MCO556

Basic Timer
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MCO556
Basic Timer

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MCO556
Basic Timer
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Timer Block Diagram

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MCO556
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Basic Timer Overflow

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MCO556
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Operation
Microcontroller has 2 timers: TPM1 and TPM2
Separate configuration and status register for
each timer
All configuration contained in 1 register TPMxSC
To determine when the counter overflows,
interrogate register TPMxSC bit 7

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TPMxSC
TPMxSC
Bit7

Bit0

Read:
Write:

TOF

TOIE

CPWMS

CLKSB

CLKSA

PS2

PS1

PS0

Reset:

CLKSB:CLKSA - Clock Selection

PS2:PS1:PS0 prescale select
Prescale factor = 2n
TOF

timer overflow flag

1 = Timer has overflowed
Writing 1 has no effect
To clear TOF, read TPMxSC with
TOF = 1 then write TOF = 0

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TPMxCNT

TPMxCNT 16 bit up counter

can be read as unsigned integer
can be read as two unsigned char:
TPMxCNTH - high byte
TPMxCNTL - low byte
Any write to TPMxCNTH, TPMxCNTL or TPMxCS will reset
all 16 bits of the counter

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MCO556
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Register Addresses
TPM1 base
Address is $0030
TPM2 base
Address is $0060
TPMxCS offset is $0
TPM1CS
$0030
TPM2CS
$0060
TPMxCNT, TPMxCNTH offset is $1
TPMxCNTL offset is $2
TPM1CNT
$0031
TPM2CNT
$0061
TPM1CNTH
$0031
TPM2CNTH
$0061
TPM1CNTL
$0032
TPM2CNTL
$0062

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MCO556
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Code Fragments
// Configure register TPM1SC - C Statements
TPM1SC = 0x09; // use bus clock as source
// prescale clock by 2 - counter fed 20 MHz clock/2
// Code to detect when timer overflows
if(TPM1SC_TOF)
// check for overflow - test TOF flag
{
// clear TOF flag
TPM1SC_TOF = 0; // read register
// and write 0 to TOF
/* Code placed here executes when the timer overflows */
}

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