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8493A–AVR–02/12
XMEGA C4
18. Hi-Res – High Resolution Extension
18.1 Features
Increases waveform generator resolution up to 8x (three bits)
Supports frequency, single-slope PWM, and dual-slope PWM generation
Supports the AWeX when this is used for the same timer/counter
18.2 Overview
The high-resolution (hi-res) extension can be used to increase the resolution of the waveform
generation output from a timer/counter by four or eight. It can be used for a timer/counter doing
frequency, single-slope PWM, or dual-slope PWM generation. It can also be used with the
AWeX if this is used for the same timer/counter.
The hi-res extension uses the peripheral 4x clock (Clk
PER4
). The system clock prescalers must
be configured so the peripheral 4x clock frequency is four times higher than the peripheral and
CPU clock frequency when the hi-res extension is enabled.
There is one hi-res extensions that can be enabled for timer/counters pair on PORTC. The nota-
tion of this is HIRESC.