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7663E–8051–10/08
AT89C51RE2
PCA Capture Mode To use one of the PCA modules in the capture mode either one or both of the CCAPM bits
CAPN and CAPP for that module must be set. The external CEX input for the module (on port 1)
is sampled for a transition. When a valid transition occurs the PCA hardware loads the value of
the PCA counter registers (CH and CL) into the module's capture registers (CCAPnL and
CCAPnH). If the CCFn bit for the module in the CCON SFR and the ECCFn bit in the CCAPMn
SFR are set then an interrupt will be generated (Refer to
Figure 32).
Figure 32. PCA Capture Mode
16-bit Software
Timer/ Compare
Mode
The PCA modules can be used as software timers by setting both the ECOM and MAT bits in
the modules CCAPMn register. The PCA timer will be compared to the module's capture regis-
ters and when a match occurs an interrupt will occur if the CCFn (CCON SFR) and the ECCFn
(CCAPMn SFR) bits for the module are both set (See
Figure 33).
CF
CR
CCON
0xD8
CH
CL
CCAPnH
CCAPnL
CCF4 CCF3 CCF2
CCF1 CCF0
PCA IT
PCA Counter/Timer
ECOMn
CCAPMn, n= 0 to 4
0xDA to 0xDE
CAPNn MATn TOGn PWMn ECCFn
CAPPn
Cex.n
Capture