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Overview, Registers, Single compare unit counter – Rainbow Electronics ATmega3290P_V User Manual

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ATmega329/3290/649/6490

2552H–AVR–11/06

8-bit Timer/Counter2
with PWM and
Asynchronous
Operation

Timer/Counter2 is a general purpose, single compare unit, 8-bit Timer/Counter module.
The main features are:

Single Compare Unit Counter

Clear Timer on Compare Match (Auto Reload)

Glitch-free, Phase Correct Pulse Width Modulator (PWM)

Frequency Generator

10-bit Clock Prescaler

Overflow and Compare Match Interrupt Sources (TOV2 and OCF2A)

Allows Clocking from External 32 kHz Watch Crystal Independent of the I/O Clock

Overview

A simplified block diagram of the 8-bit Timer/Counter is shown in Figure 54. For the
actual placement of I/O pins, refer to “Pinout ATmega3290/6490” on page 2. CPU
accessible I/O Registers, including I/O bits and I/O pins, are shown in bold. The device-
specific I/O Register and bit locations are listed in the “8-bit Timer/Counter Register
Description” on page 144.

Figure 54. 8-bit Timer/Counter Block Diagram

Registers

The Timer/Counter (TCNT2) and Output Compare Register (OCR2A) are 8-bit registers.
Interrupt request (shorten as Int.Req.) signals are all visible in the Timer Interrupt Flag
Register (TIFR2). All interrupts are individually masked with the Timer Interrupt Mask
Register (TIMSK2). TIFR2 and TIMSK2 are not shown in the figure.

The Timer/Counter can be clocked internally, via the prescaler, or asynchronously
clocked from the TOSC1/2 pins, as detailed later in this section. The asynchronous
operation is controlled by the Asynchronous Status Register (ASSR). The Clock Select
logic block controls which clock source the Timer/Counter uses to increment (or decre-

Timer/Counter

D

ATA

B

U

S

=

TCNTn

Waveform

Generation

OCnx

= 0

Control Logic

=

0xFF

TOP

BOTTOM

count

clear

direction

TOVn
(Int.Req.)

OCnx
(Int.Req.)

Synchronization Unit

OCRnx

TCCRnx

ASSRn

Status flags

clk

I/O

clk

ASY

Synchronized Status flags

asynchronous mode

select (ASn)

TOSC1

T/C

Oscillator

TOSC2

Prescaler

clk

Tn

clk

I/O