SAB-C161K-L16M SIEMENS [Siemens Semiconductor Group], SAB-C161K-L16M Datasheet - Page 17

• Manufacturer Part Number: SAB-C161K-L16M
• Description: 16-Bit CMOS Single-Chip Microcontroller
• Manufacturer: SIEMENS [Siemens Semiconductor Group]

C161
1996 Intermediate Version
General Purpose Timer (GPT) Units
The GPT units represent a very flexible multifunctional timer/counter structure which may be used
for many different time related tasks such as event timing and counting, pulse width and duty cycle
measurements, pulse generation, or pulse multiplication.
Two separate modules, GPT1 and GPT2, are available (GPT2 on C161O only). Each timer in each
module may operate independently in a number of different modes, or may be concatenated with
another timer of the same module.
Each of the three timers T2, T3, T4 of module GPT1 can be configured individually for one of three
basic modes of operation, which are Timer, Gated Timer, and Counter Mode. In Timer Mode, the
input clock for a timer is derived from the CPU clock, divided by a programmable prescaler, while
Counter Mode allows a timer to be clocked in reference to external events.
Pulse width or duty cycle measurement is supported in Gated Timer Mode, where the operation of
a timer is controlled by the ‘gate’ level on an external input pin. For these purposes, each timer has
one associated port pin (TxIN) which serves as gate or clock input. The maximum resolution of the
timers in module GPT1 is 500 ns (@ 16-MHz CPU clock).
The count direction (up/down) for each timer is programmable by software or may additionally be
altered dynamically by an external signal on a port pin (TxEUD) to facilitate e.g. position tracking.
Figure 5
Block Diagram of GPT1
Timer T3 has an output toggle latch (T3OTL) which changes its state on each timer overflow/
underflow. The state of this latch may be output on a port pin (T3OUT) e.g. for time out monitoring
of external hardware components, or may be used internally to clock timers T2 and T4 for
measuring long time periods with high resolution.
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