1 tcu signals and registers, Table 101. tcu signals – Intel 386 User Manual

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10-3

TIMER/COUNTER UNIT

10.1.1 TCU Signals and Registers

Table 10-1 and Table 10-2 lists the signals and registers associated with the TCU.

Table 10-1. TCU Signals

Signal

Device Pin or

Internal Signal

Description

PSCLK

Internal signal

Prescaled Clock:

This is one of the two possible connections for the counter’s CLKIN

n

signal. PSCLK is an internal signal that is a prescaled value of the
processor internal clock. The clock and power management unit
contains a programmable divider that determines the PSCLK frequency.
See “Controlling the PSCLK Frequency” on page 8-7, for information on
how to program PSCLK’s frequency.

TMRCLK0
TMRCLK1
TMRCLK2

Device pin

Timer Clock Input:

This is one of the two possible connections for the counter’s CLKIN

n

signal. You can drive a counter with an external clock source by
connecting the clock source to the counter’s TMRCLK

n pin.

TMRGATE0
TMRGATE1
TMRGATE2

Device pin

Timer Gate Input:

This input can be connected to the counter’s GATE

n input to control the

counter’s operation. In some of the counter’s operating modes, a high
level on GATE

n enables or resumes counting, while a low level disables

or suspends counting. In other modes, a rising edge on GATE

n loads a

new count value.

TMROUT0
TMROUT1
TMROUT2

Device pin

Timer Output:

The counter’s OUT

n signal can be connected to this pin. The operation,

and consequently the waveform, of the output depends on the counter’s
operating mode.

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