– 131 Powe rful Instructions – Most Single Clock Cy cle Execution
– 32 x 8 General Purpose Working Registers
– Fully Static Operation
– Up to 20 MIPS Throughput at 20 MHz
– On-chip 2-cycle Multiplier
• High Endurance Non-volatile Memory Segments
– 4/8/16/32K Bytes of In-System Self-Programmable Flash progam memory
(ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P)
– 256/512/512/1K Bytes EEPROM (ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P)
– 512/1K/1K/2K Bytes Internal SRAM (ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P)
– Write/Erase Cycles: 10,000 Flash/100,000 EEPROM
– Data retention: 20 years at 85°C/100 years at 25°C
– Optional Boot Code Section with Independent Lock Bits
In-System Programming by On-chip Boot Program
True Read-While-Write Operation
– Programming Lock for Software Security
• Peripheral Features
– Two 8-bit Timer/Counters with Separate Prescaler and Compare Mode
– One 16-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler, Compare Mode, and Capture
Mode
– Real Time Counter with Separate Oscillator
– Six PWM Channels
– 8-channel 10-bit ADC in TQFP and QFN/MLF package
Temperature Measurement
– 6-channel 10-bit ADC in PDIP Package
Temperature Measurement
– Programmable Serial USART
– Master/Slave SPI Serial Interface
– Byte-oriented 2-wire Serial Interface (Philips I
– Programmable Watchdog Timer with Separate On-chip Oscillator
– On-chip Analog Comparator
– Interrupt and Wake-up on Pin Change
• Special Microcontroller Features
– Power-on Reset and Pr ogrammab l e Brown-out Detection
– Internal Calibrated Oscillator
– External and Internal Interrupt Sources
– Six Sleep Modes: Idle, ADC Noise Redu ction, Power-save, Power-down, Standby,
Port B is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The
Port B output buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source
capability. As inputs, Port B pins that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up
resistors are activated. The Port B pins are tri-stated when a reset co ndition becomes active,
even if the clock is not running.
Depending on the clock selection fuse settings, PB6 can be used as input to the inverting Oscillator amplifier and input to the internal clock oper ating circuit.
Depending on the clock selection fuse settings, PB7 can be used as output from the inverting
Oscillator amplifier.
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1.1.4Port C (PC5:0)
1.1.5PC6/RESET
If the Internal Calibrated RC Oscillator is used as chip clock source, PB7..6 is used as TOSC2..1
input for the Asynchronous Timer/Counter2 if the AS2 bit in ASSR is set.
The various special features of Port B are elaborated in ”Alternate Functions of Port B” on page
83 and ”System Clock and Clock Options” on page 27.
Port C is a 7-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The
PC5..0 output buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source
capability. As inputs, Port C pins that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up
resistors are activated. The Port C pins are tri-stated when a reset condition becomes active,
even if the clock is not running.
If the RSTDISBL Fuse is programmed, PC6 is used as an I/O pin. Note that the electrical characteristics of PC6 differ from those of the other pins of Port C.
If the RSTDISBL Fuse is unprogrammed, PC6 is used as a Reset input. A low level on this pin
for longer than the minimum pulse length will generate a Reset, even if the clock is not running.
The minimum pulse length is given in Table 28-3 on page 319. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to generate a Reset.
The various special features of Port C are elaborated in ”Alternate Functions of Port C” on page
86.
1.1.6Port D (PD7:0)
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Port D is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The
Port D output buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source
capability. As inputs, Port D pins that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up
resistors are activated. The Port D pins are tri-stated when a reset condition becomes active,
even if the clock is not running.
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The various special features of Port D are elaborated in ”Alternate Functions of Port D” on page
89.
1.1.7AV
CC
AVCC is the supply voltage pin for the A/D Conver ter, PC3:0 , and ADC7:6. It should be extern ally
connected to V
, even if the ADC is not used. If the ADC is used, it should be co nnecte d to V
CC
through a low-pass filter. Note that PC6..4 use digital supply voltage, VCC.
1.1.8AREF
AREF is the analog reference pin for the A/D Converter.
1.1.9ADC7:6 (TQFP and QFN/MLF Package Only)
In the TQFP and QFN/MLF package, ADC7:6 serve as analog inputs to the A/D converter.
These pins are powered from the analog supply and serve as 10-bit ADC channels.
1.2Disclaimer
Typical values contained in this datasheet are based on simulations and characterization of
other AVR microcontrollers manufactured o n th e same proce ss te ch nolo gy. Min a nd Ma x valu es
will be available after the device is characterized.
CC
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2.Overview
2.1Block Diagram
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P is a low-power CMOS 8-bit microcontroller based on the AVR
enhanced RISC architecture. By executing powerful instructions in a single clock cycle, the
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P achieves throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz allowing the
system designer to optimize power consumption versus processing speed.
Figure 2-1.Block Diagram
Comp.
VCC
debugWIRE
PROGRAM
CPU
Internal
Bandgap
LOGIC
SRAMFlash
AVC C
AREF
GND
2
6
GND
Watchdog
Timer
Watchdog
Oscillator
Oscillator
Circuits /
Clock
Generation
EEPROM
8bit T/C 2
DATA B US
Powe r
Supervision
POR / BOD &
RESET
16bit T/C 18bit T/C 0A/D Conv.
Analog
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USART 0
SPITWI
PORT C (7)PORT B (8)PORT D (8)
RESET
XTAL[1..2]
ADC[6..7]PC[0..6]PB[0..7]PD[0..7]
The AVR core combines a rich instruction set with 32 general purpose working registers. All the
32 registers are directly connected to the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), allowing two independent
registers to be accessed in one single instruction executed in one clock cycle. The resulting
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architecture is more code efficient while achieving throughputs up to ten times faster than conventional CISC microcontrollers.
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P provides the following features: 4K/8K/16K/32K bytes of InSystem Programmable Flash with Read-While-Write capabilities, 256/512/512/1K bytes
EEPROM, 512/1K/1K/2K bytes SRAM, 23 general purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working registers, three flexible Timer/C ounters with compare modes, inter nal and external
interrupts, a serial programmable USART, a byte-oriented 2-wire Serial Interface, an SPI serial
port, a 6-channel 10-bit ADC (8 channels in TQFP and QFN/MLF packages), a programmable
Watchdog Timer with internal Oscillator, and five software selectable power saving modes. The
Idle mode stops the CPU while allowing the SRAM, Timer/Counters, USART, 2-wire Serial Interface, SPI port, and interrupt system to continue func tioning. The Power- down mode saves th e
register contents but freezes the Oscillator, disabling all other chip functions until the next interrupt or hardware reset. In Power-save mo de, the asynchronous timer continues to run, allowing
the user to maintain a timer base while the rest of the device is sleeping. The ADC Noise Re duction mode stops the CPU and all I/O modules except asynchronous timer and ADC, to minimize
switching noise during ADC conversions. In Standby mode, the crystal/resonator Oscillator is
running while the rest of the device is sleeping. This allows v ery fast start-up combined with low
power consumption.
The device is manufactured using Atmel’s high density non-volatile memory technology. The
On-chip ISP Flash allows the program memory to be reprogrammed In-System through an SPI
serial interface, by a conventional non-volatile memory programmer, or by an On-chip Boot program running on the AVR core. The Boot program can use any interface to download the
application program in the Application Flash memory. Software in the Boot Flash section will
continue to run while the Application Flash section is updated, providing true Read-While-Write
operation. By combining an 8-bit RISC CPU with In-System Self-Programmable Flash on a
monolithic chip, the Atmel ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P is a powerful microcontroller that provides a highly flexible and cost effective solution to many embedded control applications.
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P AVR is supported with a full suite of program and system
development tools including: C Compilers, Macro Assemblers, Program Debugger/Simulators,
In-Circuit Emulators, and Evaluation kits.
2.2Comparison Between ATmega48P, ATmega88P, ATmega168P, and ATmega328P
The ATmega48P, ATmega88P, ATmega168P, and ATmega328P differ only in memory sizes,
boot loader support, and interrupt vector sizes. Table 2-1 summarizes the different memory and
interrupt vector sizes for the three devices.
ATmega88P, ATmega168P, and ATmega328P support a real Read-While-Write Self-Programming mechanism. There is a separate Boot Loader Section, and the SPM instruction can only
execute from there. In ATmega48P, there is no Read-While-Write suppor t and no se pa rate Boot
Loader Section. The SPM instruction can execute from the ent ire Flash.
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3.Resources
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
A comprehensive set of development tools, application notes and datasheets are available for
download on http://www.atmel.com/avr.
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Note:1.
4.Data Retention
Reliability Qualification results show that the projected data retention failure rate is much less
than 1 PPM over 20 years at 85°C or 100 years at 25°C.
5.About Code Examples
This documentation contains simple code examples t hat brief ly show h ow to us e various parts of
the device. These code examples assume that the part specific header file is included b efore
compilation. Be aware that not all C compiler vendors include bit definitions in the header files
and interrupt handling in C is compiler dependent . Please con firm wit h the C com piler d ocume ntation for more details.
For I/O Registers located in extended I/O map, “IN”, “OUT”, “SBIS”, “SBIC”, “CBI”, and “SBI”
instructions must be replaced with instructions that allow access to extended I/O. Typically
“LDS” and “STS” combined with “SBRS”, “SBRC”, “SBR”, and “CBR”.
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6.AVR CPU Core
6.1Overview
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This section discusses the AVR core architecture in general. The main function of the CPU core
is to ensure correct program execution. The CPU must therefore be able to access memories,
perform calculations, control peripherals, and handle interrupts.
Figure 6-1.Block Diagram of the AVR Architecture
Data Bus 8-bit
Flash
Program
Memory
Instruction
Register
Instruction
Decoder
Control Lines
Program
Counter
Direct Addressing
Indirect Addressing
Status
and Control
32 x 8
General
Purpose
Registrers
ALU
Data
SRAM
EEPROM
Interrupt
Unit
SPI
Unit
Watchdog
Timer
Analog
Comparator
I/O Module1
I/O Module 2
I/O Module n
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I/O Lines
In order to maximize performance and parallelism, the AVR uses a Harvard architecture – with
separate memories and buses for program and data. Instructions in the program memory are
executed with a single level pipelining. While one instruction is being executed, the next instruction is pre-fetched from the program memory. This concept enables instructions to be executed
in every clock cycle. The program memory is In-System Reprogrammable Flash memory.
The fast-access Register File contains 32 x 8-bit general purpose working registers with a single
clock cycle access time. This allows single-cycle Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) operation. In a typ-
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ical ALU operation, two operands are output from the Register File, the operation is executed,
and the result is stored back in the Register File – in one clock cycle.
Six of the 32 registers can be used as three 16-bit indirect address register pointers for Data
Space addressing – enabling efficient address calculations. One of the these address pointe rs
can also be used as an address pointe r for look up tables in Flash pr ogram memory. Thes e
added function registers are the 16-bit X-, Y-, and Z-register, described later in this section.
The ALU supports arithmetic and logic operations between registers or between a constant and
a register. Single register operations can also be executed in the AL U. After an arith metic operation, the Status Register is updated to reflect informat ion about the result of the operation.
Program flow is provided by conditional and unconditional jump and call instructions, able to
directly address the whole address space. Most AVR instructions have a single 16-bit word format. Every program memory address contains a 16- or 32-bit instruction.
Program Flash memory space is divided in two sections, the Boot Program section and the
Application Program section. Both sections have dedicated Lock bits for write and read/write
protection. The SPM instruction that writes into the Application Flash memory section must
reside in the Boot Program section.
During interrupts and subroutine calls, the return address Prog ram Counter (PC) is stored on the
Stack. The Stack is effectively allocated in the general data SRAM, and consequently the Stack
size is only limited by the total SRAM size and the usage of the SRAM. All user programs must
initialize the SP in the Reset routine (before subroutines or interrupts are executed). The Stack
Pointer (SP) is read/write accessible in the I/O space. The data SRAM can easily be accessed
through the five different addressing modes supported in the AVR architecture.
The memory spaces in the AVR architecture are all linear and regular memory maps.
A flexible interrupt module has its control registers in the I/O space with an additional Global
Interrupt Enable bit in the Status Register. All interrupts have a separate Interrupt Vector in the
Interrupt Vector table. The interrupts have priority in accordance with their Interrupt Vector position. The lower the Interrupt Vector address, the higher the priority.
The I/O memory space contains 64 addresses for CPU peripheral functions as Control Registers, SPI, and other I/O functions. The I/O Memory can be acces sed directly, or as the Data
Space locations following those of the Register File, 0x20 - 0x5F. In addition, the
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P has Extended I/O space from 0x60 - 0xFF in SRAM where only
the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
6.2ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit
The high-performance AVR ALU operates in direct connection with all the 32 general purpose
working registers. Within a single clock cycle, arithmetic operations between general purpose
registers or between a register and an immediate are execut ed . The ALU ope ra tio ns are divided
into three main categories – arithmetic, logical, and bit-functions. Some implementations of the
architecture also provide a powerful multiplier supporting both signed/unsigned multiplication
and fractional format. See the “Instruction Set” section for a detailed description.
6.3Status Register
The Status Register contains information about the result of the most recently executed arithmetic instruction. This information can be used for altering program flow in order to perform
conditional operations. Note that the Status Register is updated after all ALU operations, as
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specified in the Instruction Set Refe rence. This wil l in many cases remove the n eed for using the
dedicated compare instructions, resulting in faster and more compact code.
The Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine and restored
when returning from an interrupt. This must be hand le d by so ftware.
The Global Interrupt Enable bit must be set for the interrupts to be enabled. The individual interrupt enable control is then performed in separate control registers. If the Global Interrupt Enable
Register is cleared, none of the interrupts are enabled independent of the individual interrupt
enable settings. The I-bit is cleared by hardware after an interrupt has occurred, and is set by
the RETI instruction to enable subsequent interrupts. The I-bit can also be set and cleared by
the application with the SEI and CLI instructions, as described in the instruction set reference.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
• Bit 6 – T: Bit Copy Storage
The Bit Copy instructions BLD (Bit LoaD) and BST (Bit STore) use the T-bit as source or destination for the operated bit. A bit from a register in the Register File can be copied into T by the
BST instruction, and a bit in T can be copied into a bit in a register in the Register File by the
BLD instruction.
• Bit 5 – H: Half Carry Flag
The Half Carry Flag H indicates a Half Carry in some arithmetic operations. Half Carry Is useful
in BCD arithmetic. See the “Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.
• Bit 4 – S: Sign Bit, S = N
⊕ V
The S-bit is always an exclusive or between the Negative Flag N and the Two’s Complement
Overflow Flag V. See the “Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.
• Bit 3 – V: Two’s Complement Overflow Flag
The Two’s Complement Overflow Flag V supports two’s complement arithmetics. See the
“Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.
• Bit 2 – N: Negative Flag
The Negative Flag N indicates a negative result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the
“Instruction Set Description” for detailed information.
• Bit 1 – Z: Zero Flag
The Zero Flag Z indicates a zero result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the “Instruction
Set Description” for detailed information.
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• Bit 0 – C: Carry Flag
The Carry Flag C indicates a carry in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the “Instruction Set
Description” for detailed information.
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6.4General Purpose Register File
The Register File is optimized for the AVR Enhanced RISC instruction set. In order t o achieve
the required performance and flexibility, the following input/output schemes are supported by the
Register File:
• One 8-bit output operand and one 8-bit result input
• Two 8-bit output operands and one 8-bit result input
• Two 8-bit output operands and one 16-bit result input
• One 16-bit output operand and one 16-bit result input
Figure 6-2 shows the structure of the 32 general purpose working registers in the CPU.
Figure 6-2.AVR CPU General Purpose Working Registers
GeneralR140x0E
PurposeR150x0F
WorkingR160x10
RegistersR170x11
70Addr.
R0 0x00
R10x01
R20x02
…
R130x0D
…
R260x1AX-register Low Byte
R270x1BX-register High Byte
R280x1CY-register Low Byte
R290x1DY-register High Byte
R300x1EZ-register Low Byte
R310x1FZ-register High Byte
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Most of the instructions operating on the Register File have direct access to all registers, and
most of them are single cycle instructions.
As shown in Figure 6-2, each register is also assigned a data memory address, mapping them
directly into the first 32 locations of the user Data Space. Although not being physically implemented as SRAM locations, this memory organization provides great flexibility in access of the
registers, as the X-, Y- and Z-pointer registers can be set to index any register in the file.
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6.4.1The X-register, Y-register, and Z-register
The registers R26..R31 have some added functions to their general purpose usage. These registers are 16-bit address pointers for indirect addressing of the data space. The three indirect
address registers X, Y, and Z are defined as described in Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3.The X-, Y-, and Z-registers
15XHXL0
X-register7070
R27 (0x1B)R26 (0x1A)
15YHYL0
Y-register7070
R29 (0x1D)R28 (0x1C)
15ZHZL0
Z-register7070
R31 (0x1F)R30 (0x1E)
In the different addressing modes these addr ess regist er s have fun cti ons a s fi xed d isp lacement ,
automatic increment, and automatic decrement (see the instruction set reference for details).
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6.5Stack Pointer
The Stack is mainly used for storing temporary data, for storing local variables and for storing
return addresses after interrupts and subroutine calls. The Stack Pointer Register always points
to the top of the Stack. Note that the Stack is imp lemented as growing f rom higher memor y locations to lower memory locations. This implies that a Stack PUSH co mmand decr eases th e Stack
Pointer.
The Stack Pointer points to the data SRAM Stack area where the Subroutine and Interrupt
Stacks are located. This Stack space in the data SRAM must be defined by the program before
any subroutine calls are executed or interrupts are enabled. The Stack Pointer must be set to
point above 0x0100, preferably RAMEND. The Stack Pointer is decremented by one when data
is pushed onto the Stack with the PUSH instruction, and it is decremented by two when the
return address is pushed onto the Stack with subroutine call or interrupt. The Stack Pointer is
incremented by one when data is popped from the Stack with the POP instruction , and it is incremented by two when data is popped from the Stack with return from subroutine RET or return
from interrupt RETI.
The AVR Stack Pointer is implemented as two 8-bit registers in the I/O space. The number of
bits actually used is implementation dependent. Note that the data space in some implementations of the AVR architecture is so small that only SPL is needed. In this case, the SPH Register
will not be present.
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6.5.1SPH and SPL – Stack Pointer High and Stack Pointer Low Register
This section describes the general access timing concepts for instruction execution. The AVR
CPU is driven by the CPU clock clk
chip. No internal clock division is used.
Figure 6-4 shows the parallel instruction fetches and instruction executions enabled by the Har-
vard architecture and the fast-access Register File concept. This is the basic pipelining concept
to obtain up to 1 MIPS per MHz with the corresponding unique results for functions per cost,
functions per clocks, and functions per power-unit.
Figure 6-4.The Parallel Instruction Fetches and Instruction Executions
, directly generated from the selected clock source for the
CPU
T1T2T3T4
clk
CPU
1st Instruction Fetch
1st Instruction Execute
2nd Instruction Fetch
nd Instruction Execute
3rd Instruction Fetch
3rd Instruction Execute
4th Instruction Fetch
Figure 6-5 shows the internal timing concept for th e Regi ster File . In a single clock cycl e an ALU
operation using two register operands is executed, and the result is stored back to the destination register.
Figure 6-5.Single Cycle ALU Operation
clk
CPU
Total Execution Time
egister Operands Fetch
ALU Operation Execute
Result Write Back
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6.7Reset and Interrupt Handling
The AVR provides several different interrupt sources. These interrupts and the separate Reset
Vector each have a separate program vector in the program memory space. All interrupts are
assigned individual enable bits which must be written logic one toge ther with the Glo bal Interru pt
Enable bit in the Status Register in order to enable the interrupt. Depending on the Program
Counter value, interrupts may be automatically disabled when Boot Lock bits BLB02 or BLB12
are programmed. This feature improves software security. See the section ”Memory Program-
ming” on page 294 for details.
The lowest addresses in the program memory space are by default defined as the Reset and
Interrupt Vectors. The complete list of vectors is shown in ”Interrupts” on page 58. The list also
determines the priority levels of the different interrupts. The lower the address the higher is the
priority level. RESET has the highest priority, and next is INT0 – the External Interrupt Request
0. The Interrupt Vectors can be moved to t he start of the Boot Flash section by setting t he IVSEL
bit in the MCU Control Register (MCUCR). Refer to ”Interrupts” on page 58 for more information.
The Reset Vector can also be moved to the start of the Boot Flash section by programming the
BOOTRST Fuse, see ”Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming,
ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P” on page 278.
When an interrupt occurs, the Global Interrupt Enable I-bit is cleared and all interrupts are disabled. The user software can write logic one to the I-bit to enable nested interrupts. All enabled
interrupts can then interrupt the current interrupt routine. The I-bit is automatically set when a
Return from Interrupt instruction – RETI – is executed.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
There are basically two types of interrupts. The first type is triggered by an event that sets the
Interrupt Flag. For these interrupts, the Program Counter is vectored to the actual Interrupt Vector in order to execute the interrupt handling routine, and hardware clears the corresponding
Interrupt Flag. Interrupt Flags can also be cleared by writing a logic one to the flag bit position(s)
to be cleared. If an interrupt condition occurs while the corresponding interrupt enable bit is
cleared, the Interrupt Flag will be set and remembered until the interrupt is enabled, or the flag is
cleared by software. Similarly, if one or more interrupt conditions occur while the Global Interrupt
Enable bit is cleared, the corresponding Interrupt Flag(s) will be set and remembered until the
Global Interrupt Enable bit is set, and will then be executed by order of priority.
The second type of interrupts will trigger as long as the interrupt condition is present. These
interrupts do not necessarily have Int errupt Flags. If the interrup t condition disappears before t he
interrupt is enabled, the interrupt will not be triggered.
When the AVR exits from an interrupt, it will always return to the main program and execute one
more instruction before any pending interrupt is served.
Note that the Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine, nor
restored when returning from an interrupt rou tine. This must be handled by software.
When using the CLI instruction to disable interrupts, the interrupts will be immediately disabled.
No interrupt will be executed after the CLI instruction, even if it occurs simultaneously with the
CLI instruction. The following example shows how this can be used to avoid interrupts during the
timed EEPROM write sequence.
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Assembly Code Example
in r16, SREG; store SREG value
cli ; disable interrupts during timed sequence
sbi EECR, EEMPE; start EEPROM write
sbi EECR, EEPE
out SREG, r16; restore SREG value (I-bit)
C Code Example
char cSREG;
cSREG = SREG; /* store SREG value */
/* disable interrupts during timed sequence */
_CLI();
EECR |= (1<<EEMPE); /* start EEPROM write */
EECR |= (1<<EEPE);
SREG = cSREG; /* restore SREG value (I-bit) */
When using the SEI instruction to enable interrupts, the instruction following SEI will be executed before any pending interrupts, as shown in this example.
Assembly Code Example
sei; set Global Interrupt Enable
sleep; enter sleep, waiting for interrupt
; note: will enter sleep before any pending interrupt(s)
C Code Example
__enable_interrupt(); /* set Global Interrupt Enable */
__sleep(); /*enter sleep, waiting for interrupt */
/* note: will enter sleep before any pending interrupt(s) */
6.7.1Interrupt Response Time
The interrupt execution response for all the enabled AVR interrupts is four clock cycles minimum. After four clock cycles the program vector addre ss fo r t he actua l interr up t ha nd ling rout ine
is executed. During this four clock cycle period, the Program Counter is pushed onto the Stack.
The vector is normally a jump to the interrupt routine, and this jump takes three clock cycles. If
an interrupt occurs during execution of a multi-cycle instruction, this instruction is completed
before the interrupt is served. If an interrupt occurs when the MCU is in sleep mode, the interrupt
execution response time is increased by four clock cycles. This increase comes in ad dition to the
start-up time from the selected sleep mode.
A return from an interrupt handling routine takes four clock cycles. During these four clock
cycles, the Program Counter (two bytes) is popped back from the Stack, the Stack Pointer is
incremented by two, and the I-bit in SREG is set.
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7.AVR Memories
7.1Overview
This section describes the different memories in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P. The AVR
architecture has two main memory spaces, the Data Memory and the Program Memory space.
In addition, the ATmega48P/88P/168P/32 8P fe atur es an EEPRO M Memor y for da ta stor ag e. All
three memory spaces are linear and regular.
7.2In-System Reprogrammable Flash Program Memory
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P contains 4/8/16/32K bytes On-chip In-System Reprogrammable Flash memory for program st orage. Since all AVR instruct ions are 16 or 32 bits wid e, the
Flash is organized as 2/4/8/16K x 16. For software security, the Flash Program memory space is
divided into two sections, Boot Loader Section and Application Program Section in ATmega88P
and ATmega168P. ATmega48P does not have separate Boot Loader and Application Program
sections, and the SPM instruction can be executed from the entire Flash. See SELFPRGEN
description in section ”SPMCSR – Store Program Memory Control and Status Register” on page
276 and page 292for more details.
The Flash memory has an endurance of at least 10,000 write/erase cycles. The
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P Program Counter (PC) is 11/12/13/14 bits wide, thus addressing
the 2/4/8/16K program memory locations. The operation of Boot Program section and associated Boot Lock bits for software protection are described in detail in ”Self-Programming the
Flash, ATmega48P” on page 270 and ”Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P” on page 278. ”Memory Programming” on
page 294 contains a detailed description on Flash Programming in SPI- or Parallel Programming
mode.
Constant tables can be allocated within the entire program memory address space (see the LPM
– Load Program Memory instruction description).
Timing diagrams for instruction fetch and execution are presented in ”Instruction Execution Tim-
ing” on page 14.
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Figure 7-1.Program Memory Map, ATmega48 P
F
Program Memory
Application Flash Section
0x0000
0x7FF
Figure 7-2.Program Memory Map, ATmega88P, ATmega168P, and ATmega328P
Program Memory
0x0000
Application Flash Section
Boot Flash Section
0x0FFF/0x1FFF/0x3FF
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7.3SRAM Data Memory
F
Figure 7-3 shows how the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P SRAM Memory is organized.
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P is a complex microcontroller with more peripheral units than
can be supported within the 64 locations reserved in the Opcode for the IN and OUT instructions. For the Extended I/O space from 0x60 - 0xFF in SRAM, only the ST/STS/STD and
LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
The lower 768/1280/1280/2303 data memory locations address both the Register File, the I/O
memory, Extended I/O memory, and the internal data SRAM. The first 32 locations address the
Register File, the next 64 location the standard I/O memory, then 160 locations of Extended I/O
memory, and the next 512/1024/1024/ 2048 locations address the internal data SRAM.
The five different addressing modes for the data memory cover: Direct, Indirect with Displacement, Indirect, Indirect with Pre-decrement, and Indirect with Post-increment. In the Register
File, registers R26 to R31 feature the indirect addressing pointer registers.
The direct addressing reaches the entire data space.
The Indirect with Displacement mode reaches 63 address locations f rom the base address given
by the Y- or Z-register.
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When using register indirect addressing modes with automatic pre-decrement and post-increment, the address registers X, Y, and Z are decremented or incremented.
The 32 general purpose working registers, 64 I/O Registers, 160 Extended I/O Registers, and
the 512/1024/1024/2048 bytes of in t ernal d at a SRAM in th e ATme ga4 8P/88 P/1 68P/ 328P ar e a ll
accessible through all these addressing modes. The Register File is described in ”General Pur-
pose Register File” on page 12.
Figure 7-3.Data Memory Map
Data Memory
32 Registers
64 I/O Registers
160 Ext I/O Reg.
Internal SRAM
(512/1024/1024/2048 x 8)
0x0000 - 0x001F
0x0020 - 0x005F
0x0060 - 0x00FF
0x0100
0x02FF/0x04FF/0x04FF/0x08F
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7.3.1Data Memory Access Times
A
This section describes the general access timing concepts for internal memory access. The
internal data SRAM access is performed in two clk
Figure 7-4.On-chip Data SRAM Access Cycles
clk
CPU
ddress
Data
cycles as described in Figure 7-4.
CPU
T1T2T3
Compute Address
Address valid
7.4EEPROM Data Memory
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P contains 256/512/512/1K bytes of data EEPROM memory. It
is organized as a separate data space, in which single bytes can be read and written. The
EEPROM has an endurance of at least 100,000 write/erase cycles. The access between the
EEPROM and the CPU is described in the following, specifying the EEPROM Address Registers, the EEPROM Data Register, and the EEPROM Control Register.
”Memory Programming” on page 294 contains a detailed description on EEPROM Programming
in SPI or Parallel Programming mode.
7.4.1EEPROM Read/Write Access
The EEPROM Access Registers are accessible in the I/O space.
WR
Data
RD
Memory Access Instruction
Write
Read
Next Instruction
The write access time for the EEPROM is given in Table 7-2. A self-timing function, however,
lets the user software detect when the next byte can be written. If the user code contains instructions that write the EEPROM, some precautions must be taken. In heavily filtered power
supplies, V
is likely to rise or fall slowly on power-up/down. This causes the device for some
CC
period of time to run at a voltage lower than specif ied as mi nimum for the clock fre quen cy used .
See ”Preventing EEPROM Corruption” on page 21 for details on how to avoid problems in these
situations.
In order to prevent unintentional EEPROM writes, a specific write procedure must be followed.
Refer to the description of the EEPROM Control Register for details on this.
When the EEPROM is read, the CPU is halted for four clock cycles before the next instruction is
executed. When the EEPROM is written, the CPU is halted for two clock cycles before the next
instruction is executed.
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7.4.2Preventing EEPROM Corruption
During periods of low V
too low for the CPU and the EEPROM to operate properly. These issues a re the same as for
board level systems using EEPROM, and the same design solutions should be applied.
An EEPROM data corruption can be caused by two situations when the voltage is too low. First,
a regular write sequence to the EEPROM requires a minimum voltage to operate correctly. Secondly, the CPU itself can execute instructions incorrectly, if the supply voltage is too low.
EEPROM data corruption can easily be avoided by following this design recommendation:
Keep the AVR RESET active (low) during periods of insufficient power supply voltage. This can
be done by enabling the internal Brown-out Detector (BOD). If the detection level of the internal
BOD does not match the needed detection level, an exter nal low V
be used. If a reset occurs while a write operation is in progress, the write operation will be completed provided that the power supply voltage is sufficient.
7.5I/O Memory
The I/O space definition of the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P is shown in ”Register Summary” on
page 400.
All ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P I/Os and peripherals are placed in the I/O space. All I/O locations may be accessed by the LD/LDS/LDD and ST/STS/STD instructions, transferring data
between the 32 general purpose working registers and the I/O space. I/O Registers within the
address range 0x00 - 0x1F are directly bit-accessible using the SBI and CBI instructions. In
these registers, the value of single bits can be checked by using the SBIS and SBIC instructions.
Refer to the instruction set section for more details. When using the I/O spe cific commands IN
and OUT, the I/O addresses 0x00 - 0x3F must be used . When addressing I/O Registers as data
space using LD and ST instructions, 0x20 must be added to these addresses. The
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P is a complex microcontroller with more peripheral units than can
be supported within the 64 location reserved in Opcode for the IN and OUT instructions. For the
Extended I/O space from 0x60 - 0xFF in SRAM, only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
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the EEPROM data can be corrupted because the supply voltage is
CC,
reset Protection circuit can
CC
For compatibility with future devices, reserved bits should be written to zero if accessed.
Reserved I/O memory addresses should never be written.
Some of the Status Flags are cleared by writing a logical one to them. Note that, unlike most
other AVRs, the CBI and SBI instructions will only operate on the specified bit, and can therefore
be used on registers containing such Status Flags. The CBI and SBI instructions work with registers 0x00 to 0x1F only.
The I/O and peripherals control registers are explained in later sections.
7.5.1General Purpose I/O Registers
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P contains three General Purpose I/O Registers. These registers can be used for storing any information, and they are particularly useful for storing global
variables and Status Flags. General Purpose I/O Registers within the address range 0x00 0x1F are directly bit-accessible using the SBI, CBI, SBIS, and SBIC instructions.
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7.6Register Description
7.6.1EEARH and EEARL – The EEPROM Address Register
These bits are reserved bits in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P and will always read as zero.
• Bits 8..0 – EEAR8..0: EEPROM Address
The EEPROM Address Registers – EEARH and EEARL specify the EEPROM address in the
256/512/512/1K bytes EEPROM space. The EEPROM data bytes are addressed linearly
between 0 and 255/511/511/1023. The initial value of EEAR is undefined. A proper value must
be written before the EEPROM may be accessed.
EEAR8 is an unused bit in ATmega48P and must always be written to zero.
For the EEPROM write operation, the EEDR Register contains the data to b e written to the
EEPROM in the address given by the EEAR Register. For the EEPROM read operation, the
EEDR contains the data read out from the EEPROM at the address given by EEAR.
The EEPROM Programming mode bit setting defines which programming action that will be triggered when writing EEPE. It is possible to program data in one atomic operation (erase the old
value and program the new value) or to split the Erase and Write operations in two different
operations. The Programming t imes fo r the d ifferen t modes ar e shown in Table 7- 1. While EEPE
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is set, any write to EEPMn will be ignored. During reset, the EEPMn bits will be reset to 0b00
unless the EEPROM is busy programming.
Table 7-1.EEPROM Mode Bits
Programming
EEPM1EEPM0
003.4 msErase and Write in one operation (Atomic Operation)
011.8 msErase Only
101.8 msWrite Only
11–Reserved for future use
• Bit 3 – EERIE: EEPROM Ready Interrupt Enable
Writing EERIE to one enables the EEPROM Ready Interrupt if the I bit in SREG is set. Writing
EERIE to zero disables the interrupt. The EEPROM Ready interrupt generates a constant interrupt when EEPE is cleared. The interrupt will not be generated during EEPROM write or SPM.
• Bit 2 – EEMPE: EEPROM Master Write Enable
The EEMPE bit determines whether setting EEPE to one causes the EEPROM to be written.
When EEMPE is set, setting EEPE within four clock cycles will write data to the EEPROM at the
selected address If EEMPE is zero, setting EEPE will have no effect. When EEMPE has been
written to one by software, hardware clears the bit to zero after four clock cycles. See the
description of the EEPE bit for an EEPROM write procedure.
TimeOperation
• Bit 1 – EEPE: EEPROM Write Enable
The EEPROM Write Enable Signal EEPE is the write strobe to the EEPROM. When address
and data are correctly set up, the EEPE bit must be written to one to write the value into the
EEPROM. The EEMPE bit must be written to one before a logical one is written to EEPE, otherwise no EEPROM write takes place. The following procedure should be followed when writing
the EEPROM (the order of steps 3 and 4 is not essential):
1.Wait until EEPE becomes zero.
2.Wait until SELFPRGEN in SPMCSR becomes zero.
3.Write new EEPROM address to EEAR (optional).
4.Write new EEPROM data to EEDR (optional).
5.Write a logical one to the EEMPE bit while writing a zero to EEPE in EECR.
6.Within four clock cycles after setting EEMPE, write a logical one to EEPE.
The EEPROM can not be programmed during a CPU write to the Flash memory. The software
must check that the Flash programming is completed before initiating a new EEPROM write.
Step 2 is only relevant if the software contains a Boot Loader allowing the CPU to program the
Flash. If the Flash is never bein g up da te d by th e CPU, step 2 can be omitted. See ”Boot Loader
Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P”
on page 278 for details about Boot programming.
Caution: An interrupt between step 5 and step 6 will make the write cycle fail, since the
EEPROM Master Write Enable will time-out. If an interrupt routine accessing the EEPROM is
interrupting another EEPROM access, the EEAR or EEDR Register will be modified, causing the
interrupted EEPROM access to fail. It is recommended to have the Global Interrupt Flag cleared
during all the steps to avoid these problems.
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When the write access time has elapsed, the EEPE bit is cleared by hardware. The user software can poll this bit and wait for a zero before writing the next byte. When EEPE has been set,
the CPU is halted for two cycles before the next instruction is executed.
• Bit 0 – EERE: EEPROM Read Enable
The EEPROM Read Enable Signal EERE is the read strobe to the EEPROM. When the correct
address is set up in the EEAR Registe r, the EERE b it must be writte n to a log ic one t o trigger t he
EEPROM read. The EEPROM read access takes one instruction, and the requested data is
available immediately. When the EEPROM is read, the CPU is halted for four cycles before the
next instruction is executed.
The user should poll the EEPE bit before starting the read operation. If a write operation is in
progress, it is neither possible to read the EEPROM, nor to change the EEAR Register.
The calibrated Oscillator is used to time the EEPROM accesses. Table 7-2 lists the typica l programming time for EEPROM access from the CPU.
Table 7-2.EEPROM Programming Time
SymbolNumber of Calibrated RC Oscillator CyclesTyp Programming Time
EEPROM write
(from CPU)
The following code examples show one assembly and one C function for writing to the
EEPROM. The examples assume that interrupts are controlled (e.g. by disabling interrupts globally) so that no interrupts will occur during execution of these functions. The examples also
assume that no Flash Boot Loader is present in the software. If such code is present, the
EEPROM write function must also wait for any ongoing SPM command to finish.
26,3683.3 ms
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Assembly Code Example
EEPROM_write:
; Wait for completion of previous write
sbic EECR,EEPE
rjmp EEPROM_write
; Set up address (r18:r17) in address register
out EEARH, r18
out EEARL, r17
; Write data (r16) to Data Register
out EEDR,r16
; Write logical one to EEMPE
sbi EECR,EEMPE
; Start eeprom write by setting EEPE
sbi EECR,EEPE
ret
C Code Example
void EEPROM_write(unsigned int uiAddress, unsigned char ucData)
{
/* Wait for completion of previous write */
while(EECR & (1<<EEPE))
;
/* Set up address and Data Registers */
EEAR = uiAddress;
EEDR = ucData;
/* Write logical one to EEMPE */
EECR |= (1<<EEMPE);
/* Start eeprom write by setting EEPE */
EECR |= (1<<EEPE);
}
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The next code examples show assembly and C functions for reading the EEPROM. The examples assume that interrupts are controlled so that no interrupts will occur during execution of
these functions.
Figure 8-1 presents the principal clock systems in the AVR and their distribution. All of the clocks
need not be active at a given time. In order to reduce power consump tion, th e cloc ks to modules
not being used can be halted by using different sleep modes, as described in ”Power Manage-
ment and Sleep Modes” on page 40. The clock systems are detailed below.
Figure 8-1.Clock Distribution
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
Asynchronous
Timer/Counter
Timer/Counter
Oscillator
General I/O
Modules
clk
clk
ASY
External Clock
ADC
clk
ADC
I/O
AVR Clock
Control Unit
System Clock
Prescaler
Source clock
Clock
Multiplexer
Oscillator
Crystal
CPU CoreRAM
clk
CPU
clk
FLASH
Reset Logic
Watchdog Timer
Watchdog clock
Watchdog
Oscillator
Low-frequency
Crystal Oscillator
Flash and
EEPROM
Calibrated RC
Oscillator
8.1.1CPU Clock – clk
The CPU clock is routed to parts of the system concerned with operation of the AVR core.
Examples of such modules are the General Purpose Register File, the Status Register and the
data memory holding the Stack Pointer. Halting the CPU clock inhibits the core from performing
general operations and calculations.
8.1.2I/O Clock – clk
I/O
The I/O clock is used by the majority of the I/O modules, like Timer/Counters, SPI, and USART.
The I/O clock is also used by the External Interrupt module, but note that some external interrupts are detected by asynchronous logic, allowing such interrupts to be detected even if the I/O
clock is halted. Also note that start condition detectio n in the USI module is carried ou t asynchronously when clk
8.1.3Flash Clock – clk
The Flash clock controls operation of the Flash inte rface. The Fla sh clock is usually active simultaneously with the CPU clock.
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CPU
FLASH
is halted, TWI address recognition in all sleep modes.
I/O
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8.1.4Asynchronous Timer Clock – clk
The Asynchronous Timer clock allows the Asynchronous Timer/Counter to be clocked directly
from an external clock or an external 32 kHz clock crystal. The dedicated clock domain allows
using this Timer/Counter as a real-time counter even when the device is in sleep mode.
ASY
8.1.5ADC Clock – clk
8.2Clock Sources
ADC
The ADC is provided with a dedicated clock domain. This allows halting the CPU and I/O clocks
in order to reduce noise generated by digital cir cuit ry. Th is gives mo re accurat e ADC conversion
results.
The device has the following clock source options, selec table by Flash Fuse bits as shown
below. The clock from the selected so ur ce is i npu t to th e AVR clo c k gene ra to r, and r ou te d to t he
appropriate modules.
Table 8-1.Device Clocking Options Select
Device Clocking Option CKSEL3..0
Low Power Crystal Oscillator1111 - 1000
Full Swing Crystal Oscillator0111 - 0110
Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator0101 - 0100
Internal 128 kHz RC Oscillator0011
Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator0010
External Clock0000
Reserved0001
Note:1. For all fuses “1” means unprogrammed while “0” means programmed.
(1)
8.2.1Default Clock Source
The device is shipped with internal RC oscillator at 8.0MHz and with the fuse CKDIV8 programmed, resulting in 1.0MHz system clock. The startup time is set to maximum and time-out
period enabled. (CKSEL = "0010", SUT = "10", CKDIV8 = "0"). The default setting ensures that
all users can make their desired clock source set ting usi ng any available program ming interf ace.
8.2.2Clock Startup Sequence
Any clock source needs a sufficient V
cycles before it can be considered stable.
To ensure sufficient V
the device reset is released by all other reset sources. ”System Control and Reset” on page 47
describes the start conditions for the in ternal r eset. The delay ( t
Oscillator and the number of cycles in the delay is set by the SUTx and CKSELx fuse bits. The
to start oscillating and a minimum number of oscillating
CC
, the device issues an internal reset with a time-out delay (t
CC
) is timed from the Watchdog
TOUT
TOUT
) after
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selectable delays are shown in Table 8-2. The frequency of the Watchdog Oscillator is voltage
dependent as shown in ”Typical Characteristics” on page 327.
Table 8-2.Number of Watchdog Oscillator Cycles
Typ Time-out (VCC = 5.0V)Typ Time-out (VCC = 3.0V)Number of Cycles
0 ms0 ms0
4.1 ms4.3 ms512
65 ms69 ms8K (8,192)
Main purpose of the delay is to keep the AVR in reset until it is supplied with minimum V
delay will not monitor the actual voltage and it will be required to select a delay longer than the
V
rise time. If this is not possible, an inter nal or ext ernal Bro wn-Out Detection circuit should be
CC
used. A BOD circuit will ensure sufficient V
can be disabled. Disabling the time-out delay without utilizing a Brown-Out Detection circuit is
not recommended.
The oscillator is required to oscillate for a minimum number of cycles before the clock is considered stable. An internal ripple counter monitors the oscillator output clock, and keeps the internal
reset active for a given number of clock cycles. The reset is then released and the device will
start to execute. The recommended oscillator start-up time is dependent on the clock type, and
varies from 6 cycles for an externally applied clock to 32K cycles for a low frequency crystal.
The start-up sequence for the clock includes both the time-out delay and the start-up time when
the device starts up from reset. When starting up from Power-save or Power -down mod e, V
assumed to be at a sufficient level and only the start-up time is included.
8.3Low Power Crystal Oscillator
Pins XTAL1 and XTAL2 are input and output, respectively, of an inverting amplifier which can be
configured for use as an On-chip Oscillator, as shown in Figure 8-2 on page 30. Either a quartz
crystal or a ceramic resonator may be used.
This Crystal Oscillator is a low power oscillator, with reduced voltage swing on the XTAL2 output. It gives the lowest power consumption, but is not capable of driving other clock inputs, and
may be more susceptible to noise in noisy environments. In these cases, re fer t o th e ”Full Swing
Crystal Oscillator” on page 31.
CC
before it releases the reset, and th e t ime -o ut delay
CC
. The
is
CC
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C1 and C2 should always be equal for both crystals and resonators. The optimal value of the
capacitors depends on the crystal or resonator in use, the amount of stray capacitance, and the
electromagnetic noise of the environment. Some initial guidelines for choosing capacitors for
use with crystals are given in Table 8-3 on page 30. For ceramic resonators, the capacitor values given by the manufacturer should be used.
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Figure 8-2.Crystal Oscillator Connections
2)
1)
C2
C1
XTAL2 (TOSC
XTAL1 (TOSC
GND
The Low Power Oscillator can operate in three different modes, each optimized for a specific frequency range. The operating mode is selected by the fuses CKSEL3..1 as shown in Table 8-3
on page 30.
Table 8-3.Low Power Crystal Oscillator Operating Modes
Frequency Range
(MHz)
0.4 - 0.9–100
0.9 - 3.012 - 22101
3.0 - 8.012 - 22110
8.0 - 16.012 - 22111
(1)
Recommended Range for
Capacitors C1 and C2 (pF)CKSEL3..1
(3)
(2)
Notes:1. The frequency ranges are preliminary values. Actual values are TBD.
2. This option should not be used with crystals, only with ceramic resonators.
3. If 8 MHz frequency exceeds the specification of the device (depends on VCC), the CKDIV8
Fuse can be programmed in order to divide the internal frequency by 8. It must be ensured
that the resulting divided clock meets the frequency specification of the device.
The CKSEL0 Fuse together with the SUT1..0 Fuses select the start-up times as shown in Table
8-4.
Table 8-4.Start-up Times for the Low Power Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection
Oscillator Source /
Power Conditions
Ceramic resonator, fast
rising power
Ceramic resonator, slowly
rising power
Ceramic resonator, BOD
enabled
Ceramic resonator, fast
rising power
Ceramic resonator, slowly
rising power
Start-up Time from
Power-down and
Power-save
258 CK14CK + 4.1 ms
258 CK14CK + 65 ms
1K CK14CK
1K CK14CK + 4.1 ms
1K CK14CK + 65 ms
Additional Delay
from Reset
= 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
(V
CC
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
(2)
000
001
010
011
100
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Table 8-4.Start-up Times for the Low Power Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection (Continued)
Oscillator Source /
Power Conditions
Crystal Oscillator, BOD
enabled
Crystal Oscillator, fast
rising power
Crystal Oscillator, slowly
rising power
Notes:1. These options should only be used when not operating close to the maximum frequency of the
device, and only if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the application. These
options are not suitable for crystals.
2. These options are intended for use with cer amic resonators and will ensure frequency stability
at start-up. They can also be used with crystals when not operating close to the maximum frequency of the device, and if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the application.
8.4Full Swing Crystal Oscillator
Pins XTAL1 and XTAL2 are input and output, respectively, of an inverting amplifier which can be
configured for use as an On-chip Oscillator, as shown in Figure 8-2 on page 30. Either a quartz
crystal or a ceramic resonator may be used.
This Crystal Oscillator is a full swing oscillator, with rail-to-rail swing on the XTAL2 output. This is
useful for driving other clock inputs and in noisy environments. The current consumption is
higher than the ”Low Power Crystal Oscillator” on page 29. Note that the Full Swing Crystal
Oscillator will only operate for V
C1 and C2 should always be equal for both crystals and resonators. The optimal value of the
capacitors depends on the crystal or resonator in use, the amount of stray capacitance, and the
electromagnetic noise of the environment. Some initial guidelines for choosing capacitors for
use with crystals are given in Table 8-6 on page 32. For ceramic resonators, the capacitor values given by the manufacturer should be used.
Start-up Time from
Power-down and
Power-save
16K CK14CK101
16K CK14CK + 4.1 ms110
16K CK14CK + 65 ms111
= 2.7 - 5.5 volts.
CC
Additional Delay
from Reset
(VCC = 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
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The operating mode is selected by the fuses CKSEL3..1 as shown in Table 8-5.
Notes:1. The frequency ranges are preliminary values. Actual values are TBD.
2. If 8 MHz frequency exceeds the specification of the device (depends on V
Fuse can be programmed in order to divide the internal frequency by 8. It must be ensured
that the resulting divided clock meets the frequency specification of the device.
(1)
Recommended Range for
Capacitors C1 and C2 (pF)CKSEL3..1
(2)
CC
), the CKDIV8
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Figure 8-3.Crystal Oscillator Connections
2)
1)
C2
C1
XTAL2 (TOSC
XTAL1 (TOSC
GND
Table 8-6.Start-up Times for the Full Swing Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection
Oscillator Source /
Power Conditions
Ceramic resonator, fast
rising power
Ceramic resonator, slowly
rising power
Ceramic resonator, BOD
enabled
Start-up Time from
Power-down and
Power-save
258 CK14CK + 4.1 ms
258 CK14CK + 65 ms
1K CK14CK
Additional Delay
from Reset
(VCC = 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
(1)
(1)
(2)
000
001
010
Ceramic resonator, fast
rising power
Ceramic resonator, slowly
rising power
Crystal Oscillator, BOD
enabled
Crystal Oscillator, fast
rising power
Crystal Oscillator, slowly
rising power
Notes:1. These options should only be used when not operating close to the maximum frequency of the
device, and only if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the application. These
options are not suitable for crystals.
2. These options are intended for use with cer amic resonators and will ensure frequency stability
at start-up. They can also be used with crystals when not operating close to the maximum frequency of the device, and if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the application.
1K CK14CK + 4.1 ms
1K CK14CK + 65 ms
16K CK14CK101
16K CK14CK + 4.1 ms110
16K CK14CK + 65 ms111
(2)
(2)
011
100
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8.5Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator
2)
1)
The Low-frequency Crystal Oscillator is optimized for use with a 32.768 kHz watch crystal.
When selecting crystals, load capasitance and crystal’s Equivalent Series Resistance, ESR
must be taken into consideration. Both values are specified by the crystal vendor.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P oscillator is optimized for very low power consumption, and thus
when selecting crystals, see Table 8-7 on page 33 for maximum ESR recommendations on
6.5 pF, 9.0 pF and 12.5 pF crystals
Table 8-7.Maximum ESR Recommendation for 32.768 kHz Crystal
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
Crystal CL (pF)Max ESR [kΩ]
6.575
9.065
12.530
Note:1. Maximum ESR is typical value based on characterization
(1)
The Low-frequency Crystal Oscillator provides an internal load capacitance of typical 6 pF. Crystals with recommended 6 pF load capacitance can be without external capacitors as shown in
Figure 8-4 on page 33.
Figure 8-4.Crystal Oscillator Connections
XTAL2 (TOSC
XTAL1 (TOSC
Crystals specifying load capacitance (CL) higher than 6 pF, require external capacitors applied
as described in Figure 8-2 on page 30.
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To find suitable load capacitance for a 32.768 kHz crysal, please consult the crystal datasheet.
The Low-frequency Crystal Oscillator must be selected by setting the CKSEL Fuses to “0110” or
“0111”, as shown in Table 8-9. Start-up times are determined by th e SUT Fuses as shown in
Table 8-8.
Table 8-8.Start-up Times for the Low-frequency Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection
SUT1..0 Additional Delay from Reset (VCC = 5.0V)Recommended Usage
004 CKFast rising power or BOD enabled
014 CK + 4.1 msSlowly rising power
104 CK + 65 msStable frequency at start-up
11Reserved
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Table 8-9.Start-up Times for the Low-frequency Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection
CKSEL3..0
(1)
0110
011132K CKStable frequency at start-up
Note:1. This option should only be used if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the
application
Power-down and Power-saveRecommended Usage
8.6Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator
By default, the Internal RC Oscillator provides an approximate 8.0 MHz clock. Though voltage
and temperature dependent, this clock can be very accurately calibrated by the user. See Table
28-1 on page 318 for more details. The device is shipped with the CKDIV8 Fuse programmed.
See ”System Clock Prescaler” on page 36 for more details.
This clock may be selected as the system cloc k by p rogr am m in g th e CKS E L Fus es a s sh own in
Table 8-10. If selected, it will operate with no external components. During reset, hardware loads
the pre-programmed calibration value into th e OSCCAL Re giste r a nd the reby aut omat ica lly calibrates the RC Oscillator. The accuracy of this calibration is shown as Factory calibration in
Table 28-1 on page 318.
By changing the OSCCAL register from SW, see ”OSCCAL – Oscillator Calibration Register” on
page 38, it is possible to get a higher calibration accuracy than by using the factory calibration.
The accuracy of this calibration is shown as User calibration in Table 28-1 on page 318.
Start-up Time from
1K CK
When this Oscillator is used as the chip clock, the Watchdog Oscillator will still be used for the
Watchdog Timer and for the Reset Time-out. For more information on the pre-programmed calibration value, see the section ”Calibration Byte” on page 299.
Notes:1. The device is shipped with this option selected.
2. The frequency ranges are preliminary values. Actual values are TBD.
3. If 8 MHz frequency exceeds the specification of the device (depends on V
Fuse can be programmed in order to divide the internal frequency by 8.
(2)
(MHz) CKSEL3..0
(1)(3)
), the CKDIV8
CC
When this Oscillator is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in
Table 8-11 on page 34.
Table 8-11.Start-up times for the internal calibrated RC Oscillator clock selection
Start-up Time from Power-
Power Conditions
BOD enabled6 CK14CK
Fast rising power6 CK14CK + 4.1 ms01
Slowly rising power6 CK14CK + 65 ms
down and Power-save
Reserved11
Additional Delay from
Reset (VCC = 5.0V)SUT1..0
(1)
(2)
00
10
Note:1. If the RSTDISBL fuse is progr ammed, this start-up time will be increased to
14CK + 4.1 ms to ensure programming mode can be entered.
2.
The device is shipped with this option selected.
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8.7128 kHz Internal Oscillator
The 128 kHz internal Oscillator is a low power Oscillator providing a clock of 128 kHz. The frequency is nominal at 3V and 25°C. This clock may be select as the system clock by
programming the CKSEL Fuses to “11” as shown in Table 8-12.
Note:1. The frequency is preliminary value. Actual value is TBD.
When this clock source is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in
Table 8-13.
Table 8-13.Start-up Times for the 128 kHz Internal Oscillator
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
Nominal Frequency CKSEL3..0
128 kHz0011
8.8External Clock
Start-up Time from Power-
Power Conditions
BOD enabled6 CK14CK
Fast rising power6 CK14CK + 4 ms01
Slowly rising power6 CK14CK + 64 ms10
Note:1. If the RSTDISBL fuse is progr ammed, this start-up time will be increased to
14CK + 4.1 ms to ensure programming mode can be entered.
down and Power-save
Reserved11
Additional Delay from
ResetSUT1..0
(1)
00
To drive the device from an external clock source, XTAL1 should be driven as shown in Figure
8-5 on page 35. To run the device on an external clock, the CKSEL Fuses must be programmed
to “0000” (see Table 8-14).
Table 8-14.Crystal Oscillator Clock Frequency
Frequency CKSEL3..0
0 - 20 MHz0000
Figure 8-5.External Clock Drive Configuration
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NC
EXTERNAL
CLOCK
SIGNAL
XTAL2
XTAL1
GND
When this clock source is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in
Table 8-15.
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Table 8-15.Start-up Times for the External Clock Selection
Power Conditions
BOD enabled6 CK14CK00
Fast rising power6 CK14CK + 4.1 ms01
Slowly rising power6 CK14CK + 65 ms10
When applying an external clock, it is required to avoid sudden changes in the applied clock frequency to ensure stable operation of the MCU. A variation in frequency of more than 2% from
one clock cycle to the next can lead to unpredictable behavior. If changes of more than 2% is
required, ensure that the MCU is kept in Reset during the changes.
Note that the System Clock Prescaler can be used to implement run-ti me changes of the int ernal
clock frequency while still ensuring stable operation. Refer to ”System Clock Prescaler” on page
36 for details.
8.9Clock Output Buffer
The device can output the system clock on the CLKO pin. To enable the output, the CKOUT
Fuse has to be programmed. This mode is suit able when the chip clock is u sed to drive other circuits on the system. The clock also will be output during reset, and the normal operation of I/O
pin will be overridden when the fuse is programmed. Any clock source, including the internal RC
Oscillator, can be selected when the clock is output on CLKO. If the System Clock Prescaler is
used, it is the divided system clock that is output.
Start-up Time from Power-
down and Power-save
Reserved11
Additional Delay from
Reset (VCC = 5.0V)SUT1..0
8.10Timer/Counter Oscillator
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P uses the same crystal oscillator for Low-frequency Oscillator and
Timer/Counter Oscillator. See ”Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator” on page 33 for details on the
oscillator and crystal requirements.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P share the Timer/Counter Oscillator Pins (TOSC1 and TOSC2) with
XTAL1 and XTAL2. When using the Timer/Counter Oscillator, the system clock needs to be four
times the oscillator frequency. Due to this and the pin sharing, the Timer/Counter Oscillator can
only be used when the Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator is selected as system clock source.
Applying an external clock source to TOSC1 can be done if EXTCLK in the ASSR Register is
written to logic one. See ”Asynchronous Operation of Timer/Counter2” on page 156 for further
description on selecting external clock as input instead of a 32.768 kHz watch crystal.
8.11System Clock Prescaler
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P has a system clock prescaler, and the system clock can be
divided by setting the ”CLKPR – Clock Prescale Register” on page 387. This featu re can be
used to decrease the system clock frequen cy and th e power consumption when the r equireme nt
for processing power is low. This can be used with all clock source options, and it will affect the
clock frequency of the CPU and all synchronous peripherals. clk
are divided by a factor as shown in Table 28-3 on page 319.
When switching between prescaler settings, the System Clock Prescaler ensures that no
glitches occurs in the clock system. It also en sures th at no in te rme diate freq ue ncy is higher t han
I/O
, clk
ADC
, clk
, and clk
CPU
FLASH
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neither the clock frequency corresponding to the pr eviou s sett ing, nor t he clock fr equency co rr esponding to the new setting. The ripple counter that implements the prescaler runs at the
frequency of the undivided clock, which may be faster than the CPU's clock fr equen cy. Hence, it
is not possible to determine the state of the prescaler - even if it were readable, and the exact
time it takes to switch from one clock division to the other cannot be exactly predicted. From the
time the CLKPS values are written, it takes between T1 + T2 and T1 + 2 * T2 before the new
clock frequency is active. In this interval, 2 acti ve cl ock e dge s ar e prod uced. Her e, T1 is t he previous clock period, and T2 is the period corresponding to the new pre scaler setting.
To avoid unintentional changes of clock freq ue ncy, a sp ecial writ e p roce dure mu st b ef ollowe d to
change the CLKPS bits:
1.Write the Clock Prescaler Change Enable (CLKPCE) bit to one and all other bitsin
CLKPR to zero.
2.Within four cycles, write the desired value to CLKPS while writing a zero to CLKPCE.
Interrupts must be disabled when changing prescaler setting to make sure t he write procedur e is
not interrupted.
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8.12Register Description
8.12.1OSCCAL – Oscillator Calibration Register
Bit76543210
(0x66)CAL7CAL6CAL5CAL4CAL3CAL2CAL1CAL0OSCCAL
Read/WriteR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial ValueDevice Specific Calibration Value
• Bits 7..0 – CAL7..0: Oscillator Calibration Value
The Oscillator Calibration Register is used to trim the Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator to
remove process variations from the oscillator frequency. A pre-programmed calibration value is
automatically written to this register during chip reset, giving the Factory calibrated frequency as
specified in Table 28-1 on page 318. The application software can write this register to change
the oscillator frequency. The oscillator can be calibrated to frequencies as specified in Table 28-
1 on page 318. Calibration outside that range is not guaranteed.
Note that this oscillator is used to time EEPROM and Flash write accesses, and these write
times will be affected accordingly. If the EEPROM or Flash are written, do not calibrate to more
than 8.8 MHz. Otherwise, the EEPROM or Flash write may fail.
The CAL7 bit determines the range of operation for the oscillator. Setting this bit to 0 gives the
lowest frequency range, setting this bit to 1 gives the highest frequency range. The two frequency ranges are overlapping, in other words a setting of OSCCAL = 0x7F gives a higher
frequency than OSCCAL = 0x80.
The CAL6..0 bits are used to tune the frequency within the selected range. A setting of 0x00
gives the lowest frequency in that r ange, and a setting of 0x7F g ives the high est freq uency in the
range.
8.12.2CLKPR – Clock Prescale Register
Bit76543210
(0x61)
Read/WriteR/WRRRR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial Value0000See Bit Description
CLKPCE–––CLKPS3CLKPS2CLKPS1CLKPS0CLKPR
• Bit 7 – CLKPCE: Clock Prescaler Change Enable
The CLKPCE bit must be written to logic one to enable change of the CLKPS bits. The CLKPCE
bit is only updated when the other bits in CLKPR are simultaneously written to zero. CLKPCE is
cleared by hardware four cycles after it is written or when CLKPS bits are written. Rewriting the
CLKPCE bit within this time-out period does neither extend the time-out period, nor clear the
CLKPCE bit.
These bits define the division factor between the selected clock source and the internal system
clock. These bits can be written run-time to vary the clock frequency to suit the application
requirements. As the divider divides the master clock input to t he MCU, the speed o f all synchronous peripherals is reduced when a division factor is used. The division factors are given in
Table 8-16 on page 39.
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The CKDIV8 Fuse determines the initial value of the CLKPS bits. If CKDIV8 is unprogrammed,
the CLKPS bits will be reset to “0000”. If CKDIV8 is programmed, CLKPS bits are reset to
“0011”, giving a division factor of 8 at start up. This feature should be used if the selected clock
source has a higher frequency than the maximum frequency of the device at the present operating conditions. Note that any value can be written to the CLKPS bits regardless of the CKDIV8
Fuse setting. The Application software must ensure that a sufficient division factor is chosen if
the selected clock source has a higher frequency than the maximum frequency of the device at
the present operating conditions. The device is shipped with the CKDIV8 Fuse programmed.
Sleep modes enable the application to shut down unused modules in the MCU, thereby saving
power. The AVR provides various sleep modes allowing the user to tailor the po wer consumption to the application’s requirements.
When enabled, the Brown-out Detector (BOD) actively monitors the power supply volta ge dur ing
the sleep periods. To further save power, it is possib le to d isable the BOD in some sleep modes.
See ”BOD Disable” on page 41 for more details.
9.1Sleep Modes
Figure 8-1 on page 27 presents the different clock systems in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P,
and their distribution. The figure is helpful in selecting an appropriate sleep mode. Table 9-1
shows the different sleep modes, their wake up sources BOD disable ability.
Table 9-1.Active Clock Domains and Wake-up Sources in the Different Sleep Modes.
Active Clock DomainsOscillatorsWake-up Sources
CPU
FLASH
clk
Sleep Mode
clk
IdleXXX X X
ADC
clkIOclk
ASY
clk
Main Clock
Source Enabled
Timer Oscillator
Enabled
INT1, INT0 and
Pin Change
TWI Address
Match
Timer2
(2)
XXXX XXX
SPM/EEPROM
Software
Ready
ADC
WDT
Other/O
BOD Disable
ADC Noise
Reduction
XX X X
Power-downX
Power-saveXX
Standby
Extended
Standby
(1)
(2)
X
XX
XX
(2)
(2)
(2)
(3)
X
(3)
(3)
X
(3)
(3)
X
XX
XXX
XXXX
XXX
XXXX
Notes:1. Only recommended with external crystal or resonator selected as clock source.
2. If Timer/Counter2 is running in asynchronous mode.
3. For INT1 and INT0, only level interrupt.
To enter any of the six sleep modes, the SE bit in SMCR must be written to lo gic one and a
SLEEP instruction must be executed. The SM2, SM1, and SM0 bits in the SMCR Register select
which sleep mode (Idle, ADC Noise Reduction, Power-down, Power -save, Standby, or Extended
Standby) will be activated by the SLEEP instruction. See Table 9-2 on page 45 for a summary.
If an enabled interrupt occurs while the MCU is in a sleep mode, the MCU wakes up. The MCU
is then halted for four cycles in addition to the start-up time, executes the interrupt routine, and
resumes execution from the instruction following SLEEP. The contents of the Register File and
SRAM are unaltered when the device wakes up from slee p. I f a r eset occurs d uri ng sle ep mode,
the MCU wakes up and executes from the Reset Vector.
(2)
XXX
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9.2BOD Disable
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When the Brown-out Detector (BOD) is enabled by BODLEVEL fuses, Table 27-7 on page 297,
the BOD is actively monitoring the power supply voltage during a sleep period. To save power, it
is possible to disable the BOD by software for some of the sleep modes, see Table 9-1 on page
40. The sleep mode power consumption will then be at the same level as when BOD is globally
disabled by fuses. If BOD is disabled in software, the BOD function is turned off immediately
after entering the sleep mode. Upon wake-up from sleep, BOD is automatically enabled again.
This ensures safe operation in case the V
When the BOD has been disabled, the wake-up time from sleep mode will be approximately 60
µs to ensure that the BOD is working correctly before the MCU continues executing code.
BOD disable is controlled by bit 6, BODS (B OD Sleep) in the control register MCUCR, see
”MCUCR – MCU Control Register” on page 45. Writing this bit to one turns off the BOD in rele-
vant sleep modes, while a zero in this bit keeps BOD active. Default setting keeps BOD active,
i.e. BODS set to zero.
Writing to the BODS bit is controlled by a timed sequence and an enable bit, see ”MCUCR –
MCU Control Register” on page 45.
level has dropped during the sleep period.
CC
9.3Idle Mode
When the SM2..0 bits are written to 000, the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter Idle
mode, stopping the CPU but allowing the SPI, USART, Analog Comparator, ADC, 2-wire Serial
Interface, Timer/Counters, Watchdog, and the inter ru pt syste m to con tinue o pe ratin g. This sleep
mode basically halts clk
Idle mode enables the MCU to wake up from external triggered interrupts as well a s internal
ones like the Timer Overflow and USART Transmit Complete interru pts. If wake-up from the
Analog Comparator interrupt is not required, the Analog Comparator can be po wered down by
setting the ACD bit in the Analog Comparator Control and Status Register – ACSR. This will
reduce power consumption in Idle mode. If the ADC is enabled, a conversion starts automatically when this mode is entered.
9.4ADC Noise Reduction Mode
When the SM2..0 bits are written to 001, the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter ADC
Noise Reduction mode, stopping the CPU but allow ing the ADC, the external interru pts, the 2wire Serial Interface address wa tch, Time r/Cou nte r2
(if enabled). This sleep mode basically halts clk
clocks to run.
This improves the noise environment for the ADC, enabling higher resolution measurements. If
the ADC is enabled, a conversion starts automatically when this mode is e ntered. Apart fr om the
ADC Conversion Complete interrupt, only an External Reset, a Watchdog System Reset, a
Watchdog Interrupt, a Brown-out Reset, a 2-wire Seria l Interface address match, a
Timer/Counter2 interrupt, an SPM/EEPROM ready interrupt, an external level interrupt on INT0
or INT1 or a pin change interrupt can wake up the MCU from ADC Noise Reduction mode.
CPU
and clk
, while allowing the other clocks to run.
FLASH
(1)
, and the Watchdog to continue operating
I/O
, clk
CPU
, and clk
FLASH
, while allowing the other
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Note:1. Timer/Counter2 will only keep running in asynchronous mode, see ”8-bit Timer/Counter2 with
PWM and Asynchronous Operation” on page 145 for details.
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9.5Power-down Mode
When the SM2..0 bits are written to 010, the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter Powerdown mode. In this mode, the external Oscillator is stopped, while the external interrupts, the 2wire Serial Interface address watch, and the Watchdog continue operating (if enabled). Only an
External Reset, a Watchdog System Reset, a Watchdog Interrupt, a Brown-out Reset, a 2-wire
Serial Interface address match, an external level interrupt on INT0 or INT1, or a pin change
interrupt can wake up the MCU. This sleep mode basically halts all generated clocks, allowing
operation of asynchronous modules only.
Note that if a level triggered interrupt is used for wake-up from Power-down mode, the changed
level must be held for some time to wake up the MCU. Refer to ”External Interrupts” on page 71
for details.
When waking up from Power-down mode, there is a delay from the wake-up condition occurs
until the wake-up becomes effective. This allows the clock to restart and become stable after
having been stopped. The wake-up period is defined by the same CKSEL Fuses that define the
Reset Time-out period, as described in ”Clock Sources” on page 28.
9.6Power-save Mode
When the SM2..0 bits are written to 011, the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter Powersave mode. This mode is identical to Power-down, with one exception:
If Timer/Counter2 is enabled, it will keep running during sleep. The device can wake up from
either Timer Overflow or Output Compare event from Timer/Counter2 if the corresponding
Timer/Counter2 interrupt enable bits are set in TIMSK2, and the Global Interrupt Enable bit in
SREG is set.
If Timer/Counter2 is not running, Power-down mode is recommended instead of Power-save
mode.
The Timer/Counter2 can be clocked both synchronously and asynchronously in Power-save
mode. If Timer/Counter2 is not using the asynchronous clock, the Timer/Counter Oscillator is
stopped during sleep. If Timer/Counter2 is not using the synchronous clock, the clock source is
stopped during sleep. Note that even if the synchronous clock is running in Power-save, this
clock is only available for Timer/Counter2.
9.7Standby Mode
When the SM2..0 bits are 110 and an external crystal/resonator clock option is selected, the
SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter Standby mode. This mode is identical to Power-down
with the exception that the Oscillator is kept running. From Standby mode, the device wakes up
in six clock cycles.
9.8Extended Standby Mode
When the SM2..0 bits are 111 and an external crystal/resonator clock option is selected, the
SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter Extended Standby mode. This mode is identical to
Power-save with the exception that the Oscillator is kept running. From Extended Standby
mode, the device wakes up in six clock cycles.
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9.9Po wer Reduction Register
The Power Reduction Register (PRR), see ”PRR – Power Reduction Register” on page 46, pro-
vides a method to stop the clock to individual peripherals to reduce power consumption. The
current state of the peripheral is frozen and the I/O registers can not be read or written.
Resources used by the peripheral when stopping the clock will remain occupied, hence the
peripheral should in most cases be disabled before stopping the clock. Waking up a module,
which is done by clearing the bit in PRR, puts the module in the same state as before shutdown .
Module shutdown can be used in Idle mode and Active mode to significantly reduce the overall
power consumption. In all other sleep modes, the clock is already stopped.
9.10Minimizing Power Consumption
There are several possibilities to consider when trying to minimize the power consumption in an
AVR controlled system. In general, sleep modes should be used as much as possible, and the
sleep mode should be selected so that as few as possible of the device’s functions are operating. All functions not needed should be disabled. In particular, the following modules may need
special consideration when trying to achieve the lowest possible power consumption.
9.10.1Analog to Digital Converter
If enabled, the ADC will be enabled in all sleep modes. To save power, the ADC should be disabled before entering any sleep mode. When the ADC is turned off and on again, the next
conversion will be an extended conversion. Refer to ”Analog-to-Digital Converter” on page 251
for details on ADC operation.
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9.10.2Analog Comparator
When entering Idle mode, the Analog Comparator should be disabled if not used. When entering
ADC Noise Reduction mode, the Analog Comparator should be disabled. In other sleep modes,
the Analog Comparator is automatically disabled. However, if the Analog Comparator is set up
to use the Internal Voltage Reference as input, the Analog Comparator should be disabled in all
sleep modes. Otherwise, the Internal Voltage Reference will be enabled, independe nt of sleep
mode. Refer to ”Analog Comparator” on page 247 for details on how to configure the Analog
Comparator.
9.10.3Brown-out Detector
If the Brown-out Detector is not needed by the a pplication, this module sh ould be turned off. If
the Brown-out Detector is enabled by the BODLEVEL Fuses, it will be enabled in all sleep
modes, and hence, always consume power. In the deeper sleep modes, this will contribute significantly to the total current consumption. Refer to ”Brown-out Detection” on page 49 for details
on how to configure the Brown-out Detector.
9.10.4Internal Voltage Reference
The Internal Voltage Reference will be enabled when needed by the Brown-out Detection, the
Analog Comparator or the ADC. If these modules are disabled as described in the sections
above, the internal voltage reference will be disabled and it will not be consuming power. When
turned on again, the user must allow the reference to start up before the output is used. If the
reference is kept on in sleep mode, the output can be used immediately. Refer to ”Internal Volt-
age Reference” on page 50 for details on the start-up time.
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9.10.5Watchdog Timer
If the Watchdog Timer is not needed in t he application, the m odule should be tu rned off. If the
Watchdog Timer is enabled, it will be enabled in all sleep modes and hence always consume
power. In the deeper sleep modes, this will contribute significantly to the total current consumption. Refer to ”Watchdog Timer” on page 51 for details on how to configu re t he Wa tchd og Time r.
9.10.6Port Pins
When entering a sleep mode, all port pins should be configured to use minimum power. The
most important is then to ensure that no pins drive resistive loads. In sleep modes where both
the I/O clock (clk
be disabled. This ensures that no power is consumed by the input logic when not needed. In
some cases, the input logic is needed for detecting wake-up conditions, and it will then be
enabled. Refer to the section ”Digital Input Enable and Sleep Modes” on page 80 for details on
which pins are enabled. If the input buffer is enabled and the input signal is left floating or have
an analog signal level close to V
For analog input pins, the digital input buffer should be disabled at all times. An analog signal
level close to V
input buffers can be disabled by writing to the Digital Input Disable Registers (DIDR1 and
DIDR0). Refer to ”DIDR1 – Digital Input Disable Register 1” on page 250 and ”DIDR0 – Digital
Input Disable Register 0” on page 267 for details.
9.10.7On-chip Debug System
If the On-chip debug system is enabled by the DWEN Fuse and the chip enters sleep mode, the
main clock source is enabled and hence always consumes power. In the deeper sleep modes,
this will contribute significantly to the total current consumption.
) and the ADC clock (clk
I/O
/2, the input buffer will use excessive power.
CC
/2 on an input pin can cause significant current even in active mode. Digital
CC
) are stopped, the input buffers of the device will
ADC
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9.11Register Description
9.11.1SMCR – Sleep Mode Control Register
The Sleep Mode Control Register contains control bits for power management.
Note:1. Standby mode is only recommended for use with external crystals or resonators.
• Bit 0 – SE: Sleep Enable
The SE bit must be written to logic one to make the MCU enter the sleep mode when th e SLEEP
instruction is executed. To avoid the MCU enteri ng th e sleep mode unless it is the programmer’s
purpose, it is recommended to write the Sleep Enable (SE) b it to one just befor e the exe cution of
the SLEEP instruction and to clear it immediately after waking up.
The BODS bit must be written to logic one in order to turn off BOD during sleep, see Table 9-1
on page 40. Writing to the BODS bit is controlled by a timed sequence and an enable bit,
BODSE in MCUCR. To disable BOD in relevant sleep modes, both BODS and BODSE must first
(1)
(1)
PUD––IVSELIVCEMCUCR
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be set to one. Then, to set the BODS bit, BODS must be set to one and BODSE must be set to
zero within four clock cycles.
The BODS bit is active three clock cycles after it is set. A sleep instruction must be executed
while BODS is active in order to turn off the BOD for the actual sleep mode . The BODS bit is
automatically cleared after three clock cycles.
• Bit 5 – BODSE: BOD Sleep Enable
BODSE enables setting of BODS control bit, as explained in BODS bit description. BOD disabl e
is controlled by a timed sequence.
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts down the TWI by stopping the clock to the module. When
waking up the TWI again, the TWI should be re initialized to ensure proper operation.
• Bit 6 - PRTIM2: Power Reduction Timer/Counter2
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts down th e Timer /Coun ter2 mo dule in synchronous mo de (AS2
is 0). When the Timer/Counter2 is enabled, operation will continue like before the shutdown.
• Bit 5 - PRTIM0: Power Reduction Timer/Counter0
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts down the Timer/Counter0 module. When the Timer/Counter0
is enabled, operation will continue like before the shutdown.
• Bit 4 - Res: Reserved bit
This bit is reserved in ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P and will always read as zero.
• Bit 3 - PRTIM1: Power Reduction Timer/Counter1
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts down the Timer/Counter1 module. When the Timer/Counter1
is enabled, operation will continue like before the shutdown.
• Bit 2 - PRSPI: Power Reduction Serial Peripheral Interface
If using debugWIRE On-chip Debug System, this bit should not be written to one.
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts down the Serial Peripheral Interface by stopping the clock to
the module. When waking up the SPI again, the SPI should be re initialized to ensure proper
operation.
• Bit 1 - PRUSART0: Power Reduction USART0
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts down the USART by stopping the clock to the module. When
waking up the USART again, the USART should be re initialized to ensure proper operat ion.
• Bit 0 - PRADC: Power Reduction ADC
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts do wn the ADC. The ADC mu st be disabled b efore shut down.
The analog comparator cannot use the ADC input MUX when the ADC is shut down.
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10. System Control and Reset
10.1Resetting the AVR
During reset, all I/O Registers are set to their initial values, and the program starts execution
from the Reset Vector. For the ATmega168P, the instruction placed at the Reset Vecto r must be
a JMP – Absolute Jump – instruction to the reset handling routine . For the ATmega48P and
ATmega88P, the instruction placed at the Reset Vect or must be an RJMP – Relative Jump –
instruction to the reset handling routine. If the program never enables an interrupt source, the
Interrupt Vectors are not used, and regular program code can be placed at these locations. This
is also the case if the Reset Vector is in the Application section while the Interrupt Vectors are in
the Boot section or vice versa (ATmega88P/168P only). The circuit diagram in Figure 10-1 on
page 48 shows the reset logic. Table 28-3 on page 319 defines the electrical parameters of the
reset circuitry.
The I/O ports of the AVR are immediately reset to their initial state when a reset source goes
active. This does not require any clock source to be running.
After all reset sources have gone inactive, a delay counter is invoked, stretching the internal
reset. This allows the power to reach a stable level before normal operation starts. The time-out
period of the delay counter is defined by the user through the SUT and CKSEL Fuses. The different selections for the delay period are presented in ”Clock Sources” on page 28.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
10.2Reset Sources
The ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P has four sources of reset:
• Power-on Reset. The MCU is reset when the supply voltage is below the Power-on Reset
threshold (V
• External Reset. The MCU is reset when a low level is present on the RESET
the minimum pulse length.
• Watchdog System Reset. The MCU is reset when the Watchdog Timer period expires and the
Watchdog System Reset mode is enabled.
• Brown-out Re set. The MCU is reset when the supply v oltage V
threshold (V
).
POT
) and the Brown-out Detector is enabled.
BOT
pin for longer than
is below the Brown-out Rese t
CC
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Figure 10-1. Reset Logic
T
I
RESET
Power-on Reset
Circuit
DATA BU S
MCU Status
Register (MCUSR)
BORF
PORF
WDRF
EXTRF
10.3Power-on Reset
A Power-on Reset (POR) pulse is generated by an On-chip detection circuit. The detection level
is defined in ”System and Reset Characteristics” on page 319. The POR is activated whenever
V
well as to detect a failure in supply voltage.
BODLEVEL [2..0]
Pull-up Resistor
SPIKE
FILTER
RSTDISBL
is below the detection level. The POR circuit can be used to trigger the start-up Reset, as
CC
Brown-out
Reset Circuit
Watchdog
Oscillator
Clock
Generator
CKSEL[3:0]
SUT[1:0]
CK
Delay Counters
TIMEOUT
A Power-on Reset (POR) circuit ensures that the device is reset from Power-on. Reac hing the
Power-on Reset threshold voltage invokes the delay counter, which determines how long the
device is kept in RESET after V
when V
decreases below the detection level.
CC
Figure 10-2. MCU Start-up, RESET
V
CC
RESET
IME-OUT
NTERNAL
rise. The RESET signal is activated again, without any delay,
An External Reset is generated by a low level on the RESET pin. Reset pulses longer than the
minimum pulse width (see ”System and Reset Characteristics ” on page 319) will generate a
reset, even if the clock is not running. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to generate a reset.
When the applied signal reaches the Reset Threshold Voltage – V
delay counter starts the MCU after the Time-out period – t
can be disabled by the RSTDISBL fuse, see Table 27-7 on page 297.
POT
V
RST
t
TOUT
– on its positive edge, the
RST
has expired. The External Reset
TOUT –
Figure 10-4. External Reset During Operation
10.5Brown-out Detection
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P has an On-chip Brown-out Detection (BOD) circuit for monitoring
the V
CC
BOD can be selected by the BODLEVEL Fuses. The trigger level has a hysteresis to ensure
spike free Brown-out Detection. The hysteresis o n the detection level should be interpreted as
V
= V
BOT+
decreases to a value below the trigger level (V
Reset is immediately activated. When V
5 on page 50), the delay counter starts the MCU after the Time-out period t
The BOD circuit will only detect a drop in V
longer than t
CC
level during operation by comparing it to a fixed trigger level. The trigger level for the
+ V
BOT
given in ”System and Reset Characteristics” on page 319.
BOD
HYST
/2 and V
BOT-
= V
- V
BOT
increases above the trigger level (V
CC
CC
/2.When the BOD is enabled, and V
HYST
in Figure 10-5 on page 50), the Brown-out
BOT-
if the voltage stays below the trigger level for
BOT+
has expired.
TOUT
CC
in Figure 10-
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Figure 10-5. Brown-out Reset During Operation
T
I
10.6Watchdog System Reset
When the Watchdog times out, it will generate a short reset pulse of one CK cycle duration. On
the falling edge of this pulse, the delay timer starts counting the Time-out period t
page 51 for details on operation of the Wat chdog Timer.
Figure 10-6. Watchdog System Reset During Operation
CC
V
CC
RESET
IME-OUT
NTERNAL
RESET
V
V
BOT-
BOT+
t
TOUT
TOUT
. Refer to
CK
10.7Internal Voltage Reference
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P features an internal bandgap reference. This reference is used for
Brown-out Detection, and it can be used as an input to the Analog Comparator or the ADC.
10.7.1Voltage Reference Enable Signals and Start-up Time
The voltage reference has a start-up time that may influence the way it should be used. T he
start-up time is given in ”System and Reset Characteristics” on page 319. To save power, the
reference is not always turned on. The reference is on during the following situations:
1.When the BOD is enab led (by programming the BODLEVEL [2:0] Fuses).
2.When the bandgap reference is connected to the Analog Comparator (by setting the
ACBG bit i n ACSR).
3.When the ADC is enabled.
Thus, when the BOD is not enabled, after setting the ACBG bit or enabling the ADC, the user
must always allow the reference to start up before the output from the Analog Comparator or
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ADC is used. To reduce power consumption in Power-down mode, the user can avoid the three
conditions above to ensure that the reference is turned off before entering Power-down mode.
10.8Watchdog Timer
10.8.1Features
•
• 3 Operating modes
• Selectable Time-out period from 16ms to 8s
• Possible Hardware fuse Watchdog al ways on (WDTON) for fail-safe mode
10.8.2Overview
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P has an Enhanced Watchdog Timer (WDT). The WDT is a timer
counting cycles of a separate on-chip 128 kHz oscillator. The WDT gives an interrupt o r a system reset when the counter reaches a given time-out value. In normal operation mode, it is
required that the system uses the WDR - Watchdog Timer Reset - instruction to restart th e
counter before the time-out value is reached. If the system doesn't restart the counter, an interrupt or system reset will be issued.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
Clocked from separate On-chip Oscillator
–Interrupt
– System Reset
– Interrupt and System Reset
Figure 10-7. Watchdog Timer
128kHz
OSCILLATOR
OSC/2K
OSC/4K
OSC/8K
OSC/16K
OSC/32K
OSC/64K
OSC/512K
OSC/128K
OSC/256K
OSC/1024K
WDP0
WATCHDOG
RESET
WDE
WDIF
WDIE
WDP1
WDP2
WDP3
MCU RESET
INTERRUPT
In Interrupt mode, the WDT gives an interrupt when the time r expires. This int errupt can be used
to wake the device from sleep-modes, and also as a general system timer. One example is to
limit the maximum time allowed for certain operations, giving an interrupt when the operation
has run longer than expected. In System Reset mode, th e WDT gives a reset when the timer
expires. This is typically used to prevent system hang-up in case of runaway code. The third
mode, Interrupt and System Reset mode, combines the other two modes by first giving an interrupt and then switch to System Reset mode. This mode will for instance allow a safe shutdown
by saving critical parameters before a system reset.
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The Watchdog always on (WDTON) fuse, if programmed, will force the Watchdog Timer to System Reset mode. With the fuse programmed the System Reset mode bit (WDE) and Interrupt
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mode bit (WDIE) are locked to 1 and 0 respectively. To further ensure program security, alterations to the Watchdog set-up must follow timed sequences. The sequence for clearing WDE
and changing time-out configuration is as follows:
1.In the same op erat ion, write a logic one to the Watchdog change enable bit (WDCE) and
WDE. A logic one must be written to WDE regardless of the previous value of the WDE
bit.
2.Within the next four clock cycles, write the WDE and Watchdog prescaler bits (WDP) as
desired, but with the WDCE bit cleared. This must be done in one operation.
The following code example shows one assembly and one C function for turning off the Watchdog Timer. The example assumes that interrupts are controlled (e.g. by disabling interrupts
globally) so that no interrupts will occur during the execution of these functions.
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Assembly Code Example
WDT_off:
; Turn off global interrupt
cli
; Reset Watchdog Timer
wdr
; Clear WDRF in MCUSR
in r16, MCUSR
andi r16, (0xff & (0<<WDRF))
out MCUSR, r16
; Write logical one to WDCE and WDE
; Keep old prescaler setting to prevent unintentional time-out
lds r16, WDTCSR
ori r16, (1<<WDCE) | (1<<WDE)
sts WDTCSR, r16
; Turn off WDT
ldi r16, (0<<WDE)
sts WDTCSR, r16
; Turn on global interrupt
sei
ret
C Code Example
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void WDT_off(void)
{
__disable_interrupt();
__watchdog_reset();
/* Clear WDRF in MCUSR */
MCUSR &= ~(1<<WDRF);
/* Write logical one to WDCE and WDE */
/* Keep old prescaler setting to prevent unintentional time-out */
WDTCSR |= (1<<WDCE) | (1<<WDE);
/* Turn off WDT */
WDTCSR = 0x00;
__enable_interrupt();
}
Note:1. See ”About Code Examples” on page 8.
Note: If the Watchdog is accidentally enabled, for example by a runaway pointer or brown-out
condition, the device will be reset and the Watchdog Timer will stay enabled. If the code is n ot
set up to handle the Watchdog, this might lead to an etern al loop of time-out resets. To avoid t his
situation, the application software should always clear the Watchdog System Reset Flag
(WDRF) and the WDE control bit in the initialisation routine, even if the Watchdog is not in use.
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The following code example shows one assembly and one C function for changing the time-out
value of the Watchdog Timer.
Assembly Code Example
WDT_Prescaler_Change:
; Turn off global interrupt
cli
; Reset Watchdog Timer
wdr
; Start timed sequence
lds r16, WDTCSR
ori r16, (1<<WDCE) | (1<<WDE)
sts WDTCSR, r16
; -- Got four cycles to set the new values from here -
; Set new prescaler(time-out) value = 64K cycles (~0.5 s)
ldi r16, (1<<WDE) | (1<<WDP2) | (1<<WDP0)
sts WDTCSR, r16
; -- Finished setting new values, used 2 cycles -
; Turn on global interrupt
sei
ret
C Code Example
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void WDT_Prescaler_Change(void)
{
__disable_interrupt();
__watchdog_reset();
/* Start timed equence */
WDTCSR |= (1<<WDCE) | (1<<WDE);
/* Set new prescaler(time-out) value = 64K cycles (~0.5 s) */
WDTCSR = (1<<WDE) | (1<<WDP2) | (1<<WDP0);
__enable_interrupt();
}
Note:1. See ”About Code Examples” on page 8.
Note: The Watchdog Timer should be reset before any change of the WDP bits, since a change
in the WDP bits can result in a time-out when switching to a shorter time-out period.
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10.9Register Description
10.9.1MCUSR – MCU Status Register
The MCU Status Register provides information on which reset source caused an MCU reset.
Bit76543210
0x35 (0x55)––––WDRFBORFEXTRFPORFMCUSR
Read/Write RRRRR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial Value0000See Bit Description
• Bit 7..4: Res: Reserved Bits
These bits are unused bits in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 3 – WDRF: Watchdog System Reset Flag
This bit is set if a Watchdog System Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by
writing a logic zero to the flag.
• Bit 2 – BORF: Brown-out Reset Flag
This bit is set if a Brown-out Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a
logic zero to the flag.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
• Bit 1 – EXTRF: External Reset Flag
This bit is set if an External Reset occurs. The bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a
logic zero to the flag.
• Bit 0 – PORF: Power-on Reset Flag
This bit is set if a Power-on Reset occurs. The bit is reset only by writing a logic zero to the flag.
To make use of the Reset Flags to identify a reset condition, the user should read and then
Reset the MCUSR as early as possible in the program. If the register is cleared before another
reset occurs, the source of the reset can be found by examining the Reset Flags.
This bit is set when a time-out occurs in the Watchdog Timer and the Watchdog Timer is configured for interrupt. WDIF is cleared by hardware when executing the corresponding interrupt
handling vector. Alternatively, WDIF is clear ed by writing a logic on e to the f lag. Whe n the I-bi t in
SREG and WDIE are set, the Watchdog Time-out Interrupt is executed .
• Bit 6 - WDIE: Watchdog Interrupt Enable
When this bit is written to one and the I-bit in the Status Re gister is set, the Wa tchdog Interr upt is
enabled. If WDE is cleared in combination with this setting, the Watchdog Timer is in Interrupt
Mode, and the corresponding interrupt is executed if time-out in the Watchdog Timer occurs. If
WDE is set, the Watchdog Timer is in Interr upt a nd System Reset Mode . The first t ime-o ut in the
Watchdog Timer will set WDIF. Executing the corresponding interrupt vector will clear WDIE and
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WDIF automatically by hardware (the Watchdog goes to System Reset Mode). This is useful for
keeping the Watchdog Timer security while using the interrupt. To stay in Interrupt and System
Reset Mode, WDIE must be set after each interr up t. Th is sh ou ld however not b e done with in t he
interrupt service routine itself, as this might compromise the safety-function of the Watchdog
System Reset mode. If the interrupt is not executed before the next time-out, a System Reset
will be applied.
Table 10-1.Watchdog Timer Configuration
WDTON
Note:1. WDTON Fuse set to “0” means programmed and “1” means unprogrammed.
This bit is used in timed sequences for changing WDE and prescaler bits. To clear the WDE bit,
and/or change the prescaler bits, WDCE must be set.
Once written to one, hardware will clear WDCE after four clock cycles.
• Bit 3 - WDE: Watchdog System Reset Enable
WDE is overridden by WDRF in MCUSR. This means that WDE is always set when WDRF is
set. To clear WDE, WDRF must be cleared first. This feature ensur es multiple reset s during co nditions causing failure, and a safe start-up after the failure.
• Bit 5, 2..0 - WDP3..0: Watchdog Timer Prescaler 3, 2, 1 and 0
The WDP3..0 bits determine the Watchdog Timer prescaling when the Watchdog Time r is running. The different prescaling values and their corresponding time-out periods are shown in
Table 10-2 on page 56.
Table 10-2.Watchdog Timer Prescale Select
Number of WDT Oscillator
WDP3WDP2WDP1WDP0
00002K (2048) cycles16 ms
00014K (4096) cycles32 ms
00108K (8192) cycles64 ms
001116K (16384) cycles0.125 s
010032K (32768) cycles0.25 s
010164K (65536) cycles0.5 s
0110128K (131072) cycles1.0 s
1000512K (524288) cycles4.0 s
10011024K (1048576) cycles8.0 s
1010
1011
1100
1101
1110
1111
Cycles
Reserved
Typical Time-out at
VCC = 5.0V
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11. Interrupts
This section describes the specifics of the interrupt handling as performed in
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P. For a general explanation of the AVR interrupt handling, refe r to
”Reset and Interrupt Handling” on page 15.
The interrupt vectors in ATmega48P, ATmega88P, ATmega168P, and ATmega328P are generally the same, with the following differences:
• Each Interrupt Vector occupies two instruction words in ATmega168P and ATmega328P, and
one instruction word in ATmega48P and ATmega88P.
• ATmega48P does not have a separate Boot Loader Section. In ATmega88P, ATmega168P,
and ATmega328P, the Reset V ector is aff ected b y the BOO TRST fu se, and the Int errupt Vector
start address is affected by the IVSEL bit in MCUCR.
11.1Interrupt V ectors in ATmega48P
Table 11-1.Reset and Interrupt V ectors in ATmega48P
External Pin, Power-on Reset, Brown-out Reset and Watchdog System Reset
70x006WDTWatchdog Time-out Interrupt
80x007TIMER2 COMPATimer/Counter2 Compare Match A
90x008TIMER2 COMPBTimer/Counter2 Compare Match B
100x009TIMER2 OVFTimer/Counter2 Overflow
110x00ATIMER1 CAPTTimer/Counter1 Capture Event
120x00BTIMER1 COMPATimer/Counter1 Compare Match A
130x00 CTIMER1 COMPBTimer/Coutner1 Compare Match B
140x00 DTIMER1 OVFTimer/Counter1 Overflow
150x00ETIMER0 COMPATimer/Counter0 Compare Match A
160x00FTIMER0 COMPBTimer/Counter0 Compare Match B
170x010TIMER0 OVFTimer/Counter0 Overflow
180x011SPI, STCSPI Serial Transfer Complete
190x012USART, RXUSART Rx Complete
200x013USART, UDREUSART, Data Register Empty
210x014USART, TXUSART, Tx Complete
220x015ADCADC Conversion Complete
230x016EE READYEEPROM Ready
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Table 11-1.Reset and Interrupt Vectors in ATmega48P (Continued)
240x017ANALOG COMPAnalog Comparator
250x018TWI2-wire Serial Interface
260x019SPM READYStore Program Memory Ready
The most typical and general program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in
ATmega48P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
0x000rjmpRESET; Reset Handler
0x001rjmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x002rjmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
0x003rjmpPCINT0; PCINT0 Handler
0x004rjmpPCINT1; PCINT1 Handler
0x005rjmpPCINT2; PCINT2 Handler
0x006rjmpWDT; Watchdog Timer Handler
0x007rjmpTIM2_COMPA; Timer2 Compare A Handler
0x008rjmpTIM2_COMPB; Timer2 Compare B Handler
0x009rjmpTIM2_OVF; Timer2 Overflow Handler
0x00ArjmpTIM1_CAPT; Timer1 Capture Handler
0x00BrjmpTIM1_COMPA; Timer1 Compare A Handler
0x00CrjmpTIM1_COMPB; Timer1 Compare B Handler
0x00DrjmpTIM1_OVF; Timer1 Overflow Handler
0x00ErjmpTIM0_COMPA; Timer0 Compare A Handler
0x00FrjmpTIM0_COMPB; Timer0 Compare B Handler
0x010rjmpTIM0_OVF; Timer0 Overflow Handler
0x011rjmpSPI_STC; SPI Transfer Complete Handler
0x012rjmpUSART_RXC; USART, RX Complete Handler
0x013rjmpUSART_UDRE; USART, UDR Empty Handler
0x014rjmpUSART_TXC; USART, TX Complete Handler
0x015rjmpADC; ADC Conversion Complete Handler
0x016rjmpEE_RDY; EEPROM Ready Handler
0x017rjmpANA_COMP; Analog Comparator Handler
0x018rjmpTWI; 2-wire Serial Interface Handler
0x019rjmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
0x01ARESET:ldir16, high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x01Bout SPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x01Cldi r16, low(RAMEND)
0x01Dout SPL,r16
0x01Esei; Enable interrupts
0x01F<instr> xxx
... ... ... ...
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11.2Interrupt V ectors in ATmega88P
Table 11-2.Reset and Interrupt Vectors in ATmega88P
Program
Vector No.
10x000
20x001INT0External Interrupt Request 0
30x002INT1External Interrupt Request 1
40x003PCINT0Pin Change Interrupt Request 0
50x004PCINT1Pin Change Interrupt Request 1
60x005PCINT2Pin Change Interrupt Request 2
70x006WDTWatchdog Time-out Interrupt
80x007TIMER2 COMPATimer/Counter2 Compare Match A
90x008TIMER2 COMPBTimer/Counter2 Compare Match B
100x009TIMER2 OVFTimer/Counter2 Overflow
110x00ATIMER1 CAPTTimer/Counter1 Capture Event
120x00BTIMER1 COMPATimer/Counter1 Compare Match A
130x0 0CTIMER1 COMPBTimer/Coutner1 Compare Match B
140x0 0DTIMER1 OVFTimer/Counter1 Overflow
150x00ETIMER0 COMPATimer/Counter0 Compare Match A
160x00FTIMER0 COMPBTimer/Counter0 Compare Match B
Address
(2)
(1)
SourceInterrupt Definition
RESET
External Pin, Power-on Reset, Brown-out Reset and Watchdog System Reset
170x010TIMER0 OVFTimer/Counter0 Overflow
180x011SPI, STCSPI Serial Transfer Complete
190x012USART, RXUSART Rx Complete
200x013USART, UDREUSART, Data Register Empty
210x014USART, TXUSART, Tx Complete
220x015ADCADC Conversion Complete
230x016EE READYEEPROM Ready
240x017ANALOG COMPAnalog Comparator
250x018TWI2-wire Serial Interface
260x019SPM READYStore Program Memory Ready
Notes:1. When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the device will jump to the Boot Loader address at reset, see ”Boot Loader Sup-
port – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P” on page 278.
2. When the IVSEL bit in MCUCR is set, Interrupt Vectors will be moved to the start of the Boot Flash Section. The address of
each Interrupt Vector will then be the address in this table added to the start address of the Boot Flash Section.
Table 11-3 on page 61 shows reset and Interrupt Vectors placement for the various combina-
tions of BOOTRST and IVSEL settings. If the program never enables an interrupt source, the
Interrupt Vectors are not used, and regular program code can be placed at these locations. This
is also the case if the Reset Vector is in the Application section while the Interrupt Vectors are in
the Boot section or vice versa.
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Table 11-3.Reset and Interrupt Vectors Placement in ATmega88P
Note:1. The Boot Reset Address is shown in Table 26-6 on page 289. For the BOOTRST Fuse “1”
means unprogrammed while “0” means programmed.
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The most typical and general program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in
ATmega88P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
0x000rjmpRESET; Reset Handler
0x001rjmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x002rjmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
0x003rjmpPCINT0; PCINT0 Handler
0x004rjmpPCINT1; PCINT1 Handler
0x005rjmpPCINT2; PCINT2 Handler
0x006rjmpWDT; Watchdog Timer Handler
0x007rjmpTIM2_COMPA; Timer2 Compare A Handler
0X008rjmpTIM2_COMPB; Timer2 Compare B Handler
0x009rjmpTIM2_OVF; Timer2 Overflow Handler
0x00ArjmpTIM1_CAPT; Timer1 Capture Handler
0x00BrjmpTIM1_COMPA; Timer1 Compare A Handler
0x00CrjmpTIM1_COMPB; Timer1 Compare B Handler
0x00DrjmpTIM1_OVF; Timer1 Overflow Handler
0x00ErjmpTIM0_COMPA; Timer0 Compare A Handler
0x00FrjmpTIM0_COMPB; Timer0 Compare B Handler
0x010rjmpTIM0_OVF; Timer0 Overflow Handler
0x011rjmpSPI_STC; SPI Transfer Complete Handler
0x012rjmpUSART_RXC; USART, RX Complete Handler
0x013rjmpUSART_UDRE; USART, UDR Empty Handler
0x014rjmpUSART_TXC; USART, TX Complete Handler
0x015rjmpADC; ADC Conversion Complete Handler
0x016rjmpEE_RDY; EEPROM Ready Handler
0x017rjmpANA_COMP; Analog Comparator Handler
0x018rjmpTWI; 2-wire Serial Interface Handler
0x019rjmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
0x01ARESET:ldir16, high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x01Bout SPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x01Cldi r16, low(RAMEND)
0x01Dout SPL,r16
0x01Esei; Enable interrupts
0x01F<instr> xxx
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When the BOOTRST Fuse is unprogrammed, the Boot section size set to 2K bytes and the
IVSEL bit in the MCUCR Register is set before any interrupts are enabled, the most typical and
general program setup for the Reset and Inte rrupt Vector Addresses in ATmega88P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
0x000RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x001outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x002ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x003outSPL,r16
0x004sei; Enable interrupts
0x005<instr> xxx
;
.org 0xC01
0xC01rjmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0xC02rjmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0xC19rjmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed and the Boot section size set to 2K bytes, the most
typical and general program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in ATmega88P
is:
Address Labels CodeComments
.org 0x001
0x001rjmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x002rjmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x019rjmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
.org 0xC00
0xC00RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0xC01outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0xC02ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0xC03outSPL,r16
0xC04sei; Enable interrupts
0xC05<instr> xxx
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the Boot section size set to 2K bytes and the IVSEL
bit in the MCUCR Register is set before any interrupts are enabled, the most typical and general
program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in ATmega88P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
;
.org 0xC00
0xC00rjmpRESET; Reset handler
0xC01rjmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0xC02rjmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0xC19rjmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
0xC1ARESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
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0xC1BoutSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0xC1Cldir16,low(RAMEND)
0xC1DoutSPL,r16
0xC1Esei; Enable interrupts
0xC1F<instr> xxx
11.3Interrupt V ectors in ATmega168P
Table 11-4.Reset and Interrupt V ectors in ATmega168P
90x0010TIMER2 COMPBTimer/Counter2 Compare Match B
100x0012TIMER2 OVFTimer/Counter2 Overflow
110x0014TIMER1 CAPTTimer/Counter1 Capture Event
120x0016TIMER1 COMPATimer/Counter1 Compare Match A
130x0018TIMER1 COMPBTimer/Coutner1 Compare Match B
140x001ATIMER1 OVFTimer/Counter1 Overflow
150x001CTIMER0 COMPATimer/Counter0 Compare Match A
160x001ETIMER0 COMPBTimer/Counter0 Compare Match B
Address
(2)
(1)
SourceInterrupt Definition
RESET
External Pin, Power-on Reset, Brown-out Reset and Watchdog System Reset
170x0020TIMER0 OVFTimer/Counter0 Overflow
180x0022SPI, STCSPI Serial Transfer Complete
190x0024USART, RXUSART Rx Complete
200x0026USART, UDREUSART, Data Register Empty
210x0028USART, TXUSART, Tx Complete
220x002AADCADC Conversion Complete
230x002CEE READYEEPROM Ready
240x002EANALOG COMPAnalog Comparator
250x0030TWI2-wire Serial Interface
260x0032SPM READYStore Program Memory Ready
Notes:1. When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the device will jump to the Boot Loader address at reset, see ”Boot Loader Sup-
port – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P” on page 278.
2. When the IVSEL bit in MCUCR is set, Interrupt Vectors will be moved to the start of the Boot Flash Section. The address of
each Interrupt Vector will then be the address in this table added to the start address of the Boot Flash Section.
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Table 11-5 on page 64 shows reset and Interrupt Vectors placement for the various combina-
tions of BOOTRST and IVSEL settings. If the program never enables an interrupt source, the
Interrupt Vectors are not used, and regular program code can be placed at these locations. This
is also the case if the Reset Vector is in the Application section while the Interrupt Vectors are in
the Boot section or vice versa.
Table 11-5.Reset and Interrupt Vectors Placement in ATmega168P
Note:1. The Boot Reset Address is shown in Table 26-6 on page 289. For the BOOTRST Fuse “1”
means unprogrammed while “0” means programmed.
(1)
The most typical and general program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in
ATmega168P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
0x0000jmpRESET; Reset Handler
0x0002jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x0004jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
0x0006jmpPCINT0; PCINT0 Handler
0x0008jmpPCINT1; PCINT1 Handler
0x000AjmpPCINT2; PCINT2 Handler
0x000CjmpWDT; Watchdog Timer Handler
0x000EjmpTIM2_COMPA; Timer2 Compare A Handler
0x0010jmpTIM2_COMPB; Timer2 Compare B Handler
0x0012jmpTIM2_OVF; Timer2 Overflow Handler
0x0014jmpTIM1_CAPT; Timer1 Capture Handler
0x0016jmpTIM1_COMPA; Timer1 Compare A Handler
0x0018jmpTIM1_COMPB; Timer1 Compare B Handler
0x001AjmpTIM1_OVF; Timer1 Overflow Handler
0x001CjmpTIM0_COMPA; Timer0 Compare A Handler
0x001EjmpTIM0_COMPB; Timer0 Compare B Handler
0x0020jmpTIM0_OVF; Timer0 Overflow Handler
0x0022jmpSPI_STC; SPI Transfer Complete Handler
0x0024jmpUSART_RXC; USART, RX Complete Handler
0x0026jmpUSART_UDRE; USART, UDR Empty Handler
0x0028jmpUSART_TXC; USART, TX Complete Handler
0x002AjmpADC; ADC Conversion Complete Handler
0x002CjmpEE_RDY; EEPROM Ready Handler
0x002EjmpANA_COMP; Analog Comparator Handler
0x0030jmpTWI; 2-wire Serial Interface Handler
0x0032jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
0x0033RESET:ldir16, high(RAMEND); Main program start
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0x0034out SPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x0035ldi r16, low(RAMEND)
0x0036out SPL,r16
0x0037sei; Enable interrupts
0x0038<instr> xxx
... ... ... ...
When the BOOTRST Fuse is unprogrammed, the Boot section size set to 2K bytes and the
IVSEL bit in the MCUCR Register is set before any interrupts are enabled, the most typical and
general program setup for the Reset and Inte rrupt Vector Addresses in ATmega168P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
0x0000RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x0001outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x0002ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x0003outSPL,r16
0x0004sei; Enable interrupts
0x0005<instr> xxx
;
.org 0x1C02
0x1C02jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x1C04jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x1C32jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed and the Boot section size set to 2K bytes, the most
typical and general program setup for the Reset and Inter rupt Vector Addresses in
ATmega168P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
.org 0x0002
0x0002jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x0004jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x0032jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
.org 0x1C00
0x1C00RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x1C01outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x1C02ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x1C03outSPL,r16
0x1C04sei; Enable interrupts
0x1C05<instr> xxx
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the Boot section size set to 2K bytes and the IVSEL
bit in the MCUCR Register is set before any interrupts are enabled, the most typical and general
program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in ATmega168P is:
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Address Labels CodeComments
;
.org 0x1C00
0x1C00jmpRESET; Reset handler
0x1C02jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x1C04jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x1C32jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
0x1C33RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x1C34outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x1C35ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x1C36outSPL,r16
0x1C37sei; Enable interrupts
0x1C38<instr> xxx
11.4Interrupt V ectors in ATmega328P
Table 11-6.Reset and Interrupt V ectors in ATmega328P
90x0010TIMER2 COMPBTimer/Counter2 Compare Match B
100x0012TIMER2 OVFTimer/Counter2 Overflow
110x0014TIMER1 CAPTTimer/Counter1 Capture Event
120x0016TIMER1 COMPATimer/Counter1 Compare Match A
130x0018TIMER1 COMPBTimer/Coutner1 Compare Match B
140x001ATIMER1 OVFTimer/Counter1 Overflow
150x001CTIMER0 COMPATimer/Counter0 Compare Match A
160x001ETIMER0 COMPBTimer/Counter0 Compare Match B
Address
(2)
(1)
SourceInterrupt Definition
RESET
External Pin, Power-on Reset, Brown-out Reset and Watchdog System Reset
170x0020TIMER0 OVFTimer/Counter0 Overflow
180x0022SPI, STCSPI Serial Transfer Complete
190x0024USART, RXUSART Rx Complete
200x0026USART, UDREUSART, Data Register Empty
210x0028USART, TXUSART, Tx Complete
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Table 11-6.Reset and Interrupt Vectors in ATmega328P (Continued)
Program
VectorNo.
220x002AADCADC Conversion Complete
230x002CEE READYEEPROM Ready
240x002EANALOG COMPAnalog Comparator
250x0030TWI2-wire Serial Interface
260x0032SPM READYStore Program Memory Ready
Notes:1. When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the device will jump to the Boot Loader address at reset, see ”Boot Loader Sup-
2. When the IVSEL bit in MCUCR is set, Interrupt Vectors will be moved to the start of the Boot Flash Section. The address of
Address
port – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P” on page 278.
each Interrupt Vector will then be the address in this table added to the start address of the Boot Flash Section.
(2)
SourceInterrupt Definition
Table 11-7 on page 67 shows reset and Interrupt Vectors placement for the various combina-
tions of BOOTRST and IVSEL settings. If the program never enables an interrupt source, the
Interrupt Vectors are not used, and regular program code can be placed at these locations. This
is also the case if the Reset Vector is in the Application section while the Interrupt Vectors are in
the Boot section or vice versa.
Table 11-7.Reset and Interrupt Vectors Placement in ATmega328P
Note:1. The Boot Reset Address is shown in Table 26-6 on page 289. For the BOOTRST Fuse “1”
means unprogrammed while “0” means programmed.
The most typical and general program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in
ATmega328P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
0x0000jmpRESET; Reset Handler
0x0002jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x0004jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
0x0006jmpPCINT0; PCINT0 Handler
0x0008jmpPCINT1; PCINT1 Handler
0x000AjmpPCINT2; PCINT2 Handler
0x000CjmpWDT; Watchdog Timer Handler
0x000EjmpTIM2_COMPA; Timer2 Compare A Handler
0x0010jmpTIM2_COMPB; Timer2 Compare B Handler
0x0012jmpTIM2_OVF; Timer2 Overflow Handler
0x0014jmpTIM1_CAPT; Timer1 Capture Handler
0x0016jmpTIM1_COMPA; Timer1 Compare A Handler
0x0018jmpTIM1_COMPB; Timer1 Compare B Handler
0x001AjmpTIM1_OVF; Timer1 Overflow Handler
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0x001CjmpTIM0_COMPA; Timer0 Compare A Handler
0x001EjmpTIM0_COMPB; Timer0 Compare B Handler
0x0020jmpTIM0_OVF; Timer0 Overflow Handler
0x0022jmpSPI_STC; SPI Transfer Complete Handler
0x0024jmpUSART_RXC; USART, RX Complete Handler
0x0026jmpUSART_UDRE; USART, UDR Empty Handler
0x0028jmpUSART_TXC; USART, TX Complete Handler
0x002AjmpADC; ADC Conversion Complete Handler
0x002CjmpEE_RDY; EEPROM Ready Handler
0x002EjmpANA_COMP; Analog Comparator Handler
0x0030jmpTWI; 2-wire Serial Interface Handler
0x0032jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
0x0033RESET:ldir16, high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x0034out SPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x0035ldi r16, low(RAMEND)
0x0036out SPL,r16
0x0037sei; Enable interrupts
0x0038<instr> xxx
... ... ... ...
When the BOOTRST Fuse is unprogrammed, the Boot section size set to 2K bytes and the
IVSEL bit in the MCUCR Register is set before any interrupts are enabled, the most typical and
general program setup for the Reset and Inte rrupt Vector Addresses in ATmega328P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
0x0000RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x0001outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x0002ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x0003outSPL,r16
0x0004sei; Enable interrupts
0x0005<instr> xxx
;
.org 0x3C02
0x3C02jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x3C04jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x3C32jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed and the Boot section size set to 2K bytes, the most
typical and general program setup for the Reset and Inter rupt Vector Addresses in
ATmega328P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
.org 0x0002
0x0002jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x0004jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x0032jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
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.org 0x3C00
0x3C00RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x3C01outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x3C02ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x3C03outSPL,r16
0x3C04sei; Enable interrupts
0x3C05<instr> xxx
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the Boot section size set to 2K bytes and the IVSEL
bit in the MCUCR Register is set before any interrupts are enabled, the most typical and general
program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses in ATmega328P is:
Address Labels CodeComments
;
.org 0x3C00
0x3C00jmpRESET; Reset handler
0x3C02jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x3C04jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x3C32jmpSPM_RDY; Store Program Memory Ready Handler
;
0x3C33RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x3C34outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x3C35ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x3C36outSPL,r16
0x3C37sei; Enable interrupts
0x3C38<instr> xxx
11.5Register Description
11.5.1Moving Interrupts Between Application and Boot Space, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P
The MCU Control Register controls the placement of the Interrupt Vector table.
When the IVSEL bit is cleared (zero), the Interrupt Vectors are placed at the start of the Flash
memory. When this bit is set (one), the Interrupt Vectors are moved to the beginning of the Boot
Loader section of the Flash. The actual address of the start of the Boot Flash Section is determined by the BOOTSZ Fuses. Refer to the section ”Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write
Self-Programming, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega3 28P” on page 2 78 for details. To
avoid unintentional changes of Interrupt Vector tables, a special write procedure must be followed to change the IVSEL bit:
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a.Write the Interrupt Vector Change Enable (IVCE) bit to one.
b.Within four cycles, write the desired value to IVSEL while writing a zero to IVCE.
Interrupts will automatically be disabled while this sequence is executed. Interrupts are disabled
in the cycle IVCE is set, and they remain disabled until after the instruction following the write to
IVSEL. If IVSEL is not written, interrupts remain disabled for four cycles. The I-bit in the Status
Register is unaffected by the automatic disabling.
Note:If Interrupt Vectors are placed in the Boot Loader section and Boot Lock bit BLB02 is programmed,
interrupts are disabled while executing from the Application section. If Interrupt Vectors are placed
in the Application section and Boot Lock bit BLB12 is programed, interrupts are disabled while
executing from the Boot Loader section. Refer to the section ”Boot Loader Support – Read-While-
Write Self-Programming, ATmega88P, ATmega168P and ATmega328P” on page 278 for details
on Boot Lock bits.
This bit is not available in ATmega48P.
• Bit 0 – IVCE: Interrupt Vector Change Enable
The IVCE bit must be written to logic one to enable change of the IVSEL bit. IVCE is cleared by
hardware four cycles after it is written or when IVSEL is written. Setting the IVCE bit will disable
interrupts, as explained in the IVSEL description above . See Code Example below.
Assembly Code Example
Move_interrupts:
; Enable change of Interrupt Vectors
ldi r16, (1<<IVCE)
out MCUCR, r16
; Move interrupts to Boot Flash section
ldi r16, (1<<IVSEL)
out MCUCR, r16
ret
C Code Example
void Move_interrupts(void)
{
/* Enable change of Interrupt Vectors */
MCUCR = (1<<IVCE);
/* Move interrupts to Boot Flash section */
MCUCR = (1<<IVSEL);
}
This bit is not available in ATmega48P.
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12. External Interrupts
p
IF
The External Interrupts are triggered by the INT0 and INT1 pins or any of the PCINT23..0 pins.
Observe that, if enabled, the interrupts will trigger even if the INT0 and INT1 or PCINT23..0 pins
are configured as outputs. This feature provides a way of generating a software interrupt. The
pin change interrupt PCI2 will trigger if any enabled PCINT23..16 pin toggles. The pin change
interrupt PCI1 will trigger if any enabled PCINT14..8 pin toggles. The pin change interrupt PCI0
will trigger if any enabled PCINT7..0 pin toggles. The PCMSK2, PCMSK1 and PCMSK0 Registers control which pins contribute to the pin change interrupts. Pin change interrupts on
PCINT23..0 are detected asynchronously. This implies that these interrupts can be used for
waking the part also from sleep modes other than Idle mode.
The INT0 and INT1 interrupts can be triggered by a falling or rising ed ge or a low level. This is
set up as indicated in the specification for the External Interrupt Control Register A – EICRA.
When the INT0 or INT1 interrupts are enabled and are configured as level triggered, the interrupts will trigger as long as the pin is held low. Note that recognition of falling or rising edge
interrupts on INT0 or INT1 requires the presence of an I/O clock, described in ”Clock Systems
and their Distribution” on page 27. Low level inter rupt on INT0 and INT1 is detected asynchro-
nously. This implies that this interrupt can be used for waking the part also from sleep mo des
other than Idle mode. The I/O clock is halted in all sleep modes except Idle mode.
ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
Note that if a level triggered interrupt is used for wake-up from Power -down, the required level
must be held long enough for the MCU to complete the wake-up to trigger the level interrupt. If
the level disappears before the end of the Start-up Time, the MCU will still wake up, but no interrupt will be generated. The start-up time is defined by the SUT and CKSEL Fuses as described
in ”System Clock and Clock Options” on page 27.
12.1Pin Change Interrupt Timing
An example of timing of a pin change interrupt is shown in Figure 12-1.
Figure 12-1. Timing of pin change interrupts
PCINT(0)
PCINT(0)
pin_lat
pin_sync
pcint_in_(0)
pin_lat
D Q
LE
clk
clk
pin_sync
PCINT(0) in PCMSK(x)
pcint_in_(0)
0
x
clk
pcint_syn
pcint_setflag
PC
pcint_syn
cint_setflag
PCIF
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12.2Register Description
12.2.1EICRA – External Interrupt Control Register A
The External Interrupt Control Register A contains control bits for interrupt sense control.
These bits are unused bits in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 3, 2 – ISC11, ISC10: Interrupt Sense Control 1 Bit 1 and Bit 0
The External Interrupt 1 is activated by the external pin INT1 if the SREG I-flag and the corresponding interrupt mask are set. The level and edges on the external INT1 pin that activate the
interrupt are defined in Table 12-1. The value on the INT1 pin is sampled before detecting
edges. If edge or toggle interrupt is selected, pulses that last longer than one clock period will
generate an interrupt. Shorter pulses are not gu aranteed to generate an int errupt. If low level
interrupt is selected, the low level must be held until the completion of the currently executing
instruction to generate an interrupt.
Table 12-1.Interrupt 1 Sense Control
ISC11ISC10Description
00The low level of INT1 generates an interrupt request.
01Any logical change on INT1 ge nerates an interrupt request.
10The falling edge of INT1 generates an interrupt request.
11The rising edge of INT1 generates an interrupt request.
• Bit 1, 0 – ISC01, ISC00: Interrupt Sense Control 0 Bit 1 and Bit 0
The External Interrupt 0 is activated by the external pin INT0 if the SREG I-flag and the corresponding interrupt mask are set. The level and edges on the external INT0 pin that activate the
interrupt are defined in Table 12-2. The value on the INT0 pin is sampled before detecting
edges. If edge or toggle interrupt is selected, pulses that last longer than one clock period will
generate an interrupt. Shorter pulses are not gu aranteed to generate an int errupt. If low level
interrupt is selected, the low level must be held until the completion of the currently executing
instruction to generate an interrupt.
Table 12-2.Interrupt 0 Sense Control
ISC01ISC00Description
00The low level of INT0 generates an interrupt request.
01Any logical change on INT0 ge nerates an interrupt request.
10The falling edge of INT0 generates an interrupt request.
11The rising edge of INT0 generates an interrupt request.
These bits are unused bits in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 1 – INT1: External Interrupt Request 1 Enable
When the INT1 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), the external pin interrupt is enabled. The Interrupt Sense Control1 bits 1/0 (ISC11 and ISC10) in the
External Interrupt Control Register A (EICRA) define whether the external interrupt is activated
on rising and/or falling edge of the INT1 pin or level sensed. Activity on the pin will cause an
interrupt request even if INT1 is configured as an out put. The corre sponding interr upt of Ext ernal
Interrupt Request 1 is executed from the INT1 Interrupt Vector.
• Bit 0 – INT0: External Interrupt Request 0 Enable
When the INT0 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), the external pin interrupt is enabled. The Interrupt Sense Control0 bits 1/0 (ISC01 and ISC00) in the
External Interrupt Control Register A (EICRA) define whether the external interrupt is activated
on rising and/or falling edge of the INT0 pin or level sensed. Activity on the pin will cause an
interrupt request even if INT0 is configured as an out put. The corre sponding interr upt of Ext ernal
Interrupt Request 0 is executed from the INT0 Interrupt Vector.
These bits are unused bits in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 1 – INTF1: External Interrupt Flag 1
When an edge or logic change on the INT1 pin triggers an interrup t requ est, INTF1 be comes set
(one). If the I-bit in SREG and the INT1 bit in EIMSK are set (one), the MCU will jump to the corresponding Interrupt Vector. The flag is cleared when the interrupt routine is executed.
Alternatively, the flag can be cleared by writing a logical one to it. This flag is always cleared
when INT1 is configured as a level interrupt.
• Bit 0 – INTF0: External Interrupt Flag 0
When an edge or logic change on the INT0 pin triggers an interrup t requ est, INTF0 be comes set
(one). If the I-bit in SREG and the INT0 bit in EIMSK are set (one), the MCU will jump to the corresponding Interrupt Vector. The flag is cleared when the interrupt routine is executed.
Alternatively, the flag can be cleared by writing a logical one to it. This flag is always cleared
when INT0 is configured as a level interrupt.
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12.2.4PCICR – Pin Change Interrupt Control Register
These bits are unused bits in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 2 - PCIE2: Pin Change Interrupt Enable 2
When the PCIE2 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), pin
change interrupt 2 is enabled. Any change on any enabled PCINT23..16 pin will cause an interrupt. The corresponding interrupt of Pin Change Inter rupt Request is executed from the PCI2
Interrupt Vector. PCINT23..16 pins are enabled individually by the PCMSK2 Register.
• Bit 1 - PCIE1: Pin Change Interrupt Enable 1
When the PCIE1 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), pin
change interrupt 1 is enabled. Any change on any enabled PCINT14..8 pin will cause an interrupt. The corresponding interrupt of Pin Change Inter rupt Request is executed from the PCI1
Interrupt Vector. PCINT14..8 pins are enabled individually by the PCMSK1 Register.
• Bit 0 - PCIE0: Pin Change Interrupt Enable 0
When the PCIE0 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), pin
change interrupt 0 is enabled. Any change on any enabled PCINT7..0 pin will cause an interrupt.
The corresponding interrupt of Pin Change Interrupt Request is executed from the PCI0 Interrupt Vector. PCINT7..0 pins are enabled individually by the PCMSK0 Register.
These bits are unused bits in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 2 - PCIF2: Pin Change Interrupt Flag 2
When a logic change on any PCINT23..16 pin triggers an interrupt request, PCIF2 becomes set
(one). If the I-bit in SREG and the PCIE2 bit in PCICR are set (one), the MCU will jump to the
corresponding Interrupt Vector. The flag is cleared when the interrupt routine is executed. Alternatively, the flag can be cleared by writing a logical one to it.
• Bit 1 - PCIF1: Pin Change Interrupt Flag 1
When a logic change on any PCINT14..8 pin triggers an interrupt request, PCIF1 becomes set
(one). If the I-bit in SREG and the PCIE1 bit in PCICR are set (one), the MCU will jump to the
corresponding Interrupt Vector. The flag is cleared when the interrupt routine is executed. Alternatively, the flag can be cleared by writing a logical one to it.
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• Bit 0 - PCIF0: Pin Change Interrupt Flag 0
When a logic change on any PCINT7..0 pin triggers an interrupt request, PCIF0 becomes set
(one). If the I-bit in SREG and the PCIE0 bit in PCICR are set (one), the MCU will jump to the
corresponding Interrupt Vector. The flag is cleared when the interrupt routine is executed. Alternatively, the flag can be cleared by writing a logical one to it.
• Bit 7..0 – PCINT23..16: Pin Change Enable Mask 23..16
Each PCINT23..16-bit selects whether pin change interrupt is enabled on the corresponding I/O
pin. If PCINT23..16 is set and the PCIE 2 bit in PCICR is set, pin change interrupt is enabled on
the corresponding I/O pin. If PCINT23..16 is cleared, pin change interrupt on the corresponding
I/O pin is disabled.
This bit is an unused bit in the ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P, and will always read as zero.
• Bit 6..0 – PCINT14..8: Pin Change Enable Mask 14..8
Each PCINT14..8-bit selects whether pin change interrupt is enabled on the corresponding I/O
pin. If PCINT14..8 is set and the PCIE1 bit in PCICR is set, pin change interrupt is enabled on
the corresponding I/O pin. If PCINT14..8 is cleared, pin change interrupt on the corresponding
I/O pin is disabled.
• Bit 7..0 – PCINT7..0: Pin Change Enable Mask 7..0
Each PCINT7..0 bit selects whether pin change interrupt is enabled on the corresponding I/O
pin. If PCINT7..0 is set and the PCIE0 bit in PCICR is set, pin change interrupt is enabled on the
corresponding I/O pin. If PCINT7..0 is cle ar ed, p in ch ang e inter rup t on t he correspo nd ing I/O pin
is disabled.
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13. I/O-Ports
13.1Overview
All AVR ports have true Read-Modify-Write functionality when used as general digital I/O ports.
This means that the direction of one port pin can be changed without unintentionally changing
the direction of any other pin with the SBI and CBI instructions. The same applies when changing drive value (if configured as output) or enabling/ disabling of p ull-up resist ors (if con figured as
input). Each output buffer has symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source
capability. The pin driver is strong enough to drive LED displays directly. All port pins have individually selectable pull-up resistors with a supply-voltage invariant resistance. All I/O pins have
protection diodes to both V
acteristics” on page 313 for a complete list of parameters.
Figure 13-1. I/O Pin Equivalent Schematic
and Ground as indicated in Figure 13-1. Refer to ”Electrical Char-
CC
R
pu
Pxn
C
pin
All registers and bit references in this section are written in general form. A lower case “x” represents the numbering letter for the port, and a lower case “n” rep resents the bit number. However,
when using the register or bit defines in a program , the precise form must be used. For examp le,
PORTB3 for bit no. 3 in Port B, here documented ge ner ally as PO RTxn . The physical I /O Registers and bit locations are listed in ”Register Description” on page 93.
Three I/O memory address locations are allocated for each port, one each for the Data Register
– PORTx, Data Direction Register – DDRx, and the Port Input Pins – PINx. The Port Input Pins
I/O location is read only, while the Data Register and the Data Direction Register are read/write.
However, writing a logic one to a bit in the PINx Register, will result in a toggle in the corresponding bit in the Data Register. In addition, the Pull-up Disable – PUD bit in MCUCR disables the
pull-up function for all pins in all ports when set.
Using the I/O port as General Digital I/O is described in ”Ports as General Digital I/O” on page
77. Most port pins are multiplexed with alternate func tions for the peripheral featur es on the
device. How each alternate function interferes with the port pin is described in ”Alternate Port
Functions” on page 81. Refer to the individual module sections for a full description of the alter-
nate functions.
See Figure
"General Digital I/O" for
Logic
Details
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Note that enabling the alternate function of some of the port pins does not affect the use of the
other pins in the port as general digital I/O.
13.2Ports as General Digital I/O
The ports are bi-directional I/O ports with optional internal pull-ups. Figure 13-2 shows a functional description of one I/O-port pin, here generically called Pxn.
Note:1. WRx, WPx, WDx, RRx, RPx, and RDx are common to all pins within the same port. clk
13.2.1Configuring the Pin
Each port pin consists of three register bits: DDxn, PORTxn, and PINxn. As shown in ”Register
Description” on page 93, the DDxn bits are accessed at the DDRx I/O address, the PORTxn bits
at the PORTx I/O address, and the PINxn bits at the PINx I/O address.
The DDxn bit in the DDRx Register selects the direction of this pin. If DDxn is written logic one,
Pxn is configured as an output pin. If DDxn is written logic zero, Pxn is configured as an input
pin.
If PORTxn is written logic one when the pin is configured as an input pin, the pull-up resistor is
activated. To switch the pull-up resistor off, PORTxn has to be written logic zero or the pin h as to
be configured as an output pin. The port pi ns are tri-stated when re set condition b ecomes active,
even if no clocks are running.
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SLEEP, and PUD are common to all ports.
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If PORTxn is written logic one when the pin is configured as an output pin, the port pin is driven
high (one). If PORTxn is written logic zero when the pin is configured as an output pin, the port
pin is driven low (zero).
13.2.2Toggli ng the Pin
Writing a logic one to PINxn toggles the value of PORTxn, independent on the value of DDRxn.
Note that the SBI instruction can be used to toggle one single bit in a port.
13.2.3Switching Between Input and Output
When switching between tri-state ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b00) and output high ({DDxn, PORTxn}
= 0b11), an intermediate state with either pull-up enabled {DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b01) or output
low ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b10) must occur. Normally, the pull-up enabled state is fully acceptable, as a high-impedance environment will not notice the difference between a strong high
driver and a pull-up. If this is not the case, t he PUD bit in t he MCUCR Reg ist er can be set to di sable all pull-ups in all ports.
Switching between input with pull-up and output low generates the same problem. The user
must use either the tri-sta te ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b00) o r the o utput high state ({DDxn, PORTxn}
= 0b11) as an intermediate step.
Table 13-1 summarizes the control signals for the pin value.
Table 13-1.Port Pin Configurations
DDxnPORTxn
00XInputNoTri-state (Hi-Z)
PUD
(in MCUCR)I/OPull-upComment
010InputYesPxn will source current if ext. pulled low.
011InputNoTri-state (Hi-Z)
10XOutputNoOutput Low (Sink)
11XOutputNoOutput High (Source)
13.2.4Reading the Pin Value
Independent of the setting of Data Direction b it DDxn, the port pin can be read through the
PINxn Register bit. As shown in Figure 13-2, t he PINxn Regist er bit a nd th e prece ding latch constitute a synchronizer. This is needed to avoid metastability if the physical pin changes value
near the edge of the internal clock, but it also intro duces a delay. Fi gure 13-3 shows a timing diagram of the synchronization when reading an externally applied pin value. The maximum and
minimum propagation delays are deno te d t
pd,max
and t
respectively.
pd,min
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Figure 13-3. Synchronization when Reading an Externally Applied Pin value
SYSTEM CLK
INSTRUCTIONS
XXXin r17, PINx
XXX
SYNC LATCH
PINxn
r17
0x000xFF
t
pd, max
t
pd, min
Consider the clock period starting shortly after the first falling edge of the system clock. The latch
is closed when the clock is low, and goes transparent when the clock is high, as indicated by the
shaded region of the “SYNC LATCH” signal. The signal value is latched when the system clock
goes low. It is clocked into the PINxn Register at the succeeding positive clock edge. As indicated by the two arrows tpd,max and tpd,min, a single signal transition on the pin will be delayed
between ½ and 1½ system clock period depending upon the time of assertion.
When reading back a software assigned pin value, a nop instruction must be inserted as indicated in Figure 13-4. The out instruction sets the “SYNC LATCH” signal at the positive edge of
the clock. In this case, the delay tpd through the synchronizer is 1 system clock period.
Figure 13-4. Synchronization when Reading a Software Assigned Pin Value
SYSTEM CLK
r16
INSTRUCTIONS
out PORTx, r16nopin r17, PINx
0xFF
SYNC LATCH
PINxn
r17
0x000xFF
t
pd
The following code example shows how to set port B pins 0 and 1 high, 2 and 3 low, and define
the port pins from 4 to 7 as input with pull-ups assigned to port pins 6 and 7. The resulting pin
values are read back again, but as previously discussed, a nop instruction is included to be able
to read back the value recently assigned to some of the pins.
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Assembly Code Example
...
; Define pull-ups and set outputs high
; Define directions for port pins
ldir16,(1<<PB7)|(1<<PB6)|(1<<PB1)|(1<<PB0)
ldir17,(1<<DDB3)|(1<<DDB2)|(1<<DDB1)|(1<<DDB0)
outPORTB,r16
outDDRB,r17
; Insert nop for synchronization
nop
; Read port pins
inr16,PINB
...
(1)
C Code Example
unsigned char i;
...
/* Define pull-ups and set outputs high */
/* Define directions for port pins */
PORTB = (1<<PB7)|(1<<PB6)|(1<<PB1)|(1<<PB0);
DDRB = (1<<DDB3)|(1<<DDB2)|(1<<DDB1)|(1<<DDB0);
/* Insert nop for synchronization*/
__no_operation();
/* Read port pins */
i = PINB;
...
Note:1. For the assembly program, two temporary registers are used to minimize the time from pull-
ups are set on pins 0, 1, 6, and 7, until the direction bits are correctly set, defining bit 2 and 3
as low and redefining bits 0 and 1 as strong high drivers.
13.2.5Digital Input Enable and Sleep Modes
As shown in Figure 13-2, the digital input signal can be clamped to ground at the input of the
Schmitt Trigger. The signal denoted SLEEP in the figure, is set by the MCU Sleep Controller in
Power-down mode, Power-save mode, and Standb y mode to avoid high power co nsumption if
some input signals are left floating, or have an analog signal level close to V
SLEEP is overridden for port pins enabled as external interrupt pins. If the external interrupt
request is not enabled, SLEEP is active also for these pins. SLEEP is also overridden by various
other alternate functions as described in ”Alternate Port Functions” on page 81.
If a logic high level (“one”) is present on an asynchronous external interrupt pin configured as
“Interrupt on Rising Edge, Falling Edge, or Any Logic Change on Pin” while the extern al interrupt
is not enabled, the corresponding External Interrupt Flag will be set when resuming from the
above mentioned Sleep mode, as the clamping in these sleep mode produces the requested
logic change.
13.2.6Unconnected Pins
If some pins are unused, it is recommended to ensure t hat these pins have a defi ned level. Even
though most of the digital inputs are disabled in th e deep sleep modes as de scribed above, float-
CC
/2.
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ing inputs should be avoided to reduce current consumption in all other modes where the digital
inputs are enabled (Reset, Active mode and Idle mode).
The simplest method to ensure a defined level of an unused pin, is to enable the internal pull-up.
In this case, the pull-up will be disabled during reset. If low power consumption during reset is
important, it is recommended to use an external pull-up or pull-down. Connecting unused pins
directly to V
accidentally configured as an output.
13.3Alternate Port Functions
Most port pins have alternate functions in addition to being general digital I/Os. Figure 13-5
shows how the port pin control signals from the simplified Figure 13-2 on page 77 can be overridden by alternate functions. The overriding signals may not be present in all port pins, but the
figure serves as a generic description applicable to all port pins in the AVR microcontroller
family.
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or GND is not recommended, since this may caus e excessiv e currents if t he pin is
CC
Figure 13-5. Alternate Port Functions
1
0
1
0
Pxn
1
0
1
0
(1)
PUOExn
PUOVxn
DDOExn
DDOVxn
PVOExn
PVOVxn
DIEOExn
DIEOVxn
SLEEP
SYNCHRONIZER
SET
D
DLQ
PINxn
Q
CLR
PUD
D
Q
DDxn
Q
CLR
RESET
Q
PORTxn
Q
CLR
RESET
Q
Q
CLR
WDx
RDx
1
D
0
clk
RRx
RPx
I/O
DIxn
WRx
PTOExn
WPx
DATA BU S
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AIOxn
PUOExn: Pxn PULL-UP OVERRIDE ENABLE
PUOVxn: Pxn PULL-UP OVERRIDE VALUE
DDOExn: Pxn DATA DIRECTION OVERRIDE ENABLE
DDOVxn: Pxn DATA DIRECTION OVERRIDE VALUE
PVOExn: Pxn PORT VALUE OVERRIDE ENABLE
PVOVxn: Pxn PORT VALUE OVERRIDE VALUE
DIEOExn: Pxn DIGITAL INPUT-ENABLE OVERRIDE ENABLE
DIEOVxn: Pxn DIGITAL INPUT-ENABLE OVERRIDE VALUE
SLEEP:SLEEP CONTROL
PTOExn: Pxn, PORT TOGGLE OVERRIDE ENABLE
DIxn: DIGITAL INPUT PIN n ON PORTx
AIOxn: ANALOG INPUT/OUTPUT PIN n ON PORTx
Note:1. WRx, WPx, WDx, RRx, RPx, and RDx are common to all pins within the same port. clk
SLEEP, and PUD are common to all ports. All other signals are unique for each pin.
I/O
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Table 13-2 summarizes the function of the o verridin g signals. Th e pin and por t indexes f rom Fig-
ure 13-5 on page 81 are not shown in the succeeding tables. The overriding signals are
generated internally in the modules having the alternate function.
Table 13-2.Generic Description of Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions
Signal NameFull NameDescription
If this signal is set, the pull-up enable is controlled by the PUOV
signal. If this signal is cleared, the pull-up is enabled when
{DDxn, PORTxn, PUD} = 0b010.
If PUOE is set, the pull-up is enabled/disabled when PUOV is
set/cleared, regardless of the setting of the DDxn, PORTxn,
and PUD Register bits.
If this signal is set, the Output Driver Enable is controlled by the
DDOV signal. If this signal is cleared, the Output driver is
enabled by the DDxn Register bit.
If DDOE is set, the Output Driver is enabled/disabled when
DDOV is set/cleared, regardless of the setting of the DDxn
Register bit.
If this signal is set and the Output Driver is enabled, the port
value is controlled by the PVOV signal. If PVOE is cleared, and
the Output Driver is enabled, the port Value is controlled by the
PORTxn Register bit.
PUOE
PUOV
DDOE
DDOV
PVOE
Pull-up Override
Enable
Pull-up Override
Value
Data Direction
Override Enable
Data Direction
Override Value
Port Value
Override Enable
PVOV
PTOE
DIEOE
DIEOV
DIDigital Input
AIO
Port Value
Override Value
Port Toggle
Override Enable
Digital Input
Enable Override
Enable
Digital Input
Enable Override
Value
Analog
Input/Output
If PVOE is set, the port value is set to PVOV, regardless of the
setting of the PORTxn Register bit.
If PTOE is set, the PORTxn Register bit is inverted.
If this bit is set, the Digital Input Enable is controlled by the
DIEOV signal. If this signal is cleared, the Digital Input Enable
is determined by MCU state (Normal mode, sleep mode).
If DIEOE is set, the Digital Input is enabled/disabled when
DIEOV is set/cleared, regardless of the MCU state (Normal
mode, sleep mode).
This is the Digital Input to alternate functions. In the figure, the
signal is connected to the output of the Schmitt Trigger but
before the synchronizer. Unless the Digital Input is used as a
clock source, the module with the alternate function will use its
own synchronizer.
This is the Analog Input/output to/from alternate functions. The
signal is connected directly to the pad, and can be used bidirectionally.
The following subsections shortly describe the alternate functions for each port, and relate the
overriding signals to the alternate function. Refer to the alternate function description for further
details.
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13.3.1Alternate Functions of Port B
The Port B pins with alternate functions are shown in Table 13-3.
Chip Clock Oscillator pin 1 or External clock input)
(SPI Bus Master Slave select)
The alternate pin configuration is as follows:
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• XTAL2/TOSC2/PCINT7 – Port B, Bit 7
XTAL2: Chip clock Oscillator pin 2. Used as clock pin for crystal Oscillator or Low-frequency
crystal Oscillator. When used as a clock pin, the pin can not be used as an I/O pin.
TOSC2: Timer Oscillator pin 2. Used only if internal calibrated RC Oscillator is selected as chip
clock source, and the asynchronous timer is enabled by the correct setting in ASSR. When the
AS2 bit in ASSR is set (one) and the EXCLK bit is cleared (zero) to enable asynchronous clocking of Timer/Counter2 using the Crystal Oscillator, pin PB7 is disconnected from the port, and
becomes the inverting output of the Oscillator amplifier. In this mode, a crystal Oscillator is connected to this pin, and the pin cannot be used as an I/O pin.
PCINT7: Pin Change Interrupt source 7. The PB7 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
If PB7 is used as a clock pin, DDB7, PORTB7 and PINB7 will all read 0.
• XTAL1/TOSC1/PCINT6 – Port B, Bit 6
XTAL1: Chip clock Oscillator pin 1. Used for all chip clock sources except internal calibrated RC
Oscillator. When used as a clock pin, the pin can not be used as an I/O pin.
TOSC1: Timer Oscillator pin 1. Used only if internal calibrated RC Oscillator is selected as chip
clock source, and the asynchronous timer is enabled by the correct setting in ASSR. When the
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AS2 bit in ASSR is set (one) to enable asynchronous clocking of Timer/Counter2, pin PB6 is disconnected from the port, and becomes the input of the inverting Oscillator amplifier. In this
mode, a crystal Oscillator is connected to this pin, and the pin can not be used as an I/O pin.
PCINT6: Pin Change Interrupt source 6. The PB6 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
If PB6 is used as a clock pin, DDB6, PORTB6 and PINB6 will all read 0.
• SCK/PCINT5 – Port B, Bit 5
SCK: Master Clock output, Slave Clock input pin for SPI channel. When the SPI is enabled as a
Slave, this pin is configured as an input regardless of the setting of DDB5. When the SPI is
enabled as a Master, the data direction of this pin is controlled by DDB5. When the pin is forced
by the SPI to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB5 bit.
PCINT5: Pin Change Interrupt source 5. The PB5 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
• MISO/PCINT4 – Port B, Bit 4
MISO: Master Data input, Slave Data output pin for SPI channel. When the SPI is enabled as a
Master, this pin is configured as an input regardless of the setting of DDB4. When the SPI is
enabled as a Slave, the data direction of this pin is controlled by DDB4. When the pin is forced
by the SPI to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB4 bit.
PCINT4: Pin Change Interrupt source 4. The PB4 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
• MOSI/OC2/PCINT3 – Port B, Bit 3
MOSI: SPI Master Data output, Slave Data input for SPI channel. When the SPI is enabled as a
Slave, this pin is configured as an input regardless of the setting of DDB3. When the SPI is
enabled as a Master, the data direction of this pin is controlled by DDB3. When the pin is forced
by the SPI to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB3 bit.
OC2, Output Compare Match Output: The PB3 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter2 Compare Match. The PB3 pin has to be configured as an output (DDB3 set
(one)) to serve this function. The OC2 pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer
function.
PCINT3: Pin Change Interrupt source 3. The PB3 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
•SS
/OC1B/PCINT2 – Port B, Bit 2
SS
: Slave Select input. When the SPI is enabled as a Slave, this pin is configured as an input
regardless of the setting of DDB2. As a Slave, the SPI is activated when this pin is driven low.
When the SPI is enabled as a Master, the dat a direction of this pin is controlled by DDB2. When
the pin is forced by the SPI to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB2 bit.
OC1B, Output Compare Match output: The PB2 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter1 Compare Match B. The PB2 pin has to be configured as an output (DDB2 set
(one)) to serve this function. The OC1B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer
function.
PCINT2: Pin Change Interrupt source 2. The PB2 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
• OC1A/PCINT1 – Port B, Bit 1
OC1A, Output Compare Match output: The PB1 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter1 Compare Match A. The PB1 pin has to be configured as an output (DDB1 set
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(one)) to serve this function. The OC1A pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer
function.
PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt source 1. The PB1 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
• ICP1/CLKO/PCINT0 – Port B, Bit 0
ICP1, Input Capture Pin: The PB0 pin can act as an Input Capture Pin for Timer/Counter1.
CLKO, Divided System Clock: The divided system clock can be output on the PB0 pin. The
divided system clock will be output if the CKOUT Fuse is programmed, regardless of the
PORTB0 and DDB0 settings. It will also be output during reset.
PCINT0: Pin Change Interrupt source 0. The PB0 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
Table 13-4 and Table 13-5 on page 86 relate the alternate functions of Port B to the overriding
signals shown in Figure 13-5 on page 81. SPI MSTR INPUT and SPI SLAVE OUTPUT constitute the MISO signal, while MOSI is divided into SPI MSTR OUTPUT and SPI SLAVE INPUT.
Table 13-4.Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PB7..PB4
Signal
Name
PUOE
PUOV00PORTB5 • PUDPORTB4 • PUD
DDOE
DDOV0000
PVOE00SPE • MSTRSPE • MSTR
PVOV00SCK OUTPUT
DIEOE
DIEOV
DIPCINT7 INPUTPCINT6 INPUT
AIOOscillator Output
Notes:1. INTRC means that one of the internal RC Oscillators are selected (by the CKSEL fuses),
PB7/XTAL2/
TOSC2/PCINT7
INTRC
• EXTCK+
AS2
INTRC
• EXTCK+
AS2
INTRC • EXTCK +
AS2 + PCINT7 •
PCIE0
(INTRC + EXTCK) •
AS2
EXTCK means that external clock is selected (by the CKSEL fuses)
PB6/XTAL1/
(1)
TOSC1/PCINT6
+ AS2SPE • MSTRSPE • MSTR
INTRC
+ AS2SPE • MSTRSPE • MSTR
INTRC
+ AS2 +
INTRC
PCINT6 • PCIE0
INTRC • AS211
Oscillator/Clock
Input
PB5/SCK/
(1)
PCINT5
PCINT5 • PCIE0PCINT4 • PCIE0
PCINT5 INPUT
SCK INPUT
––
PB4/MISO/
PCINT4
SPI SLAVE
OUTPUT
PCINT4 INPUT
SPI MSTR INPUT
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Table 13-5.Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PB3..PB0
RESET
pin, and the part will have to rely on Power-on Reset and Brown-out Reset as its reset sources.
When the RSTDISBL Fuse is unprogrammed, the reset circuitry is connected to the pin, and the
pin can not be used as an I/O pin.
If PC6 is used as a reset pin, DDC6, PORTC6 and PINC6 will all read 0.
PCINT14: Pin Change Interrupt source 14. The PC6 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• SCL/ADC5/PCINT13 – Port C, Bit 5
SCL, 2-wire Serial Interface Clock: When the TWEN bit in TWCR is set (one) to enable the 2wire Serial Interface, pin PC5 is disconnected from the port and becomes the Serial Clock I/O
pin for the 2-wire Serial Interface. In this mode, there is a spike filter on the pin to suppress
spikes shorter than 50 ns on the input signal, and the pin is driven by an open drain driver with
slew-rate limitation.
PC5 can also be used as ADC input Channel 5. Note that ADC input channel 5 uses digital
power.
PCINT13: Pin Change Interrupt source 13. The PC5 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• SDA/ADC4/PCINT12 – Port C, Bit 4
SDA, 2-wire Serial Interface Data: When the TWEN bit in TWCR is set (one) to enable the 2-wire
Serial Interface, pin PC4 is disconnected from the port and becomes the Serial Data I/O pin for
the 2-wire Serial Interface. In this mode, there is a spike filter on the pin to suppress spikes
shorter than 50 ns on the input signal, and the pin is driven by an open drain driver with slewrate limitation.
/PCINT14 – Port C, Bit 6
, Reset pin: When the RSTDISBL Fuse is programmed, this pin functions as a normal I/O
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PC4 can also be used as ADC input Channel 4. Note that ADC input channel 4 uses digital
power.
PCINT12: Pin Change Interrupt source 12. The PC4 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• ADC3/PCINT11 – Port C, Bit 3
PC3 can also be used as ADC input Channel 3. Note that ADC input channel 3 uses analog
power.
PCINT11: Pin Change Interrupt source 11. The PC3 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• ADC2/PCINT10 – Port C, Bit 2
PC2 can also be used as ADC input Channel 2. Note that ADC input channel 2 uses analog
power.
PCINT10: Pin Change Interrupt source 10. The PC2 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
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• ADC1/PCINT9 – Port C, Bit 1
PC1 can also be used as ADC input Channel 1. Note that ADC input channel 1 uses analog
power.
PCINT9: Pin Change Interrupt source 9. The PC1 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
• ADC0/PCINT8 – Port C, Bit 0
PC0 can also be used as ADC input Channel 0. Note that ADC input channel 0 uses analog
power.
PCINT8: Pin Change Interrupt source 8. The PC0 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
Table 13-7 and Table 13-8 relate the alternate functions of Port C to the overriding signals
shown in Figure 13-5 on page 81.
Table 13-7.Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PC6..PC4
Signal
NamePC6/RESET/PCINT14PC5/SCL/ADC5/PCINT13PC4/SDA/ADC4/PCINT12
Note:1. When enabled, the 2-wire Serial Interface enables slew-rate controls on the output pins PC4
RSTDISBL + PCINT14 •
PCIE1
and PC5. This is not shown in the figure. In addition, spike filters are connected between the
AIO outputs shown in the port figure and the digital logic of the TWI module.
PCINT13 • PCIE1 + ADC5DPCINT12 • PCIE1 + ADC4D
(1)
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Table 13-8.Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PC3..PC0
AIN1, Analog Comparator Negative Input. Configur e the port pin as inpu t with the inter nal pull-up
switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering with the function of the Analog
Comparator.
PCINT23: Pin Change Interrupt source 23. The PD7 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• AIN0/OC0A/PCINT22 – Port D, Bit 6
AIN0, Analog Comparator Positive Input. Configure the port pin as input with the internal pull-up
switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering with the function of the Analog
Comparator.
OC0A, Output Compare Match output: The PD6 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter0 Compare Match A. The PD6 pin has to be configured as an output (DDD6 set
(one)) to serve this function. The OC0A pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer
function.
PCINT22: Pin Change Interrupt source 22. The PD6 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• T1/OC0B/PCINT21 – Port D, Bit 5
T1, Timer/Counter1 counter source.
OC0B, Output Compare Match output: The PD5 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter0 Compare Match B. The PD5 pin has to be configured as an output (DDD5 set
(one)) to serve this function. The OC0B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer
function.
PCINT21: Pin Change Interrupt source 21. The PD5 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• XCK/T0/PCINT20 – Port D, Bit 4
XCK, USART external clock.
T0, Timer/Counter0 counter source.
PCINT20: Pin Change Interrupt source 20. The PD4 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• INT1/OC2B/PCINT19 – Port D, Bit 3
INT1, External Interrupt source 1: The PD3 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
OC2B, Output Compare Match output: The PD3 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter0 Compare Match B. The PD3 pin has to be configured as an output (DDD3 set
(one)) to serve this function. The OC2B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer
function.
PCINT19: Pin Change Interrupt source 19. The PD3 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
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• INT0/PCINT18 – Port D, Bit 2
INT0, External Interrupt source 0: The PD2 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
PCINT18: Pin Change Interrupt source 18. The PD2 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• TXD/PCINT17 – Port D, Bit 1
TXD, Transmit Data (Data output pin for the USART). When the USART Transmitter is enabled,
this pin is configured as an output regardless of the value of DDD1.
PCINT17: Pin Change Interrupt source 17. The PD1 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• RXD/PCINT16 – Port D, Bit 0
RXD, Receive Data (Data input pin for the USART). When the USART Receiver is enabled this
pin is configured as an input regardless of the value of DDD0. When the USART forces this pin
to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTD0 bit.
PCINT16: Pin Change Interrupt source 16. The PD0 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
Table 13-10 and Table 13-11 relate the alternate functions of Port D to the overriding signals
shown in Figure 13-5 on page 81.
Table 13-10. Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions PD7..PD4
When this bit is written to one, the pull-ups in the I/O ports are disabled even if the DDxn and
PORTxn Registers are configured to enable the pull-ups ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b01). See ”Con-
figuring the Pin” on page 77 for more details about this feature.
• Three Independent Interrupt Sources (TOV0, OCF0A, and OCF0B)
14.2Overview
Timer/Counter0 is a general purpose 8-bit Timer/Counter module, with two independent Output
Compare Units, and with PWM support. It allows accurate progr am execution timing (event management) and wave generation.
A simplified block diagram of the 8-bit Timer/Counter is shown in Figure 14-1. For the actual
placement of I/O pins, refer to ”Pinout ATmega4 8P/88P/ 16 8P/328 P” on page 2. CPU accessible
I/O Registers, including I/O bits and I/O pins, are shown in bold. The device-specific I/O Register
and bit locations are listed in the ”Register Description” on page 107.
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The PRTIM0 bit in ”Minimizing Power Consumption” on page 43 must be written to zero to
enable Timer/Counter0 module.
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Figure 14-1. 8-bit Timer/Counter Block Diagram
Count
Clear
Direction
Control Logic
TOPBOTTOM
TOVn
(Int.Req.)
clk
Tn
Clock Select
Edge
Detector
Tn
14.2.1Definitions
Timer/Counter
TCNTn
=
=
0
=
OCRnA
Fixed
TOP
Val ue
=
DATA BUS
OCRnB
TCCRnATCCRnB
( From Prescaler )
OCnA
(Int.Req.)
Wavefo rm
Generation
OCnB
(Int.Req.)
Wavefo rm
Generation
OCnA
OCnB
Many register and bit references in this section are written in genera l form. A lower case “n”
replaces the Timer/Counter number, in this case 0. A lower case “x” replaces the Output Compare Unit, in this case Compare Unit A or Compare Unit B. However, when using the register or
bit defines in a program, the precise form must be used, i.e., TCNT0 for accessing
Timer/Counter0 counter value and so on.
The definitions in Table 14-1 are also used extensively throughout the document.
Table 14-1.Definitions
BOTTOMThe counter reaches the BOTTOM when it becomes 0x00.
MAXThe counter reaches its MAXimum when it becomes 0xFF (decimal 255).
TOPThe counter reaches the TOP when it becomes equal to the highest value in the
count sequence. The TOP value can be assigned to be the fixed value 0xFF
(MAX) or the value stored in the OCR0A Register. The assignment is dependent on the mode of operation.
14.2.2Registers
The Timer/Counter (TCNT0) and Output Compare Registers (OCR0A an d OCR0B) are 8-bit
registers. Interrupt request (abbreviated to Int.Req. in the figure) signals are all visible in the
Timer Interrupt Flag Register (TIFR0). All interr upts are individ ually masked with the Timer Inte rrupt Mask Register (TIMSK0). TIFR0 and TIMSK0 are not shown in the figure.
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The Timer/Counter can be clocked internally, via th e prescaler, or b y an external clo ck source on
the T0 pin. The Clock Select logic block controls which clock source a nd edge the Tim er/Counter
uses to increment (or decrement) its value. The Timer/Counter is inactive when no clock source
is selected. The output from the Clock Select logic is referred to as the timer clock (clk
The double buffered Output Compare Registers (OCR0A and OCR0B) are compared with the
Timer/Counter value at all times. The result of the compare can be used by the Waveform Generator to generate a PWM or variable frequency output on the Output Compare pins (OC0A and
OC0B). See Section “15.7.3” on page 12 4. for details. The compare ma tch event will also set the
Compare Flag (OCF0A or OCF0B) which can be used to generate an Output Compare interrupt
request.
14.3Timer/Counter Clock Sources
The Timer/Counter can be clocked by an internal or an external clock source. The clock source
is selected by the Clock Select logic which is controlled by the Clock Select (CS02:0) bits
located in the Timer/Counter Control Register (TCCR0B) . For details o n clock sources and p rescaler, see ”Timer/Counter0 and Timer/Counter1 Prescalers” on page 142.
14.4Counter Unit
The main part of the 8-bit Timer/Counter is the programmable bi-directional counter unit. Figure
14-2 shows a block diagram of the counter and its surroundings.
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).
T0
Figure 14-2. Counter Unit Block Diagram
TOVn
top
(Int.Req.)
clk
Tn
Clock Select
Edge
Detector
( From Prescaler )
Tn
DATA BUS
count
TCNTnControl Logic
clear
direction
bottom
Signal description (internal signals):
countIncrement or decrem en t TC NT 0 by 1.
directionSelect between increment and decrement.
clearClear TCNT0 (set all bits to zero).
clk
Tn
Timer/Counter clock, referred to as clkT0 in the following.
topSignalize that TCNT0 has reached maximum value.
bottomSignalize that TCNT0 has reached minimum value (zero).
Depending of the mode of operation used, the counter is cleared, incremented, or decremented
at each timer clock (clk
). clkT0 can be generated from an external or internal clock source,
T0
selected by the Clock Select bits (CS02:0). When no clock source is selected (CS02:0 = 0) the
timer is stopped. However, the TCNT0 value can be accessed by the CPU, regardless of
whether clk
is present or not. A CPU write overrides (has priority over) all counter clear or
T0
count operations.
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The counting sequence is determined by the setting of the WGM01 and WGM00 bits located in
WGMn1:0
COMnx1:0
the Timer/Counter Control Register (TCCR0A) and the WGM02 bit located in the Timer/Counter
Control Register B (TCCR0B). There are close connections between how the counter behaves
(counts) and how waveforms are generated on the Output Compare outputs OC0A and OC0B.
For more details about advanced counting sequences and waveform generation, see ”Modes of
Operation” on page 100.
The Timer/Counter Overflow Flag (TOV0) is set according to the mode of operation selected by
the WGM02:0 bits. TOV0 can be used for generating a CPU interrupt.
14.5Output Compare Unit
The 8-bit comparator continuously compares TCNT0 with the Output Compare Registers
(OCR0A and OCR0B). Whenever TCNT0 equals OCR0A or OCR0B, the comparator signals a
match. A match will set the Output Compare Flag (OCF0A or OCF0B) at the next timer clock
cycle. If the corresponding interrupt is enabled, the Output Compare Flag generates an Output
Compare interrupt. The Output Compare Flag is aut om atica lly cleare d wh en the int errup t is executed. Alternatively, the flag can be cleared by software by writing a logical one to its I/O bit
location. The Waveform Generator uses the match signal to generate an output according to
operating mode set by the WGM02:0 bits and Compa re Outpu t mode (COM0x1:0) bits. The max
and bottom signals are used by the Waveform Generator for handling the special cases of the
extreme values in some modes of operation (”Modes of Operation” on page 100).
Figure 14-3 shows a block diagram of the Output Compare unit.
Figure 14-3. Output Compare Unit, Block Diagram
DATA BUS
OCRnx
TCNTn
= (8-bit Comparator )
OCFnx (Int.Req.)
top
bottom
FOCn
Waveform Generator
OCnx
The OCR0x Registers are double buffered when using any o f the Pulse Width Modulation
(PWM) modes. For the normal and Clear Timer on Comp are (CTC) mode s of oper ation, the do uble buffering is disabled. The double buffering synchronizes the update of the OCR0x Compare
Registers to either top or bottom of the counting sequence. The synchronization prevents the
occurrence of odd-length, non-symmetrical PWM pulses, thereby making the output glitch-free.
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The OCR0x Register access may seem complex, but this is not case. When the doub le buffering
is enabled, the CPU has access to the OCR0x Buffer Register, and if double buffering is disabled the CPU will access the OCR0x directly.
14.5.1Force Output Compare
In non-PWM waveform generation modes, the match output of the comparator can be forced by
writing a one to the Force Output Compare (FOC0x) bit. Forcing compare match will not set the
OCF0x Flag or reload/clear the timer, but the OC0x pin will be updated as if a real compare
match had occurred (the COM0x1:0 bits settings define whether the OC0x pin is set, cleared or
toggled).
14.5.2Compare Match Blocking by TCNT0 Write
All CPU write operations to the TCNT0 Register will block any compare match that occur in the
next timer clock cycle, even when the timer is stopped. This feature allows OCR0x to be initialized to the same value as TCNT0 without triggering an inte rrupt when the Timer/Counte r clock is
enabled.
14.5.3Using the Output Compare Unit
Since writing TCNT0 in any mode of operation will block all compare matches for one timer clock
cycle, there are risks involved when changing TCNT0 when using the Output Compare Unit,
independently of whether the Timer/Counter is running or not. If the value written to TCNT0
equals the OCR0x value, the compare match will be missed, resulting in incorrect waveform
generation. Similarly, do not write the TCNT0 value equal to BOTTOM when the counter is
downcounting.
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The setup of the OC0x should be performed before setting the Data Direction Register for the
port pin to output. The easiest way of setting the OC0x value is to use the Force Output Compare (FOC0x) strobe bits in Normal mode. The OC0x Registers keep their valu es even when
changing between Waveform Generation modes.
Be aware that the COM0x1:0 bits are not double buffered together with the compare value.
Changing the COM0x1:0 bits will take effect immediately.
14.6Compare Match Output Unit
The Compare Output mode (COM0x1:0) bits have two funct ions. The Wavefor m Generato r uses
the COM0x1:0 bits for defining the Output Compare (OC0x) state at the next compare match.
Also, the COM0x1:0 bits control the OC0x pin output source. Figure 14-4 shows a simplified
schematic of the logic affected by the COM0x 1:0 bit setting. Th e I/O Registe rs, I/O bits, and I/O
pins in the figure are shown in bold. Only the parts of the general I/O port control registers (DDR
and PORT) that are affected by the COM0x1:0 bits are shown. When referring to the OC0x
state, the reference is for the internal OC0x Register, not the OC0x pin. If a system reset occur,
the OC0x Register is reset to “0”.
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Figure 14-4. Compare Match Output Unit, Schematic
COMnx1
COMnx0
FOCn
clk
I/O
Waveform
Generator
DQ
1
OCnx
DQ
PORT
DATA BUS
DQ
DDR
0
OCnx
Pin
The general I/O port function is overridden by the Output Compare (OC0x) from the Waveform
Generator if either of the COM0x1:0 bits are set. However, the OC0x pin direction (input or output) is still controlled by the Data Direction Register (DDR) for the port pin. The Data Direction
Register bit for the OC0x pin (DDR_OC0x) must be set as output before the OC0x value is visible on the pin. The port override function is independen t of the Waveform Generation mode.
The design of the Output Compare pin logic allows initialization of the OC0x state befor e the output is enabled. Note that some COM0x1:0 bit settings are reserved for certain modes of
operation. See Section “14.9” on page 107.
14.6.1Compare Output Mode and Waveform Generation
The Waveform Generator uses the COM0x1:0 bits diff erently in Nor mal, CTC, and PWM modes.
For all modes, setting the COM0x1:0 = 0 tells the Waveform Generator that no action on the
OC0x Register is to be performed on the ne xt compare mat ch. For compa re output actio ns in the
non-PWM modes refer to Table 14-2 on page 107. For fast PWM mode, refer to Table 14-3 on
page 107, and for phase correct PWM refer t o Table 14-4 on page 108.
A change of the COM0x1:0 bits state will have effect at the first compare match after the bits are
written. For non-PWM modes, the action can be forced to have immediate effect by using the
FOC0x strobe bits.
14.7Modes of Operation
The mode of operation, i.e., the behavior of the Timer/Counter and the Output Compare pins, is
defined by the combination of the Waveform Gen eration mode (WGM02:0) and Comp are Output
mode (COM0x1:0) bits. The Compare Output mode bits do no t affect the counting sequence,
while the Waveform Generation mode bits do. The COM0x1: 0 bits control wheth er the PWM output generated should be inverted or not (inverted or non-inverted PWM). For non-PWM modes
the COM0x1:0 bits control whether the output should be set, cleared, or toggled at a compare
match (See Section “14.6” on page 99.).
For detailed timing information refer to ”Timer/Counter Timing Diagrams” on page 105.
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