TIMER/COUNTERS AND WATCHDOG TIMER

T2CON

7

TF2

EXF2

RCLK

TCLK

 

 

 

 

Address: S:C8H

Reset State: 0000 0000B

0

EXEN2

TR2

C/T2#

CP/RL2#

 

 

 

 

Bit

Bit

Function

Number

Mnemonic

 

 

 

 

7

TF2

Timer 2 Overflow Flag:

 

 

Set by timer 2 overflow. Must be cleared by software. TF2 is not set if

 

 

RCLK = 1 or TCLK = 1.

 

 

 

6

EXF2

Timer 2 External Flag:

 

 

If EXEN2 = 1, capture or reload caused by a negative transition on T2EX

 

 

sets EFX2. EXF2 does not cause an interrupt in up/down counter mode

 

 

(DCEN = 1).

 

 

 

5

RCLK

Receive Clock Bit:

 

 

Selects timer 2 overflow pulses (RCLK = 1) or timer 1 overflow pulses

 

 

(RCLK = 0) as the baud rate generator for serial port modes 1 and 3.

 

 

 

4

TCLK

Transmit Clock Bit:

 

 

Selects timer 2 overflow pulses (TCLK = 1) or timer 1 overflow pulses

 

 

(TCLK = 0) as the baud rate generator for serial port modes 1 and 3.

 

 

 

3

EXEN2

Timer 2 External Enable Bit:

 

 

Setting EXEN2 causes a capture or reload to occur as a result of a

 

 

negative transition on T2EX unless timer 2 is being used as the baud

 

 

rate generator for the serial port. Clearing EXEN2 causes timer 2 to

 

 

ignore events at T2EX.

 

 

 

2

TR2

Timer 2 Run Control Bit:

 

 

Setting this bit starts the timer.

 

 

 

1

C/T2#

Timer 2 Counter/Timer Select:

 

 

C/T2# = 0 selects timer operation: timer 2 counts the divided-down

 

 

system clock. C/T2# = 1 selects counter operation: timer 2 counts

 

 

negative transitions on external pin T2.

 

 

 

0

CP/RL2#

Capture/Reload Bit:

 

 

When set, captures occur on negative transitions at T2EX if EXEN2 = 1.

 

 

When cleared, auto-reloads occur on timer 2 overflows or negative

 

 

transitions at T2EX if EXEN2 = 1. The CP/RL2# bit is ignored and timer 2

 

 

forced to auto-reload on timer 2 overflow, if RCLK = 1 or TCLK = 1.

 

 

 

Figure 8-12. T2CON: Timer 2 Control Register

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Embedded Microcontroller, 8XC251SP, 8XC251SA, 8XC251SQ, 8XC251SB specifications

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