PIC18F2420/2520/4420/4520
13.2 Timer2 Interrupt
13.3 Timer2 Output
Timer2 also can generate an optional device interrupt.
The Timer2 output signal (TMR2 to PR2 match) pro-
vides the input for the 4-bit output counter/postscaler.
This counter generates the TMR2 match interrupt flag
which is latched in TMR2IF (PIR1<1>). The interrupt is
enabled by setting the TMR2 Match Interrupt Enable
bit, TMR2IE (PIE1<1>).
The unscaled output of TMR2 is available primarily to
the CCP modules, where it is used as a time base for
operations in PWM mode.
Timer2 can optionally be used as the shift clock source
for the MSSP module operating in SPI mode. Addi-
tional information is provided in Section 17.0 “Master
Synchronous Serial Port (MSSP) Module”.
A range of 16 postscale options (from 1:1 through 1:16
inclusive) can be selected with the postscaler control
bits, T2OUTPS<3:0> (T2CON<6:3>).
FIGURE 13-1:
TIMER2 BLOCK DIAGRAM
4
1:1 to 1:16
Set TMR2IF
Postscaler
T2OUTPS<3:0>
T2CKPS<1:0>
2
TMR2 Output
(to PWM or MSSP)
TMR2/PR2
Match
Reset
1:1, 1:4, 1:16
Prescaler
PR2
FOSC/4
Comparator
TMR2
8
8
8
Internal Data Bus
TABLE 13-1: REGISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH TIMER2 AS A TIMER/COUNTER
Reset
Values
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Name
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
INTCON GIE/GIEH PEIE/GIEL TMR0IE
INT0IE
TXIF
RBIE
SSPIF
SSPIE
SSPIP
TMR0IF
CCP1IF
CCP1IE
CCP1IP
INT0IF
TMR2IF
TMR2IE
TMR2IP
RBIF
49
52
52
52
50
50
50
PIR1
PSPIF(1)
PSPIE(1)
PSPIP(1)
ADIF
ADIE
ADIP
RCIF
RCIE
RCIP
TMR1IF
TMR1IE
TMR1IP
PIE1
TXIE
TXIP
IPR1
TMR2
T2CON
PR2
Timer2 Register
T2OUTPS3 T2OUTPS2 T2OUTPS1 T2OUTPS0 TMR2ON T2CKPS1 T2CKPS0
Timer2 Period Register
—
Legend: — = unimplemented, read as ‘0’. Shaded cells are not used by the Timer2 module.
Note 1: These bits are unimplemented on 28-pin devices; always maintain these bits clear.
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