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CHAPTER 9 8-BIT TIMER/EVENT COUNTERS 1 AND 2
9.1 8-Bit Timer/Event Counters 1 and 2 Functions
For the 8-bit timer/event counters 1 and 2, two modes are available. One is a mode for two-channel 8-bit timer/
event counters to be used separately (the 8-bit timer/event counter mode) and the other is a mode for the 8-bit timer/
event counter to be used as 16-bit timer/event counter (the 16-bit timer/event counter mode).
9.1.1 8-bit timer/event counter mode
The 8-bit timer/event counters 1 and 2 (TM1 and TM2) have the following functions.
• Interval timer
• External event counter
• Square-wave output