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PWM AUTO-RELOAD TIMER (Cont’d)
10.3.3 Register Description
CONTROL / STATUS REGISTER (ARTCSR)
Read /Write
Reset Value: 0000 0000 (00h)
Bit 7 = EXCL
External Clock
This bit is set and cleared by software. It selects the
input clock for the 7-bit prescaler.
0: CPU clock.
1: External clock.
Bit 6:4 = CC[2:0]
Counter Clock Control
These bits are set and cleared by software. They
determine the prescaler division ratio from fINPUT.
Bit 3 = TCE
Timer Counter Enable
This bit is set and cleared by software. It puts the
timer in the lowest power consumption mode.
0: Counter stopped (prescaler and counter frozen).
1: Counter running.
Bit 2 = FCRL
Force Counter Re-Load
This bit is write-only and any attempt to read it will
yield a logical zero. When set, it causes the contents
of ARTARR register to be loaded into the counter,
and the content of the prescaler register to be
cleared in order to initialize the timer before starting
to count.
Bit 1 = OIE
Overflow Interrupt Enable
This bit is set and cleared by software. It allows to
enable/disable the interrupt which is generated
when the OVF bit is set.
0: Overflow Interrupt disable.
1: Overflow Interrupt enable.
Bit 0 = OVF
Overflow Flag
This bit is set by hardware and cleared by software
reading the ARTCSR register. It indicates the tran-
sition of the counter from FFh to the ARTARR val-
ue.
0: New transition not yet reached
1: Transition reached
COUNTER ACCESS REGISTER (ARTCAR)
Read /Write
Reset Value: 0000 0000 (00h)
Bit 7:0 = CA[7:0]
Counter Access Data
These bits can be set and cleared either by hard-
ware or by software. The ARTCAR register is used
to read or write the auto-reload counter “on the fly”
(while it is counting).
AUTO-RELOAD REGISTER (ARTARR)
Read /Write
Reset Value: 0000 0000 (00h)
Bit 7:0 = AR[7:0]
Counter Auto-Reload Data
These bits are set and cleared by software. They
are used to hold the auto-reload value which is au-
tomatically loaded in the counter when an overflow
occurs. At the same time, the PWM output levels
are changed according to the corresponding OPx
bit in the PWMCR register.
This register has two PWM management func-
tions:
– Adjusting the PWM frequency
– Setting the PWM duty cycle resolution
PWM Frequency vs. Resolution:
70
EXCL
CC2
CC1
CC0
TCE
FCRL
OIE
OVF
fCOUNTER
With fINPUT=8 MHz CC2 CC1 CC0
fINPUT
fINPUT / 2
fINPUT / 4
fINPUT / 8
fINPUT / 16
fINPUT / 32
fINPUT / 64
fINPUT / 128
8 MHz
4 MHz
2 MHz
1 MHz
500 KHz
250 KHz
125 KHz
62.5 KHz
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
70
CA7
CA6
CA5
CA4
CA3
CA2
CA1
CA0
70
AR7
AR6
AR5
AR4
AR3
AR2
AR1
AR0
ARTARR
value
Resolution
fPWM
Min
Max
0
8-bit
~0.244-KHz
31.25-KHz
[ 0..127 ]
> 7-bit
~0.244-KHz
62.5-KHz
[ 128..191 ]
> 6-bit
~0.488-KHz
125-KHz
[ 192..223 ]
> 5-bit
~0.977-KHz
250-KHz
[ 224..239 ]
> 4-bit
~1.953-KHz
500-KHz