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2486AA–AVR–02/2013
ATmega8(L)
8-bit
Timer/Counter2
with PWM and
Asynchronous
Operation
Timer/Counter2 is a general purpose, single channel, 8-bit Timer/Counter module. The main
features are:
Single Channel 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 OCF2)
Allows Clocking from External 32kHz Watch Crystal Independent of the I/O Clock
Overview A simplified block diagram of the 8-bit Timer/Counter is shown in Figure 45. For the actual place-
ment of I/O pins, refer to “Pin Configurations” 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 loca-
tions are listed in the “8-bit Timer/Counter Register Description” on page 114.
Figure 45. 8-bit Timer/Counter Block Diagram
Timer/Counter
DATA BU S
=
TCNTn
Waveform
Generation
OCn
= 0
Control Logic
= 0xFF
TOPBOTTOM
count
clear
direction
TOVn
(Int. Req.)
OCn
(Int. Req.)
Synchronization Unit
OCRn
TCCRn
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