C-55
REGISTERS
T2CONTROL
T2CONTROL
Address:
Reset State:
1F7CH
00H
The timer 2 control (T2CONTROL) register determines the clock source, counting direction, and count
rate for timer 2.
7 0
CE UD M2 M1 M0 P2 P1 P0
Bit
Number
Bit
Mnemonic
Function
7 CE Counter Enable
This bit enables or disables the timer. From reset, the timers are
disabled and not free running.
0 = disables timer
1 = enables timer
6 UD Up/Down
This bit determines the timer counting direction, in selected modes (see
mode bits, M2:0).
0 = count down
1 = count up
5:3 M2:0 EPA Clock Direction Mode Bits
These bits determine the timer clocking source and direction source.
M2 M1 M0 Clock Source Direction Source
000F
XTAL1
/4 UD bit (T2CONTROL.6)
X 0 1 reserved —
010reserved —
011reserved —
100timer 1 overflow UD bit (T2CONTROL.6)
110timer 1 overflow same as timer 1
1 1 1 reserved —
2:0 P2:0 EPA Clock Prescaler Bits
These bits determine the clock prescaler value.
P2 P1 P0 Prescaler Resolution
†
000divide by 1 (disabled) 250 ns
001divide by 2 500 ns
010divide by 4 1 µs
011divide by 8 2 µs
100divide by 16 4 µs
101divide by 32 8 µs
110divide by 64 16 µs
111reserved —
†
Resolution at 16 MHz. Use the formula on page 11-6 to calculate the
resolution at other frequencies.