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Figure 51. CTC Mode, Timing Diagram

An interrupt can be generated at each time the counter value reaches the TOP value by either

using the OCFnA or ICFn Flag according to the register used to define the TOP value. If the

interrupt is enabled, the interrupt handler routine can be used for updating the TOP value. How-

ever, changing the TOP to a value close to BOTTOM when the counter is running with none or a

low prescaler value must be done with care since the CTC mode does not have the double buff-

ering feature. If the new value written to OCRnA or ICRn is lower than the current value of

TCNTn, the counter will miss the Compare Match. The counter will then have to count to its max-

imum value (0xFFFF) and wrap around starting at 0x0000 before the Compare Match can occur.

In many cases this feature is not desirable. An alternative will then be to use the fast PWM mode

using OCRnA for defining TOP (WGMn3:0 = 15) since the OCRnA then will be double buffered.

For generating a waveform output in CTC mode, the OCnA output can be set to toggle its logical

level on each Compare Match by setting the Compare Output mode bits to toggle mode

(COMnA1:0 = 1). The OCnA value will not be visible on the port pin unless the data direction for

the pin is set to output (DDR_OCnA = 1). The waveform generated will have a maximum fre-

quency of f

OCnA = fclk_I/O/2 when OCRnA is set to zero (0x0000). The waveform frequency is

defined by the following equation:

The N variable represents the prescaler factor (1, 8, 64, 256, or 1024). For Timer/Counter3 also

prescaler factors 16 and 32 are available.

As for the Normal mode of operation, the TOVn Flag is set in the same timer clock cycle that the

counter counts from MAX to 0x0000.

TCNTn

OCnA

(Toggle)

OCnA Interrupt Flag Set

or ICFn Interrupt Flag Set

(Interrupt on TOP)

Period

(COMnA1:0 = 1)

fOCnA

clk_I/O

OCRnA

()

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