Timer dropping out too soon

[DaHu_285096]

 I am using the code below (copied from an example on the web) to provide a timeout feature for a routine.

   

However, whatever value I use when calling the routine (100, 1000, 5000), the timeout seems to happen immediatly and not at 100ms or 1000 ms or 5000 ms.

   

The timer component is set up as 32 bit timer with 24MHz clock and interrupt on TC.

   

Help much appreciated

       

CY_ISR(TimerINT){

   

    Timer_ReadStatusRegister();

   

    Timer_Flag = 1;

   

}

       

void ms_delay (uint32 ms) {

   

    Timer_Init(); // config but don't start the timeout counter

   

    isr_Timer_StartEx(TimerINT);

   

    uint32 period = 24000000/1000*ms;

   

    Timer_WritePeriod(period);

   

    Timer_Enable(); // start the timeout counter

   

    while(!Timer_Flag){};

   

    Timer_Stop();

   

        Timer_Flag = 0;

   

}