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Figure 108 illustrates the configuration of a timer subsystem
while operating in capture mode. The numbering in
Figure 108 refers to timer subsystem 1 but equally applies
to the other three timer subsystems.
Figure 108. VTU Dual 16-bit Capture Mode
27.1.4 Low Power Mode
In case a timer subsystem is not used, software can place it
in a low-power mode. All clocks to a timer subsystem are
stopped and the counter and prescaler contents are frozen
once low-power mode is entered. Software may continue to
write to the MODE, INTCTL, IOxCTL, and CLKxPS regis-
ters. Write operations to the INTPND register are allowed;
but if a timer subsystem is in low-power mode, its associat-
ed interrupt pending bits cannot be cleared. Software can-
not write to the COUNTx, PERCAPx, and DTYCAPx
registers of a timer subsystem while it is in low-power mode.
All registers can be read at any time.
27.1.5 Interrupts
The VTU has a total of 16 interrupt sources, four for each of
the four timer subsystems. All interrupt sources have a
pending bit and an enable bit associated with them. All in-
terrupt pending bits are denoted IxAPD through IxDPD
where “x” relates to the specific timer subsystem. There is
one system level interrupt request for each of the four timer
subsystems.
Figure 109 illustrates the interrupt structure of the versatile
timer module.
Figure 109. VTU Interrupt Request Structure
Each of the timer pending bits - IxAPD through IxDPD - is
set by a specific hardware event depending on the mode of
operation, i.e., PWM or Capture mode. Table 80 outlines the
specific hardware events relative to the operation mode
which cause an interrupt pending bit to be set.
27.1.6 ISE Mode operation
The VTU supports breakpoint operation of the In-System-
Emulator (ISE). If FREEZE is asserted, all timer counter
clocks will be inhibited and the current value of the timer reg-
isters will be frozen; in capture mode, all further capture
events are disabled. Once FREEZE becomes inactive,
counting will resume from the previous value and the cap-
ture input events are re-enabled.
Count1[15:0]
Restart
015
15:0
C1EDG
PERCAP1[15:0]
Compare
DTYCAP1[15:0]
Compare
C1PRSC
= =
70
Prescaler
Counter
2
rst
cap
0
TMOD1=11
T1RUN
C2EDG
TIO2
2
rst
cap
0
DS092
TIO1
System
Interrupt
Request 1
I1AEN
I1BEN
I1CEN
I1DEN
I1APD
I1BPD
I1CPD
I1DPD
System
Interrupt
Request 4
I4AEN
I4BEN
I4CEN
I4DEN
I4APD
I4BPD
I4CPD
I4DPD
DS093
Table 80 VTU Interrupt Sources
Pending Flag Dual 8-bit PWM Mode 16-bit PWM Mode Capture Mode
IxAPD Low Byte Duty Cycle match Duty Cycle match Capture to PERCAPx
IxBPD Low Byte Period match Period match Capture to DTYCAPx
IxCPD High Byte Duty Cycle match N/A Counter Overflow
IxDPD High Byte Period match N/A N/A