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Revision as of 22:38, 20 March 2016
Contents
Basics
Timers come in handy when you want to set some time interval like your alarm. This can be very precise to a few microseconds. Timers/Counters are essential part of any modern MCU. Remember it is the same hardware unit inside the MCU that is used either as Timers or Counter. Timers/counters are an independent unit inside a micro-controller. They basically run independently of what task CPU is performing. Hence they come in very handy, and are primarily used for the following:
- Internal Timer: As an internal timer the unit, ticks on the oscillator frequency. The oscillator frequency can be directly feed to the timer or it can be pre-scaled. In this mode it used generate precise delays. Or as precise time counting machine.
- External Counter: In this mode the unit is used to count events on a specific external pin on a MCU.
- Pulse width Modulation(PWM) Generator: PWM is used in speed control of motors and various other applications.
Timers/Counters in AVR
Timer 0
Timer 0 Registers
TCNT0: Timer/Counter Register 0
| TCNT0 | D7 | D6 | D5 | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | D0 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TCCR0: Timer/Counter Control Register
| TCCR0 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D7 | D6 | D5 | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | D0 |
| FOC0 | WGM00 | COM01 | COM00 | WGM01 | CS02 | CS01 | CS00 |
| D2 | D1 | D0 | Clock Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS02 | CS01 | CS00 | Freq |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | No Clock (Stopped) |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | Clk |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | Clk/8 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | Clk/64 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Clk/256 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Clk/1024 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Clk/T0-Falling edge |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Clk/T0-Rising Edge |
| D6 | D3 | PWM |
|---|---|---|
| WGM00 | WGM01 | Mode |
| 0 | 0 | Normal |
| 0 | 1 | CTC (Clear timer on compare match) |
| 1 | 0 | PWM (Phase correct) |
| 1 | 1 | Fast PWM |
TIFR: Timer/Counter Interrupt Flag Register
| TIFR | D7 | D6 | D5 | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | D0 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCF2 | TOV2 | ICF1 | OCF1A | OCF1B | TOV1 | OCF0 | TOV0 | ||||||||