21.5.15 Period Register - Normal Mode
The TCAn.PER register contains the 16-bit TOP value in the timer/counter in all modes of operation, except Frequency Waveform Generation (FRQ).
The TCAn.PERL and TCAn.PERH register pair represents the 16-bit
value, TCAn.PER. The low byte [7:0] (suffix L) is accessible at the
original offset. The high byte [15:8] (suffix H) can be accessed at offset +
0x01.
| Name: | PER |
| Offset: | 0x26 |
| Reset: | 0xFFFF |
| Property: | - |
| Bit | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| PER[15:8] | |||||||||
| Access | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | |
| Reset | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bit | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| PER[7:0] | |||||||||
| Access | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | |
| Reset | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Bits 15:8 – PER[15:8] Periodic High Byte
This bit field holds the MSB of the 16-bit Period register.
Bits 7:0 – PER[7:0] Periodic Low Byte
This bit field holds the LSB of the 16-bit Period register.