Timer A - Renesas M16C/29 Series Hardware Manual

M16C/29 Group

12.1 Timer A

Figure 12.1.1 shows a block diagram of the timer A. Figures 12.1.2 to 12.1.4 show registers related to the
timer A.
The timer A supports the following four modes. Except in event counter mode, timers A0 to A4 all have the
same function. Use the TMOD1 to TMOD0 bits of TAiMR register (i = 0 to 4) to select the desired mode.
• Timer mode: The timer counts an internal count source.
• Event counter mode: The timer counts pulses from an external device or overflows and underflows of
• One-shot timer mode: The timer outputs a pulse only once before it reaches the minimum count
• Pulse width modulation (PWM) mode: The timer outputs pulses in a given width successively.
Clock source
selection
f or f
1 2
f
8
f
32
f
C32
Polarity
selection
TAi
IN
(i = 0 to 4)
(Note)
TB2 overflow
(Note)
TAj overflow
(j = i – 1. Note, however, that j = 4 when i = 0)
TAk overflow
(k = i + 1. Note, however, that k = 0 when i = 4)
Pulse output
TAi
OUT
(i = 0 to 4)
Note: Overflow or underflow
Figure 12.1.1. Timer A Block Diagram
Timer Ai mode register (i=0 to 4)
b7 b6 b5
Figure 12.1.2. TA0MR to TA4MR Registers
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other timers.
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16
• Timer
• One shot
• PWM
• Timer
(gate function)
• Event counter
Clock selection
To external
trigger circuit
Symbol
b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
TA0MR to TA4MR
Bit symbol
TMOD0
TMOD1
MR0
MR1
MR2
MR3
TCK0
TCK1
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Data bus high-order bits
Data bus low-order bits
Low-order
8 bits
Reload register
Clock selection
TABSR register
Down count
UDF register
Toggle flip-flop
Address
0396 to 039A
16 16
Bit name
b1 b0
Operation mode select bit
0 0 : Timer mode
0 1 : Event counter mode
1 0 : One-shot timer mode
1 1 : Pulse width modulation
Function varies with each
operation mode
Count source select bit
Function varies with each
operation mode
High-order
8 bits
Counter
Up-count/down-count
Always counts down except
in event counter mode
TAi Addresses TAj
Timer A0 0387 - 0386 Timer A4
16 16
Timer A1 0389 - 0388 Timer A0
16 16
Timer A2 038B - 038A Timer A1
16 16
Timer A3 038D - 038C Timer A2
16 16
Timer A4 038F - 038E Timer A3
16 16
After reset
00
16
Function
(PWM) mode
12.1 Timer A
TAk
Timer A1
Timer A2
Timer A3
Timer A4
Timer A0
RW
RW
RW
RW
RW
RW
RW
RW
RW