The Timer2 module is an 8-bit timer that incorporates the following
features:
- 8-bit timer and period registers
- Readable and writable
- Software programmable prescaler (1:1 to 1:128)
- Software programmable postscaler (1:1 to 1:16)
- Interrupt on T2TMR match with T2PR
- One-shot operation
- Full asynchronous operation
- Includes Hardware Limit Timer (HLT)
- Alternate clock sources
- External timer Reset signal sources
- Configurable timer Reset operation
See figure below for a block diagram of Timer2.
Important: References to module Timer2 apply to all the
even numbered timers on this device (Timer2, Timer4, etc.).
Figure 1. Timer2 with Hardware Limit Timer (HLT) Block Diagram
Notes:
- 1.Signal to the CCP peripheral for
PWM pulse trigger in PWM mode.
- 2.See RSEL for external Reset sources.
- 3.See CS for clock source selections.