
MOTOROLA
MC68328 DRAGONBALL PROCESSOR USER’S MANUAL
6-1
SECTION 6
TIMER
The MC68328 processor contains two identical general-purpose 16-bit timers with a pro-
grammable prescaler and a software watchdog timer. Figure 6-1 shows the block diagram
of the time module.
The key features of the timers include:
• Maximum period of 524 seconds (at 32kHz)
• 240-ns resolution (at 16.67 MHz)
• Programmable sources for the clock input, including external clock
• Input capture capability with programmable trigger edge on input pins
• Output compare with programmable mode for the output pins
• Cascading timers for constructing one 32-bit timer
• Free run and restart modes
The software watchdog timer has the following features:
• 16-bit counter and reference register
• Maximum period of 16.38 seconds
Figure 6-1. Timer Block Diagram
COMPARE REGISTER
COUNTER REGISTER
EVENT REGISTER
CAPTURE REGISTER
CONTROL REGISTER
CAPTURE
DETECT
INTERRUPT
TIN
SYSTEM CLOCK
PRESCALE
MPU BUS
TOUT
TIMER
CLOCK
PRESCALAR REGISTER
32K HZ CLOCK
DID 16
CLOCK GENERATOR
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