Specifications

C8051F330/1
Rev. 1.1 191
19.2.4. Frequency Output Mode
Frequency Output Mode produces a programmable-frequency square wave on the module’s associated CEXn pin.
The capture/compare module high byte holds the number of PCA clocks to count before the output is toggled. The
frequency of the square wave is then defined by
Equation 19.1.
Where F
PCA
is the frequency of the clock selected by the CPS2-0 bits in the PCA mode register, PCA0MD. The
lower byte of the capture/compare module is compared to the PCA counter low byte; on a match, CEXn is toggled
and the offset held in the high byte is added to the matched value in PCA0CPLn. Frequency Output Mode is enabled
by setting the ECOMn, TOGn, and PWMn bits in the PCA0CPMn register.
Equation 19.1. Square Wave Frequency Output
F
CEXn
F
PCA
2 PCA0CPHn×
-----------------------------------------=
Note: A value of 0x00 in the PCA0CPHn register is equal to 256 for this equation.
8-bit
Comparator
PCA0L
Enable
PCA Timebase
match
PCA0CPHn8-bit AdderPCA0CPLn
Adder
Enable
CEXn
Crossbar Port I/O
Toggle
0
1
TOGn
000 x
PCA0CPMn
P
W
M
1
6
n
E
C
O
M
n
E
C
C
F
n
T
O
G
n
P
W
M
n
C
A
P
P
n
C
A
P
N
n
M
A
T
n
x
ENB
ENB
0
1
Write to
PCA0CPLn
Write to
PCA0CPHn
Reset
Figure 19.7. PCA Frequency Output Mode