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Functional overview
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3.16.1 General-purpose
timers
(TIM2,
TIM3, TIM4, TIM5, TIM9, TIM10 and
TIM11)
There are seven synchronizable general-purpose timers embedded in the STM32L151xC
and STM32L152xC devices (see
for differences).
TIM2, TIM3, TIM4, TIM5
TIM2, TIM3, TIM4 are based on 16-bit auto-reload up/down counter. TIM5 is based on a 32-
bit auto-reload up/down counter. They include a 16-bit prescaler. They feature four
independent channels each for input capture/output compare, PWM or one-pulse mode
output. This gives up to 16 input captures/output compares/PWMs on the largest packages.
TIM2, TIM3, TIM4, TIM5 general-purpose timers can work together or with the TIM10,
TIM11 and TIM9 general-purpose timers via the Timer Link feature for synchronization or
event chaining. Their counter can be frozen in debug mode. Any of the general-purpose
timers can be used to generate PWM outputs.
TIM2, TIM3, TIM4, TIM5 all have independent DMA request generation.
These timers are capable of handling quadrature (incremental) encoder signals and the
digital outputs from 1 to 3 hall-effect sensors.
TIM10, TIM11 and TIM9
TIM10 and TIM11 are based on a 16-bit auto-reload upcounter. TIM9 is based on a 16-bit
auto-reload up/down counter. They include a 16-bit prescaler. TIM10 and TIM11 feature one
independent channel, whereas TIM9 has two independent channels for input capture/output
compare, PWM or one-pulse mode output. They can be synchronized with the TIM2, TIM3,
TIM4, TIM5 full-featured general-purpose timers.
They can also be used as simple time bases and be clocked by the LSE clock source
(32.768 kHz) to provide time bases independent from the main CPU clock.
Table 7. Timer feature comparison
Timer
Counter
resolution
Counter type
Prescaler factor
DMA
request
generation
Capture/compare
channels
Complementary
outputs
TIM2,
TIM3,
TIM4
16-bit
Up, down,
up/down
Any integer between
1 and 65536
Yes
4
No
TIM5
32-bit
Up, down,
up/down
Any integer between
1 and 65536
Yes
4
No
TIM9
16-bit
Up, down,
up/down
Any integer between
1 and 65536
No
2
No
TIM10,
TIM11
16-bit
Up
Any integer between
1 and 65536
No
1
No
TIM6,
TIM7
16-bit
Up
Any integer between
1 and 65536
Yes
0
No