21.3.3.2 Double Buffering

The Period (TCAn.PER) register value and the Compare n (TCAn.CMPn) register values are all double-buffered (TCAn.PERBUF and TCAn.CMPnBUF).

Each buffer register has a Buffer Valid (BV) flag (PERBV, CMPnBV) in the Control F (TCAn.CTRLF) register, which indicates that the buffer register contains a valid (new) value that can be copied into the corresponding Period or Compare register. When the Period register and Compare n registers are used for a compare operation, the BV flag is set when data are written to the buffer register and cleared on an UPDATE condition. The figure below shows this for a Compare (CMPn) register.

Figure 21-5. Period and Compare Double Buffering

Both the TCAn.CMPn and TCAn.CMPnBUF registers are available as I/O registers, allowing the initialization and bypassing of the buffer register and the double-buffering function.