Application is halting when using MethodInvoker in custom timer

Question

Background:

I need a high resolution timer for an embedded system solution, so I decide to use MicroTimer from The Code Project...

BTW, I've developed a Windows Forms application to test its efficiency in such applications and for avoiding "cross-thread operation...", I have to use invocation methods, BackgroundWorker, etc. and decide to use this code:

private void btnMicorTimer_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Instantiate new MicroTimer
    MicroLibrary.MicroTimer microTimer = new MicroLibrary.MicroTimer();
    // Add event handler
    microTimer.MicroTimerElapsed +=
        new MicroLibrary.MicroTimer.MicroTimerElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);

    // Call micro timer every 1000µs (1ms)
    microTimer.Interval = 1000;

    // Can choose to ignore event if late by Xµs (by default will try to catch up)
    // microTimer.IgnoreEventIfLateBy = 500;

    microTimer.Enabled = true; // Start timer

    // Do something whilst events are happening. For demo sleep, 2000 ms (2 sec).
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000);

    microTimer.Enabled = false; // Stop timer
}

private void OnTimedEvent(object sender,
                          MicroLibrary.MicroTimerEventArgs timerEventArgs)
{
    string response = string.Format(
                    "Count = {0:#,0}  Timer = {1:#,0} µs | " +
                    "LateBy = {2:#,0} µs | ExecutionTime = {3:#,0} µs",
                    timerEventArgs.TimerCount, timerEventArgs.ElapsedMicroseconds,
                    timerEventArgs.TimerLateBy, timerEventArgs.CallbackFunctionExecutionTime);

    // Do something small that takes significantly less time than Interval
    if (listBox1.InvokeRequired)
    {
        Invoke(new MethodInvoker(
            delegate
            {
                listBox1.Items.Add(response);
            }));
    }
    else
        listBox1.Items.Add(response);
}

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Problem:

As said before, the application is halting immediately after a button is pressed! Briefly this is what happens after btnMicorTimer_Click :( It's look like the project is trapped in an infinite loop.

Answer 1

The peak you see can easily be explained:

You are requesting a UI update every millisecond by adding an item to the listbox.

That will slow down the response of the UI considerably.