MC68HC908GP32_08 Datasheet, PDF (204/266 Pages) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc – M68HC08 Microcontrollers

Timer Interface Module (TIM)
control the output are the ones written to last. TSC0 controls and monitors the buffered output compare
function, and TIM channel 1 status and control register (TSC1) is unused. While the MS0B bit is set, the
channel 1 pin, TCH1, 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. User software should track
the currently active channel to prevent writing a new value to the active
channel. Writing to the active channel registers is the same as generating
unbuffered output compares.
17.4.4 Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
By using the toggle-on-overflow feature with an output compare channel, the TIM can generate a PWM
signal. The value in the TIM counter modulo registers determines the period of the PWM signal. The
channel pin toggles when the counter reaches the value in the TIM counter modulo registers. The time
between overflows is the period of the PWM signal.
As Figure 17-3 shows, the output compare value in the TIM channel registers determines the pulse width
of the PWM signal. The time between overflow and output compare is the pulse width. Program the TIM
to clear the channel pin on output compare if the polarity of the PWM pulse is 1. Program the TIM to set
the pin if the polarity of the PWM pulse is 0.
The value in the TIM counter modulo registers and the selected prescaler output determines the
frequency of the PWM output. The frequency of an 8-bit PWM signal is variable in 256 increments. Writing
$00FF (255) to the TIM counter modulo registers produces a PWM period of 256 times the internal bus
clock period if the prescaler select value is $000. See 17.9.1 TIM Status and Control Register.
OVERFLOW
OVERFLOW
OVERFLOW
PERIOD
TCHx
PULSE
WIDTH
OUTPUT
COMPARE
OUTPUT
COMPARE
Figure 17-3. PWM Period and Pulse Width
OUTPUT
COMPARE
The value in the TIM channel registers determines the pulse width of the PWM output. The pulse width
of an 8-bit PWM signal is variable in 256 increments. Writing $0080 (128) to the TIM channel registers
produces a duty cycle of 128/256 or 50%.
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