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Pulse Width Modulator (PWM)
Figure 17-5. PWM Generation Example In Count-Up/Down Mode
Load
CompA
CompB
17.2.4
Zero
PWMA
PWMB
In this example, the first generator is set to drive High on match A up, drive Low on match A down,
and ignore the other four events. The second generator is set to drive High on match B up, drive
Low on match B down, and ignore the other four events. Changing the value of comparator A
changes the duty cycle of the PWMA signal, and changing the value of comparator B changes the
duty cycle of the PWMB signal.
Dead-Band Generator
The two PWM signals produced by the PWM generator are passed to the dead-band generator. If
disabled, the PWM signals simply pass through unmodified. If enabled, the second PWM signal is
lost and two PWM signals are generated based on the first PWM signal. The first output PWM signal
is the input signal with the rising edge delayed by a programmable amount. The second output
PWM signal is the inversion of the input signal with a programmable delay added between the falling
edge of the input signal and the rising edge of this new signal.
This is therefore a pair of active High signals where one is always High, except for a programmable
amount of time at transitions where both are Low. These signals are therefore suitable for driving
a half-H bridge, with the dead-band delays preventing shoot-through current from damaging the
power electronics. Figure 17-6 on page 458 shows the effect of the dead-band generator on an input
PWM signal.
Figure 17-6. PWM Dead-Band Generator
Input
PWMA
PWMB
17.2.5
Rising Edge
Delay
Falling Edge
Delay
Interrupt Selector
The PWM generator also takes the same four (or six) counter events and uses them to generate
an interrupt. Any of these events or a set of these events can be selected as a source for an interrupt;
when any of the selected events occur, an interrupt is generated. The selection of events allows
the interrupt to occur at a specific position within the PWM signal. Note that interrupts are based on
the raw events; delays in the PWM signal edges caused by the dead-band generator are not taken
into account.
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