Timer_A Registers

TACCTLx, Capture/Compare Control Register

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

CMx

CCISx

SCS

SCCI

Unused

CAP

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

7

6

5

4

rw−(0)

r−(0)

r−(0)

rw−(0)

3

2

1

0

OUTMODx

CCIE

CCI

OUT

COV

CCIFG

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

r

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

rw−(0)

CMx

Bit

Capture mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

15-14

00 No capture

 

 

 

 

 

01Capture on rising edge

10Capture on falling edge

11Capture on both rising and falling edges

CCISx

Bit

Capture/compare input select. These bits select the TACCRx input signal.

 

13-12

See the device-specific datasheet for specific signal connections.

 

 

00

CCIxA

 

 

01

CCIxB

 

 

10

GND

 

 

11

VCC

SCS

Bit 11

Synchronize capture source. This bit is used to synchronize the capture input

 

 

signal with the timer clock.

 

 

0

Asynchronous capture

 

 

1

Synchronous capture

SCCI

Bit 10

Synchronized capture/compare input. The selected CCI input signal is

 

 

latched with the EQUx signal and can be read via this bit

Unused

Bit 9

Unused. Read only. Always read as 0.

CAP

Bit 8

Capture mode

 

 

0

Compare mode

 

 

1

Capture mode

OUTMODx

Bits

Output mode. Modes 2, 3, 6, and 7 are not useful for TACCR0 because EQUx

 

7-5

= EQU0.

 

 

000

OUT bit value

 

 

001

Set

 

 

010

Toggle/reset

 

 

011

Set/reset

 

 

100

Toggle

 

 

101

Reset

 

 

110

Toggle/set

 

 

111

Reset/set

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Texas Instruments MSP430x1xx manual TACCTLx, Capture/Compare Control Register, CMx, CCISx, OUTMODx

MSP430x1xx specifications

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