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Motor control and power conversion features have been added through a dedicated set of
registers and defaults turn off all new features. The new features, such as hardware
deadtime insertion, polarity, fault control, and output forcing and masking, greatly reduce
loading on the execution software and are usually each controlled by a group of registers.
FlexTimer input triggers can be from comparators, ADC, or other submodules to initiate
timer functions automatically. These triggers can be linked in a variety of ways during
integration of the sub modules so please note the options available for used FlexTimer
configuration.
Several FlexTimers may be synchronized to provide a larger timer with their counters
incrementing in unison, assuming the initialization, the input clocks, the initial and final
counting values are the same in each FlexTimer.
All main user access registers are buffered to ease the load on the executing software. A
number of trigger options exist to determine which registers are updated with this user
defined data.
35.1.2 Features
The FTM features include:
• FTM source clock is selectable
• Source clock can be the system clock, the fixed frequency clock, or an external
clock
• Fixed frequency clock is an additional clock input to allow the selection of an on
chip clock source other than the system clock
• Selecting external clock connects FTM clock to a chip level input pin therefore
allowing to synchronize the FTM counter with an off chip clock source
• Prescaler divide-by 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128
• 16-bit counter
• It can be a free-running counter or a counter with initial and final value
• The counting can be up or up-down
• Each channel can be configured for input capture, output compare, or edge-aligned
PWM mode
• In Input Capture mode:
Introduction
K20 Sub-Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2, Feb 2012
688 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.