Texas Instruments MSP430x1xx User Manual page 216

Timer_A Operation
Up Mode
The up mode is used if the timer period must be different from 0FFFFh counts.
The timer repeatedly counts up to the value of compare register TACCR0,
which defines the period, as shown in Figure 11−2. The number of timer counts
in the period is TACCR0+1. When the timer value equals TACCR0 the timer
restarts counting from zero. If up mode is selected when the timer value is
greater than TACCR0, the timer immediately restarts counting from zero.
Figure 11−2. Up Mode
0FFFFh
TACCR0
0h
The TACCR0 CCIFG interrupt flag is set when the timer counts to the TACCR0
value. The TAIFG interrupt flag is set when the timer counts from TACCR0 to
zero. Figure 11−3 shows the flag set cycle.
Figure 11−3. Up Mode Flag Setting
Timer Clock
Timer
Set TAIFG
Set TACCR0 CCIFG
Changing the Period Register TACCR0
When changing TACCR0 while the timer is running, if the new period is greater
than or equal to the old period, or greater than the current count value, the timer
counts up to the new period. If the new period is less than the current count
value, the timer rolls to zero. However, one additional count may occur before
the counter rolls to zero.
11-6
Timer_A
CCR0−1 CCR0 0h 1h CCR0−1 CCR0 0h