ATmega48PA/88PA/168PA/328P
Figure 15-1. 16-bit Timer/Counter Block Diagram(1)
Count
Clear
TOVn
(Int.Req.)
Control Logic
Clock Select
Direction
clkTn
Edge
Detector
Tn
TOP
BOTTOM
( From Prescaler )
Timer/Counter
TCNTn
=
=
0
OCnA
(Int.Req.)
Waveform
Generation
OCnA
=
OCRnA
OCnB
(Int.Req.)
Fixed
TOP
Values
Waveform
OCnB
=
Generation
OCRnB
( From Analog
Comparator Ouput )
ICFn (Int.Req.)
Edge
Detector
Noise
Canceler
ICRn
ICPn
TCCRnA
TCCRnB
Note:
1. Refer to Figure 1-1 on page 2, Table 13-3 on page 82 and Table 13-9 on page 88 for
Timer/Counter1 pin placement and description.
15.2.1
Registers
The Timer/Counter (TCNT1), Output Compare Registers (OCR1A/B), and Input Capture Regis-
ter (ICR1) are all 16-bit registers. Special procedures must be followed when accessing the 16-
bit registers. These procedures are described in the section ”Accessing 16-bit Registers” on
page 115. The Timer/Counter Control Registers (TCCR1A/B) are 8-bit registers and have no
CPU access restrictions. Interrupt requests (abbreviated to Int.Req. in the figure) signals are all
visible in the Timer Interrupt Flag Register (TIFR1). All interrupts are individually masked with
the Timer Interrupt Mask Register (TIMSK1). TIFR1 and TIMSK1 are not shown in the figure.
The Timer/Counter can be clocked internally, via the prescaler, or by an external clock source on
the T1 pin. The Clock Select logic block controls which clock source and edge the Timer/Counter
uses to increment (or decrement) its value. The Timer/Counter is inactive when no clock source
is selected. The output from the Clock Select logic is referred to as the timer clock (clk ).
1
T
The double buffered Output Compare Registers (OCR1A/B) are compared with the Timer/Coun-
ter value at all time. The result of the compare can be used by the Waveform Generator to
generate a PWM or variable frequency output on the Output Compare pin (OC1A/B). See ”Out-
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