMR1IE =3D 0 (or any relevant IE in the pathway) will stop interrupts
> being recognised by the system but it's not the same as starting/stopping
> the timer
>
> Joe

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