Chapter 7 Enhanced Capture Timer (S12ECT16B8CV2)
MC9S12XDP512 Data Sheet, Rev. 2.17
Freescale Semiconductor
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7.4.1.2
OC Channel Initialization
Internal register whose output drives OCx when TIOS is set, can be force loaded with a desired data by
writing to CFORC register before OCx is congured for output compare action. This allows a glitch free
switch over of port from general purpose I/O to timer output once the output compare is enabled.
7.4.1.3
Pulse Accumulators
There are four 8-bit pulse accumulators with four 8-bit holding registers associated with the four IC
buffered channels 3–0. A pulse accumulator counts the number of active edges at the input of its channel.
The minimum pulse width for the PAI input is greater than two bus clocks.The maximum input frequency
on the pulse accumulator channel is one half the bus frequency or Eclk.
The user can prevent the 8-bit pulse accumulators from counting further than 0x00FF by utilizing the
PACMX control bit in the ICSYS register. In this case, a value of 0x00FF means that 255 counts or more
have occurred.
Each pair of pulse accumulators can be used as a 16-bit pulse accumulator (see
Figure 7-70).To operate the 16-bit pulse accumulators A and B (PACA and PACB) independently of input capture or
output compare 7 and 0 respectively, the user must set the corresponding bits: IOSx = 1, OMx = 0, and
OLx = 0. OC7M7 or OC7M0 in the OC7M register must also be cleared.
There are two modes of operation for the pulse accumulators:
Pulse accumulator latch mode
The value of the pulse accumulator is transferred to its holding register when the modulus
down-counter reaches zero, a write 0x0000 to the modulus counter or when the force latch control
bit ICLAT is written.
At the same time the pulse accumulator is cleared.
Pulse accumulator queue mode
When queue mode is enabled, reads of an input capture holding register will transfer the contents
of the associated pulse accumulator to its holding register.
At the same time the pulse accumulator is cleared.
7.4.1.4
Modulus Down-Counter
The modulus down-counter can be used as a time base to generate a periodic interrupt. It can also be used
to latch the values of the IC registers and the pulse accumulators to their holding registers.
The action of latching can be programmed to be periodic or only once.
7.4.1.5
Precision Timer
By enabling the PRNT bit of the TSCR1 register, the performance of the timer can be enhanced. In this
case, it is possible to set additional prescaler settings for the main timer counter and modulus down counter
and enhance delay counter settings compared to the settings in the present ECT timer.