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22.4 Operation
22.4.1 Prescalar S (PSS)
The PSS is a 17-bit counter that uses the system clock (
φ
=fosc) as an input clock and generates
the frequency division clocks (
φ
/131072 to
φ
/2) of the peripheral function. The low-order 17 bits
of the 18-bit free running counter (FRC) correspond to the PSS. The FRC is incremented by one
clock. The PSS output is shared by the timer and serial communication interface (SCI), and the
frequency division ratio can independently be set by each built-in peripheral function.
When reset, the FRC is initialized to H'00000, and starts increment after reset has been released.
Because the system clock oscillator is stopped in standby mode, watch mode, subactive mode,
and subsleep mode, the PSS operation is also stopped. In this case, the FRC is also initialized to
H'00000.
The FRC cannot be read and written from the CPU.