ATmega8HVA Atmel Corporation, ATmega8HVA Datasheet - Page 74

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATmega8HVA
• Manufacturer: Atmel Corporation

Specifications of ATmega8HVA

• Flash (kbytes): 8 Kbytes
• Pin Count: 28
• Max. Operating Frequency: 4 MHz
• Cpu: 8-bit AVR
• # Of Touch Channels: 3
• Hardware Qtouch Acquisition: No
• Max I/o Pins: 6
• Ext Interrupts: 3
• Usb Speed: No
• Usb Interface: No
• Spi: 1
• Graphic Lcd: No
• Video Decoder: No
• Camera Interface: No
• Adc Channels: 6
• Adc Resolution (bits): 12
• Adc Speed (ksps): 1.9
• Resistive Touch Screen: No
• Temp. Sensor: Yes
• Crypto Engine: No
• Sram (kbytes): 0.5
• Eeprom (bytes): 256
• Self Program Memory: YES
• Dram Memory: No
• Nand Interface: No
• Picopower: No
• Temp. Range (deg C): -20 to 85
• I/o Supply Class: 1.8 to 9.0
• Operating Voltage (vcc): 1.8 to 9.0
• Fpu: No
• Mpu / Mmu: no / no
• Timers: 2
• Output Compare Channels: 4
• Input Capture Channels: 2
• 32khz Rtc: No
• Calibrated Rc Oscillator: Yes

16. Timer/Counter0 and Timer/Counter1 Prescalers
16.1
16.1.1
16.1.2
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Overview
ATmega8HVA/16HVA
Internal Clock Source
Prescaler Reset
Timer/Counter1 and Timer/Counter0 share the same prescaler module, but the Timer/Counters
can have different prescaler settings. The description below applies to both Timer/Counter1 and
Timer/Counter0.
The Timer/Counter can be clocked directly by the system clock (by setting the CSn2:0 = 1). This
provides the fastest operation, with a maximum Timer/Counter clock frequency equal to system
clock frequency (f
clock source. The prescaled clock has a frequency of either f
f
The prescaler is free running, i.e., operates independently of the Clock Select logic of the
Timer/Counter, and it is shared by Timer/Counter1 and Timer/Counter0. Since the prescaler is
not affected by the Timer/Counter’s clock select, the state of the prescaler will have implications
for situations where a prescaled clock is used. One example of prescaling artifacts occurs when
the timer is enabled and clocked by the prescaler (6 > CSn2:0 > 1). The number of system clock
cycles from when the timer is enabled to the first count occurs can be from 1 to N+1 system
clock cycles, where N equals the prescaler divisor (8, 64, 256, or 1024).
It is possible to use the prescaler reset for synchronizing the Timer/Counter to program execu-
tion. However, care must be taken if the other Timer/Counter that shares the same prescaler
also uses prescaling. A prescaler reset will affect the prescaler period for all Timer/Counters it is
connected to.
Figure 16-1. Prescaler for Timer/Counter
CLK_I/O
/1024.
PSRSYNC
Tn
clk
I/O
CLK_I/O
Synchronization
). Alternatively, one of four taps from the prescaler can be used as a
Clear
CSn0
CSn1
CSn2
CLK_I/O
clk
n
Tn
/8, f
CLK_I/O
/64, f
CLK_I/O
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