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Cortex-M4 Peripherals
3.1.1
System Timer (SysTick)
Cortex-M4 includes an integrated system timer, SysTick, which provides a simple, 24-bit
clear-on-write, decrementing, wrap-on-zero counter with a flexible control mechanism. The counter
can be used in several different ways, for example as:
■ An RTOS tick timer that fires at a programmable rate (for example, 100 Hz) and invokes a SysTick
routine.
■ A high-speed alarm timer using the system clock.
■ A variable rate alarm or signal timer—the duration is range-dependent on the reference clock
used and the dynamic range of the counter.
■ A simple counter used to measure time to completion and time used.
■ An internal clock source control based on missing/meeting durations. The COUNT bit in the
STCTRL control and status register can be used to determine if an action completed within a
set duration, as part of a dynamic clock management control loop.
The timer consists of three registers:
■ SysTick Control and Status (STCTRL): A control and status counter to configure its clock,
enable the counter, enable the SysTick interrupt, and determine counter status.
■ SysTick Reload Value (STRELOAD): The reload value for the counter, used to provide the
counter's wrap value.
■ SysTick Current Value (STCURRENT): The current value of the counter.
When enabled, the timer counts down on each clock from the reload value to zero, reloads (wraps)
to the value in the STRELOAD register on the next clock edge, then decrements on subsequent
clocks. Clearing the STRELOAD register disables the counter on the next wrap. When the counter
reaches zero, the COUNT status bit is set. The COUNT bit clears on reads.
Writing to the STCURRENT register clears the register and the COUNT status bit. The write does
not trigger the SysTick exception logic. On a read, the current value is the value of the register at
the time the register is accessed.
The SysTick counter runs on either the system clock or the precision internal oscillator (PIOSC)
divided by 4. If this clock signal is stopped for low power mode, the SysTick counter stops. SysTick
can be kept running during Deep-sleep mode by setting the CLK_SRC bit in the SysTick Control
and Status Register (STCTRL) register and ensuring that the PIOSCPD bit in the Deep Sleep
Clock Configuration (DSLPCLKCFG) register is clear. Ensure software uses aligned word accesses
to access the SysTick registers.
The SysTick counter reload and current value are undefined at reset; the correct initialization
sequence for the SysTick counter is:
1. Program the value in the STRELOAD register.
2. Clear the STCURRENT register by writing to it with any value.
3. Configure the STCTRL register for the required operation.
Note: When the processor is halted for debugging, the counter does not decrement.
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