Datasheet
© 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. DS39775C-page 207
PIC18F87J50 FAMILY
16.0 TIMER4 MODULE
The Timer4 timer module has the following features:
• 8-bit timer register (TMR4)
• 8-bit period register (PR4)
• Readable and writable (both registers)
• Software programmable prescaler (1:1, 1:4, 1:16)
• Software programmable postscaler (1:1 to 1:16)
• Interrupt on TMR4 match of PR4
Timer4 has a control register shown in Register 16-1.
Timer4 can be shut off by clearing control bit, TMR4ON
(T4CON<2>), to minimize power consumption. The
prescaler and postscaler selection of Timer4 are also
controlled by this register. Figure 16-1 is a simplified
block diagram of the Timer4 module.
16.1 Timer4 Operation
Timer4 can be used as the PWM time base for the
PWM mode of the ECCP/CCP modules. The TMR4
register is readable and writable and is cleared on any
device Reset. The input clock (F
OSC/4) has a prescale
option of 1:1, 1:4 or 1:16, selected by control bits
T4CKPS1:T4CKPS0 (T4CON<1:0>). The match out-
put of TMR4 goes through a 4-bit postscaler (which
gives a 1:1 to 1:16 scaling inclusive) to generate a
TMR4 interrupt, latched in flag bit, TMR4IF (PIR3<3>).
The prescaler and postscaler counters are cleared
when any of the following occurs:
• a write to the TMR4 register
• a write to the T4CON register
• any device Reset (Power-on Reset, MCLR
Reset,
Watchdog Timer Reset or Brown-out Reset)
TMR4 is not cleared when T4CON is written.
REGISTER 16-1: T4CON: TIMER4 CONTROL REGISTER
U-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0
— T4OUTPS3 T4OUTPS2 T4OUTPS1 T4OUTPS0 TMR4ON T4CKPS1 T4CKPS0
bit 7 bit 0
Legend:
R = Readable bit W = Writable bit U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
-n = Value at POR ‘1’ = Bit is set ‘0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown
bit 7 Unimplemented: Read as ‘0’
bit 6-3 T4OUTPS3:T4OUTPS0: Timer4 Output Postscale Select bits
0000 = 1:1 Postscale
0001 = 1:2 Postscale
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1111 = 1:16 Postscale
bit 2 TMR4ON: Timer4 On bit
1 = Timer4 is on
0 = Timer4 is off
bit 1-0 T4CKPS1:T4CKPS0: Timer4 Clock Prescale Select bits
00 = Prescaler is 1
01 = Prescaler is 4
1x = Prescaler is 16