ATtiny20 Atmel Corporation, ATtiny20 Datasheet - Page 89

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATtiny20
• Manufacturer: Atmel Corporation

Specifications of ATtiny20

• Flash (kbytes): 2 Kbytes
• Pin Count: 14
• Max. Operating Frequency: 12 MHz
• Cpu: 8-bit AVR
• # Of Touch Channels: 5
• Hardware Qtouch Acquisition: Yes
• Max I/o Pins: 12
• Ext Interrupts: 12
• Usb Speed: No
• Usb Interface: No
• Spi: 1
• Twi (i2c): 1
• Graphic Lcd: No
• Video Decoder: No
• Camera Interface: No
• Adc Channels: 8
• Adc Resolution (bits): 10
• Adc Speed (ksps): 15
• Analog Comparators: 1
• Resistive Touch Screen: No
• Temp. Sensor: Yes
• Crypto Engine: No
• Sram (kbytes): 0.12
• Self Program Memory: NO
• Dram Memory: No
• Nand Interface: No
• Picopower: No
• Temp. Range (deg C): -40 to 85
• I/o Supply Class: 1.8 to 5.5
• Operating Voltage (vcc): 1.8 to 5.5
• Fpu: No
• Mpu / Mmu: no / no
• Timers: 2
• Output Compare Channels: 4
• Input Capture Channels: 1
• Pwm Channels: 3
• 32khz Rtc: No
• Calibrated Rc Oscillator: Yes

8235B–AVR–04/11
ICR1 is used for defining the TOP value. If one of the interrupts are enabled, the interrupt han-
dler routine can be used for updating the TOP and compare values.
When changing the TOP value the program must ensure that the new TOP value is higher or
equal to the value of all of the Compare Registers. If the TOP value is lower than any of the
Compare Registers, a compare match will never occur between the TCNT1 and the OCR1x.
Note that when using fixed TOP values the unused bits are masked to zero when any of the
OCR1x Registers are written.
The procedure for updating ICR1 differs from updating OCR1A when used for defining the TOP
value. The ICR1 Register is not double buffered. This means that if ICR1 is changed to a low
value when the counter is running with none or a low prescaler value, there is a risk that the new
ICR1 value written is lower than the current value of TCNT1. The result will then be that the
counter will miss the compare match at the TOP value. The counter will then have to count to the
MAX value (0xFFFF) and wrap around starting at 0x0000 before the compare match can occur.
The OCR1A Register however, is double buffered. This feature allows the OCR1A I/O location
to be written anytime. When the OCR1A I/O location is written the value written will be put into
the OCR1A Buffer Register. The OCR1A Compare Register will then be updated with the value
in the Buffer Register at the next timer clock cycle the TCNT1 matches TOP. The update is done
at the same timer clock cycle as the TCNT1 is cleared and the TOV1 flag is set.
Using the ICR1 Register for defining TOP works well when using fixed TOP values. By using
ICR1, the OCR1A Register is free to be used for generating a PWM output on OC1A. However,
if the base PWM frequency is actively changed (by changing the TOP value), using the OCR1A
as TOP is clearly a better choice due to its double buffer feature.
In fast PWM mode, the compare units allow generation of PWM waveforms on the OC1x pins.
Setting the COM1x[1:0] bits to two will produce a non-inverted PWM and an inverted PWM out-
put can be generated by setting the COM1x[1:0] to three (see
actual OC1x value will only be visible on the port pin if the data direction for the port pin is set as
output (DDR_OC1x). The PWM waveform is generated by setting (or clearing) the OC1x Regis-
ter at the compare match between OCR1x and TCNT1, and clearing (or setting) the OC1x
Register at the timer clock cycle the counter is cleared (changes from TOP to BOTTOM).
The PWM frequency for the output can be calculated by the following equation:
The N variable represents the prescaler divider (1, 8, 64, 256, or 1024).
The extreme values for the OCR1x Register represents special cases when generating a PWM
waveform output in the fast PWM mode. If the OCR1x is set equal to BOTTOM (0x0000) the out-
put will be a narrow spike for each TOP+1 timer clock cycle. Setting the OCR1x equal to TOP
will result in a constant high or low output (depending on the polarity of the output set by the
COM1x[1:0] bits.)
A frequency (with 50% duty cycle) waveform output in fast PWM mode can be achieved by set-
ting OC1A to toggle its logical level on each compare match (COM1A[1:0] = 1). The waveform
generated will have a maximum frequency of f
feature is similar to the OC1A toggle in CTC mode, except the double buffer feature of the Out-
put Compare unit is enabled in the fast PWM mode.
f
OCnxPWM
=
clk_I/O
---------------------------------- -
N
⋅
(
/2 when OCR1A is set to zero (0x0000). This
f
clk_I/O
1
+
TOP
)
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