MC68HC908AT32 Datasheet, PDF (190/378 Pages) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc – Microcontrollers

Timer Interface (TIMA-4)
Use the following methods to synchronize unbuffered changes in the output compare value on channel x:
• When changing to a smaller value, enable channel x output compare interrupts and write the new
value in the output compare interrupt routine. The output compare interrupt occurs at the end of
the current output compare pulse. The interrupt routine has until the end of the counter overflow
period to write the new value.
• When changing to a larger output compare value, enable channel x TIMA overflow interrupts and
write the new value in the TIMA overflow interrupt routine. The TIMA overflow interrupt occurs at
the end of the current counter overflow period. Writing a larger value in an output compare interrupt
routine (at the end of the current pulse) could cause two output compares to occur in the same
counter overflow period.
18.3.3.2 Buffered Output Compare
Channels 0 and 1 can be linked to form a buffered output compare channel whose output appears on the
PTE2/TACH0 pin. The TIMA channel registers of the linked pair alternately control the output.
Setting the MS0B bit in TIMA channel 0 status and control register (TASC0) links channel 0 and
channel 1. The output compare value in the TIMA channel 0 registers initially controls the output on the
PTE2/TACH0 pin. Writing to the TIMA channel 1 registers enables the TIMA channel 1 registers to
synchronously control the output after the TIMA overflows. At each subsequent overflow, the TIMA
channel registers (0 or 1) that control the output are the ones written to last. TASC0 controls and monitors
the buffered output compare function, and TIMA channel 1 status and control register (TASC1) is unused.
While the MS0B bit is set, the channel 1 pin, PTE3/TACH1, is available as a general-purpose I/O pin.
Channels 2 and 3 can be linked to form a buffered output compare channel whose output appears on the
PTF0/TACH2 pin. The TIMA channel registers of the linked pair alternately control the output.
Setting the MS2B bit in TIMA channel 2 status and control register (TASC2) links channel 2 and channel
3. The output compare value in the TIMA channel 2 registers initially controls the output on the
PTF0/TACH2 pin. Writing to the TIMA channel 3 registers enables the TIMA channel 3 registers to
synchronously control the output after the TIMA overflows. At each subsequent overflow, the TIMA
channel registers (2 or 3) that control the output are the ones written to last. TASC2 controls and monitors
the buffered output compare function, and TIMA channel 3 status and control register (TASC3) is unused.
While the MS2B bit is set, the channel 3 pin, PTF1/TACH3, is available as a general-purpose I/O pin.
NOTE
In buffered output compare operation, do not write new output compare
values to the currently active channel registers. Writing to the active
channel registers is the same as generating unbuffered output compares.
18.3.4 Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM)
By using the toggle-on-overflow feature with an output compare channel, the TIMA can generate a PWM
signal. The value in the TIMA counter modulo registers determines the period of the PWM signal. The
channel pin toggles when the counter reaches the value in the TIMA counter modulo registers. The time
between overflows is the period of the PWM signal.
As Figure 18-3 shows, the output compare value in the TIMA channel registers determines the pulse width
of the PWM signal. The time between overflow and output compare is the pulse width. Program the TIMA
to clear the channel pin on output compare if the state of the PWM pulse is logic 1. Program the TIMA to
set the pin if the state of the PWM pulse is logic 0.
MC68HC908AT32 Data Sheet, Rev. 3.1
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Freescale Semiconductor