ATmega325PA Atmel Corporation, ATmega325PA Datasheet - Page 102

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATmega325PA
• Manufacturer: Atmel Corporation

8285D–AVR–06/11
ATmega165A/PA/325A/PA/3250A/PA/645A/P/6450A/P
has lower maximum operation frequency than single slope operation. However, due to the sym-
metric feature of the dual-slope PWM modes, these modes are preferred for motor control
applications.
The PWM resolution for the phase correct PWM mode is fixed to eight bits. In phase correct
PWM mode the counter is incremented until the counter value matches MAX. When the counter
reaches MAX, it changes the count direction. The TCNT0 value will be equal to MAX for one
timer clock cycle. The timing diagram for the phase correct PWM mode is shown on
The TCNT0 value is in the timing diagram shown as a histogram for illustrating the dual-slope
operation. The diagram includes non-inverted and inverted PWM outputs. The small horizontal
line marks on the TCNT0 slopes represent compare matches between OCR0A and TCNT0.
Figure 15-7. Phase Correct PWM Mode, Timing Diagram
The Timer/Counter Overflow Flag (TOV0) is set each time the counter reaches BOTTOM. The
Interrupt Flag can be used to generate an interrupt each time the counter reaches the BOTTOM
value.
In phase correct PWM mode, the compare unit allows generation of PWM waveforms on the
OC0A pin. Setting the COM0A1:0 bits to two will produce a non-inverted PWM. An inverted
PWM output can be generated by setting the COM0A1:0 to three (See
The actual OC0A value will only be visible on the port pin if the data direction for the port pin is
set as output. The PWM waveform is generated by clearing (or setting) the OC0A Register at the
compare match between OCR0A and TCNT0 when the counter increments, and setting (or
clearing) the OC0A Register at compare match between OCR0A and TCNT0 when the counter
decrements. The PWM frequency for the output when using phase correct PWM can be calcu-
lated by the following equation:
The N variable represents the prescale factor (1, 8, 64, 256, or 1024).
The extreme values for the OCR0A Register represent special cases when generating a PWM
waveform output in the phase correct PWM mode. If the OCR0A is set equal to BOTTOM, the
TCNTn
OCn
OCn
Period
1
f
OCnxPCPWM
2
=
----------------- -
N 510
f
clk_I/O
⋅
3
Table 15-5 on page
OCnx Interrupt Flag Set
OCRnx Update
TOVn Interrupt Flag Set
(COMnx1:0 = 2)
(COMnx1:0 = 3)
Figure
15-7.
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