namespace sys {
/// This function registers an alarm to trigger some number of \p seconds in
- /// the future. When that time arrives, the \p callback is called. You can
- /// only call this once. Each time
+ /// the future. When that time arrives, the AlarmStatus function will begin
+ /// to return 1 instead of 0. The user must poll the status of the alarm by
+ /// making occasional calls to AlarmStatus. If the user sends an interrupt
+ /// signal, AlarmStatus will begin returning -1, even if the alarm event
+ /// occurred.
/// @returns nothing
void SetupAlarm(
unsigned seconds ///< Number of seconds in future when alarm arrives