HD6473258CP10 Datasheet, PDF (158/301 Pages) Renesas Technology Corp – Hitachi Single-Chip Microcomputer

Section 8. 8-Bit Timers
8.1 Overview
The H8/325 series chips include an 8-bit timer module with two channels. Each channel has an
8-bit counter (TCNT) and two time constant registers (TCORA and TCORB) that are constantly
compared with the TCNT value to detect compare-match events. One application of the 8-bit timer
module is to generate a rectangular-wave output with an arbitrary duty factor.
8.1.1 Features
The features of the 8-bit timer module are listed below.
• Selection of four clock sources
The counters can be driven by an internal clock signal (Ø/8, Ø/64, or Ø/1024) or an external
clock input (enabling use as an external event counter).
• Selection of three ways to clear the counters
The counters can be cleared on compare-match A or B, or by an external reset signal.
• Timer output controlled by two time constants
The timer output signal in each channel is controlled by two independent time constants,
enabling the timer to generate output waveforms with an arbitrary duty factor.
• Three independent interrupts
Compare-match A and B and overflow interrupts can be requested independently.
8.1.2 Block Diagram
Figure 8-1 shows a block diagram of one channel in the 8-bit timer module. The other channel is
identical.
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