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Figure 20-2. Counter Unit Block Diagram
Signal description (internal signals):
count Increment or decrement TCNT2 by 1.
direction Selects between increment and decrement.
clear Clear TCNT2 (set all bits to zero).
clk
Tn
Timer/Counter clock, referred to as clk
T2
in the following.
top Signalizes that TCNT2 has reached maximum value.
bottom Signalizes that TCNT2 has reached minimum value (zero).
Depending on the mode of operation used, the counter is cleared, incremented, or decremented at each timer
clock (clk
T2
). clk
T2
can be generated from an external or internal clock source, selected by the Clock Select bits
(CS22:0). When no clock source is selected (CS22:0 = 0) the timer is stopped. However, the TCNT2 value can be
accessed by the CPU, regardless of whether clk
T2
is present or not. A CPU write overrides (has priority over) all
counter clear or count operations.
The counting sequence is determined by the setting of the WGM21 and WGM20 bits located in the Timer/Counter
Control Register (TCCR2A) and the WGM22 located in the Timer/Counter Control Register B (TCCR2B). There
are close connections between how the counter behaves (counts) and how waveforms are generated on the Out-
put Compare outputs OC2A and OC2B. For more details about advanced counting sequences and waveform
generation, see “Modes of Operation” .
The Timer/Counter Overflow Flag (TOV2) is set according to the mode of operation selected by the WGM22:0 bits.
TOV2 can be used for generating a CPU interrupt.
20.4 Modes of Operation
The mode of operation, that is, the behavior of the Timer/Counter and the Output Compare pins, is defined by the
combination of the Waveform Generation mode (WGM22:0) and Compare Output mode (COM2x1:0) bits. The
Compare Output mode bits do not affect the counting sequence, while the Waveform Generation mode bits do.
The COM2x1:0 bits control whether the PWM output generated should be inverted or not (inverted or non-inverted
PWM). For non-PWM modes the COM2x1:0 bits control whether the output should be set, cleared, or toggled at a
compare match. See “Compare Match Output Unit” on page 176.
For detailed timing information refer to “Timer/Counter Timing Diagrams” on page 177.
DATA BU S
TCNTn Control Logic
count
TOVn
(Int.Req.)
topbottom
direction
clear
TOSC1
T/C
Oscillator
TOSC2
Prescaler
clk
I/O
clk
Tn