timers in avr-c atmega324a - c

#define F_CPU 8000000UL
#include <avr/io.h>
/*
* main -- Main program
*/
int main(void)
{
/* Set OC1A pin to be an output */
DDRD|=(1<<5);
/* Set output compare register value */
OCR1A = 4000;
/* Set timer counter control registers A and B so that
* - mode is - clear counter on compare match
* - output compare match action is to toggle pin OC1A
* - correct clock prescale value is chosen.
* TCCR1C can just stay as default value (0).
*/
TCCR1A |=(1<<COM0A0) | (1<<WGM12);
TCCR1B |= (0<<CS12) | (1<<CS11) | (1<<CS10) | (1<<WGM12) | (1<<WGM12);
while(1){
}
}
I have a led linked to the OC1A port, yet it never flashes, some help would be much appreciated.
I have scoured the data sheet and do not comprehend what else must be done in order to make the led flash, i am sure it would be simple for someone with any c knowledge.

First of all, when setting registers like TCCR1A you need to simply assign the value you want to put into it, not OR the bits you want to set with what is already in there as you'll get an unwanted mix of old & new.
Then try changing this:
TCCR1A = (1 << COM1A0); //COM1A0 in stead of COM0A0, and WGM12 is not part of TCCR1A
TCCR1B = (1 << CS11) | (1 << CS10) | (1 << WGM12); //No need to write (0 << x) for bits you don't want set, WGM12 is part of TCCR1B
If the led is flashing too fast, increase OCR1A and/or change the prescaler (cs 10, 11 and 12)

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STM32 UART2 BRR Not Giving Expected Results

I am currently working with an STM32F407VG on the Discovery board. I am going through the peripherals and trying to get each one working by manipulating the registers only (no HAL).
When I go to initialize UART2 it is transmitting the character I write to the DR but it is doing so ~12x faster than expected, I'm shooting for 9600 baud. I measured this using an oscilloscope (~8-9 us per bit) and playing with the baud rate in Putty (111,111 baud to show the actual character).
I am maxing out the clock speed of the chip 168 MHz SYSCLK, APB1 Prescaler "/4", APB2 Prescaler "/2". I am pretty sure my clocks are at what they are supposed to be, to verify I set up TIMER12, which shares the APB1 clock and set the prescaler to 8400 and had an interrupt generated every time there was a compare match (CCR = 5000) and overflow. I measured this with the oscilloscope and I am getting a 1 Hz square wave as expected which means that the APB1 for Timer 12 is at 84 MHz.
Here is my clock init code:
void SysClockConfig ( void ){
//setting up the MCO output to see the clock signal
//RCC->CFGR |= ( 6 << 24 ) | (3 << 21 ) | ( 4 << 27 );
//1. ENABLE HSE and wait for the HSE to become Ready
RCC->CR |= RCC_CR_HSEON;
while (!(RCC->CR & RCC_CR_HSERDY));
// 2. Set the POWER ENABLE CLOCK and VOLTAGE REGULATOR
RCC->APB1ENR |= RCC_APB1ENR_PWREN;
PWR->CR |= PWR_CR_VOS;
// 3. Configure the FLASH PREFETCH and the LATENCY Related Settings
FLASH->ACR = FLASH_ACR_ICEN | FLASH_ACR_DCEN | FLASH_ACR_PRFTEN | FLASH_ACR_LATENCY_5WS;
//4. Configure the PRESCALARS HCLK, PCLK1, PCLK2
// AHB PR
RCC->CFGR |= RCC_CFGR_HPRE_DIV1;
// APB1 PR
RCC->CFGR |= RCC_CFGR_PPRE1_DIV4;
// APB2 PR
RCC->CFGR |= RCC_CFGR_PPRE2_DIV2;
//5. Configure the MAIN PLL
RCC->PLLCFGR = (PLL_M << RCC_PLLCFGR_PLLM_Pos) | (PLL_N << RCC_PLLCFGR_PLLN_Pos) | (PLL_Q << RCC_PLLCFGR_PLLQ_Pos) | (RCC_PLLCFGR_PLLSRC_HSE);
//6. Enable the PLL and wait for it to become ready
RCC->CR |= RCC_CR_PLLON;
while (!(RCC->CR & RCC_CR_PLLRDY));
//7. Set source
RCC->CFGR |= RCC_CFGR_SW_PLL;
while ((RCC->CFGR & RCC_CFGR_SWS) != RCC_CFGR_SWS_PLL);
}
This is my UART2 config code:
void UART2_Config ( void )
{
RCC->APB1ENR |= RCC_APB1ENR_USART2EN; //clock UART
RCC->AHB1ENR |= RCC_AHB1ENR_GPIOAEN; //clock GPIOA
GPIOA->MODER |= ( 2 << GPIO_MODER_MODER2_Pos ) | ( 2 << GPIO_MODER_MODER3_Pos ); //set PA2 and PA3 alternate function
GPIOA->OSPEEDR |= ( 3 << GPIO_OSPEEDR_OSPEED2_Pos ) | ( 3 << GPIO_OSPEEDR_OSPEED3_Pos ); //clock GPIO pin at fastest speed
GPIOA->AFR[0] |= ( 7 << GPIO_AFRL_AFSEL2_Pos ) | ( 7 << GPIO_AFRL_AFSEL3_Pos ); //set PA2 and PA3 to alt func UART2
USART2->CR1 = 0;
USART2->CR1 |= USART_CR1_UE; //UART Enable
//USART2->BRR = (0x16 << USART_BRR_DIV_Mantissa_Pos) | (0xc << USART_BRR_DIV_Fraction_Pos); //Set Baud rate
USART2->BRR = 4300;
//USART2->CR1 |= USART_CR1_RE; //Receiver enable
USART2->CR1 |= USART_CR1_TE; //Transmitter enable
//Baud rate is off by a factor of 12ish
}
Finally, my main and while loop with the function for sending a character:
void UART2_SendChar ( uint8_t c )
{
USART2->DR = c;
while ( !(USART_SR_TC));
}
int main ( void )
{
SysClockConfig();
GPIO_Config();
TIM10_Config();
TIM12_Config();
UART2_Config();
//NVIC_SetPriority (TIM1_UP_TIM10_IRQn, 1);
//NVIC_EnableIRQ(TIM1_UP_TIM10_IRQn);
NVIC_SetPriority (TIM8_BRK_TIM12_IRQn, 1);
NVIC_EnableIRQ(TIM8_BRK_TIM12_IRQn);
while ( 1 )
{
//GPIOD->BSRR |= (1<<12);
//delay(2000000);
//GPIOD->BSRR |= (1<<28);
delay(4000000);
UART2_SendChar('a');
}
}
I can't find anything in the reference manual to explain this behavior. That tells me I am doing something wrong but I can't seem to track it down. On a final note, I had Putty set up to receive 9600 baud and played around with the BRR and setting it to a value of 4300 output the desired character. Plugging that value into the equation for baud in the reference manual gave me an insane system clock 660 MHz, again telling me I am missing something probably pretty obvious.
I've answered a similar question here recently, so let me copy that one:
BRR is a Q12.4 format fixed point number, which needs one additional operation when OVER8 mode is selected.
OP's question is about STM32F4, but if one inspects STM32F030 reference manual, he/she can find the same logic but represented by a different formula. IMO, that one (F030) is more clear and easier to understand.
To convert uint16_t (Q16.0) to Q12.4, you need to multiply it by 16.
Basically, for OVER16 case, BRR is simply becomes PeripheralClock / BaudRate.
For OVER8 case, you first need to calculate a temporary variable as temp = 2 * PeripheralClock / BaudRate. When writing it into BRR, you need to right-shift its lower 4 bits once.
See the example code:
void setBaudRate(uint32_t baud, bool over8)
{
const uint32_t pClock = 42000000ull; // Hard-code or call a function to obtain it
uint32_t usartDiv = (over8) ? (2 * pClock / baud) : (pClock / baud);
uint32_t reg = USART1->BRR;
reg &= ~0xffff; // Clear the lower 16 bits
if (over8) {
reg |= (usartDiv & 0xfff0) | ((usartDiv & 0xf) >> 1);
}
else { // over16
reg |= usartDiv;
}
USART1->BRR = reg;
}
So, for your case, the correct value of BRR is 4375.

How can I reset timer0?

my microcontroller is attiny85.Actually I have a few questions.
I simply turn on the LED 8 seconds later with the code below.
1)Should I turn the interrupts off and on while reading the counter value? I've seen something like this in the wiring.c file, the millis function.
2)How can I safely set the counter variable to 0 whenever I want? Do I have to turn the interrupts off and on here? Should I set the variables TCCR0A, TCCR0A, TCNT0 to zero?How should a safe reset function be?
Actually, all my purpose is to make a safe counter in the main function that can count 8 seconds whenever I want and start from zero whenever I want.
My basic code in below :
#define F_CPU 1000000UL
#include <avr/io.h>
#include <avr/interrupt.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
volatile unsigned int counter = 0;
ISR(TIM0_COMPA_vect){
//interrupt commands for TIMER 0 here
counter++;
}
void timerprogram_init()
{
// TIMER 0 for interrupt frequency 1000 Hz:
cli(); // stop interrupts
TCCR0A = 0; // set entire TCCR0A register to 0
TCCR0B = 0; // same for TCCR0B
TCNT0 = 0; // initialize counter value to 0
// set compare match register for 1000 Hz increments
OCR0A = 124; // = 1000000 / (8 * 1000) - 1 (must be <256)
// turn on CTC mode
TCCR0A |= (1 << WGM01);
// Set CS02, CS01 and CS00 bits for 8 prescaler
TCCR0B |= (0 << CS02) | (1 << CS01) | (0 << CS00);
// enable timer compare interrupt
TIMSK0 |= (1 << OCIE0A);
sei(); // allow interrupts
}
int main(void)
{
/* Replace with your application code */
timerprogram_init();
DDRA|=(1<<7);
PORTA &=~ (1<<7);
while (1)
{
if(counter>8000)
PORTA |= (1<<7);
}
}
First, there is no need to check the "counter" value in the super loop; In fact, this variable changes when an interrupt is created, so checking the variable should be done in the interrupt itself and if necessary, take only one flag from it.
Secondly, a safe way to reset the counter is to first deactivate the frequency divider(TCCR0B) of the timer section (the counter timer is practically turned off) and then set the TCNT0 value to zero to reset the timer; And if necessary, you can safely force the counter timer to count by returning the divider value.
Good luck.

AVR (debugging) PWM generation

I wrote a simple program to generate PWM wave with 50% duty cycle. Then I went for debugging in AtmelStudio. All registers except OCR0 were assigned there respective values. Why OCR0 not assigned any value.
ATmega32, Fast PWM.
#include <avr/io.h>
int main(void)
{
DDRB = (1 << PB3);
TCCR0 |= (1 << WGM01) | (1 << WGM00) | (1 << COM01);
OCR0 = 127;
TCCR0 |= (1 << CS02);
return 0;
}
So anyway.
You're using the 8-bit counter0 on your Atmega32. Let's see how you set it up:
// Set Pin B3 as output, others as input
DDRB = (1 << PB3);
// Set Clear on compare match + Fast PWM mode + Counter stopped
TCCR0 |= (1 << WGM01) | (1 << WGM00) | (1 << COM01);
// Set comparator value to 127
OCR0 = 127;
// Enable clkIO/256 from prescaler, turning on the counter
TCCR0 |= (1 << CS02);
Okay. First, a few things:
On initial setup, you usually want to assign the value and not or it, to be certain of its state.
Even after, setting it instead of or-ing it avoids a useless read. No impact on behavior for this register, but might be a bit better for performance.
The documentation recommends only enabling the output after you have set it up properly, to avoid spurious output. So you should move the first line last.
I'll be reading from that version of the datasheet.
Now, in fast PWM mode, according to table 38, and 40, the counter behaves like this:
It counts from BOTTOM to MAX (0 to 0xFF).
OCR0 is only used to toggle OC0 pin, not to reset the counting.
OCR0 has double-buffering. Its actual value is not updated until next cycle.
This might be your issue. If any of those are true:
Counter doesn't start properly (could happen if CS2-0 are not correct due to or-ing them instead of setting them).
Counter is stopped early (because your program ends and if the studio detects it, it could disable it at that point - I d'ont use the studio so I cannot really tell).
Then it is possible the value you write to the double buffer never makes it to the actual register. Alas the datasheet doesn't explain in detail how this is handled. Nor does it tell whether reading OCR0 while double buffering is active returns current value or awaiting value.

Weird behaviour of timer2 on ATmega328

I'm currently working on a piece of code, which should wait for a comparator interrupt and execute some other code after a set amount of time. Now, I thought using Timer2 in CTC mode would be a good idea to make sure that the program waits for the right amount of time and came up with this:
void setup(){
...
// Set up the timer
TCCR2A = 0;
TCCR2B = 0;
TCNT2 = 0;
OCR2A = 255; // compare match register
TCCR2A = (1 << WGM21); // CTC mode
TCCR2B = ((1 << CS22) | (1 << CS21)); // 256 prescaler
TIMSK2 &= ~(1 << OCIE2A); // disable interrupt
}
ISR(ANALOG_COMP_vect) {
// switchTime is in µs, usual value: around 500µs
// with a 16 Mhz crystal and a 256 prescale we need to devide
// the switchTime by 16 (2^4)
OCR2A = switchTime >> 4;
TCNT2 = 0; // reset counter
TIMSK2 |= (1 << OCIE2A); // enable timer compare interrupt
}
ISR(TIMER2_COMPA_vect) {
TIMSK2 &= ~(1 << OCIE2A); // disable interrupt
// do stuff
}
The awkward thing is, it doesn't work. The ISR timer is immediately called after we leave the ISR comparator (I checked this by toggling a pin in both routines and measuring with an oscilloscope). After a few hours of reading datasheets and randomly changing the code I came up with a line of code that fixed it:
ISR(TIMER2_COMPA_vect) {
TIMSK2 &= ~(1 << OCIE2A); // disable interrupt
OCR2A = 255; // <- apparently fixes all my problems
// do stuff
}
I'm quite confused about this because the frequency of the timer shouldn't be a matter after we call the routine and deactivate the interrupt.
Now I'm quite glad that I've found the solution but I want to know why it works. Something about knowing how to fish and accidentally catching a fish by randomly inserting code.
I think you missed the clearing of pending timer interrupts.
ISR(TIMER2_COMPA_vect) {
TIMSK2 &= ~(1 << OCIE2A); // disable interrupt
/* Clear pending interrupts */
TIFR2 = (1 << TOV2) | (1 << OCF2A) | (1 << OCF2B);
// do stuff
}

How to stop timer on ATmega328

I wrote some simple code where I am using the timer1 on my Arduino Uno. The problem is I can't stop the timer any way I try.
I am using this program to count and show on the display the number of external interrupts on pin 2 while measuring the time. But when I press button fin I want to stop generating interrupts for the program which is increasing the variable time called cas. Can you help somehow, please?
My code:
#include <OLED_I2C.h>
#define alarm_output 10
#define fin 13
int suma=0;
int alarm=0;
float cas=0;
OLED myOLED(SDA, SCL, 8);
extern uint8_t MediumNumbers[];
extern uint8_t BigNumbers[];
extern uint8_t SmallFont[];
void setup(void) {
pinMode(alarm_output,OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(alarm_output,LOW);
pinMode(fin,INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(9,INPUT_PULLUP);
//interrupt
interrupts();
attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), displej, CHANGE);
//first screen
myOLED.begin();
myOLED.setFont(SmallFont);
myOLED.print("TIME:", 0, 30);
myOLED.print("INTERRUPT:", 0, 56);
myOLED.print("Laser game", CENTER, 0);
myOLED.setFont(MediumNumbers);
myOLED.printNumF(cas,1,RIGHT,20);
myOLED.setFont(BigNumbers);
myOLED.printNumI(suma, RIGHT, 40);
myOLED.update();
//start loop
up:;
if(digitalRead(9)==1)
goto up;
// TIMER 1 for interrupt frequency 10 Hz:
cli(); // stop interrupts
TCCR1A = 0; // set entire TCCR1A register to 0
TCCR1B = 0; // same for TCCR1B
TCNT1 = 0; // initialize counter value to 0
// set compare match register for 10 Hz increments
OCR1A = 24999; // = 16000000 / (64 * 10) - 1 (must be <65536)
// turn on CTC mode
TCCR1B |= (1 << WGM12);
// Set CS12, CS11 and CS10 bits for 64 prescaler
TCCR1B |= (0 << CS12) | (1 << CS11) | (1 << CS10);
// enable timer compare interrupt
TIMSK1 |= (1 << OCIE1A);
sei(); // allow interrupts
}
void displej(){
suma++;
alarm=3;
}
ISR(TIMER1_COMPA_vect){
cas=cas+0.1;
if(alarm>0)
alarm--;
}
void loop(void) {
myOLED.setFont(MediumNumbers);
myOLED.printNumF(cas,1,RIGHT,20);
myOLED.setFont(BigNumbers);
myOLED.printNumI(suma, RIGHT, 40);
myOLED.update();
if(digitalRead(fin)==0){
cli();
TCCR1B |= (0 << CS12) | (0 << CS11) | (0 << CS10); //this do now work
detachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2));
sei();
}
if(alarm>0)
digitalWrite(alarm_output,HIGH);
else
digitalWrite(alarm_output,LOW);
delay(10);
}
I've tested all three methods for "turning off the timer." Just comment out the one you prefer in the code below to see it demonstrated. All three are effective at getting the Arduino's LED to quit blinking.
void setup(void) {
pinMode(13,OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(13,LOW);
interrupts();
// TIMER 1 for interrupt frequency 10 Hz:
cli(); // stop interrupts
TCCR1A = 0; // set entire TCCR1A register to 0
TCCR1B = 0; // same for TCCR1B
TCNT1 = 0; // initialize counter value to 0
// set compare match register for 10 Hz increments
OCR1A = 24999; // 200 millisecond cycle
// turn on CTC mode
TCCR1B |= (1 << WGM12);
// Set CS12, CS11 and CS10 bits for 64 prescaler
TCCR1B |= (0 << CS12) | (1 << CS11) | (1 << CS10);
// enable timer compare interrupt
TIMSK1 |= (1 << OCIE1A);
sei(); // allow interrupts
}
volatile uint8_t count = 0;
volatile uint8_t timer_flip = 0;
ISR(TIMER1_COMPA_vect){
if (timer_flip == 0)
timer_flip = 1;
else
timer_flip = 0;
if (timer_flip == 1)
digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
else
digitalWrite(13, LOW);
count++;
}
void loop(void)
{
if (count > 100) // runs for a few seconds
{
//cli(); // One way to disable the timer, and all interrupts
//TCCR1B &= ~(1<< CS12); // turn off the clock altogether
//TCCR1B &= ~(1<< CS11);
//TCCR1B &= ~(1<< CS10);
//TIMSK1 &= ~(1 << OCIE1A); // turn off the timer interrupt
}
}
This exact code is running on an Uno right beside me now. I've tested all three "turn off" mechanisms above and they all work.
To make a minimal, verifiable example I stripped out all the OLED stuff. I changed pin 13 to an output and set it to blink the LED while it could (and when it stops the timers and/or interrupts are clearly disabled).
A couple of learning points:
You should not use pin 13 for your "fin" button without additional circuitry -- see this Arduino official reference.
You should declare as volatile any variable that is written to in your interrupt service routines.
Your choice of which method to turn off the timer depends on your goal. You just disable the timer interrupt, disable all interrupts, or simply turn the clock source off. The choice is yours.
Sure thing! There are two ways you can do it. You can simply stop the timer interrupt but leave the timer running using:
TIMSK1 &= ~(1 << OCIE1A);
Or, you can stop the timer altogether by altering the clock source to "none" like:
TCCR1B &= ~((1 << CS12) | (1 << CS11) | (1 << CS10));
which effectively undoes what you did to select the clock source in the first place. After this the CS12-CS11-CS10 bits will be 0-0-0 and the clock source will be stopped. See p. 134 of the datasheet.

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