MC68HC908GT16 Datasheet, PDF (365/412 Pages) Motorola, Inc – Microcontrollers

Timer Interface Module (TIM)
Functional Description
active channel. Writing to the active channel registers is the same as
generating unbuffered output compares.
22.5.4 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 22-3 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 state of the PWM
pulse is logic 1. Program the TIM to set the pin if the state of the PWM
pulse is logic 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 22.10.1 TIM Status and Control Register.
OVERFLOW
OVERFLOW
PERIOD
OVERFLOW
TCHx
PULSE
WIDTH
OUTPUT
COMPARE
OUTPUT
COMPARE
Figure 22-3. PWM Period and Pulse Width
OUTPUT
COMPARE
MC68HC908GT16 • MC68HC908GT8 — Rev. 2
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Timer Interface Module (TIM)
Technical Data
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