// Initialization from python (using py-uio):
//    pruss.ecap.pwm.initialize( PERIOD )  where PERIOD (in PRU cycles) is max 2**32

struct Timestamp {
	uint32_t major;  // number of times the ecap counter has wrapped
	uint32_t minor;  // number of cycles since last time it wrapped
};
// note: total number of cycles (since ecap initialized) is  major * PERIOD + minor

// Get timestamp.
// Must be called at least once every PERIOD cycles to ensure correct timekeeping.
struct Timestamp timestamp()
{
	static struct Timestamp now = { 0, 0 };
	uint32_t minor = CT_ECAP.TSCTR;
	if( minor < now.minor )  // ecap counter has wrapped
		++now.major;
	now.minor = minor;
	return now;
}