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27.3.3. Comparator 1/External Oscillator Capture Mode
The Capture Mode in Timer 3 allows either Comparator 1 or the external oscillator period to be measured
against the system clock or the system clock divided by 12. Comparator 1 and the external oscillator
period can also be compared against each other.
Setting TF3CEN to 1 enables the Comparator 1/External Oscillator Capture Mode for Timer 3. In this
mode, T3SPLIT should be set to 0, as the full 16-bit timer is used.
When Capture Mode is enabled, a capture event will be generated either every Comparator 1 rising edge
or every 8 external clock cycles, depending on the T3XCLK1 setting. When the capture event occurs, the
contents of Timer 3 (TMR3H:TMR3L) are loaded into the Timer 3 reload registers (TMR3RLH:TMR3RLL)
and the TF3H flag is set (triggering an interrupt if Timer 3 interrupts are enabled). By recording the differ-
ence between two successive timer capture values, the Comparator 1 or external clock period can be
determined with respect to the Timer 3 clock. The Timer 3 clock should be much faster than the capture
clock to achieve an accurate reading.
For example, if T3ML = 1b, T3XCLK1 = 0b, and TF3CEN = 1b, Timer 3 will clock every SYSCLK and cap-
ture every Comparator 1 rising edge. If SYSCLK is 24.5 MHz and the difference between two successive
captures is 350 counts, then the Comparator 1 period is:
350 x (1 / 24.5 MHz) = 14.2 µs.
This mode allows software to determine the exact frequency of the external oscillator in C and RC mode or
the time between consecutive Comparator 0 rising edges, which is useful for detecting changes in the
capacitance of a Touch Sense Switch.
T3XCLK[1:0]
CKCON
T
3
T T
T
2
T
1
T S S
0 C C
3
2
M M M M M M A A
SYSCLK / 12
External Clock / 8
Comparator 1
X0
H L H L
1 0
01
11
0
1
TCLK
TR3
TMR3L
TMR3H
Capture
SYSCLK
T3XCLK1
TF3CEN
TF3H
TF3L
Interrupt
TMR3RLL TMR3RLH
TF3LEN
TF3CEN
T3SPLIT
TR3
T3XCLK1
T3XCLK0
Comparator 1
0
1
External Clock / 8
Figure 27.9. Timer 3 Capture Mode Block Diagram
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