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
.
Bit15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
PER[15:8] | |||||||
AccessR/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W |
Reset1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bit7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
PER[7:0] | |||||||
AccessR/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W |
Reset1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Periodic High Byte
This bit field holds the MSB of the 16-bit Period register.
Periodic Low Byte
This bit field holds the LSB of the 16-bit Period register.