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22.2.6. 16-Bit Pulse Width Modulator Mode
A PCA module may also be operated in 16-Bit PWM mode. In this mode, the 16-bit capture/compare mod-
ule defines the number of PCA clocks for the low time of the PWM signal. When the PCA counter matches
the module contents, the output on CEXn is asserted high; when the counter overflows, CEXn is asserted
low. To output a varying duty cycle, new value writes should be synchronized with PCA CCFn match inter-
rupts. 16-Bit PWM Mode is enabled by setting the ECOMn, PWMn, and PWM16n bits in the PCA0CPMn
register. For a varying duty cycle, match interrupts should be enabled (ECCFn = 1 AND MATn = 1) to help
synchronize the capture/compare register writes. The duty cycle for 16-Bit PWM Mode is given by
Equation 22.3.
Important Note About Capture/Compare Registers : When writing a 16-bit value to the PCA0 Capture/
Compare registers, the low byte should always be written first. Writing to PCA0CPLn clears the ECOMn bit
to ‘0’; writing to PCA0CPHn sets ECOMn to ‘1’.
Equation 22.3. 16-Bit PWM Duty Cycle
Using Equation 22.3, the largest duty cycle is 100% (PCA0CPn = 0), and the smallest duty cycle is
0.0015% (PCA0CPn = 0xFFFF). A 0% duty cycle may be generated by clearing the ECOMn bit to ‘0’.
Figure 22.9. PCA 16-Bit PWM Mode
DutyCycle
65536 PCA0CPn –
 
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PCA0CPLn PCA0CPHn
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PCA Timebase
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16-bit Comparator
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Crossbar Port I/O
Overflow
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