MCF5213 ColdFire® Integrated Microcontroller Reference Manual, Rev. 3
Freescale Semiconductor
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Chapter 18
General Purpose Timer Module (GPT)
18.1
Introduction
This device has one 4-channel general purpose timer module (GPT). It consists of a 16-bit counter driven
by a 7-stage programmable prescaler.
A timer overflow function allows software to extend the timing capability of the system beyond the 16-bit
range of the counter. Each of the four timer channels can be configured for input capture, which can
capture the time of a selected transition edge, or for output compare, which can generate output waveforms
and timer software delays. These functions allow simultaneous input waveform measurements and output
waveform generation.
Additionally, channel 3 can be configured as a 16-bit pulse accumulator that can operate as a simple event
counter or as a gated time accumulator. The pulse accumulator uses the GPT channel 3 input/output pin in
event mode or gated time accumulation mode.
18.2
Features
Features of the general-purpose timer include the following:
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Four 16-bit input capture/output compare channels
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16-bit architecture
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Programmable prescaler
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Pulse-widths variable from microseconds to seconds
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Single 16-bit pulse accumulator
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Toggle-on-overflow feature for pulse-width modulator (PWM) generation
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External timer clock input (SYNCA/SYNCB)
