ATmega8A Atmel Corporation, ATmega8A Datasheet - Page 87

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATmega8A
• Manufacturer: Atmel Corporation

Specifications of ATmega8A

• Flash (kbytes): 8 Kbytes
• Pin Count: 32
• Max. Operating Frequency: 16 MHz
• Cpu: 8-bit AVR
• # Of Touch Channels: 12
• Hardware Qtouch Acquisition: No
• Max I/o Pins: 23
• Ext Interrupts: 2
• Usb Speed: No
• Usb Interface: No
• Spi: 1
• Twi (i2c): 1
• Uart: 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: No
• Crypto Engine: No
• Sram (kbytes): 1
• Eeprom (bytes): 512
• Self Program Memory: YES
• Dram Memory: No
• Nand Interface: No
• Picopower: No
• Temp. Range (deg C): -40 to 85
• I/o Supply Class: 2.7 to 5.5
• Operating Voltage (vcc): 2.7 to 5.5
• Fpu: No
• Mpu / Mmu: no / no
• Timers: 3
• Pwm Channels: 3
• 32khz Rtc: Yes
• Calibrated Rc Oscillator: Yes

16.7
8159D–AVR–02/11
Output Compare Units
Register has been read. After a change of the edge, the Input Capture Flag (ICF1) must be
cleared by software (writing a logical one to the I/O bit location). For measuring frequency only,
the clearing of the ICF1 Flag is not required (if an interrupt handler is used).
The 16-bit comparator continuously compares TCNT1 with the Output Compare Register
(OCR1x). If TCNT equals OCR1x the comparator signals a match. A match will set the Output
Compare Flag (OCF1x) at the next timer clock cycle. If enabled (OCIE1x = 1), the Output Com-
pare Flag generates an Output Compare interrupt. The OCF1x Flag is automatically cleared
when the interrupt is executed. Alternatively the OCF1x Flag can be cleared by software by writ-
ing a logical one to its I/O bit location. The waveform generator uses the match signal to
generate an output according to operating mode set by the Waveform Generation mode
(WGM13:0) bits and Compare Output mode (COM1x1:0) bits. The TOP and BOTTOM signals
are used by the waveform generator for handling the special cases of the extreme values in
some modes of operation
A special feature of Output Compare unit A allows it to define the Timer/Counter TOP value (i.e.
counter resolution). In addition to the counter resolution, the TOP value defines the period time
for waveforms generated by the waveform generator.
Figure 16-4
bit names indicates the device number (n = 1 for Timer/Counter 1), and the “x” indicates Output
Compare unit (A/B). The elements of the block diagram that are not directly a part of the Output
Compare unit are gray shaded.
Figure 16-4. Output Compare Unit, Block Diagram
shows a block diagram of the Output Compare unit. The small “n” in the register and
OCRnxH Buf. (8-bit)
OCRnxH (8-bit)
BOTTOM
OCRnx Buffer (16-bit Register)
(See “Modes of Operation” on page
TEMP (8-bit)
TOP
OCRnx (16-bit Register)
OCRnxL Buf. (8-bit)
OCRnxL (8-bit)
DATA BUS
Waveform Generator
=
WGMn3:0
(16-bit Comparator )
(8-bit)
COMnx1:0
TCNTnH (8-bit)
OCFnx (Int.Req.)
90.)
TCNTn (16-bit Counter)
ATmega8A
TCNTnL (8-bit)
OCnx
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