Datasheet

Chapter 16 Timer/PWM Module (S08TPMV3)
MC9S08SH8 MCU Series Data Sheet, Rev. 3
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(becomes unlatched) when the TPMxCnSC register is written (whether BDM mode is active or not). Any
write to the channel registers will be ignored during the input capture mode.
When BDM is active, the coherency mechanism is frozen (unless reset by writing to TPMxCnSC register)
such that the buffer latches remain in the state they were in when the BDM became active, even if one or
both halves of the channel register are read while BDM is active. This assures that if the user was in the
middle of reading a 16-bit register when BDM became active, it will read the appropriate value from the
other half of the 16-bit value after returning to normal execution. The value read from the TPMxCnVH
and TPMxCnVL registers in BDM mode is the value of these registers and not the value of their read
buffer.
In output compare or PWM modes, writing to either byte (TPMxCnVH or TPMxCnVL) latches the value
into a buffer. After both bytes are written, they are transferred as a coherent 16-bit value into the
timer-channel registers according to the value of CLKSB:CLKSA bits and the selected mode, so:
• If (CLKSB:CLKSA = 0:0), then the registers are updated when the second byte is written.
• If (CLKSB:CLKSA not = 0:0 and in output compare mode) then the registers are updated after the
second byte is written and on the next change of the TPM counter (end of the prescaler counting).
• If (CLKSB:CLKSA not = 0:0 and in EPWM or CPWM modes), then the registers are updated after
the both bytes were written, and the TPM counter changes from (TPMxMODH:TPMxMODL - 1)
to (TPMxMODH:TPMxMODL). If the TPM counter is a free-running counter then the update is
made when the TPM counter changes from 0xFFFE to 0xFFFF.
The latching mechanism may be manually reset by writing to the TPMxCnSC register (whether BDM
mode is active or not). This latching mechanism allows coherent 16-bit writes in either big-endian or
little-endian order which is friendly to various compiler implementations.
When BDM is active, the coherency mechanism is frozen such that the buffer latches remain in the state
they were in when the BDM became active even if one or both halves of the channel register are written
while BDM is active. Any write to the channel registers bypasses the buffer latches and directly write to
the channel register while BDM is active. The values written to the channel register while BDM is active
are used for PWM & output compare operation once normal execution resumes. Writes to the channel
registers while BDM is active do not interfere with partial completion of a coherency sequence. After the
coherency mechanism has been fully exercised, the channel registers are updated using the buffered values
written (while BDM was not active) by the user.
16.4 Functional Description
All TPM functions are associated with a central 16-bit counter which allows flexible selection of the clock
source and prescale factor. There is also a 16-bit modulo register associated with the main counter.
The CPWMS control bit chooses between center-aligned PWM operation for all channels in the TPM
(CPWMS=1) or general purpose timing functions (CPWMS=0) where each channel can independently be
configured to operate in input capture, output compare, or edge-aligned PWM mode. The CPWMS control
bit is located in the main TPM status and control register because it affects all channels within the TPM
and influences the way the main counter operates. (In CPWM mode, the counter changes to an up/down
mode rather than the up-counting mode used for general purpose timer functions.)