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28.3.4. 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 out-
put is toggled. The frequency of the square wave is then defined by Equation 28.1.
FPCA
FCEXn = ----------------------------------------
2 PCA0CPHn
Note: A value of 0x00 in the PCA0CPHn register is equal to 256 for this equation.
Equation 28.1. Square Wave Frequency Output
Where F
is the frequency of the clock selected by the CPS2–0 bits in the PCA mode register,
PCA
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 reg-
ister. Note that the MATn bit should normally be set to 0 in this mode. If the MATn bit is set to 1, the CCFn
flag for the channel will be set when the 16-bit PCA0 counter and the 16-bit capture/compare register for
the channel are equal.
Write to
0
PCA0CPLn
ENB
Reset
PCA0CPMn
P E C C M T P E
W C A A A O W C
M O P P T G M C
1 M P N n n n F
Write to
PCA0CPHn
ENB
PCA0CPLn
8-bit Adder
PCA0CPHn
1
Adder
Enable
6 n n n
n
n
TOGn
x
0 0 0
x
Toggle
0
CEXn
8-bit
Comparator
match
Enable
Crossbar
Port I/O
1
PCA Timebase
PCA0L
Figure 28.7. PCA Frequency Output Mode
28.3.5. 8-Bit, 9-Bit, 10-Bit and 11-Bit Pulse Width Modulator Modes
Each module can be used independently to generate a pulse width modulated (PWM) output on its associ-
ated CEXn pin. The frequency of the output is dependent on the timebase for the PCA counter/timer, and
the setting of the PWM cycle length (8, 9, 10 or 11-bits). For backwards-compatibility with the 8-bit PWM
mode available on other devices, the 8-bit PWM mode operates slightly different than 9, 10 and 11-bit
PWM modes. It is important to note that all channels configured for 8/9/10/11-bit PWM mode will use
the same cycle length. It is not possible to configure one channel for 8-bit PWM mode and another for 11-
bit mode (for example). However, other PCA channels can be configured to Pin Capture, High-Speed Out-
put, Software Timer, Frequency Output, or 16-bit PWM mode independently.
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