Datasheet

 2012 Microchip Technology Inc. DS30684A-page 177

PIC18(L)F2X/45K50

14.0 TIMER2 MODULE

The Timer2 module incorporates the following features:

• 8-bit Timer and Period registers (TMR2 and PR2,

respectively)

• Readable and writable (both registers)

• Software programmable prescaler (1:1, 1:4, 1:16)

• Software programmable postscaler (1:1 to 1:16)

• Interrupt on TMR2 match with PR2, respectively

• Optional use as the shift clock for the MSSP

module

See Figure 14-1 for a block diagram of Timer2.

FIGURE 14-1: TIMER2 BLOCK DIAGRAM

Comparator

TMRx

Sets Flag

TMRx

Output

Reset

Postscaler

Prescaler

PRx

OSC/4

1:1 to 1:16

1:1, 1:4, 1:16

bit TMRxIF

TxOUTPS<3:0>

TxCKPS<1:0>