Intel386™ EX EMBEDDED PROCESSOR USER’S MANUAL
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Figure 10-7 shows writing a new count. The counter waits for a gate-trigger to load the new count.
The counter loads the new count on the CLKINn pulse following the trigger, then decrements the
count on each succeeding CLKINn pulse. OUTn remains low until the count reaches zero.
Figure 10-7. Mode 1 – Writing a New Count
10.2.3 Mode 2 – Rate Generator
In this periodic mode, a counter’s OUTn signal remains high until the count reaches one, then
goes low for one clock pulse (CLKINn). After this single clock pulse, OUTn goes high and the
count is reloaded. The cycle then repeats. You can use a gate-tri gger to reloa d the c ount at any
time. This provides a way to synchronize the counting cycle. A high level on a counter’s GATEn
signal enables counting; a low level on a counter’s GATEn signal disables counting.
Mode 2’s basic operation is outlined below and shown in Figure 10-8.
1. After a control word write, O U Tn is driven high.
2. The count is loaded on the CLKINn pulse following one of these events:
•A write to a control word followed by a write to count
•A gate trigger
•The counter reaches one
3. On each succ eeding CLKINn pulse, the count is decremented.
4. When the count reaches one, OUTn is driven low.
5. On the followi ng CLKINn pulse, OUTn is driven high and the count is reloaded.
6. The pr ocess is repeated from step 3.
Writes to
Counter
n
CLKIN
n
GATE
n
OUT
n
?????0002 0001 0000 FFFF FFFE 0004
Control
Word = 12H
Count
Count = 4
0003
Count =2
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