Figure 157. Control Circuit In Trigger Mode - ST STM32F40 Series Reference Manual

General-purpose timers (TIM2 to TIM5)
Slave mode: Trigger mode
The counter can start in response to an event on a selected input.
In the following example, the upcounter starts in response to a rising edge on TI2 input:
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Configure the channel 2 to detect rising edges on TI2. Configure the input filter duration
(in this example, we don't need any filter, so we keep IC2F=0000). The capture
prescaler is not used for triggering, so you don't need to configure it. CC2S bits are
selecting the input capture source only, CC2S=01 in TIMx_CCMR1 register. Write
CC2P=1 in TIMx_CCER register to validate the polarity (and detect low level only).
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Configure the timer in trigger mode by writing SMS=110 in TIMx_SMCR register. Select
TI2 as the input source by writing TS=110 in TIMx_SMCR register.
When a rising edge occurs on TI2, the counter starts counting on the internal clock and the
TIF flag is set.
The delay between the rising edge on TI2 and the actual start of the counter is due to the
resynchronization circuit on TI2 input.

Figure 157. Control circuit in trigger mode

Counter clock = CK_CNT = CK_PSC
Slave mode: External Clock mode 2 + trigger mode
The external clock mode 2 can be used in addition to another slave mode (except external
clock mode 1 and encoder mode). In this case, the ETR signal is used as external clock
input, and another input can be selected as trigger input when operating in reset mode,
gated mode or trigger mode. It is recommended not to select ETR as TRGI through the TS
bits of TIMx_SMCR register.
In the following example, the upcounter is incremented at each rising edge of the ETR signal
as soon as a rising edge of TI1 occurs:
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TI2
CNT_EN
Counter register
TIF
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