IP482 Industrial I/O Pack User’s Manual Counter Timer Module
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Table 3.34:
Counter Timer Modes Overview
Function
Description
Pulse Width
Modulation/
One-Shot
Watchdog
Event
Counting
Frequency
Measure
Pulse
Measure
Period
Measure
Quadrature
Position
Measure
InA Input
Gate-Off for
start/stop
control
Counter
Reload
Gate-Off for
start/stop
control
Enable
Frequency
Measurement
for Set
Duration
Next complete
pulse after
trigger is
measured.
Next complete
period after
trigger is
measured.
Channel A
InB Input
External Clock External
Clock
Event Input
Signal
Measured/
Counted
External Clock External Clock Channel B
InC Input
External
Trigger
External
Trigger or
Gate-Off for
start/stop
control
External
Trigger or
Up/Down
Count Control
External
Trigger
External
Trigger
External
Trigger
Index
Internal
Software Trig
Starts
Waveform
Generation
Starts
Count
Down
Start Event
Counting
Start
Frequency
Measurement
on next active
edge of InA
signal.
Next complete
pulse after
trigger is
measured.
Next complete
period after
trigger is
measured.
Starts
Quadrature
Measurement
Counter Timer
Output
Output
Waveform
Output is
active from
trigger until
terminal
count.
1.75
s pulse
is output upon
reaching the
count limit
1.75
s pulse
is output upon
end of
frequency
measurement
1.75
s pulse
is output upon
end of pulse
measurement
1.75
s pulse
is output upon
end of period
measurement
Output pulse
while index or
programmed
count limit
remains true.
Constant A
Reg
Count down
from value
loaded.
Defines
duration until
active pulse
Counts
down from
value
loaded.
Must
always load
before
trigger.
Note that
InA input
can be
used to
reload.
Count Limit.
Input events
are counted
up to the
count limit.
An interrupt
can be
generated
when the
counter
equals the
Constant A
value.
Constant B
Reg
Count down
from value
loaded.
Defines
duration of
active pulse
Constant B
can be
reloaded on
occurrence of
an Index
signal.
Counter Read
Back Reg
Gives the
Count value
at the time
of the read.
Gives the
Count value at
the time read.
Gives count
value
reflecting
measurement
Gives count
value
reflecting
pulse
measured
Gives count
value
reflecting
period
measured
Gives count
value
reflecting
position
measurement
Interrupt
On Edge
Transitions
On
Terminal
Count of 0
Upon reach of
count limit
Upon end of
enable pulse
Upon end of
pulse
measurement
Upon end of
period
measurement
On Index or
Constant A
count limit.