40.6.5 Interrupts

The TC has the following interrupt sources:

• Overflow/Underflow (OVF)
• Match or Capture Channel x (MCx)
• Capture Overflow Error (ERR)

Each interrupt source has an interrupt flag associated with it. The interrupt flag in the Interrupt Flag Status and Clear register (INTFLAG) is set when the interrupt condition occurs.

Each interrupt can be individually enabled by writing a ‘1’ to the corresponding bit in the Interrupt Enable Set register (INTENSET), and disabled by writing a ‘1’ to the corresponding bit in the Interrupt Enable Clear register (INTENCLR). The status of enabled interrupts can be read from either INTENSET or INTENCLR.

An interrupt request is generated when the interrupt flag is set and the corresponding interrupt is enabled. The interrupt request remains active until either the interrupt flag is cleared, the interrupt is disabled, or the TC is reset. See INTFLAG from Related Links for more details on how to clear the interrupt flags.

The TC has one common interrupt request line for all the interrupt sources. The user must read the INTFLAG register to determine which interrupt condition is present.

Note that interrupts must be globally enabled for interrupt requests to be generated. See Nested Vector Interrupt Controller (NVIC) from Related Links.