more precision clarity

[tinyos-2.x.git] / doc / txt / tep102.txt

diff --git a/doc/txt/tep102.txt b/doc/txt/tep102.txt
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--- a/doc/txt/tep102.txt
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@@ -400,10 +400,17 @@ together.
 4. HIL requirements
 ====================================================================
 
-The following component MUST be provided on all platforms::
+The following component MUST be provided on all platforms
+::
+
   HilTimerMilliC
   BusyWaitMicroC
 
+Both of these components use "binary" units, i.e., 1/1024s for
+HilTimerMilliC and 1/1048576s for BusyWaitMicroC. Components using
+other precisions (e.g., regular, non-binary milliseconds) MAY also be
+provided.
+
 HilTimerMilliC
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