attiny167-esxz ATMEL Corporation, attiny167-esxz Datasheet - Page 6

• Manufacturer Part Number: attiny167-esxz
• Description: 8-bit Avr 8-bit Microcontroller Microcontroller With 16k Bytes In-system Programmable Flash And Lin Controller
• Manufacturer: ATMEL Corporation

2. AVR CPU Core
2.1
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Overview
ATtiny167
This section discusses the AVR core architecture in general. The main function of the CPU core
is to ensure correct program execution. The CPU must therefore be able to access memories,
perform calculations, control peripherals, and handle interrupts.
Figure 2-1.
In order to maximize performance and parallelism, the AVR uses a Harvard architecture – with
separate memories and buses for program and data. Instructions in the Program memory are
executed with a single level pipelining. While one instruction is being executed, the next instruc-
tion is pre-fetched from the Program memory. This concept enables instructions to be executed
in every clock cycle. The Program memory is In-System Reprogrammable Flash memory.
The fast-access Register File contains 32 x 8-bit general purpose working registers with a single
clock cycle access time. This allows single-cycle Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) operation. In a
typical ALU operation, two operands are output from the Register File, the operation is executed,
and the result is stored back in the Register File – in one clock cycle.
Control Lines
Instruction
Instruction
Program
Memory
Block Diagram of the AVR Architecture
Register
Decoder
Flash
Program
Counter
and Control
EEPROM
Registrers
I/O Lines
Purpose
General
SRAM
Data Bus 8-bit
Status
32 x 8
Data
ALU
I/O Module1
Comparator
I/O Module 2
I/O Module n
Watchdog
Interrupt
Timer
A.D.C.
Analog
Unit
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