ATMEga64L ATMEL Corporation, ATMEga64L Datasheet - Page 114

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATMEga64L
• Description: 8-bit AVR Microcontroller with 64K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash
• Manufacturer: ATMEL Corporation

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The assembly code example returns the TCNTn value in the r17:r16 register pair.
It is important to notice that accessing 16-bit registers are atomic operations. If an inter-
rupt occurs between the two instructions accessing the 16-bit register, and the interrupt
code updates the temporary register by accessing the same or any other of the 16-bit
timer registers, then the result of the access outside the interrupt will be corrupted.
Therefore, when both the main code and the interrupt code update the temporary regis-
ter, the main code must disable the interrupts during the 16-bit access.
The following code examples show how to do an atomic read of the TCNTn Register
contents. Reading any of the OCRnA/B/C or ICRn Registers can be done by using the
same principle.
Note:
The assembly code example returns the TCNTn value in the r17:r16 register pair.
Assembly Code Example
C Code Example
TIM16_ReadTCNTn:
unsigned int TIM16_ReadTCNTn( void )
{
}
; Save global interrupt flag
in
; Disable interrupts
cli
; Read TCNTn into r17:r16
in
in
; Restore global interrupt flag
out SREG,r18
ret
unsigned char sreg;
unsigned int i;
/* Save global interrupt flag */
sreg = SREG;
/* Disable interrupts */
_CLI();
/* Read TCNTn into i */
i = TCNTn;
/* Restore global interrupt flag */
SREG = sreg;
return i;
1. The example code assumes that the part specific header file is included.
extended I/O. Typically “LDS” and “STS” combined with “SBRS”, “SBRC”, “SBR”, and
“CBR”.
For I/O Registers located in extended I/O map, “IN”, “OUT”, “SBIS”, “SBIC”, “CBI”,
and “SBI” instructions must be replaced with instructions that allow access to
extended I/O. Typically “LDS” and “STS” combined with “SBRS”, “SBRC”, “SBR”, and
“CBR”.
r18,SREG
r16,TCNTnL
r17,TCNTnH
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