ATMEGA8515-16MU Atmel, ATMEGA8515-16MU Datasheet - Page 83

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATMEGA8515-16MU
• Description: IC AVR MCU 8K 16MHZ 5V 44-QFN
• Manufacturer: Atmel
• Series: AVR® ATmegar

Specifications of ATMEGA8515-16MU

• Core Processor: AVR
• Core Size: 8-Bit
• Speed: 16MHz
• Connectivity: EBI/EMI, SPI, UART/USART
• Peripherals: Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT
• Number Of I /o: 35
• Program Memory Size: 8KB (4K x 16)
• Program Memory Type: FLASH
• Eeprom Size: 512 x 8
• Ram Size: 512 x 8
• Voltage - Supply (vcc/vdd): 4.5 V ~ 5.5 V
• Oscillator Type: Internal
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Package / Case: 44-VQFN Exposed Pad
• Processor Series: ATMEGA8x
• Core: AVR8
• Data Bus Width: 8 bit
• Data Ram Size: 512 B
• Interface Type: SPI, USART
• Maximum Clock Frequency: 16 MHz
• Number Of Programmable I/os: 35
• Number Of Timers: 2
• Operating Supply Voltage: 4.5 V to 5.5 V
• Maximum Operating Temperature: + 85 C
• Mounting Style: SMD/SMT
• 3rd Party Development Tools: EWAVR, EWAVR-BL
• Development Tools By Supplier: ATAVRDRAGON, ATSTK500, ATSTK600, ATAVRISP2, ATAVRONEKIT
• Minimum Operating Temperature: - 40 C
• For Use With: ATAVRISP2 - PROGRAMMER AVR IN SYSTEMATSTK500 - PROGRAMMER AVR STARTER KIT
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Data Converters: -
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Details

Force Output Compare
Compare Match Blocking by
TCNT0 Write
Using the Output Compare
Unit
2512K–AVR–01/10
The OCR0 Register is double buffered when using any of the Pulse Width Modulation
(PWM) modes. For the normal and Clear Timer on Compare (CTC) modes of operation,
the double buffering is disabled. The double buffering synchronizes the update of the
OCR0 Compare Register to either top or bottom of the counting sequence. The synchro-
nization prevents the occurrence of odd-length, non-symmetrical PWM pulses, thereby
making the output glitch-free.
The OCR0 Register access may seem complex, but this is not case. When the double
buffering is enabled, the CPU has access to the OCR0 Buffer Register, and if double
buffering is disabled the CPU will access the OCR0 directly.
In non-PWM waveform generation modes, the match output of the comparator can be
forced by writing a one to the Force Output Compare (FOC0) bit. Forcing Compare
Match will not set the OCF0 Flag or reload/clear the timer, but the OC0 pin will be
updated as if a real Compare Match had occurred (the COM01:0 bits settings define
whether the OC0 pin is set, cleared or toggled).
All CPU write operations to the TCNT0 Register will block any Compare Match that
occur in the next timer clock cycle, even when the timer is stopped. This feature allows
OCR0 to be initialized to the same value as TCNT0 without triggering an interrupt when
the Timer/Counter clock is enabled.
Since writing TCNT0 in any mode of operation will block all Compare Matches for one
timer clock cycle, there are risks involved when changing TCNT0 when using the output
compare channel, independently of whether the Timer/Counter is running or not. If the
value written to TCNT0 equals the OCR0 value, the Compare Match will be missed,
resulting in incorrect waveform generation. Similarly, do not write the TCNT0 value
equal to BOTTOM when the counter is downcounting.
The setup of the OC0 should be performed before setting the Data Direction Register for
the port pin to output. The easiest way of setting the OC0 value is to use the Force Out-
put Compare (FOC0) strobe bits in Normal mode. The OC0 Register keeps its value
even when changing between Waveform Generation modes.
Be aware that the COM01:0 bits are not double buffered together with the compare
value. Changing the COM01:0 bits will take effect immediately.
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