Timer A Operation States; Timer B; Overview - Renesas F-ZTAT H8 Series Hardware Manual

9.2.4

Timer A Operation States

Table 9.4 summarizes the timer A operation states.
Table 9.4 Timer A Operation States
Operation Mode
TCA Interval
Clock time base
TMA
Note: When real-time clock time base function is selected as the internal clock of TCA in active
mode or sleep mode, the internal clock is not synchronous with the system clock, so it is
synchronized by a synchronizing circuit. This may result in a maximum error of 1/φ (s) in the
count cycle.
9.3

Timer B

9.3.1

Overview

Timer B is an 8-bit timer that increments each time a clock pulse is input. This timer has two
operation modes, interval and auto reload.
Features
Features of timer B are given below.
• Choice of seven internal clock sources (φ/8192, φ/2048, φ/512, φ/256, φ/64, φ/16, φ/4) or an
external clock (can be used to count external events).
• An interrupt is requested when the counter overflows.
Block Diagram
Figure 9.2 shows a block diagram of timer B.
Reset Active Sleep
Reset Functions Functions Halted
Reset Functions Functions Functions Functions Functions Halted
Reset Functions Retained Retained Functions Retained Retained
Sub-
Watch active
Halted
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Sub-
sleep Standby
Halted Halted
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