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CHAPTER 8 16-BIT TIMER/EVENT COUNTER
CRC0 11100000
CRC00CRC01CRC02
CR00 set as capture register
Captured in CR00 on invalid edge of
TI00/P00 Pin
CR01 set as capture register
TMC0 00/1100000
OVF0TMC01TMC02TMC03
Free-Running Mode
(2) Measurement of two pulse widths with free-running counter
When the 16-bit timer register (TM0) is operated in free-running mode (see register settings in Figure 8-20),
it is possible to simultaneously measure the pulse widths of the two signals input to the TI00/P00 pin and the
TI01/P01 pin.
When the edge specified by bits 2 and 3 (ES10 and ES11) of external interrupt mode register 0 (INTM0) is
input to the TI00/P00 pin, the value of TM0 is taken into 16-bit capture/compare register 01 (CR01) and an
external interrupt request signal (INTP0) is set.
Also, when the edge specified by bits 4 and 5 (ES20 and ES21) of INTM0 is input to the TI01/P01 pin, the
value of TM0 is taken into 16-bit capture/compare register 00 (CR00) and an external interrupt request signal
(INTP1) is set.
Any of three edge specifications can be selected—rising, falling, or both edges—as the valid edges for the
TI00/P00 pin and the TI01/P01 pin by means of bits 2 and 3 (ES10 and ES11) and bits 4 and 5 (ES20 and
ES21) of INTM0, respectively.
For TI00/P00 pin valid edge detection, sampling is performed at the interval selected by means of the sampling
clock selection register (SCS), and a capture operation is only performed when a valid level is detected twice,
thus eliminating noise with a short pulse width.
Figure 8-20. Control Register Settings for Two Pulse Width Measurements with Free-Running Counter
(a) 16-bit timer mode control register (TMC0)
(b) Capture/compare control register 0 (CRC0)
Remark 0/1: Setting 0 or 1 allows another function to be used simultaneously with pulse width
measurement. See the description of the respective control registers for details.