ATMEGA48V_11 ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation], ATMEGA48V_11 Datasheet - Page 143

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATMEGA48V_11
• Description: 8-bit Atmel Microcontroller with 4/8/16K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash
• Manufacturer: ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation]

18.5.1
18.5.2
18.5.3
2545T–AVR–05/11
Force output compare
Compare match blocking by TCNT2 write
Using the output compare unit
Figure 18-3. Output compare unit, block diagram.
The OCR2x Register is double buffered when using any of the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
modes. For the Normal and Clear Timer on Compare (CTC) modes of operation, the double
buffering is disabled. The double buffering synchronizes the update of the OCR2x Compare
Register to either top or bottom of the counting sequence. The synchronization prevents the
occurrence of odd-length, non-symmetrical PWM pulses, thereby making the output glitch-free.
The OCR2x Register access may seem complex, but this is not case. When the double buffering
is enabled, the CPU has access to the OCR2x Buffer Register, and if double buffering is dis-
abled the CPU will access the OCR2x directly.
In non-PWM waveform generation modes, the match output of the comparator can be forced by
writing a one to the Force Output Compare (FOC2x) bit. Forcing compare match will not set the
OCF2x Flag or reload/clear the timer, but the OC2x pin will be updated as if a real compare
match had occurred (the COM2x1:0 bits settings define whether the OC2x pin is set, cleared or
toggled).
All CPU write operations to the TCNT2 Register will block any compare match that occurs in the
next timer clock cycle, even when the timer is stopped. This feature allows OCR2x to be initial-
ized to the same value as TCNT2 without triggering an interrupt when the Timer/Counter clock is
enabled.
Since writing TCNT2 in any mode of operation will block all compare matches for one timer clock
cycle, there are risks involved when changing TCNT2 when using the Output Compare channel,
independently of whether the Timer/Counter is running or not. If the value written to TCNT2
equals the OCR2x value, the compare match will be missed, resulting in incorrect waveform
generation. Similarly, do not write the TCNT2 value equal to BOTTOM when the counter is
downcounting.
bottom
FOCn
top
OCRnx
Waveform generator
WGMn1:0
=
(8-bit comparator)
DATA BUS
COMnX1:0
ATmega48/88/168
TCNTn
OCFnx (int.req.)
OCnx
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