ATMEL ATmega48PA, ATmega88PA User Manual

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Features

• High Performance, Low Power AVR

8-Bit Microcontroller

• Advanced RISC Architecture

– 131 Powerful Instructions – Most Single Clock Cycle 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

– 4K/8K Bytes of In-System Self-Programmable Flash progam memory

(ATmega48PA/88PA)

– 256/512 Bytes EEPROM (ATmega48PA/88PA)

– 512/1K Bytes Internal SRAM (ATmega48PA/88PA)

– Write/Erase Cycles: 10,000 Flash/100,000 EEPROM

– Data retention: 20 years at 85°C/100 years at 25°C

(1)

– 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

C compatible)

– 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 Programmable Brown-out Detection

– Internal Calibrated Oscillator

– External and Internal Interrupt Sources

– Six Sleep Modes: Idle, ADC Noise Reduction, Power-save, Power-down, Standby,

and Extended Standby

• I/O and Packages

– 23 Programmable I/O Lines

– 28-pin PDIP, 32-lead TQFP, 28-pad QFN/MLF and 32-pad QFN/MLF

• Operating Voltage:

– 1.8 - 5.5V for ATmega48PA/88PA

• Temperature Range:

–-40

⋅C to 85⋅C

• Speed Grade:

– 0 - 20 MHz @ 1.8 - 5.5V

• Low Power Consumption at 1 MHz, 1.8V, 25⋅C for ATmega48PA/88PA:

– Active Mode: 0.2 mA

– Power-down Mode: 0.1 µA

– Power-save Mode: 0.75 µA (Including 32 kHz RTC)

8-bit

Microcontroller

with 4K/8K

Bytes In-System

Programmable

Flash

ATmega48PA

ATmega88PA

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1. Pin Configurations

Figure 1-1. Pinout ATmega48PA/88PA

(PCINT19/OC2B/INT1) PD3

(PCINT20/XCK/T0) PD4

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

(PCINT6/XTAL1/TOSC1) PB6

(PCINT7/XTAL2/TOSC2) PB7

PC1 (ADC1/PCINT9)

PC0 (ADC0/PCINT8)

ADC7

GND

AREF

ADC6

AVC C

PB5 (SCK/PCINT5)

(PCINT21/OC0B/T1) PD5

(PCINT22/OC0A/AIN0) PD6

(PCINT23/AIN1) PD7

(PCINT0/CLKO/ICP1) PB0

(PCINT1/OC1A) PB1

(PCINT2/SS/OC1B) PB2

(PCINT3/OC2A/MOSI) PB3

(PCINT4/MISO) PB4

PD2 (INT0/PCINT18)

PD1 (TXD/PCINT17)

PD0 (RXD/PCINT16)

PC6 (RESET/PCINT14)

PC5 (ADC5/SCL/PCINT13)

PC4 (ADC4/SDA/PCINT12)

PC3 (ADC3/PCINT11)

PC2 (ADC2/PCINT10)

TQFP Top View

(PCINT14/RESET) PC6

(PCINT16/RXD) PD0

(PCINT17/TXD) PD1

(PCINT18/INT0) PD2

(PCINT19/OC2B/INT1) PD3

(PCINT20/XCK/T0) PD4

VCC

GND

(PCINT6/XTAL1/TOSC1) PB6

(PCINT7/XTAL2/TOSC2) PB7

(PCINT21/OC0B/T1) PD5

(PCINT22/OC0A/AIN0) PD6

(PCINT23/AIN1) PD7

(PCINT0/CLKO/ICP1) PB0

PC5 (ADC5/SCL/PCINT13)

PC4 (ADC4/SDA/PCINT12)

PC3 (ADC3/PCINT11)

PC2 (ADC2/PCINT10)

PC1 (ADC1/PCINT9)

PC0 (ADC0/PCINT8)

GND

AREF

AVCC

PB5 (SCK/PCINT5)

PB4 (MISO/PCINT4)

PB3 (MOSI/OC2A/PCINT3)

PB2 (SS/OC1B/PCINT2)

PB1 (OC1A/PCINT1)

PDIP

32 MLF Top View

(PCINT19/OC2B/INT1) PD3

(PCINT20/XCK/T0) PD4

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

(PCINT6/XTAL1/TOSC1) PB6

(PCINT7/XTAL2/TOSC2) PB7

PC1 (ADC1/PCINT9)

PC0 (ADC0/PCINT8)

ADC7

GND

AREF

ADC6

AVC C

PB5 (SCK/PCINT5)

(PCINT21/OC0B/T1) PD5

(PCINT23/AIN1) PD7

(PCINT0/CLKO/ICP1) PB0

(PCINT1/OC1A) PB1

(PCINT2/SS/OC1B) PB2

(PCINT3/OC2A/MOSI) PB3

(PCINT4/MISO) PB4

PD2 (INT0/PCINT18)

PD1 (TXD/PCINT17)

PD0 (RXD/PCINT16)

PC6 (RESET/PCINT14)

PC5 (ADC5/SCL/PCINT13)

PC4 (ADC4/SDA/PCINT12)

PC3 (ADC3/PCINT11)

PC2 (ADC2/PCINT10)

NOTE: Bottom pad should be soldered to ground.

28 MLF Top View

(PCINT19/OC2B/INT1) PD3

(PCINT20/XCK/T0) PD4

VCC

GND

(PCINT6/XTAL1/TOSC1) PB6

(PCINT7/XTAL2/TOSC2) PB7

(PCINT21/OC0B/T1) PD5

(PCINT22/OC0A/AIN0) PD6

(PCINT23/AIN1) PD7

(PCINT0/CLKO/ICP1) PB0

(PCINT1/OC1A) PB1

(PCINT2/SS/OC1B) PB2

(PCINT3/OC2A/MOSI) PB3

(PCINT4/MISO) PB4

PD2 (INT0/PCINT18)

PD1 (TXD/PCINT17)

PD0 (RXD/PCINT16)

PC6 (RESET/PCINT14)

PC5 (ADC5/SCL/PCINT13)

PC4 (ADC4/SDA/PCINT12)

PC3 (ADC3/PCINT11)

PC2 (ADC2/PCINT10)

PC1 (ADC1/PCINT9)

PC0 (ADC0/PCINT8)

GND

AREF

AVCC

PB5 (SCK/PCINT5)

NOTE: Bottom pad should be soldered to ground.

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1.1 Pin Descriptions

1.1.1 VCC

Digital supply voltage.

1.1.2 GND

Ground.

1.1.3 Port B (PB7:0) XTAL1/XTAL2/TOSC1/TOSC2

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 condition 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 Oscil-

lator amplifier and input to the internal clock operating circuit.

Depending on the clock selection fuse settings, PB7 can be used as output from the inverting

Oscillator amplifier.

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

76 and ”System Clock and Clock Options” on page 26.

1.1.4 Port C (PC5:0)

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.

1.1.5 PC6/RESET

If the RSTDISBL Fuse is programmed, PC6 is used as an I/O pin. Note that the electrical char-

acteristics 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 308. Shorter pulses are not guaran-

teed to generate a Reset.

The various special features of Port C are elaborated in ”Alternate Functions of Port C” on page

79.

1.1.6 Port D (PD7:0)

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

82.

1.1.7 AV

is the supply voltage pin for the A/D Converter, PC3:0, and ADC7:6. It should be externally

connected to V

, even if the ADC is not used. If the ADC is used, it should be connected to V

through a low-pass filter. Note that PC6..4 use digital supply voltage, V

1.1.8 AREF

AREF is the analog reference pin for the A/D Converter.

1.1.9 ADC7:6 (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.

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2. Overview

The ATmega48PA/88PA 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

ATmega48PA/88PA achieves throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz allowing the system

designer to optimize power consumption versus processing speed.

2.1 Block Diagram

Figure 2-1. Block Diagram

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

PORT C (7)PORT B (8)PORT D (8)

USART 0

8bit T/C 2

16bit T/C 18bit T/C 0 A/D Conv.

Internal

Bandgap

Analog

Comp.

SPI TWI

SRAMFlash

EEPROM

Watchdog

Oscillator

Watchdog

Timer

Oscillator

Circuits /

Clock

Generation

Powe r

Supervision

POR / BOD &

RESET

VCC

GND

PROGRAM

LOGIC

debugWIRE

GND

AREF

AVC C

DATA B US

ADC[6..7]PC[0..6]PB[0..7]PD[0..7]

RESET

XTAL[1..2]

CPU

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architecture is more code efficient while achieving throughputs up to ten times faster than con-

ventional CISC microcontrollers.

The ATmega48PA/88PA provides the following features: 4K/8K bytes of In-System Programma-

ble Flash with Read-While-Write capabilities, 256/512 bytes EEPROM, 512/1K bytes SRAM,

23 general purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working registers, three flexible Timer/Coun-

ters with compare modes, internal 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 con-

tinue functioning. The Power-down mode saves the register contents but freezes the Oscillator,

disabling all other chip functions until the next interrupt or hardware reset. In Power-save mode,

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 Reduction mode stops the CPU and all I/O mod-

ules 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 sleep-

ing. This allows very 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 pro-

gram 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 ATmega48PA/88PA is a powerful microcontroller that provides a

highly flexible and cost effective solution to many embedded control applications.

The ATmega48PA/88PA AVR is supported with a full suite of program and system development

tools including: C Compilers, Macro Assemblers, Program Debugger/Simulators, In-Circuit Emu-

lators, and Evaluation kits.

2.2 Comparison Between ATmega48PA and ATmega88PA

The ATmega48PA and ATmega88PA 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.

ATmega88PA support a real Read-While-Write Self-Programming mechanism. There is a sepa-

rate Boot Loader Section, and the SPM instruction can only execute from there. In

ATmega48PA, there is no Read-While-Write support and no separate Boot Loader Section. The

SPM instruction can execute from the entire Flash.

Table 2-1. Memory Size Summary

Device Flash EEPROM RAM Interrupt Vector Size

ATmega48PA 4K Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1 instruction word/vector

ATmega88PA 8K Bytes 512 Bytes 1K Bytes 1 instruction word/vector

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3. Resources

A comprehensive set of development tools, application notes and datasheets are available for

download on http://www.atmel.com/avr.

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 that briefly show how to use various parts of

the device. These code examples assume that the part specific header file is included before

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 confirm with the C compiler documen-

tation 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

6.1 Overview

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

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 instruc-

tion 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-

Flash

Program

Memory

Instruction

Decoder

Program

Counter

Control Lines

32 x 8

General

Purpose

Registrers

ALU

Status

and Control

I/O Lines

EEPROM

Data Bus 8-bit

Data

SRAM

Direct Addressing

Indirect Addressing

Interrupt

Unit

SPI

Unit

Watchdog

Timer

Analog

Comparator

I/O Module 2

I/O Module1

I/O Module n

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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 pointers

can also be used as an address pointer for look up tables in Flash program memory. These

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 ALU. After an arithmetic opera-

tion, the Status Register is updated to reflect information 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 for-

mat. 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 Program 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 posi-

tion. The lower the Interrupt Vector address, the higher the priority.

The I/O memory space contains 64 addresses for CPU peripheral functions as Control Regis-

ters, SPI, and other I/O functions. The I/O Memory can be accessed directly, or as the Data

Space locations following those of the Register File, 0x20 - 0x5F. In addition, the

ATmega48PA/88PA has Extended I/O space from 0x60 - 0xFF in SRAM where only the

ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.

6.2 ALU – 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 executed. The ALU operations 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.

6.3 Status Register

The Status Register contains information about the result of the most recently executed arithme-

tic 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 Reference. This will in many cases remove the need 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 handled by software.

6.3.1 SREG – AVR Status Register

The AVR Status Register – SREG – is defined as:

• Bit 7 – I: Global Interrupt Enable

The Global Interrupt Enable bit must be set for the interrupts to be enabled. The individual inter-

rupt enable control is then performed in separate control registers. If the Global Interrupt Enable

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.

• Bit 6 – T: Bit Copy Storage

The Bit Copy instructions BLD (Bit LoaD) and BST (Bit STore) use the T-bit as source or desti-

nation 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.

• 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.

Bit 76543210

0x3F (0x5F) I T H S V N Z C SREG

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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6.4 General Purpose Register File

The Register File is optimized for the AVR Enhanced RISC instruction set. In order to achieve

the required performance and flexibility, the following input/output schemes are supported by the

• 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

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 imple-

mented 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.

7 0 Addr.

R0 0x00

R1 0x01

R2 0x02

…

R13 0x0D

General R14 0x0E

Purpose R15 0x0F

Working R16 0x10

Registers R17 0x11

…

R26 0x1A X-register Low Byte

R27 0x1B X-register High Byte

R28 0x1C Y-register Low Byte

R29 0x1D Y-register High Byte

R30 0x1E Z-register Low Byte

R31 0x1F Z-register High Byte

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6.4.1 The X-register, Y-register, and Z-register

The registers R26..R31 have some added functions to their general purpose usage. These reg-

isters 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

In the different addressing modes these address registers have functions as fixed displacement,

automatic increment, and automatic decrement (see the instruction set reference for details).

6.5 Stack Pointer

The Stack is mainly used for storing temporary data, for storing local variables and for storing

return addresses after interrupts and subroutine calls. Note that the Stack is implemented as

growing from higher to lower memory locations. The Stack Pointer Register always points to the

top of the Stack. The Stack Pointer points to the data SRAM Stack area where the Subroutine

and Interrupt Stacks are located. A Stack PUSH command will decrease the Stack Pointer.

The Stack in the data SRAM must be defined by the program before any subroutine calls are

executed or interrupts are enabled. Initial Stack Pointer value equals the last address of the

internal SRAM and the Stack Pointer must be set to point above start of the SRAM, see Table 7-

3 on page 18.

See Table 6-1 for Stack Pointer details.

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 implementa-

tions of the AVR architecture is so small that only SPL is needed. In this case, the SPH Register

will not be present.

15 XH XL 0

X-register 707 0

R27 (0x1B) R26 (0x1A)

15 YH YL 0

Y-register 707 0

R29 (0x1D) R28 (0x1C)

15 ZH ZL 0

Z-register 70 7 0

R31 (0x1F) R30 (0x1E)

Table 6-1. Stack Pointer instructions

Instruction Stack pointer Description

PUSH Decremented by 1 Data is pushed onto the stack

CALL

ICALL

RCALL

Decremented by 2

Return address is pushed onto the stack with a subroutine call or

interrupt

POP Incremented by 1 Data is popped from the stack

RET

RETI

Incremented by 2 Return address is popped from the stack with return from

subroutine or return from interrupt

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6.5.1 SPH and SPL – Stack Pointer High and Stack Pointer Low Register

6.6 Instruction Execution Timing

This section describes the general access timing concepts for instruction execution. The AVR

CPU is driven by the CPU clock clk

CPU

, directly generated from the selected clock source for the

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

Figure 6-5 shows the internal timing concept for the Register File. In a single clock cycle an ALU

operation using two register operands is executed, and the result is stored back to the destina-

tion register.

Figure 6-5. Single Cycle ALU Operation

Bit 151413121110 9 8

0x3E (0x5E) SP15 SP14 SP13 SP12 SP11 SP10 SP9 SP8 SPH

0x3D (0x5D) SP7 SP6 SP5 SP4 SP3 SP2 SP1 SP0 SPL

76543210

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value

RAMEND RAMEND RAMEND RAMEND RAMEND RAMEND RAMEND RAMEND

clk

1st Instruction Fetch

1st Instruction Execute

2nd Instruction Fetch

2nd Instruction Execute

3rd Instruction Fetch

3rd Instruction Execute

4th Instruction Fetch

T1 T2 T3 T4

CPU

Total Execution Time

ALU Operation Execute

Result Write Back

T1 T2 T3 T4

clk

CPU

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6.7 Reset 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 together with the Global Interrupt

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 286 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 57. 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 the start of the Boot Flash section by setting the IVSEL

bit in the MCU Control Register (MCUCR). Refer to ”Interrupts” on page 57 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,

ATmega88PA” on page 271.

When an interrupt occurs, the Global Interrupt Enable I-bit is cleared and all interrupts are dis-

abled. 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.

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 Vec-

tor 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 Interrupt Flags. If the interrupt condition disappears before the

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 routine. 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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When using the SEI instruction to enable interrupts, the instruction following SEI will be exe-

cuted before any pending interrupts, as shown in this example.

6.7.1 Interrupt Response Time

The interrupt execution response for all the enabled AVR interrupts is four clock cycles mini-

mum. After four clock cycles the program vector address for the actual interrupt handling routine

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 addition 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.

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) */

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) */

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7. AVR Memories

7.1 Overview

This section describes the different memories in the ATmega48PA/88PA. The AVR architecture

has two main memory spaces, the Data Memory and the Program Memory space. In addition,

the ATmega48PA/88PA features an EEPROM Memory for data storage. All three memory

spaces are linear and regular.

7.2 In-System Reprogrammable Flash Program Memory

The ATmega48PA/88PA contains 4K/8K bytes On-chip In-System Reprogrammable Flash

memory for program storage. Since all AVR instructions are 16 or 32 bits wide, the Flash is orga-

nized as 2/4K x 16. For software security, the Flash Program memory space is divided into two

sections, Boot Loader Section and Application Program Section in ATmega88PA. See SELFPR-

GEN description in section ”SPMCSR – Store Program Memory Control and Status Register” on

page 284 for more details.

The Flash memory has an endurance of at least 10,000 write/erase cycles. The

ATmega48PA/88PA Program Counter (PC) is 11/12 bits wide, thus addressing the 2/4K pro-

gram 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, ATmega48PA” on

page 264 and ”Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88PA” on

page 271. ”Memory Programming” on page 286 contains a detailed description on Flash Pro-

gramming 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 13.

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Figure 7-1. Program Memory Map, ATmega48PA

Figure 7-2. Program Memory Map, ATmega88PA

0x0000

0x7FF

Program Memory

Application Flash Section

0x0000

0x0FFF

Program Memory

Application Flash Section

Boot Flash Section

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7.3 SRAM Data Memory

Figure 7-3 shows how the ATmega48PA/88PA SRAM Memory is organized.

The ATmega48PA/88PA 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 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 locations address the internal data SRAM.

The five different addressing modes for the data memory cover: Direct, Indirect with Displace-

ment, 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 from the base address given

by the Y- or Z-register.

When using register indirect addressing modes with automatic pre-decrement and post-incre-

ment, 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 bytes of internal data SRAM in the ATmega48PA/88PA are all accessible through

all these addressing modes. The Register File is described in ”General Purpose Register File”

on page 11.

Figure 7-3. Data Memory Map

32 Registers

64 I/O Registers

Internal SRAM

(1024 x 8)

0x0000 - 0x001F

0x0020 - 0x005F

0x04FF

0x0060 - 0x00FF

Data Memory

160 Ext I/O Reg.

0x0100

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7.3.1 Data Memory Access Times

This section describes the general access timing concepts for internal memory access. The

internal data SRAM access is performed in two clk

CPU

cycles as described in Figure 7-4.

Figure 7-4. On-chip Data SRAM Access Cycles

7.4 EEPROM Data Memory

The ATmega48PA/88PA contains 256/512 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 286 contains a detailed description on EEPROM Programming

in SPI or Parallel Programming mode.

7.4.1 EEPROM Read/Write Access

The EEPROM Access Registers are accessible in the I/O space.

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 instruc-

tions 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

period of time to run at a voltage lower than specified as minimum for the clock frequency used.

See ”Preventing EEPROM Corruption” on page 20 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.

clk

Data

Address

Address valid

T1 T2 T3

Compute Address

Read

Write

CPU

Memory Access Instruction

Next Instruction

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7.4.2 Preventing EEPROM Corruption

During periods of low V

CC,

the EEPROM data can be corrupted because the supply voltage is

too low for the CPU and the EEPROM to operate properly. These issues are 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. Sec-

ondly, 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 external low V

reset Protection circuit can

be used. If a reset occurs while a write operation is in progress, the write operation will be com-

pleted provided that the power supply voltage is sufficient.

7.5 I/O Memory

The I/O space definition of the ATmega48PA/88PA is shown in ”Register Summary” on page

366.

All ATmega48PA/88PA 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 specific 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 ATmega48PA/88PA 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.

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 reg-

isters 0x00 to 0x1F only.

The I/O and peripherals control registers are explained in later sections.

7.5.1 General Purpose I/O Registers

The ATmega48PA/88PA 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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7.6 Register Description

7.6.1 EEARH and EEARL – The EEPROM Address Register

• Bits 15..9 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATmega48PA/88PA 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 ATmega48PA and must always be written to zero.

7.6.2 EEDR – The EEPROM Data Register

• Bits 7..0 – EEDR7.0: EEPROM Data

For the EEPROM write operation, the EEDR Register contains the data to be 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.

7.6.3 EECR – The EEPROM Control Register

• Bits 7..6 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATmega48PA/88PA and will always read as zero.

• Bits 5, 4 – EEPM1 and EEPM0: EEPROM Programming Mode Bits

The EEPROM Programming mode bit setting defines which programming action that will be trig-

gered 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 times for the different modes are shown in Table 7-1. While EEPE

Bit 151413121110 9 8

0x22 (0x42) – – – – – – – EEAR8 EEARH

0x21 (0x41) EEAR7 EEAR6 EEAR5 EEAR4 EEAR3 EEAR2 EEAR1 EEAR0 EEARL

76543210

Read/Write RRRRRRRR/W

R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X

XXXXXXXX

Bit 76543210

0x20 (0x40) MSB LSB EEDR

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543 2 10

0x1F (0x3F) – – EEPM1 EEPM0 EERIE EEMPE EEPE EERE EECR

Read/Write R R R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 X X 0 0 X 0

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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.

• 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 inter-

rupt 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.

• 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, other-

wise 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 being updated by the CPU, step 2 can be omitted. See ”Boot Loader

Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming, ATmega88PA” on page 271 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.

Table 7-1. EEPROM Mode Bits

EEPM1 EEPM0

Programming

Time Operation

0 0 3.4 ms Erase and Write in one operation (Atomic Operation)

0 1 1.8 ms Erase Only

1 0 1.8 ms Write Only

1 1 – Reserved for future use

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When the write access time has elapsed, the EEPE bit is cleared by hardware. The user soft-

ware 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 Register, the EERE bit must be written to a logic one to trigger the

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 typical pro-

gramming time for EEPROM access from the 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 glob-

ally) 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.

Table 7-2. EEPROM Programming Time

Symbol Number of Calibrated RC Oscillator Cycles Typ Programming Time

EEPROM write

(from CPU)

26,368 3.3 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 exam-

ples assume that interrupts are controlled so that no interrupts will occur during execution of

these functions.

7.6.4 GPIOR2 – General Purpose I/O Register 2

7.6.5 GPIOR1 – General Purpose I/O Register 1

7.6.6 GPIOR0 – General Purpose I/O Register 0

Assembly Code Example

EEPROM_read:

; Wait for completion of previous write

sbic EECR,EEPE

rjmp EEPROM_read

; Set up address (r18:r17) in address register

out EEARH, r18

out EEARL, r17

; Start eeprom read by writing EERE

sbi EECR,EERE

; Read data from Data Register

in r16,EEDR

ret

C Code Example

unsigned char EEPROM_read(unsigned int uiAddress)

{

/* Wait for completion of previous write */

while(EECR & (1<<EEPE))

;

/* Set up address register */

EEAR = uiAddress;

/* Start eeprom read by writing EERE */

EECR |= (1<<EERE);

/* Return data from Data Register */

return EEDR;

}

Bit 76543210

0x2B (0x4B) MSB LSB GPIOR2

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543210

0x2A (0x4A) MSB LSB GPIOR1

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543210

0x1E (0x3E) MSB LSB GPIOR0

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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8. System Clock and Clock Options

8.1 Clock Systems and their Distribution

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 consumption, the clocks to modules

not being used can be halted by using different sleep modes, as described in ”Power Manage-

ment and Sleep Modes” on page 39. The clock systems are detailed below.

Figure 8-1. Clock Distribution

8.1.1 CPU Clock – clk

CPU

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.

8.1.2 I/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 inter-

rupts are detected by asynchronous logic, allowing such interrupts to be detected even if the I/O

clock is halted. Also note that start condition detection in the USI module is carried out asynchro-

nously when clk

I/O

is halted, TWI address recognition in all sleep modes.

8.1.3 Flash Clock – clk

FLASH

The Flash clock controls operation of the Flash interface. The Flash clock is usually active simul-

taneously with the CPU clock.

General I/O

Modules

Asynchronous

Timer/Counter

CPU Core RAM

clk

I/O

clk

ASY

AVR Clock

Control Unit

clk

CPU

Flash and

EEPROM

clk

FLASH

Source clock

Watchdog Timer

Watchdog

Oscillator

Reset Logic

Clock

Multiplexer

Watchdog clock

Calibrated RC

Oscillator

Timer/Counter

Oscillator

Crystal

Oscillator

Low-frequency

Crystal Oscillator

External Clock

ADC

clk

ADC

System Clock

Prescaler

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8.1.4 Asynchronous Timer Clock – clk

ASY

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.

8.1.5 ADC Clock – clk

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 circuitry. This gives more accurate ADC conversion

results.

8.2 Clock Sources

The device has the following clock source options, selectable by Flash Fuse bits as shown

below. The clock from the selected source is input to the AVR clock generator, and routed to the

appropriate modules.

Note: 1. For all fuses “1” means unprogrammed while “0” means programmed.

8.2.1 Default Clock Source

The device is shipped with internal RC oscillator at 8.0MHz and with the fuse CKDIV8 pro-

grammed, 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 setting using any available programming interface.

8.2.2 Clock Startup Sequence

Any clock source needs a sufficient V

to start oscillating and a minimum number of oscillating

cycles before it can be considered stable.

To ensure sufficient V

, the device issues an internal reset with a time-out delay (t

TOUT

) after

the device reset is released by all other reset sources. ”System Control and Reset” on page 46

describes the start conditions for the internal reset. The delay (t

TOUT

) is timed from the Watchdog

Oscillator and the number of cycles in the delay is set by the SUTx and CKSELx fuse bits. The

Table 8-1. Device Clocking Options Select

(1)

Device Clocking Option CKSEL3..0

Low Power Crystal Oscillator 1111 - 1000

Full Swing Crystal Oscillator 0111 - 0110

Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator 0101 - 0100

Internal 128 kHz RC Oscillator 0011

Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator 0010

External Clock 0000

Reserved 0001

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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 316.

Main purpose of the delay is to keep the AVR in reset until it is supplied with minimum V

. The

delay will not monitor the actual voltage and it will be required to select a delay longer than the

rise time. If this is not possible, an internal or external Brown-Out Detection circuit should be

used. A BOD circuit will ensure sufficient V

before it releases the reset, and the time-out delay

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 consid-

ered 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 mode, V

assumed to be at a sufficient level and only the start-up time is included.

8.3 Low 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 29. 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 out-

put. 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, refer to the ”Full Swing

Crystal Oscillator” on page 30.

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 29. For ceramic resonators, the capacitor val-

ues given by the manufacturer should be used.

Table 8-2. Number of Watchdog Oscillator Cycles

Typ Time-out (V

= 5.0V) Typ Time-out (V

= 3.0V) Number of Cycles

0 ms 0 ms 0

4.1 ms 4.3 ms 512

65 ms 69 ms 8K (8,192)

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Figure 8-2. Crystal Oscillator Connections

The Low Power Oscillator can operate in three different modes, each optimized for a specific fre-

quency range. The operating mode is selected by the fuses CKSEL3..1 as shown in Table 8-3

on page 29.

Notes: 1. This is the recommanded CKSEL settings for the difference frenquency ranges.

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 V

), 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 8-3. Low Power Crystal Oscillator Operating Modes

(3)

Frequency Range

(MHz)

Recommended Range for

Capacitors C1 and C2 (pF) CKSEL3..1

(1)

0.4 - 0.9 – 100

(2)

0.9 - 3.0 12 - 22 101

3.0 - 8.0 12 - 22 110

8.0 - 16.0 12 - 22 111

Table 8-4. Start-up Times for the Low Power Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection

Oscillator Source /

Power Conditions

Start-up Time from

Power-down and

Power-save

Additional Delay

from Reset

= 5.0V) CKSEL0 SUT1..0

Ceramic resonator, fast

rising power

258 CK 14CK + 4.1 ms

(1)

000

Ceramic resonator, slowly

rising power

258 CK 14CK + 65 ms

(1)

001

Ceramic resonator, BOD

enabled

1K CK 14CK

(2)

010

Ceramic resonator, fast

rising power

1K CK 14CK + 4.1 ms

(2)

011

Ceramic resonator, slowly

rising power

1K CK 14CK + 65 ms

(2)

100

XTAL2 (TOSC2)

XTAL1 (TOSC1)

GND

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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 ceramic resonators and will ensure frequency stability

at start-up. They can also be used with crystals when not operating close to the maximum fre-

quency of the device, and if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the application.

8.4 Full 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 29. 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 28. Note that the Full Swing Crystal

Oscillator will only operate for V

= 2.7 - 5.5 volts.

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 31. For ceramic resonators, the capacitor val-

ues given by the manufacturer should be used.

The operating mode is selected by the fuses CKSEL3..1 as shown in Table 8-5.

Notes: 1. If 8 MHz frequency exceeds the specification of the device (depends on V

), 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.

Crystal Oscillator, BOD

enabled

16K CK 14CK 1 01

Crystal Oscillator, fast

rising power

16K CK 14CK + 4.1 ms 1 10

Crystal Oscillator, slowly

rising power

16K CK 14CK + 65 ms 1 11

Table 8-4. Start-up Times for the Low Power Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection (Continued)

Oscillator Source /

Power Conditions

Start-up Time from

Power-down and

Power-save

Additional Delay

from Reset

= 5.0V) CKSEL0 SUT1..0

Table 8-5. Full Swing Crystal Oscillator operating modes

Frequency Range

(1)

(MHz)

Recommended Range for

Capacitors C1 and C2 (pF) CKSEL3..1

0.4 - 20 12 - 22 011

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