Timer/PWM (TPM) Module
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operation (TOIE = 1) where a static hardware interrupt is automatically generated whenever the TOF flag
is 1.
The conditions that cause TOF to become set depend on the counting mode (up or up/down). In
up-counting mode, the main 16-bit counter counts from $0000 through $FFFF and overflows to $0000 on
the next counting clock. TOF becomes set at the transition from $FFFF to $0000. When a modulus limit
is set, TOF becomes set at the transition from the value set in the modulus register to $0000. When the
main 16-bit counter is operating in up-/down-counting mode, the TOF flag gets set as the counter changes
direction at the transition from the value set in the modulus register and the next lower count value. This
corresponds to the end of a PWM period. (The $0000 count value corresponds to the center of a period.)
Because the HCS08 MCU is an 8-bit architecture, a coherency mechanism is built into the timer counter
for read operations. Whenever either byte of the counter is read (TPM1CNTH or TPM1CNTL), both bytes
are captured into a buffer so when the other byte is read, the value will represent the other byte of the count
at the time the first byte was read. The counter continues to count normally, but no new value can be read
from either byte until both bytes of the old count have been read.
The main timer counter can be reset manually at any time by writing any value to either byte of the timer
count TPM1CNTH or TPM1CNTL. Resetting the counter in this manner also resets the coherency
mechanism in case only one byte of the counter was read before resetting the count.
10.5.2 Channel Mode Selection
Provided CPWMS = 0 (center-aligned PWM operation is not specified), the MSnB and MSnA control bits
in the channel n status and control registers determine the basic mode of operation for the corresponding
channel. Choices include input capture, output compare, and buffered edge-aligned PWM.
10.5.2.1 Input Capture Mode
With the input capture function, the TPM can capture the time at which an external event occurs. When
an active edge occurs on the pin of an input capture channel, the TPM latches the contents of the TPM
counter into the channel value registers (TPM1CnVH:TPM1CnVL). Rising edges, falling edges, or any
edge may be chosen as the active edge that triggers an input capture.
When either byte of the 16-bit capture register is read, both bytes are latched into a buffer to support
coherent 16-bit accesses regardless of order. The coherency sequence can be manually reset by writing to
the channel status/control register (TPM1CnSC).
An input capture event sets a flag bit (CHnF) that can optionally generate a CPU interrupt request.
10.5.2.2 Output Compare Mode
With the output compare function, the TPM can generate timed pulses with programmable position,
polarity, duration, and frequency. When the counter reaches the value in the channel value registers of an
output compare channel, the TPM can set, clear, or toggle the channel pin.
In output compare mode, values are transferred to the corresponding timer channel value registers only
after both 8-bit bytes of a 16-bit register have been written. This coherency sequence can be manually reset
by writing to the channel status/control register (TPM1CnSC).