Timer/Counter2 of ATMEGA32

Timer/Counter2 is a general purpose, single compare unit, 8-bit Timer/Counter module. The

main features are:

• Single Compare unit Counter

• Clear Timer on Compare Match (Auto Reload)

• Glitch-free, Phase Correct Pulse Width Modulator (PWM)

• Frequency Generator

• 10-bit Clock Prescaler

• Overflow and Compare Match Interrupt Sources (TOV2 and OCF2)

• Allows clocking from External 32 kHz Watch Crystal Independent of the I/O Clock

Registers

The Timer/Counter (TCNT2) and Output Compare Register (OCR2) are 8-bit registers. Interrupt

request (shorten as Int.Req.) signals are all visible in the Timer Interrupt Flag Register (TIFR).

All interrupts are individually masked with the Timer Interrupt Mask Register (TIMSK). TIFR and

TIMSK are not shown in the figure since these registers are shared by other timer units.

The Timer/Counter can be clocked internally, via the prescaler, or asynchronously clocked from

the TOSC1/2 pins, as detailed later in this section. The asynchronous operation is controlled by

the Asynchronous Status Register (ASSR). The Clock Select logic block controls which clock

source the Timer/Counter uses to increment (or decrement) its value. The Timer/Counter is inactive

when no clock source is selected. The output from the Clock Select logic is referred to as the

timer clock (clkT2).

The double buffered Output Compare Register (OCR2) is compared with the Timer/Counter

value at all times. The result of the compare can be used by the waveform generator to generate

a PWM or variable frequency output on the Output Compare Pin (OC2). See “Output Compare

Unit” on page 116. for details. The compare match event will also set the Compare Flag (OCF2)

which can be used to generate an output compare interrupt request.