Motorola DSP56156 Manual page 194

enable
timer
TE
Event
DC
DC7-DC0
Decrement
DC-1
DC
Register
Preload
Register
Value to write
to the count
register
Count
PRELOAD
Register
Overflow
Interrupt
Figure 7-8 Write to the Count Register when the Timer is Enabled
MOTOROLA
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TIMER
write
Count
0
DC
PRELOAD
COUNT
X-1
XXXX
16-BIT TIMER AND EVENT COUNTER
0
DC
X-1
COUNT
0
DC
0
PRELOAD
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