32.2 Period Timer

All slices in a PWM instance operate with the same period. The value written to the PWMxPR register is one less than the number of prescaled PWM clock periods (PWM_clk) in the PWM period.

The PWMxPR register is double-buffered. When the PWM is operating, writes to the PWMxPR register are transferred to the period buffer only after the LD bit is set or an external load event occurs. The transfer occurs at the next period Reset event. If the LD bit is set less than three PWM clock periods before the end of the period, then the transfer may be one full period later.

Loading the buffers of multiple PWM instances can be coordinated using the PWMLOAD register. See the Buffered Period and Parameter Registers section for more details.