Control Register E Set - Normal Mode

Use this register instead of a Read-Modify-Write (RMW) to set individual bits by writing a ‘1’ to its bit location.

Name:
CTRLESET
Offset:
0x05
Reset:
0x00
Access:
-
Bit76543210
CMD[1:0]LUPDDIR
AccessR/WR/WR/WR/W
Reset0000

Bits 3:2 – CMD[1:0]: Command

Command

This bit field is used for software control of update, restart, and Reset of the timer/counter. The command bit field is always read as ‘0’.

ValueNameDescription
0x0 NONE No command
0x1 UPDATE Force update
0x2 RESTART Force restart
0x3 RESET Force hard Reset (ignored if the timer/counter is enabled)

Bit 1 – LUPD: Lock Update

Lock Update

Locking the update ensures that all buffers are valid before an update is performed.

ValueDescription
0 The buffered registers are updated as soon as an UPDATE condition has occurred
1 No update of the buffered registers is performed, even though an UPDATE condition has occurred. This setting will not prevent an update issued by the Command bit field.

Bit 0 – DIR: Counter Direction

Counter Direction

Normally this bit is controlled in hardware by the Waveform Generation mode or by event actions, but can also be changed from the software.

ValueDescription
0 The counter is counting up (incrementing)
1 The counter is counting down (decrementing)