mc9s12e256 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc, mc9s12e256 Datasheet - Page 401

• Manufacturer Part Number: mc9s12e256
• Description: Hcs12 Microcontrollers 16-bit Microcontroller
• Manufacturer: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc

12.4.1.2
The scaled A clock uses clock A as an input and divides it further with a user programmable value and
then divides this by 2. The scaled B clock uses clock B as an input and divides it further with a user
programmable value and then divides this by 2. The rates available for clock SA are software selectable
to be clock A divided by 2, 4, 6, 8, ..., or 512 in increments of divide by 2. Similar rates are available for
clock SB.
Clock A is used as an input to an 8-bit down counter. This down counter loads a user programmable scale
value from the scale register (PWMSCLA). When the down counter reaches 1, two things happen; a pulse
is output and the 8-bit counter is re-loaded. The output signal from this circuit is further divided by two.
This gives a greater range with only a slight reduction in granularity. Clock SA equals clock A divided by
two times the value in the PWMSCLA register.
Similarly, clock B is used as an input to an 8-bit down counter followed by a divide by two producing clock
SB. Thus, clock SB equals clock B divided by two times the value in the PWMSCLB register.
As an example, consider the case in which the user writes 0x00FF into the PWMSCLA register. Clock A
for this case will be bus clock divided by 4. A pulse will occur at a rate of once every 255 x 4 bus cycles.
Passing this through the divide by two circuit produces a clock signal at a bus clock divided by 2040 rate.
Similarly, a value of 0x0001 in the PWMSCLA register when clock A is bus clock divided by 4 will
produce a bus clock divided by 8 rate.
Writing to PWMSCLA or PWMSCLB causes the associated 8-bit down counter to be re-loaded.
Otherwise, when changing rates the counter would have to count down to 0x0001 before counting at the
proper rate. Forcing the associated counter to re-load the scale register value every time PWMSCLA or
PWMSCLB is written prevents this.
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Clock SA = Clock A / (2 * PWMSCLA)
When PWMSCLA = 0x0000, PWMSCLA value is considered a full scale
value of 256. Clock A is thus divided by 512.
Clock SB = Clock B / (2 * PWMSCLB)
When PWMSCLB = 0x0000, PWMSCLB value is considered a full scale
value of 256. Clock B is thus divided by 512.
Writing to the scale registers while channels are operating can cause
irregularities in the PWM outputs.
MC9S12E256 Data Sheet, Rev. 1.08
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