ata6616 ATMEL Corporation, ata6616 Datasheet - Page 140

• Manufacturer Part Number: ata6616
• Description: Microcontroller With Lin Transceiver, 5v Regulator And Watchdog
• Manufacturer: ATMEL Corporation

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ATA6616/ATA6617 [Preliminary]
Input Capture Unit
The counting sequence is determined by the setting of the Waveform Generation mode bits
(WGM13:0) located in the Timer/Counter Control Registers A and B (TCCR1A and TCCR1B).
There are close connections between how the counter behaves (counts) and how waveforms
are generated on the Output Compare outputs OC1A/B. For more details about advanced
counting sequences and waveform generation, see
The Timer/Counter Overflow Flag (TOV1) is set according to the mode of operation selected by
the WGM13:0 bits. TOV1 can be used for generating a CPU interrupt.
The Timer/Counter incorporates an Input Capture unit that can capture external events and give
them a time-stamp indicating time of occurrence. The external signal indicating an event, or mul-
tiple events, can be applied via the ICP1 pin or alternatively, via the analog-comparator unit. The
time-stamps can then be used to calculate frequency, duty-cycle, and other features of the sig-
nal applied. Alternatively the time-stamps can be used for creating a log of the events.
The Input Capture unit is illustrated by the block diagram shown in
the block diagram that are not directly a part of the Input Capture unit are gray shaded.
Figure 4-46. Input Capture Unit Block Diagram
When a change of the logic level (an event) occurs on the Input Capture pin (ICP1), alternatively
on the Analog Comparator output (ACO), and this change confirms to the setting of the edge
detector, a capture will be triggered. When a capture is triggered, the 16-bit value of the counter
(TCNT1) is written to the Input Capture Register (ICR1). The Input Capture Flag (ICF1) is set at
the same system clock as the TCNT1 value is copied into ICR1 Register. If enabled (ICIE1 = 1),
the Input Capture Flag generates an Input Capture interrupt. The ICF1 flag is automatically
cleared when the interrupt is executed. Alternatively the ICF1 flag can be cleared by software by
writing a logical one to its I/O bit location.
ICPn
WRITE
ICRnH (8-bit)
TEMP (8-bit)
Comparator
Analog
ICRn (16-bit Register)
ACO
ICRnL (8-bit)
ACIC
DATA BUS
Canceler
ICNCn
Noise
DRAFT
(8-bit)
“Modes of Operation” on page
TCNTnH (8-bit)
TCNTn (16-bit Counter)
Detector
ICESn
Edge
Figure
TCNTnL (8-bit)
4-46. The elements of
ICF1n (Int.Req.)
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