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CP3BT26
26.2.4 Mode 4: Input Capture Plus Timer
Mode 4 is the Single Input Capture and Single Timer mode,
which provides one external event counter and one system
timer.
Figure 103 is a block diagram of the Multi-Function Timer
configured to operate in Mode 4. This mode offers a combi-
nation of Mode 3 and Mode 2 functions. Timer/Counter 1 is
used as a system timer as in Mode 3 and Timer/Counter 2
is used as a capture timer as in Mode 2, but with a single
input rather than two inputs.
Timer/Counter 1 (TCNT1) operates the same as in Mode 3.
It counts down at the rate of the selected clock. On under-
flow, it is reloaded from the TCRA register and counting pro-
ceeds down from the reloaded value. The TA pin is toggled
on each underflow, when this function is enabled by the
TAEN bit. When the TA pin is toggled from low to high, it sets
the TCPND interrupt pending bit and also generates an in-
terrupt if the interrupt is enabled by the TAIEN bit. A 50%
duty cycle PWM signal can be generated on TA without any
further action from the CPU.
Timer/Counter 2 (TCNT1) counts down at the rate of the se-
lected clock. The TB pin functions as the capture input. A
transition received on TB transfers the timer contents to the
TCRB register. The input pin can be configured to sense ei-
ther rising or falling edges.
The TB input can be configured to preset the counter to
FFFFh on reception of a valid capture event. In this case,
the current value of the counter is transferred to the capture
register and then the counter is preset to FFFFh.
The values captured in the TCRB register at different times
reflect the elapsed time between transitions on the TA pin.
The input signal on TB must have a pulse width equal to or
greater than one System Clock cycle.
There are two separate interrupts associated with the cap-
ture timer, each with its own enable bit and pending bit. The
two interrupt events are reception of a transition on TB and
underflow of the TCNT2 counter. The enable bits for these
events are TBIEN and TDIEN, respectively.
Neither Timer/Counter 1 (TCNT1) nor Timer/Counter 2
(TCNT2) can be configured to operate as an external event
counter or to operate in the pulse-accumulate mode be-
cause the TB input is used as a capture input. Attempting to
select one of these configurations will cause one or both
counters to stop. In this mode, Timer/Counter 2 must be en-
abled at all times.
Figure 103. Input Capture Plus Timer Mode
Timer/Counter 1
TCNT1
Timer 1
Clock
Reload A
TCRA
TAPND
TAIEN
Timer
Interrupt 1
TAEN
TA
Underflow
TDPND
TDIEN
Timer
Interrupt 2
Timer/Counter 2
TnCNT2
Timer 2
Clock
Capture B
TCRB
TB
TBPND
TBIEN
Timer
Interrupt 1
Preset
TBEN
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