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8493A–AVR–02/12
XMEGA C4
15. TC0/1 – 16-bit Timer/Counter Type 0 and 1
15.1 Features
Five 16-bit timer/counters
Four timer/counters of type 0
One timer/counter of type 1
Split-mode enabling two 8-bit timer/counter from each timer/counter type 0
32-bit timer/counter support by cascading two timer/counters
Up to four compare or capture (CC) channels
Four CC channels for timer/counters of type 0
Two CC channels for timer/counters of type 1
Double buffered timer period setting
Double buffered capture or compare channels
Waveform generation:
Frequency generation
Single-slope pulse width modulation
Dual-slope pulse width modulation
Input capture:
Input capture with noise cancelling
Frequency capture
Pulse width capture
32-bit input capture
Timer overflow and error interrupts/events
One compare match or input capture interrupt/event per CC channel
Can be used with event system for:
Quadrature decoding
Count and direction control
–Capture
High-resolution extension
Increases frequency and waveform resolution by 4x (2-bit) or 8x (3-bit)
Advanced waveform extension:
Low- and high-side output with programmable dead-time insertion (DTI)
Event controlled fault protection for safe disabling of drivers
15.2 Overview
Atmel AVR XMEGA C3 devices have a set of five flexible 16-bit timer/counters (TC). Their capa-
bilities include accurate program execution timing, frequency and waveform generation, and
input capture with time and frequency measurement of digital signals. Two timer/counters can
be cascaded to create a 32-bit timer/counter with optional 32-bit capture.
A timer/counter consists of a base counter and a set of compare or capture (CC) channels. The
base counter can be used to count clock cycles or events. It has direction control and period set-
ting that can be used for timing. The CC channels can be used together with the base counter to
do compare match control, frequency generation, and pulse width waveform modulation, as well
as various input capture operations. A timer/counter can be configured for either capture or com-
pare functions, but cannot perform both at the same time.