Tim1/Tim8 Introduction - ST STM32L4x6 Reference Manual

Advanced-control timers (TIM1/TIM8)
26 Advanced-control timers (TIM1/TIM8)
26.1

TIM1/TIM8 introduction

The advanced-control timers (TIM1/TIM8) consist of a 16-bit auto-reload counter driven by a
programmable prescaler.
It may be used for a variety of purposes, including measuring the pulse lengths of input
signals (input capture) or generating output waveforms (output compare, PWM,
complementary PWM with dead-time insertion).
Pulse lengths and waveform periods can be modulated from a few microseconds to several
milliseconds using the timer prescaler and the RCC clock controller prescalers.
The advanced-control (TIM1/TIM8) and general-purpose (TIMx) timers are completely
independent, and do not share any resources. They can be synchronized together as
described in
26.2 TIM1/TIM8 main features
TIM1/TIM8 timer features include:
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16-bit up, down, up/down auto-reload counter.
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16-bit programmable prescaler allowing dividing (also "on the fly") the counter clock
frequency either by any factor between 1 and 65536.
• Up to 6 independent channels for:
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Complementary outputs with programmable dead-time
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Synchronization circuit to control the timer with external signals and to interconnect
several timers together.
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Repetition counter to update the timer registers only after a given number of cycles of
the counter.
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2 break inputs to put the timer's output signals in a safe user selectable configuration.
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Interrupt/DMA generation on the following events:
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Supports incremental (quadrature) encoder and Hall-sensor circuitry for positioning
purposes
• Trigger input for external clock or cycle-by-cycle current management
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Section 26.3.27.
Input Capture (but channels 5 and 6)
Output Compare
PWM generation (Edge and Center-aligned Mode)
One-pulse mode output
Update: counter overflow/underflow, counter initialization (by software or
internal/external trigger)
Trigger event (counter start, stop, initialization or count by internal/external trigger)
Input capture
Output compare
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