Enhanced PWM (ePWM) Module
15.2.2.5.3 Action-Qualifier Event Priority
It is possible for the ePWM action qualifier to receive more than one event at the same time. In this case
events are assigned a priority by the hardware. The general rule is events occurring later in time have a
higher priority and software forced events always have the highest priority. The event priority levels for up-
down-count mode are shown in
. A priority level of 1 is the highest priority and level 7 is the
lowest. The priority changes slightly depending on the direction of TBCNT.
Table 15-17. Action-Qualifier Event Priority for Up-Down-Count Mode
Event if TBCNT is Incrementing
Event if TBCNT is Decrementing
Priority Level
TBCNT = 0 up to TBCNT = TBPRD
TBCNT = TBPRD down to TBCNT = 1
1 (Highest)
Software forced event
Software forced event
2
Counter equals CMPB on up-count (CBU)
Counter equals CMPB on down-count (CBD)
3
Counter equals CMPA on up-count (CAU)
Counter equals CMPA on down-count (CAD)
4
Counter equals zero
Counter equals period (TBPRD)
5
Counter equals CMPB on down-count (CBD)
(1)
Counter equals CMPB on up-count (CBU)
(1)
6 (Lowest)
Counter equals CMPA on down-count (CAD)
(1)
Counter equals CMPA on up-count (CBU)
(1)
(1)
To maintain symmetry for up-down-count mode, both up-events (CAU/CBU) and down-events (CAD/CBD) can be generated for
TBPRD. Otherwise, up-events can occur only when the counter is incrementing and down-events can occur only when the
counter is decrementing.
shows the action-qualifier priority for up-count mode. In this case, the counter direction is
always defined as up and thus down-count events will never be taken.
Table 15-18. Action-Qualifier Event Priority for Up-Count Mode
Priority Level
Event
1 (Highest)
Software forced event
2
Counter equal to period (TBPRD)
3
Counter equal to CMPB on up-count (CBU)
4
Counter equal to CMPA on up-count (CAU)
5 (Lowest)
Counter equal to Zero
shows the action-qualifier priority for down-count mode. In this case, the counter direction is
always defined as down and thus up-count events will never be taken.
Table 15-19. Action-Qualifier Event Priority for Down-Count Mode
Priority Level
Event
1 (Highest)
Software forced event
2
Counter equal to Zero
3
Counter equal to CMPB on down-count (CBD)
4
Counter equal to CMPA on down-count (CAD)
5 (Lowest)
Counter equal to period (TBPRD)
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