mc9s12xs128 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc, mc9s12xs128 Datasheet - Page 387

• Manufacturer Part Number: mc9s12xs128
• Description: Hcs12 Microcontrollers 16-bit Automotive Microcontroller
• Manufacturer: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc

On the front end of the PWM timer, the clock is enabled to the PWM circuit by the PWMEx bit being high.
There is an edge-synchronizing circuit to guarantee that the clock will only be enabled or disabled at an
edge. When the channel is disabled (PWMEx = 0), the counter for the channel does not count.
13.4.2.2
Each channel has a polarity bit to allow starting a waveform cycle with a high or low signal. This is shown
on the block diagram as a mux select of either the Q output or the Q output of the PWM output flip flop.
When one of the bits in the PWMPOL register is set, the associated PWM channel output is high at the
beginning of the waveform, then goes low when the duty count is reached. Conversely, if the polarity bit
is zero, the output starts low and then goes high when the duty count is reached.
13.4.2.3
Dedicated period and duty registers exist for each channel and are double buffered so that if they change
while the channel is enabled, the change will NOT take effect until one of the following occurs:
In this way, the output of the PWM will always be either the old waveform or the new waveform, not some
variation in between. If the channel is not enabled, then writes to the period and duty registers will go
directly to the latches as well as the buffer.
A change in duty or period can be forced into effect “immediately” by writing the new value to the duty
and/or period registers and then writing to the counter. This forces the counter to reset and the new duty
and/or period values to be latched. In addition, since the counter is readable, it is possible to know where
the count is with respect to the duty value and software can be used to make adjustments
13.4.2.4
Each channel has a dedicated 8-bit up/down counter which runs at the rate of the selected clock source (see
Section 13.4.1, “PWM Clock Select”
two registers, a duty register and a period register as shown in
matches the duty register, the output flip-flop changes state, causing the PWM waveform to also change
state. A match between the PWM counter and the period register behaves differently depending on what
output mode is selected as shown in
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The effective period ends
The counter is written (counter resets to $00)
The channel is disabled
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PWM Polarity
PWM Period and Duty
PWM Timer Counters
Section 13.4.2.6, “Center Aligned
When forcing a new period or duty into effect immediately, an irregular
PWM cycle can occur.
Depending on the polarity bit, the duty registers will contain the count of
either the high time or the low time.
S12XS Family Reference Manual, Rev. 1.10
Figure 13-19
for the available clock sources and rates). The counter compares to
Outputs”.
NOTE
and described in
Figure
Section 13.4.2.5, “Left Aligned
13-19. When the PWM counter
Pulse-Width Modulator (S12PWM8B8CV1)
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