SAM7S256_14 Datasheet, PDF (637/775 Pages) ATMEL Corporation – ARM-based Flash MCU

Problem Fix/Workaround
None.
40.8.4.4 PWM: Constraints on Duty Cycle Value
Setting Channel Duty Cycle Register (PWM_CDTYx) at 0 in center aligned mode or at 0 or 1 in left aligned mode
may change the polarity of the signal.
Problem Fix/Workaround
Do not set PWM_CDTYx at 0 in center aligned mode.
Do not set PWM_CDTYx at 0 or 1 in left aligned mode.
40.8.4.5 PWM: Behavior of CHIDx Status Bits in the PWM_SR Register
Erratic behavior of the CHIDx status bit in the PWM_SR Register. When a channel is disabled by writing in the
PWM_DIS Register just after enabling it (before completion of a Clock Period of the clock selected for the channel),
the PWM line is internally disabled but the CHIDx status bit in the PWM_SR stays at 1.
Problem Fix/Workaround
Do not disable a channel before completion of one period of the selected clock.
40.8.5 Real Time Timer (RTT)
40.8.5.1 RTT: Possible Event Loss when Reading RTT_SR
If an event (RTTINC or ALMS) occurs within the same slow clock cycle during which the RTT_SR is read, the cor-
responding bit might be cleared. This can lead to the loss of this event.
Problem Fix/Workaround:
The software must handle the RTT event as an interrupt and should not poll RTT_SR.
40.8.6 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
40.8.6.1 SPI: Software Reset Must be Written Twice
If a software reset (SWRSTin the SPI Control Register) is performed, the SPI may not work properly (the clock is
enabled before the chip select.
Problem Fix/Workaround
The SPI Control Register field, SWRST needs to be written twice to be set correctly.
40.8.6.2 SPI: Bad tx_ready Behavior when CSAAT = 1 and SCBR = 1
If the SPI is programmed with CSAAT = 1, SCBR(baudrate) = 1 and two transfers are performed consecutively on
the same slave with an IDLE state between them, the tx_ready signal does not rise after the second data has been
transferred in the shifter. This can imply for example, that the second data is sent twice.
Problem Fix/Workaround
Do not use the combination CSAAT = 1 and SCBR = 1.
40.8.6.3 SPI: LASTXFER (Last Transfer) Behavior
In FIXED Mode, with CSAAT bit set, and in “PDC mode” the Chip Select can rise depending on the data written in
the SPI_TDR when the TX_EMPTY flag is set. If for example, the PDC writes a “1” in the bit 24 (LASTXFER bit) of
the SPI_TDR, the chip select will rise as soon as the TXEMPTY flag is set.
Problem Fix/Workaround
Use the CS in PIO mode when PDC mode is required and CS has to be maintained between transfers.
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