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ST62T42B/E42B

TIMER 1& 2 (Cont’d)

5.1.1 TIMER 1 & 2 Operating Mode

The Timer prescaler is clocked by the prescaler

clock input (fINT ÷ 12).

The user can select for each TIMER the desired

prescaler division ratio through the PS2, PS1, PS0

bits. When the TCR count reaches 0, it sets the

TMZ bit in the TSCR. The TMZ bit can be tested

under program control to perform a timer function

whenever it goes high.

5.1.2 Timer Interrupt

When one of the counter registers decrements to

zero with the associated ETI (Enable Timer Inter-

rupt) bit set to one, an interrupt request is generat-

ed as described in Interrupt Chapter. When the

counter decrements to zero, the associated TMZ

bit in the TSCR register is set to one.

5.1.3 Application Notes

TMZ is set when the counter reaches zero; howev-

er, it may also be set by writing 00h in the TCR

The TMZ bit must be cleared by user software

when servicing the timer interrupt to avoid unde-

sired interrupts when leaving the interrupt service

routine. After reset, the 8-bit counter register is

loaded with 0FFh, while the 7-bit prescaler is load-

ed with 07Fh, and the TSCR register is cleared.

This means that the Timer is stopped (PSI=“0”)

and the timer interrupt is disabled.

A write to the TCR register will predominate over

the 8-bit counter decrement to 00h function, i.e. if a

write and a TCR register decrement to 00h occur

simultaneously, the write will take precedence,

and the TMZ bit is not set until the 8-bit counter

reaches 00h again. The values of the TCR and the

PSC registers can be read accurately at any time.

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