– 131 Powe rful Instructions – Most Single-clo ck Cycle Execu tion
– 32 x 8 General Purpose Working Registers
– Fully Static Operation
– Up to 20 MIPS Throughput at 20 MHz
– On-chip 2-cycle Multiplier
• Nonvolatile Program and Data Memories
– 64K Bytes of In-System Self-Programmable Flash
Endurance: 10,000 Write/Erase Cycles
– Optional Boot Code Section with Independent Lock Bits
In-System Programming by On-chip Boot Program
True Read-While-Write Operation
– Boundary-scan Capabilities According to the JTAG Standard
– Extensive On-chip Debug Support
– Programming of Flash, EEPROM, Fuses, and Lock Bits through the JTAG Interface
• Peripheral Features
– Two 8-bit Timer/Counters with Separate Prescalers and Compare Modes
– 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
Differential mode with selectable gain at 1x, 10x or 200x
– Byte-oriented Two-wire Serial Interface
– One Programmable Serial USART
– Master/Slave SPI Serial Interface
– 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 RC Oscillator
– External and Internal Interrupt Sources
– Six Sleep Modes: Idle, ADC Noise Reduction, Power-save, Power-down, Standby
Note:The large center pad underneath the QFN/MLF package should be soldered to the board to
ensure good mechanical stability.
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1.1Disclaimer
PC7..0
PA7..0
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.
2.Overview
The ATmega644 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 ATmeg a644
achieves throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz allowing the system designer to optimize
power consumption versus processing speed.
2.1Block Diagram
Figure 2-1.Block Diagram
ATmega644
RESET
XTAL1
VCC
GND
XTAL2
Power
Supervision
POR / BOD &
RESET
Watchdog
Timer
Watchdog
Oscillator
Oscillator
Circuits /
Clock
Generation
PORT A (8)
A/D
Converter
EEPROM
JTAG
TWI
Internal
Bandgap reference
CPU
SRAMFLASH
PB7..0
PORT B (8)
Analog
Comparator
SPI
16bit T/C 1
8bit T/C 0
8bit T/C 2
USART 0
USART 1
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The USART 1 is only
available for ATmega164/324
PORT C (8)
PORT D (8)
PD7..0
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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
architecture is more code efficient while achieving throughputs up to ten times faster than conventional CISC microcontrollers.
The ATmega644 provides the following features: 64K bytes of In-System Programmable Flash
with Read-While-Write capabilities, 2K bytes EEPROM, 4K bytes SRAM, 32 general purpose I/O
lines, 32 general purpose working registers, Real Time Counter (RTC), three flexible
Timer/Counters with compare modes and PWM, 2 USARTs, a byte oriented 2-wire Serial Interface, a 8-channel, 10-bit ADC with optional differential input stage with programmable gain,
programmable Watchdog Timer with Internal Oscilla tor, an SPI serial port, IEEE std. 1149. 1
compliant JTAG test interface, also used for accessing the On-chip Debug system and programming and six software selectable power saving modes. The Idle mode stops the CPU wh ile
allowing the SRAM, Timer/Counters, SPI port, and interrupt system to continue 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 modu les except Asynchr onous 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
very fast start-up combined with low power consumption. In Extended Standby mode, both the
main Oscillator and the Asynchronous Timer continue to run.
The device is manufactured using Atmel’s high-density nonvolatile memory technology. The Onchip ISP Flash allows the program memory to be reprogrammed in-system through an SPI serial
interface, by a conventional nonvolatile 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 ATmega644 is a powerful microcontroller that pro vides a highly flexible and co st effective solution to many embedded control applications.
The ATmega644 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.
2.2Pin Descriptions
2.2.1VCC
Digital supply voltage.
2.2.2GND
Ground.
2.2.3Port A (PA7:PA0)
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Port A serves as analog inputs to the Analog-to-digital Conver ter.
Port A also serves as an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for
each bit). The Port A output buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink
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and source capability. As inputs, Port A pins that are externally pulled low will source current if
the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port A pins are tri-st ated when a reset co ndition becomes
active, even if the clock is not running.
Port A also serves the functions of various special features of the ATmega644 as listed on page
76.
2.2.4Port B (PB7:PB0)
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.
Port B also serves the functions of various special features of the ATmega644 as listed on page
78.
2.2.5Port C (PC7:PC0)
Port C is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The
Port C 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.
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Port C also serves the functions of the JTAG interface, along with special features of the
ATmega644 as listed on page 81.
2.2.6Port D (PD7:PD0)
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.
Port D also serves the functions of various special features of the ATmega644 as listed on page
83.
2.2.7RESET
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 9-1 on page
47. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to gener ate a reset.
2.2.8XTAL1
Input to the inverting Oscillator amplifier and input to the internal clock operating circuit.
2.2.9XTAL2
Output from the inverting Oscillator amplifier.
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2.2.10AVCC
2.2.11AREF
AVCC is the supply voltage pin for Port F and the Analog-to-digital Convert er. It should be exte rnally connected to V
to V
through a low-pass filter.
CC
, even if the ADC is not used. If the ADC is used, it should be connected
CC
This is the analog reference pin for the Analog-to-digital Converter.
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3.Resources
ATmega644
A comprehensive set of development tools, application notes and datasheetsare available for
download on http://www.atmel.com/avr.
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4.About Code Examples
This documentation contains simple code examples t hat brief ly show h ow to us e various parts of
the device. Be aware that not all C compiler vendors include bit def initions 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.
The code examples assume that the part specific header file is included before compilation. 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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5.AVR CPU Core
5.1Introduction
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.
5.2Architectural Overview
Figure 5-1.Block Diagram of the AVR Architecture
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Data Bus 8-bit
Flash
Program
Memory
Instruction
Register
Instruction
Decoder
Control Lines
Program
Counter
Direct Addressing
Status
and Control
32 x 8
General
Purpose
Registrers
ALU
Indirect Addressing
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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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.
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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 typical 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 ATmega644
has Extended I/O space from 0x100 - 0xFF in SRAM where only the ST/STS/STD and
LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
5.3ALU – 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.
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5.4Status 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
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.
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• 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
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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.
5.5General Purpose Register File
The Register File is optimized for the AVR Enhanced RISC instruction set. In order to ach ieve
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 5-2 shows the structure of the 32 general purpose working registers in the CPU.
Figure 5-2.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 5-2, 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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5.5.1The 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 5-3.
Figure 5-3.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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5.6Stack 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. The initial value of the stack pointer is the last address of the internal
SRAM. The Stack Pointer is decremented by one when data is pushed onto the Stack with the
PUSH instruction, and it is decremented by three 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 three 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.
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 5-4 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 5-4.The Parallel Instruction Fetches and Instruction Execut ions
1st Instruction Fetch
1st Instruction Execute
2nd Instruction Fetch
nd Instruction Execute
3rd Instruction Fetch
3rd Instruction Execute
4th Instruction Fetch
clk
CPU
, directly generated from the selected clock source for the
CPU
T1T2T3T4
Figure 5-5 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 5-5.Single Cycle ALU Operation
Total Execution Time
egister Operands Fetch
ALU Operation Execute
Result Write Back
5.8Reset 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 283 for details.
clk
T1T2T3T4
CPU
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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
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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 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 ”Memory Programming” on page 283.
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.
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 t o a void interrupts during the
timed EEPROM write sequence..
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 */
__disable_interrupt();
EECR |= (1<<EEMPE); /* start EEPROM write */
EECR |= (1<<EEPE);
SREG = cSREG; /* restore SREG value (I-bit) */
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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) */
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5.8.1Interrupt Response Time
The interrupt execution response for a ll the enabled AVR interrupts is five clock cycles minimum.
After five clock cycles the program vector address for the actual interrupt handling routine is executed. During these five 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 five 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 five clock cycles. During these five clock cycles,
the Program Counter (three bytes) is popped bac k from the Stack, the Stack Pointer is incremented by three, and the I-bit in SREG is set.
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6.AVR Memories
This section describes the different memori es in the ATme ga 644. Th e AVR a rchit ectur e has two
main memory spaces, the Data Memory and the Program Memory space. In addition, the
ATmega644 features an EEPROM Memory for data storage. All three memory spaces are linear
and regular.
6.1In-System Reprogrammable Flash Program Memory
The ATmega644 contains 64K bytes On-chip In-System Reprogrammable Flash memory for
program storage. Since all AVR instructions are 16 or 32 bits wide, the Flash is organized as
32/64 x 16. For software security, the Flash Program memory space is divided into two sect ions,
Boot Program section and Application Program section.
The Flash memory has an endurance of at least 10,000 write/erase cycles. The ATmega644
Program Counter (PC) is 15/16 bits wide, thus addressin g the 32/64K program memo ry locations. The operation of Boot Program section and associated Boot Lock bits for software
protection are described in detail in ”Memory Program ming” on page 283. ”Memory Pro gram-
ming” on page 283 contains a detailed description on Flash data serial downloading using the
SPI pins or the JTAG interface.
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 6-1.Program Memory Map
Application Flash Section
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6.2SRAM Data Memory
Figure 6-2 shows how the ATmega644 SRAM Memory is organized.
The ATmega644 is a complex microcontroller with more peripheral units than can be supported
within the 64 location reserved in the Opcode for the IN and OUT instructions. For the Extended
I/O space from $060 - $0FF in SRAM, only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instruc tions can
be used.
The first 4,352 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 4,096 locations address the internal data SRAM.
The five different addressing modes for the data memory cover: Direct, Indirect with Displacement, Indirect, Indirect with Pre-decremen t, and In direct with Post -incremen t. In the Regist er 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.
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.
Boot Flash Section
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The 32 general purpose working registers, 64 I/O registers, 160 Extended I/O Registers and the
F
F
F
A
4096 bytes of internal data SRAM in the ATmega644 are all accessible throu gh all these
addressing modes. The Register File is described in ”General Purpose Register File” on page
12.
Figure 6-2.Data Memory Map
Data Memory
6.2.1Data 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
Figure 6-3.On-chip Data SRAM Access Cycles
clk
CPU
ddress
Data
WR
32 Registers
64 I/O Registers
160 Ext I/O Reg.
$0000 - $001
$0020 - $005
$0060 - $00F
$0100
Internal SRAM
(4096 x 8)
$10FF
cycles as described in Figure 6-3.
CPU
T1T2T3
Compute Address
Address valid
Write
6.3EEPROM Data Memory
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Data
RD
Memory Access Instruction
Next Instruction
Read
The ATmega644 contains 2K 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.
For a detailed description of SPI, JTAG and Parallel data downloading to the EEPROM, see
page 298, page 302, and page 286 respectively.
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6.3.1EEPROM 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 6-2. A self-timing function, however,
lets the user software detect when the next byte can be written. If the user code contain s instru ctions 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 Section “6.3.5” on page 25. 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.
6.3.2EEARH and EEARL – The EEPROM Address Register
These bits are reserved bits in the ATmega644 and will always read as zero.
• Bits 11:0 – EEAR8:0: EEPROM Address
The EEPROM Address Registers – EEARH and EEARL specify the EEPROM address in the 4K
bytes EEPROM space. The EEPROM data bytes are addressed linearly between 0 and 4096.
The initial value of EEAR is undefined. A proper value must be writte n bef ore th e EEPROM may
be accessed.
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 6- 1. While EEPE
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 6-1.EEPROM Mode Bits
EEPM1EEPM0
003.4 msErase and Write in one operation (Atomic Operation)
011.8 msErase Only
101.8 msWrite Only
Programming
TimeOperation
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.
• Bit 2 – EEMPE: EEPROM Master Programming 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 Programming 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).
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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, st ep 2 can be o mitted. See ” Memor y Pro-
gramming” on page 283 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.
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 6-2 lists the typica l programming time for EEPROM access from the CPU.
Table 6-2.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);
}
(1)
()
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Note:1. See “About Code Examples” on page 8.
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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.
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;
}
(1)
(1)
Note:1. See “About Code Examples” on page 8.
6.3.5Preventing 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.
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the EEPROM data can be corrupted because the supply voltage is
CC,
reset Protection circuit can
CC
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6.4I/O Memory
The I/O space definition of the ATmega644 is show n in ”Register Summary” on page 352.
All ATmega644 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 instr uctions, transferring data be tween 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 th ese re gisters, 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 ATmega644 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 instru ct ion s 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 registers 0x00 to 0x1F only.
The I/O and peripherals control registers are explained in later sections.
6.4.1General Purpose I/O Registers
The ATmega644 contains three General Purpose I/O Registers. Th ese 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 bitaccessible using the SBI, CBI, SBIS, and SBIC instructions.
Note:1. SRWn1 = SRW11 (upper sector) or SRW01 (lo wer sector), SRWn0 = SR W10 (upper sector) or
SRW00 (lower sector). The ALE pulse in period T4 is only present if the next instruction
accesses the RAM (internal or external).
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7.System Clock and Clock Options
7.1Clock Systems and their Distribution
Figure 7-1 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 7-1.Clock Distribution
Asynchronous
Timer/Counter
General I/O
Modules
ADC
CPU CoreRAM
clk
ADC
Flash and
EEPROM
7.1.1CPU Clock – clk
CPU
Timer/Counter
Oscillator
clk
I/O
clk
ASY
External Clock
AVR Clock
Control Unit
Source clock
System Clock
Prescaler
Clock
Multiplexer
Crystal
Oscillator
clk
CPU
clk
FLASH
Reset Logic
Watchdog Timer
Watchdog clock
Watchdog
Oscillator
Low-frequency
Crystal Oscillator
Calibrated RC
Oscillator
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.
7.1.2I/O Clock – clk
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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
is halted, TWI address recognition in all sleep modes.
I/O
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7.1.3Flash Clock – clk
FLASH
The Flash clock controls operation of the Flash inte rface. The Fla sh clock is usually active simultaneously with the CPU clock.
7.1.4Asynchronous 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.
7.1.5ADC 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 cir cuit ry. Th is gives mo re accurat e ADC conversion
results.
7.2Clock Sources
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 7-1.Device Clocking Options Select
Device Clocking Option CKSEL3..0
ASY
(1)
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.
7.2.1Default 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.
7.2.2Clock 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. ”On-chip Debug System” on page 45
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 7-2. The frequency of the Watchdog Oscillator is voltage
2
1
dependent as shown in ”Typical Characteristics” on page 324.
Table 7-2.Number of Watchdog Oscillator Cycles
Typ Time-o ut (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 Vcc. The
delay will not monitor the actual voltage and it will be required to select a delay longer than the
Vcc rise time. If this is not possible, an internal or external Brown-Out Detection circuit sh ould be
used. A BOD circuit will ensure sufficient Vcc 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 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 Po wer- do wn mode , Vcc is
assumed to be at a sufficient level and only the start-up time is included.
7.2.3Clock Source Connections
The 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 7-2. Either a quartz crystal or a ceramic resonator may be used.
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 . For cer amic resonators, t he capacitor values given by
the manufacturer should be used.
Figure 7-2.Crystal Oscillator Connections
C2
C1
XTAL
XTAL
GND
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7.3Low Power Crystal Oscillator
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 32.
Some initial guidelines for choosing capacitors for use with crystals are given in Table 7-3. The
crystal should be connected as described in ”Clock Source Connections” on page 30.
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 7-3.
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Table 7-3.Low Power Crystal Oscillator Operating Modes
Recommended Range for Capacitors C1
Frequency Range
0.4 - 0.9100
(1)
(MHz)CKSEL3..1
(2)
(3)
and C2 (pF)
–
0.9 - 3.010112 - 22
3.0 - 8.011012 - 22
8.0 - 16.011112 - 22
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 V
), the CKDIV8
CC
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
7-4.
Table 7-4.Start-up Times for the Low Power Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection
Oscillator Source /
Power Conditions
Ceramic resonator, fast
rising power
Start-up Time from
Power-down and
Power-save
258 CK14CK + 4.1 ms
Additional Delay
from Reset
= 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
(V
CC
(1)
000
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Ceramic resonator, slowly
rising power
Ceramic resonator, BOD
enabled
Ceramic resonator, fast
rising power
Ceramic resonator, slowly
rising power
258 CK14CK + 65 ms
1K CK14CK
(2)
1K CK14CK + 4.1 ms
1K CK14CK + 65 ms
(1)
001
010
(2)
(2)
011
100
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Table 7-4.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.
7.4Full Swing Crystal Oscillator
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 31. Note that the Full Swing Crystal
Oscillator will only operate for Vcc = 2.7 - 5.5 volts.
Some initial guidelines for choosing capacitors for use with crystals are given in Table 7-6. The
crystal should be connected as described in ”Clock Source Connections” on page 30.
Start-up Time from
Power-down and
Power-save
Additional Delay
from Reset
(VCC = 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
16K CK14CK101
16K CK14CK + 4.1 ms110
16K CK14CK + 65 ms111
The operating mode is selected by the fuses CKSEL3..1 as shown in Table 7-5.
Table 7-5.Full Swing Cry stal Oscillator operating modes
Frequency Range
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)
(MHz)CKSEL3..1
0.4 - 2001112 - 22
(2)
Recommended Range for Capacitors C1
and C2 (pF)
), the CKDIV8
CC
Table 7-6.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
Ceramic resonator, fast
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
Additional Delay
from Reset
= 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
(V
CC
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
000
001
010
011
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Table 7-6.Start-up Times for the Full Swing Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection
Oscillator Source /
Power Conditions
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.
7.5Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator
The device can utilize a 32.768 kHz watch crystal as clock source by a dedicated Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator. The crystal should be connected as described in ”Clock Source
Connections” on page 30.
To find suitable load capacitance for a 32kHz crysal, please consult the crystal datasheet.
Start-up Time from
Power-down and
Power-save
1K CK14CK + 65 ms
16K CK14CK101
16K CK14CK + 4.1 ms110
16K CK14CK + 65 ms111
Additional Delay
from Reset
(VCC = 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
(2)
100
When this Oscillator is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses and CKSEL0
as shown in Table 7-7.
Table 7-7.Start-up Times for the Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection
Start-up Time from
Power-down and
Power Conditions
BOD enabled1K CK14CK
Fast rising power1K CK14CK + 4.1 ms
Slowly rising power1K CK14CK + 65 ms
BOD enabled32K CK14CK100
Fast rising power32K CK14CK + 4.1 ms101
Slowly rising power32K CK14CK + 65 ms110
Note:1. These options should only be used if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the
application.
Power-save
Reserved011
Reserved111
Additional Delay
from Reset
(VCC = 5.0V)CKSEL0SUT1..0
(1)
(1)
(1)
000
001
010
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7.6Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator
The calibrated Internal RC Oscillator by default provides a 8.0 MHz clock. The frequency is nominal value at 3V and 25°C. The device is shipped with the CKDIV8 Fuse programmed. See
”System Clock Prescaler” on page 37 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 7-8. 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 26-5 on page 323.
By changing the OSCCAL register from SW, see ”OSCCAL – Oscillator Calibration Register” on
page 35, 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 26-5 on page 323.
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 286.
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 VCC), the CKDIV8
Fuse can be programmed in order to divide the internal frequency by 8.
(2)
(MHz) CKSEL3..0
(1)(3)
When this Oscillator is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in
Table 7-9 on page 34.
Table 7-9.Start-up times for the internal calibrated RC Oscillator clock selection
Start-up Time from Power-
Power Conditions
BOD enabled6 CK14CK00
Fast rising power6 CK14CK + 4.1 ms01
Slowly rising power6 CK14CK + 65 ms
Note:1. The device is shipped with this option selected.
down and Power-save
Reserved11
Additional Delay from
Reset (VCC = 5.0V)SUT1..0
(1)
10
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7.6.1OSCCAL – 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 fre quency as
specified in Table 26-5 on page 323. The application software can write this register to change
the oscillator frequency. The oscillator can be calibrated to frequencies as specified in Table 26-
5 on page 323. 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.
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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.
7.7128 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 “0011” as shown in Table 7-10.
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 7-11.
Table 7-11.Start-up Times for the 128 kHz Internal Oscillator
Power Conditions
BOD enabled6 CK14CK00
Fast rising power6 CK14CK + 4 ms01
Nominal Frequency CKSEL3..0
128 kHz0011
Start-up Time from Power-
down and Power-save
Additional Delay from
ResetSUT1..0
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Reserved11
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7.8External Clock
To drive the device from an external clock source, XTAL1 should be driven as shown in Figure
7-3. To run the device on an external clock, the CKSEL Fuses must be programmed to “0000”.
Figure 7-3.External Clock Drive Configuration
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 7-13.
Table 7-12.Crystal Oscillator Clock Frequency
Nominal Frequency CKSEL3..0
0 - 20 kHz0000
Table 7-13.Start-up Times for the External Clock Selection
Start-up Time from Power-
Power Conditions
BOD enabled6 CK14CK00
Fast rising power6 CK14CK + 4.1 ms01
Slowly rising power6 CK14CK + 65 ms10
down and Power-save
Additional Delay from
Reset (VCC = 5.0V)SUT1..0
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Reserved11
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
37 for details.
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7.9Clock 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.
7.10Timer/Counter Oscillator
The device can operate its Timer/Counter2 from an exte rnal 32.768 kHz watch crystal or a external clock source. See ”Clock Source Connections” on page 30 for details.
Applying an external clock source to TOSC1 requires EXCLK in the ASSR Register written to
logic one. See ”Asynchronous operation of the Timer/Counter” on page 150 for further description on selecting external clock as input instead of a 32.768 kHz crystal.
7.11System Clock Prescaler
The ATmega644 has a system clock prescaler, and the system clock can be divided by setting
the ”CLKPR – Clock Prescale Register” on page 38. This feature can be used to de crease the
system clock frequency and the power consumption when the requirement 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
as shown in Table 7-14.
I/O
, clk
ADC
, clk
CPU
, and clk
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are divided by a factor
FLASH
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
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 frequency. 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 active clock edges are produced. Here, T1 is the previous clock period, and T2 is the
period corresponding to the new prescaler setting.
To avoid unintentional changes of clock frequency, a special write procedure must be followed
to change the CLKPS bits:
1. Write the Clock Prescaler Change Enable (CLKPCE) bit to one and all other bits in
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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7.11.1CLKPR – 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 7-14.
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.
To enter any of the five sleep modes, the SE bit in SMCR must be written to logic 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, or Standby) will be
activated by the SLEEP instruction. See Table 8-1 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 resum es execution from the
instruction following SLEEP. The contents of the Register File and SRAM are unaltered when
the device wakes up from sleep. If a reset occurs during sleep mode, the MCU wakes up and
executes from the Reset Vector.
Figure 7-1 on page 28 presents the different clock systems in the ATmega644, and their distri-
bution. The figure is helpful in selecting an appropriate sleep mode.
8.0.1SMCR – Sleep Mode Control Register
The Sleep Mode Control Register contains control bits for power management.
Note:1. Standby modes are only recommended for use with external crystals or resonators.
(1)
(1)
• 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.
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8.1Idle Mode
When the SM2:0 bits are written to 000, the SLEEP instru ctio n 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 interrupt system to continue operating. 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.
8.2ADC 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 allowing the ADC, the external interrupts, 2-wire
Serial Interface address match, Timer/Counter2 and the Watchdog to continue operating (if
enabled). This sleep mode basically halts clkI/O, clkCPU, and clkFLASH, while allowing the
other clocks to run.
CPU
and clk
, while allowing the other clocks to run.
FLASH
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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 fo rm the
ADC Conversion Complete interrupt, only an External Reset, a Watchdog System Reset, a
Watchdog interrupt, a Brown-out Reset, a 2-wire serial inte rface interrupt, a Timer/Counter 2
interrupt, an SPM/EEPROM ready interrupt or a pin change interrupt can wakeup the MCU from
ADC Noise Reduction mode.
8.3Power-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, and the Watchdog continu e oper at ing (i f enab led ). Only an Exter nal Reset,
a Watchdog Reset, a Brown-out Reset, 2-wire Serial Interface address match, an external interrupt on INT2:0, 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 63
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 29.
8.4Power-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
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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 the Timer/Counter2 is not using the asynchronous clock, the Timer/Counter Oscillator is
stopped during sleep. If the 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 the Timer/Counter2.
8.5Standby 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.
8.6Extended 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 mode with the exception that the Oscillator is kept running. From Extended Standby
mode, the device wakes up in six clock cycles.
Table 8-2.Active Clock Domains and Wake-up Sources in the Different Sleep Modes.
Notes: 1. Only recommended with external crystal or resonator selected as clock source.
2. If Timer/Counter2 is running in asynchronous mode.
3. For INT2:0, only level interrupt.
FLASH
clk
IO
clk
ADC
clk
ASY
clk
Main Clock
Source
Enabled
Timer Osc
Enabled
INT2:0 and
Pin Change
TWI Address
Match
(2)
(2)
(2)
XX
(2)
X
XX
(2)
XXXXXXX
(3)
X
(3)
(3)
X
(3)
(3)
X
XX
XX
XXX
XX
XXX
Timer2
SPM/
EEPROM Ready
(2)
XXX
ADC
WDT Interrupt
Other I/O
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8.7Po wer Reduction Register
The Power Reduction Register, PRR, provides a method to stop the clock to individua l peri phe rals 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. See ”Supply Current of IO modules” on page 329 for examples. In all other
sleep modes, the clock is already stopped.
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.
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• 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
Reserved for future use 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
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.
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• Bit 1 - PRUSART0: Power Reduction USART0
Writing a logic one to this bit shuts down the USART0 by stopping the clock to the module.
When waking up the USART0 again, the USART0 should be reinitialize d to ensure proper
operation.
• 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.
8.8Minimizing Power Consumption
There are several issues 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.
8.8.1Analog 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 pa ge 233
for details on ADC operation.
8.8.2Analog 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 230 for details on how to configure the Analog
Comparator.
8.8.3Brown-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 48 for details
on how to configure the Brown-out Detector.
8.8.4Internal 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 51 for details on the start-up time.
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8.8.5Watchdog Timer
8.8.6Port Pins
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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 ”Interrupts” on page 57 for details on how to configure the Watchdog Timer.
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 72 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 232 and ”DIDR0 – Digital
Input Disable Register 0” on page 252 for details.
) 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
8.8.7On-chip Debug System
If the On-chip debug system is enabled by the OCDEN 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.
There are three alternative ways to disable the OCD system:
• Disable the OCDEN Fuse.
• Disable the JTAGEN Fuse.
• Write one to the JTD bit in MCUCR.
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9.System Control and Reset
9.0.1Resetting the AVR
During reset, all I/O Registers are set to their initial values, and the program starts execution
from the Reset Vector. The instruction placed at the Reset Vector must be a JMP – Absolute
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. The circuit diagram in Figure 9-1 shows the reset
logic. Table 9-1 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 29.
9.0.2Reset Sources
The ATmega644 has five 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 Reset. The MCU is reset when the Watchdog Timer period expires an d the
Watchdog is enabled.
• Brown-out Re set. The MCU is reset when the supply v oltage V
threshold (V
• JTAG AVR Reset. The MCU is reset as long as there is a logic on e in the Reset Register, one
of the scan chains of the JTAG system. Refer to the section ”IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) Boundary-
scan” on page 259 for details.
POT
BOT
).
) and the Brown-out Detector is enabled.
pin for longer than
is below the Brown-out Rese t
CC
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Figure 9-1.Reset Logic
Power-on Reset
Circuit
DATA BU S
MCU Status
Register (MCUSR)
JTRF
BORF
PORF
WDRF
EXTRF
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BODLEVEL [2..0]
Pull-up Resistor
SPIKE
FILTER
JTAG Reset
Register
Table 9-1.Reset Characteristics
Brown-out
Reset Circuit
Watchdog
Oscillator
Clock
Generator
CKSEL[3:0]
SUT[1:0]
(1)
CK
Delay Counters
TIMEOUT
SymbolParameterConditionMinTypMaxUnits
Power-on Reset Threshold V oltage
(rising)
V
POT
Power-on Reset Threshold V oltage
(2)
(falling)
1.42.3V
1.32.3V
9.0.3Power-on Reset
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t
RST
RST
RESET Pin Threshold Voltage0.2V
Minimum pulse width on
Pin
RESET
CC
0.85V
CC
1.5µs
V
Notes: 1. Values are guidelines only. Actual values are TBD.
2. The Power-on Reset will not work unless the supply voltage has been below V
POT
(falling)
A Power-on Reset (POR) pulse is generated by an On-chip detection circuit. The detection level
is defined in Table 9-1. The POR is activated whenever V
is below the detection level. The
CC
POR circuit can be used to trigger the start-up Reset, as well as to detect a failure in supply
voltage.
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
rise. The RESET signal is activated again, without any delay,
An External Reset is generated by a low level on the RESET
minimum pulse width (see Table 9-1) 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
the Time-out period – t
Figure 9-4.External Reset During Operation
9.0.5Brown-out Dete ction
NTERNAL
RESET
CC
TOUT –
pin. Reset pulses longer than the
– on its positive edge, the delay counter starts the MCU after
RST
has expired.
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ATmega644 has an On-chip Brown-out Detection (BOD) circuit for monitoring the V
level dur-
CC
ing operation by comparing it to a fixed trigger level. The trigger level for the BOD can be
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I
selected by the BODLEVEL Fuses. The trigger level has a hysteresis to en sure spike free
Brown-out Detection. The hysteresis on the detection level should be interpreted as V
V
+ V
BOT
Table 9-2.BODLEVEL Fuse Coding
HYST
/2 and V
BOT-
= V
BOT
- V
HYST
/2.
(1)
BOT+
=
BODLEVEL 2..0 FusesMin V
BOT
Typ V
BOT
Max V
BOT
Units
111BOD Disabled
1101.8
1004.3
011
010
Reserved
001
000
Note:1. V
may be below nominal minimum operating voltage for some de vices. For devices where
BOT
this is the case, the device is tested down to VCC = V
antees that a Brown-Out Reset will occur before V
during the production test. This guar-
BOT
drops to a voltage where correct
CC
operation of the microcontroller is no longer guaranteed. The test is performed using
BODLEVEL = 110 for ATmega644 and BODLEVEL = 101 for ATmega644V.
Table 9-3.Brown-out Characteristics
SymbolParameterMinTypMaxUnits
V
t
BOD
HYST
Brown-out Detector Hysteresis50mV
Min Pulse Width on Brown-out Resetns
V1012.7
When the BOD is enabled, and VCC decreases to a value below the trigger level (V
9-5), the Brown-out Reset is immediately activated. When V
(V
in Figure 9-5), the delay counter starts the MCU after the Time-out period t
BOT+
increases above the trigger level
CC
expired.
The BOD circuit will only detect a drop in V
longer than t
given in Table 9-1.
BOD
if the voltage stays below the trigger level for
CC
Figure 9-5.Brown-out Reset During Operation
V
CC
RESET
TIME-OUT
NTERNAL
RESET
V
BOT-
V
BOT+
t
TOUT
in Figure
BOT-
TOUT
has
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9.0.6Watchdog 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 57 for details on operation of the Wat chdog Timer.
Figure 9-6.Watc hd og Rese t Du rin g Oper a tion
CC
9.0.7MCUSR – MCU Status Register
The MCU Status Register provides information on which reset source caused an MCU reset.
Bit76543210
0x34 (0x54)
Read/WriteRRRR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial Value000See Bit Description
. Refer to
TOUT
CK
–––JTRFWDRFBORFEXTRFPORFMCUSR
• Bit 4 – JTRF: JTAG Reset Flag
This bit is set if a reset is being caused by a logic one in the JTAG Reset Register selected by
the JTAG instruction AVR_RESET. This bit is reset by a Power-on Reset, or by writing a logic
zero to the flag.
• Bit 3 – WDRF: Watchdog Reset Flag
This bit is set if a Watchdog 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.
• 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.
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9.1Internal Voltage Reference
ATmega644 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.
9.1.1Voltage 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 Table 9-4. To save power, the reference is not always turned on. The
reference is on during the following situations:
1. When the BOD is enabled (by programming the BODLEVEL [2:0] Fuse).
2. When the bandgap reference is connected to the Analog Comparator (by setting the
ACBG bit in 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
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.
ATmega644
Table 9-4.Internal Voltage Reference Characteristics
SymbolParameterConditionMinTypMaxUnits
V
BG
t
BG
I
BG
Note:1. Values are guidelines only. Actual values are TBD.
Bandgap reference voltage
Bandgap reference start-up time
Bandgap reference current consumption
(1)
VCC = 2.7
= 25°C
T
A
VCC = 2.7
= 25°C
T
A
VCC = 2.7
= 25°C
T
A
1.01.11.2V
4070µs
10µA
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9.2Watchdog Timer
ATmega644 has an Enhanced Watchdog Timer (WDT). The main features are:
•
• 3 Operating modes
• Selectable Time-out period from 16ms to 8s
• Possible Hardware fuse Watchd og al ways on (WDTON) for fail-safe mode
Figure 9-7.Watchdog Timer
Clocked from separate On-chip Oscillator
–Interrupt
– System Reset
– Interrupt and System Reset
128kHz
OSCILLATOR
OSC/2K
WATCHDOG
RESET
OSC/4K
OSC/8K
OSC/16K
OSC/32K
OSC/64K
OSC/128K
OSC/256K
OSC/512K
OSC/1024K
WDP0
WDP1
WDP2
WDP3
WDE
WDIF
WDIE
MCU RESET
INTERRUPT
The Watchdog Timer (WDT) is a timer counting cycles of a separate on-chip 128 kHz oscillator.
The WDT gives an interrupt or 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 the counter before the time-out value is reached. If the system doesn't
restart the counter, an interrupt or system reset will be issued.
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.
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
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:
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1. In the same operation, write a logic one to the W atchd og change enab le 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.
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
in r16, WDTCSR
ori r16, (1<<WDCE) | (1<<WDE)
out WDTCSR, r16
; Turn off WDT
ldi r16, (0<<WDE)
out 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. The example code assumes that the part specific header file is included.
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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.
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
in r16, WDTCSR
ori r16, (1<<WDCE) | (1<<WDE)
out 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)
out WDTCSR, r16
; -- Finished setting new values, used 2 cycles -
; Turn on global interrupt
sei
ret
C Code Example
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();
}
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Note:1. The example code assumes that the part specific header file is included.
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.
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 Interrupt and System Reset Mode. The first time-out in
the Watchdog Timer will set WDIF. Executing the corresponding interrupt vector will clear WDIE
and 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 interrupt. This should h owever not be done
within the 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.
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.
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• 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 Timer is running. The different prescaling values and their corresponding time-out periods are shown in
Table 9-6 on page 56.
.
Table 9-6.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
0110 128K (131072) cycles1.0 s
0111 256K (262144) cycles2.0 s
1000 512K (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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10. Interrupts
This section describes the specifics of the interrupt handling as performed in ATmega644. For a
general explanation of the AVR interrupt handling, refer to ”Reset and Interrupt Handling” on
9$ 0010WDTWatchdog Time-out Interrupt
10$0012TIMER2_COMPATimer/Counter2 Compare Match A
11$0014TIMER2_COMPBTimer/Counter2 Compare Match B
12$0016TIMER2_OVFTimer/Counter2 Overflow
13$0018TIMER1_CAPTTimer/Counter1 Capture Event
14$001ATIMER1_COMPATimer/Counter1 Compare Match A
15$001CTIMER1_COMPBTimer/Counter1 Compare Match B
16$001ETIMER1_OVFTimer/Counter1 Overflow
17$0020TIMER0_COMPATimer/Counter0 Compare Match A
18$0022TIMER0_COMPBTimer/Counter0 Compare match B
19$0024TIMER0_OVFTimer/Counter0 Overflow
20$002 6SPI_STCSPI Serial Transfer Complete
21$0028USART0_RXUSART0 Rx Complete
22$002 AUSART0_UDREUSART0 Data Register Empty
23$002 CUSART0_TXUSART0 Tx Complete
24$002EANALOG_COMPAnalog Comparator
25$0030ADCADC Conversion Complete
26$0032EE_READYEEPROM Ready
27$0034TWI2-wire Serial Interface
28$0036SPM_READYStore Program Memory Ready
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Notes: 1. When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the device will jump to the Boot Loader address at
reset, see ”Memory Programming” on page 283.
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 10-2 shows reset and Interrupt Vectors placement for the various combinations of
BOOTRST and IVSEL settings. If the program never enables an interrupt source, the Interrupt
Vectors are not used, and regular program co de 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.
When the BOOTRST Fuse is unprogrammed, the Boot section size set to 8K 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 is:
ldir16,
high(RAMEND)
low(RAMEND)
; Main program start
RAM
Address Labels CodeComments
0x00000 RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x00001outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
0x00002ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x00003outSPL,r16
0x00004sei; Enable interrupts
0x00005<instr> xxx
;
.org 0x1F002
0x1F002jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x1F004jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x1FO36jmpSPM_RDY; SPM Ready Handler
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed and the Boot section size set to 8K bytes, the most
typical and general program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses is:
Address Labels CodeComments
.org 0x0002
0x00002jmpEXT_INT0; IRQ0 Handler
0x00004jmpEXT_INT1; IRQ1 Handler
.........;
0x00036jmpSPM_RDY; SPM Ready Handler
;
.org 0x1F000
0x1F000 RESET: ldir16,high(RAMEND); Main program start
0x1F001outSPH,r16; Set Stack Pointer to top of RAM
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0x1F002ldir16,low(RAMEND)
0x1F003outSPL,r16
0x1F004sei; Enable interrupts
0x1F005<instr> xxx
When the BOOTRST Fuse is programmed, the Boot section size set to 8K 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 is:
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 ”Memory Programming” on p age 283 for
details. To avoid unintentional changes of Interr upt Vector tables, a special writ e procedure must
be followed to change the IVSEL bit:
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.
JTD––PUD––IVSELIVCEMCUCR
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Note:If Interrupt V ectors 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
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executing from the Boot Loader section. Refer to the section ”Memory Programming” on page 283
for details on Boot Lock bits.
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• 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);
}
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11. External Interrupts
The External Interrupts are triggered by the INT2:0 pin or any of the PCINT31:0 pins. Observe
that, if enabled, the interrupts will trigger even if the INT2:0 or PCINT31:0 pins are configured as
outputs. This feature provides a way of generating a software interrupt.
The Pin change interrupt PCI3 will trigger if any enabled PCINT31:24 pin toggle, Pin change
interrupt PCI2 will trigger if any enabled PCINT23:16 pin toggles, Pin change interrupt PCI1 if
any enabled PCINT15:8 toggles and Pin change interrupts PCI0 will trigger if any enabled
PCINT7:0 pin toggles. PCMSK3, PCMSK2, PCMSK1 and PCMSK0 Registers control which pins
contribute to the pin change interrupts. Pin change interrupts on PCINT31:0 are detected asynchronously. This implies that these interrupts can be used for waking the part also from sleep
modes other than Idle mode.
The External Interrupts can be triggered by a falling or rising edge or a low level. This is set up
as indicated in the specification for the External Interrupt Control Registers – EICRA (INT2:0).
When the external interrupt is enabled and is configured as level triggered, the interrupt will trigger as long as the pin is held low. Low level interrupts and the edge interrupt on INT2:0 are
detected asynchronously. This implies that these interrupts can be used for waking the part also
from sleep modes other than Idle mode. The I/O clock is halted in all sleep modes except Idle
mode.
ATmega644
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 28.
11.0.1EICRA – External Interrupt Control Register A
The External Interrupt Control Register A contains control bits for interrupt sense control.
These bits are reserved in the ATmega644, and will always read as zero.
• Bits 5:0 – ISC21, ISC20 – ISC00, ISC00: External Int errupt 2 - 0 Sense Control Bits
The External Interrupts 2 - 0 are activated by the external pins INT2:0 if the SREG I-flag and the
corresponding interrupt mask in th e EIMS K is set. Th e leve l and e dges on the e xtern al pins that
activate the interrupts are defined in Table 11-1. Edges on INT2:INT0 are registered asynchronously. Pulses on INT2:0 pins wider than the minimum pulse width gi ven in Table 11-2 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. If enabled, a level triggered interrupt will generate an interrupt request as long as the pin is held low. When changing the ISCn bit, an interrupt can occur.
Therefore, it is recommended to first disable INTn by clearing its In terrupt Enable bit in the
EIMSK Register. Then, the ISCn bit can be changed. Finally, the INTn interrupt flag should be
cleared by writing a logical one to its Interrupt Flag bit (INTFn) in the EIFR Registe r before the
interrupt is re-enabled.
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Table 11-1. Interrupt Sense Control
ISCn1ISCn0Description
00The low level of INTn generates an interrupt request.
01Any edge of INTn generates asynchronously an interrupt request.
10The falling edge of INTn generates asynchronously an interrupt request.
11The rising edge of INTn generates asynchronously an interrupt request.
Note:1. n = 3, 2, 1or 0.
When changing the ISCn1/ISCn0 bits, the interrupt must be disabled by clearing its Interrupt
Enable bit in the EIMSK Register. Otherwise an interrupt can occur when the bits are changed.
When an INT2:0 bit is written to one and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), the
corresponding external pin interrupt is enabled. The Interrupt Sense Control bits in the External
Interrupt Control Register, EICRA, defines wh et he r the ext er nal inte rr up t is activat ed on ri sin g or
falling edge or level sensed. Activity on any of these pins will trigger an interrupt request even if
the pin is enabled as an output. This provides a way of generating a software interrupt.
When an edge or logic change on the I NT2:0 pin tri ggers a n inter rupt r equest, INTF2: 0 becomes
set (one). If the I-bit in SREG and the corresponding interrupt enable bit, INT2:0 in EIMSK, are
set (one), the MCU will jump to the 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. The se flags are
always cleared when INT2:0 are configured as level interrupt. Note that when entering sleep
mode with the INT2:0 interrupts disabled, the input buffers on these pins will be disabled. This
may cause a logic change in internal signals which will set the INTF2:0 flags. See ”Digital Input
Enable and Sleep Modes” on page 72 for more information.
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11.0.4PCICR – Pin Change Interrupt Control Register
When the PCIE3 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), pin
change interrupt 3 is enabled. Any change on any enabled PCINT31..24 pin will cause an interrupt. The corresponding interrupt of Pin Change Interrupt Request is executed from the PCI3
Interrupt Vector. PCINT31..24 pins are enabled individually by the PCMSK3 Register.
• 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 Interrupt 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 PCINT15:8 pin will cause an interrupt. The corresponding interrupt of Pin Change Interrupt Request is executed from the PCI1
Interrupt Vector. PCINT15:8 pins are enabled individually by the PCMSK1 Register.
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• 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 e xecuted from the PCI0 Interrupt
Vector. PCINT7:0 pins are enabled individually by the PCMSK0 Register.
When a logic change on any PCINT31:24 pin triggers an interrupt request, PCIF3 becomes set
(one). If the I-bit in SREG and the PCIE3 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.
• 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 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.
––PCIF3PCIF2PCIF1PCIF0PCIFR
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• Bit 1 – PCIF1: Pin Change Interrupt Flag 1
When a logic change on any PCINT15:8 pin triggers an interrupt request, PCIF1 becomes set
(one). If the I-bit in SREG and the PCIE1 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.
• 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 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.
• Bit 7:0 – PCINT31:24: Pin Change Enable Mask 31:24
Each PCINT31:24-bit selects whether pin change interrupt is enabled on the corresponding I/O
pin. If PCINT31:24 is set and the PCIE2 bit in PCICR is set, pin change interrupt is enabled on
the corresponding I/O pin. If PCINT31..24 is cleared, pin change interrupt on the corresponding
I/O pin is disabled.
• 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 PCIE2 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.
• Bit 7:0 – PCINT15:8: Pin Change Enable Mask 15..8
Each PCINT15:8-bit selects whether pin change interrupt is enabled on the corresponding I/O
pin. If PCINT15:8 is set and the PCIE1 bit in EIMSK is set, pin change interr upt is enabled o n the
corresponding I/O pin. If PCINT15:8 is cleared, pin change interrupt on the corresponding I/O
pin is disabled.
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11.0.9PCMSK0 – Pin Change Mask Register 0
Bit 76543210
(0x6B)PCINT7PCINT6PCINT5PCINT4PCINT3PCI N T2PCINT1PCINT0PCMSK0
Read/WriteR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial Value00000000
• 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 interru p t is en abled on the corresponding I/O pin. If PCINT7..0 is cleared, pin change interrupt on the corresponding I/O pin is
disabled.
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12. I/O-Ports
12.1Introduction
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 315 for a complete list of parameters.
Figure 12-1. I/O Pin Equivalent Schematic
and Ground as indicated in Figure 12-1. 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 for I/O-Ports” on page 87.
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
69. 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 74. 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.
12.2Ports as General Digital I/O
The ports are bi-directional I/O ports with optional internal pull-ups. Figure 12-2 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
12.2.1Configuring the Pin
Each port pin consists of three register bits: DDxn, PORTxn, and PINxn. As shown in ”Register
Description for I/O-Ports” on page 87, 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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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).
12.2.2Toggling 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.
12.2.3Switching 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-impedant environment will not notice the difference between a strong high driver
and a pull-up. If this is not the case, the PUD bit in the MCUCR Register can be set to disable 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 12-1 summarizes the control signals for the pin value.
Table 12-1.Port Pin Configurations
DDxnPORTxn
00XInputNoTri-state (Hi-Z)
010InputYesPxn will source current if ext. pulled low.
PUD
(in MCUCR)I/OPull-upComment
011InputNoTri -state (Hi-Z)
10XOutputNoOutput Low (Sink)
11XOutputNoOutput High (Source)
12.2.4Reading the Pin V alue
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 12-2, 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 12-3 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 12-3. 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 12-4. 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 12-4. 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.
12.2.5Digital Input Enable and Sleep Modes
As shown in Figure 12-2, 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 74.
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.
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12.2.6Unconnected 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, floating 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.
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or GND is not recommended, since this may caus e excessiv e currents if t he pin is
CC
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12.3Alternate Port Functions
Most port pins have alternate functions in addition to being general digital I/Os. Figure 12-5
shows how the port pin control signals from th e simplified Figure 12-2 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.
Figure 12-5. Alternate Port Functions
1
0
1
0
Pxn
1
0
1
0
(1)
PUOExn
PUOVxn
DDOExn
DDOVxn
PVOExn
PVOVxn
DIEOExn
DIEOVxn
SLEEP
SYNCHRONIZER
SET
DLQ
Q
CLR
D
PINxn
CLR
Q
PORTxn
Q
RESET
Q
Q
CLR
RESET
D
Q
Q
DDxn
PUD
D
CLR
WDx
RDx
1
0
RRx
RPx
clk
PTOExn
WRx
WPx
I/O
DATA BUS
74
DIxn
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.
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Table 12-2 summarizes the function of the o verridin g signals. Th e pin and por t indexes f rom Fig-
ure 12-5 are not shown in the succeeding tables. The overriding signals ar e gen erat ed intern ally
in the modules having the alternate function.
Table 12-2.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 PV OV 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
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.
12.3.1MCUCR – MCU Control Register
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 trigge r 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.
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 69 for more details about this feature.
12.3.2Alternate Functions of Port A
The Port A has an alternate function as the address low byte and data lines for the External
Memory Interface.
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 DDB7. When the SPI0 is
enabled as a master, the data direction of this pin is controlled by DDB7. When the pin is forced
to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB7 bit.
PCINT15, Pin Change Interrupt source 15: The PB7 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• MISO/PCINT14 – Port B, Bit 6
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 DDB6. When the SPI is
enabled as a slave, the data direction of th is pi n is controlled b y DDB6. When the pin is f orced to
be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB6 bit.
PCINT14, Pin Change Interrupt source 14: The PB6 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
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• MOSI/PCINT13 – Port B, Bit 5
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 DDB5. When the SPI is
enabled as a master, the data direction of this pin is controlled by DDB5. When the pin is forced
to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB5 bit.
PCINT13, Pin Change Interrupt source 13: The PB5 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
•SS
/OC0B/PCINT12 – Port B, Bit 4
SS
: Slave Port Select input. When the SPI is enabled as a slave, this pin is configured as an
input regardless of the setting of DDB4. As a slave, the SPI is activated when this pin is driven
low. When the SPI is enabled as a master, the data direction of this pin is controlled by DDB4.
When the pin is forced to be an input, the pull-up can still be controlled by the PORTB4 bit.
OC0B, Output Compare Match B output: The PB4 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter0 Output Compare. Th e pin has to b e co nfigured as an out put ( DDB4 set “on e”) to
serve this function. The OC0B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer function.
PCINT12, Pin Change Interrupt source 12: The PB4 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• AIN1/OC0A/PCINT11, Bit 3
AIN1, Analog Comparator Negative input. This pin is directly connected to the negative input of
the Analog Comparator.
OC0A, Output Compare Match A output: The PB3 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter0 Output Compare. Th e pin has to b e co nfigured as an out put ( DDB3 set “on e”) to
serve this function. The OC0A pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer function.
PCINT11, Pin Change Interrupt source 11: The PB3 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• AIN0/INT2/PCINT10, Bit 2
AIN0, Analog Comparator Positive input. This pin is directly connected to the positive input of
the Analog Comparator.
INT2, External Interrupt source 2. The PB2 pin can serve as an External Interrupt source to the
MCU.
PCINT10, Pin Change Interrupt source 10: The PB2 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• T1/CLKO/PCINT9, Bit 1
T1, Timer/Counter1 counter source.
CLKO, Divided System Clock: The divided system clock can be output on the PB1 pin. The
divided system clock will be output if the CKOUT Fuse is programmed, regardless of the
PORTB1 and DDB1 settings. It will also be output during reset.
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• T0/XCK0/PCINT8, Bit 0
T0, Timer/Counter0 counter source.
XCK0, USART0 External clock. The Data Direction Register (DDB0) controls whether the clock
is output (DDD0 set “one”) or input (DDD0 cleared). The XCK0 pin is active only when the
USART0 operates in Synchronous mode.
PCINT8, Pin Change Interrupt source 8: The PB0 pin can serve as an external interrupt source.
Table 12-7 and Table 12-8 relate the alternate functions of Port B to the overriding signals
shown in Figure 12-5 on page 74. SPI MSTR INPUT and SPI SLAVE OUTPUT constitute the
MISO signal, while MOSI is divided into SPI MSTR OUTPUT and SPI SLAVE INPUT. .
Table 12-7.Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PB7:PB4
OC2A, Output Compare Match A output: The PD7 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter2 Output Compare A. The pin has to be configured as an outpu t (DDD7 set (one ))
to serve this function. The OC2A pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer function.
PCINT31, Pin Change Interrupt Source 31:The PD7 pin can serve as an external interrupt
source.
• ICP1/OC2B/PCINT30 – Port D, Bit 6
ICP1, Input Capture Pin 1: The PD6 pin can act as an input capture pin for Timer /Counter1.
OC2B, Output Compare Match B output: The PD6 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter2 Output Compare B. The pin has to be configured as an outpu t (DDD6 set (one ))
to serve this function. The OC2B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer function.
PCINT30, Pin Change Interrupt Source 30: The PD6 pin can serve as a n external interrupt
source.
• OC1A/PCINT29 – Port D, Bit 5
OC1A, Output Compare Match A output: The PD5 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter1 Output Compare A. The pin has to be configured as an outpu t (DDD5 set (one ))
to serve this function. The OC1A pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer function.
PCINT29, Pin Change Interrupt Source 29: The PD5 pin can serve as a n external interrupt
source.
• OC1B/PCINT28 – Port D, Bit 4
OC1B, Output Compare Match B output: The PB4 pin can serve as an external output for the
Timer/Counter1 Output Compare B. The pin has to be configured as an outpu t (DDD4 set (one ))
to serve this function. The OC1B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer function.
PCINT28, Pin Change Interrupt Source 28: The PD4 pin can serve as a n external interrupt
source.
• INT1/PCINT27 – Port D, Bit 3
INT1, External Interrupt source 1. The PD3 pin can serve as an external interrupt source to the
MCU.
PCINT27, Pin Change Interrupt Source 27: The PD3 pin can serve as a n external interrupt
source.
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• INT0/PCINT26 – Port D, Bit 2
INT0, External Interrupt source 0. The PD2 pin can serve as an external interrupt source to the
MCU.
PCINT26, Pin Change Interrupt Source 26: The PD2 pin can serve as a n external interrupt
source.
• TXD0/PCINT25 – Port D, Bit 1
TXD0, Transmit Data (Data output pin for the USART0). When the USART0 Transmitter is
enabled, this pin is configured as an output regardless of the value of DDD1.
PCINT25, Pin Change Interrupt Source 25: The PD1 pin can serve as a n external interrupt
source.
• RXD0/PCINT24 – Port D, Bit 0
RXD0, Receive Data (Data input pin for the USART0). When the USART0 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.
PCINT24, Pin Change Interrupt Source 24: The PD0 pin can serve as a n external interrupt
source.
Table 12-13 and Table 12-14 relates the alternate functions of Port D to the overriding sign als
shown in Figure 12-5 on page 74.
Table 12-13. Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions PD7:PD4
Note:1. When enabled, the 2-wire Serial Interface enables Slew-Rate controls on the output pins PD0
and PD1. This is not shown in this table. In addition, spike filters are connected between the
AIO outputs shown in the port figure and the digital logic of the TWI module.
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. The main features are:
• Three Independent Interrupt Sources (TOV0, OCF0A, and OCF0B)
13.1Overview
A simplified block diagram of the 8-bit Timer/Counter is shown in Figure 13-1. For the actual
placement of I/O pins, refer to ”Pinout ATmega644” on page 2. CPU accessible I/O Registers,
including I/O bits and I/O pins, are shown in bold. The device-spe cific I/O Register and bit locations are listed in the ”8-bit Timer/Counter Register Description” on page 100.
Figure 13-1. 8-bit Timer/Counter Block Diagram
Timer/Counter
TCNTn
=
Count
Clear
Direction
Control Logic
TOP BOT TOM
=
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TOVn
(Int.Req.)
clk
Tn
= 0
Clock Select
Edge
Detector
( From Prescaler )
OCnA
(Int.Req.)
Wavefor m
Generation
Tn
OCnA
13.1.1Registers
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=
DATA BUS
OCRnB
TCCRnATCCRnB
Fixed
TOP
Value
OCnB
(Int.Req.)
Wavefor m
Generation
OCnB
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.
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
T0
).
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13.1.2Definitions
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 “13.4” on page 91. for details. The Compare Match event will also set the
Compare Flag (OCF0A or OCF0B) which can be used to generate an Output Compare interrupt
request.
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 13-1 are also used extensively throughout the document.
Table 13-1.Definitions
BOTTOMThe counter reaches the BOTTOM when it becomes 0x00.
MAXThe counter reaches its MAXimum when it becom es 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 Re gister. The assignment is dependent on the mode of operation.
13.2Timer/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/Counter Prescaler” on page 154.
13.3Counter Unit
The main part of the 8-bit Timer/Counter is the programmable bi-directional counter unit. Figure
13-2 shows a block diagram of the counter and its surroundings.
Figure 13-2. Counter Unit Block Diagram
DATA BUS
TCNTnControl Logic
Signal description (internal signals):
count
clear
direction
bottom
top
TOVn
(Int.Req.)
clk
Tn
Clock Select
Edge
Detector
( From Prescaler )
Tn
90
countIncrement or decrement TCNT0 by 1.
directionSelect between increment and decrement.
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clearClear TCNT0 (set all bits to zero).
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clk
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
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
count operations.
The counting sequence is determined by the setting of the WGM01 and WGM00 bits located in
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 94.
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.
13.4Output 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 94).
Tn
is present or not. A CPU write overrides (has priority over) all counter clear or
T0
Timer/Counter clock, referred to as clkT0 in the following.
). clkT0 can be generated from an external or internal clock source,
T0
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Figure 13-3 shows a block diagram of the Output Compare unit.
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Figure 13-3. Output Compare Unit, Block Diagram
DATA BUS
OCRnx
TCNTn
= (8-bit Comparator )
OCFnx (Int.Req.)
top
bottom
FOCn
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.
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.
Waveform Generator
WGMn1:0
COMnX1:0
OCnx
13.4.1Force 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).
13.4.2Compare 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.
13.4.3Using 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 va lue written to TCNT0
equals the OCR0x value, the Compare Match will be missed, resulting in incorrect waveform
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generation. Similarly, do not write the TCNT0 value equal to BOTTOM when the counter is
down-counting.
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.
13.5Compare 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 13-4 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 13-4. Compare Match Output Unit, Schematic
COMnx1
COMnx0
FOCn
clk
I/O
Waveform
Generator
DQ
1
OCnx
DQ
PORT
DATA BU S
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.
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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 “13.8” on page 100.
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13.5.1Compare 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 next Compare Match. For compare output actions in
the non-PWM modes refer to Table 13-2 on page 100. For fast PWM mode, refer to Table 13-3
on page 100, and for phase correct PWM refer to Table 13-4 on page 101.
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.
13.6Modes 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 “14.7” on page 117.).
For detailed timing information see ”Timer/Counter Timing Diagrams” on page 98.
13.6.1Normal Mode
The simplest mode of operation is the Normal mode (WGM02:0 = 0). In this mode the counting
direction is always up (incrementing), and no counter clear is performed. The counter simply
overruns when it passes its maximum 8-bit value (TOP = 0xFF) and then restarts from the bottom (0x00). In normal operation the Timer/Counter Overflow Flag (TOV0) will be set in the same
timer clock cycle as the TCNT0 becomes zero. The TOV0 Flag in this case behaves like a ninth
bit, except that it is only set, not cleared. However, combined with the timer overflow interrupt
that automatically clears the TOV0 Flag, the timer resolution can be increased by software.
There are no special cases to consider in the Normal mode, a new counter value can be written
anytime.
The Output Compare Unit can be used to ge nerate int errupts at some given time . Using the Output Compare to generate waveforms in Normal mode is not recommended, since this will
occupy too much of the CPU time.
13.6.2Clear Timer on Compare Match (CTC) Mode
In Clear Timer on Compare or CTC mode (WGM02:0 = 2), the OCR0A Register is used to
manipulate the counter resolution. In CTC mode the counter is cleared to zero wh en the counter
value (TCNT0) matches the OCR0A. The OCR0A defines the top value for the counter, hence
also its resolution. This mode allows greater control of the Compare Match output frequency. It
also simplifies the operation of counting exte rn al ev en ts.
The timing diagram for the CTC mode is shown in Figure 13-5. The counter value (TCNT0)
increases until a Compare Match occurs between TCNT0 and OCR0A, and then counter
(TCNT0) is cleared.
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Figure 13-5. CTC Mode, Timing Diagram
T
O
(
P
--- -
CNTn
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OCnx Interrupt Flag Set
Cn
Toggle)
eriod
14
23
(COMnx1:0 = 1)
An interrupt can be generated each time the counter value reaches the TOP value by using the
OCF0A Flag. If the interrupt is enabled, the interrupt handler routine can be used for updating
the TOP value. However, changing TOP to a value close to BOTTOM when the counter is running with none or a low prescaler value must be done with care since the CTC mode does not
have the double buffering feature. If the new value written to OCR0A is lower than the current
value of TCNT0, the counter will miss the Compare Match. The counter will then have to count to
its maximum value (0xFF) and wrap around starting at 0x00 before the Co mpare Match can
occur.
For generating a waveform output in CT C mod e, the O C0A outp ut can be set to t oggle it s logica l
level on each Compare Match by setting the Compare Output mode bits to toggle mode
(COM0A1:0 = 1). The OC0A value will not be visible on the port pin unless the data direction for
the pin is set to output. The waveform generated will have a maximum frequency of f
f
/2 when OCR0A is set to zero (0x00). The waveform frequency is defined by the following
clk_I/O
OC0
=
equation:
f
f
OCnx
=
----------------------------------------------
2 N1OCRnx+()⋅⋅
clk_I/O
The N variable represents the prescale factor (1, 8, 64, 256, or 1024).
As for the Normal mode of operation, the TOV0 Flag is set in the same tim er clock cycle tha t the
counter counts from MAX to 0x00.
13.6.3Fast PWM Mode
The fast Pulse Width Modulation or fast PWM mode (WGM02:0 = 3 or 7) provides a high frequency PWM waveform generation option. The fast PWM differs from the other PWM option by
its single-slope operation. The counter counts from BOTTOM to TOP then restarts from BOTTOM. TOP is defined as 0xFF when WGM2:0 = 3, and OCR0A when WGM2:0 = 7. In non inverting Compare Output mode, the Out put Compare (OC0x) is cleared on the Compare Match
between TCNT0 and OCR0x, and set at BOTTOM. In inverting Compare Output mode, the output is set on Compare Match and cleared at BOTTOM. Due to the single-slope operation, the
operating frequency of the fast PWM mo de can be twice as high as the phase co rrect PWM
mode that use dual-slope operation. This high frequency makes the fast PWM mode well suited
for power regulation, rectification, and DAC applications. High frequency allows physically small
sized external components (coils, capacitors), and therefore reduces total system cost.
In fast PWM mode, the counter is incremented until the counter value matches the TOP value.
The counter is then cleared at the following timer clock cycle. The timing diagram for the fast
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PWM mode is shown in Figure 13-6. The TCNT0 value is in the timing diagram shown as a his-
t
togram for illustrating the single-slope operation . The diagram includes non-inverted and
inverted PWM outputs. The small horizontal line marks on the TCNT0 slopes represent Compare Matches between OCR0x and TCNT0.
Figure 13-6. Fast PWM Mode, Timing Diagram
OCRnx Interrupt Flag Se
OCRnx Update and
TOVn Interrupt Flag Set
TCNTn
OCnx
OCnx
Period
1
23
4567
(COMnx1:0 = 2)
(COMnx1:0 = 3)
The Timer/Counter Overflow Flag (TOV0) is set each time the counter reaches TOP. If the interrupt is enabled, the interrupt handler routine can be used for updating the compare value.
In fast PWM mode, the compare unit allows generation of PWM waveforms on the OC0x pins.
Setting the COM0x1:0 bits to two will produce a non-inverted PWM and an inverted PWM output
can be generated by setting the COM0x1:0 to three: Setting the COM0A1:0 bits to one allows
the OC0A pin to toggle on Compare Matches if the WGM02 bit is set. This op tion is no t ava ilable
for the OC0B pin (See Table 13-3 on page 100). The actual OC0x value will only be visible on
the port pin if the data direction for the port pin is set as output. The PWM waveform is generated by setting (or clearing) the OC0x Register at the Compare Match between OCR0x and
TCNT0, and clearing (or setting) the OC0x Register at the timer clock cycle the counter is
cleared (changes from TOP to BOTTOM).
The PWM frequency for the output can be calculated by the following equation:
f
f
OCnxPWM
clk_I/O
----------------- -=
N 256⋅
The N variable represents the prescale factor (1, 8, 64, 256, or 1024).
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The extreme values for the OCR0A Regis ter represe nts specia l cases when generat ing a PWM
waveform output in the fast PWM mode. If the OCR0A is set equal to BOTTOM, the output will
be a narrow spike for each MAX+1 timer clock cycle. Setting the OCR0A equal to MAX will result
in a constantly high or low output (depending on the polarity of the output set by the COM0A1:0
bits.)
A frequency (with 50% duty cycle) waveform output in fast PWM mode can be achieved by setting OC0x to toggle its logical level on each C ompare Match (COM 0x1:0 = 1). The wavefo rm
generated will have a maximum frequency of f
OC0
= f
/2 when OCR0A is set to zero. This
clk_I/O
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feature is similar to the OC0A toggle in CTC mode, except the double buffer feature of the Output Compare unit is enabled in the fast PWM mode.
13.6.4Phase Correct PWM Mode
The phase correct PWM mode (WGM02:0 = 1 or 5) provides a high resolution phase correct
PWM waveform generation option. The phase correct PWM mode is based on a dual-slope
operation. The counter counts repeatedly from BOTTOM to TOP and then from TOP to BOTTOM. TOP is defined as 0xFF when WGM2:0 = 1, and OCR0A when WGM2:0 = 5. In non inverting Compare Output mode, the Out put Compare (OC0x) is cleared on the Compare Match
between TCNT0 and OCR0x while upcounting, and set on the Compare Match while downcounting. In inverting Output Compar e mod e, the operat ion is in verted . The dual-s lope o peration
has lower maximum operation frequency than single slope operation. However, due to the symmetric feature of the dual-slope PWM modes, these modes are preferred for motor control
applications.
In phase correct PWM mode the counter is increme nted until the counter valu e matches TOP.
When the counter reaches TOP, it changes the count direction. The TCNT0 value will be equal
to TOP for one timer clock cycle. The timing diagram for the phase correct PWM mode is shown
on Figure 13-7 . The TCNT0 value is in the timing diagram shown as a histogram for illustrating
the dual-slope operation. The diagram includes non-inverted and inverted PWM outputs. The
small horizontal line marks on the TCNT0 slopes represent Compare Matches between OCR0x
and TCNT0.
The Timer/Counter Overflow Flag (TOV0) is set each time the counter reaches BOTT OM. The
Interrupt Flag can be used to generate an interrupt each time the counter reaches the BOTTOM
value.
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In phase correct PWM mode, the compare unit allows generation of PWM waveforms on the
OC0x pins. Setting the COM0x1:0 bits to two will produce a non-inverted PWM. An inve rted
PWM output can be generated by setting the COM0x1:0 to three: Setting the COM0A0 bits to
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one allows the OC0A pin to toggle on Compare Matches if the WGM02 bit is set. This option is
not available for the OC0B pin (See Table 13-4 on page 101). The actual OC0x value will only
be visible on the port pin if the data direction for the port pin is set as output. The PWM waveform is generated by clearing (or setting) the OC0x Register at the Compare Match between
OCR0x and TCNT0 when the counter increments, and setting (or clear ing) the OC0x Regist er at
Compare Match between OCR0x and TCNT0 when the counter decrements. The PWM frequency for the output when using phase correct PWM can be calculated by the following
equation:
f
f
OCnxPCPWM
clk_I/O
----------------- -=
N 510⋅
The N variable represents the prescale factor (1, 8, 64, 256, or 1024).
The extreme values for the OCR0A Register represent special cases when generating a PWM
waveform output in the phase correct PWM mode. If th e OCR0A is set equal to BOTTOM , the
output will be continuously low and if set equal to MAX the output will be continuously high for
non-inverted PWM mode. For inverted PWM the output will have the opposite logic values.
At the very start of period 2 in Figure 13-7 OCnx has a transition from high to low even thoug h
there is no Compare Match. The point of this transition is to guarantee symmetry around BOTTOM. There are two cases that give a transition without Compare Match.
• OCR0A changes its value from MAX, like in Figure 13-7. When the OCR0A value is MAX the
OCn pin value is the same as the result of a down-counting Compare Match. To ensure
symmetry around BOTTOM the OCn value at MAX must correspond to the result of an upcounting Compare Match.
• The timer starts counting from a value higher than the one in OCR0A, and for that reason
misses the Compare Match and hence the OCn change that would ha v e ha ppened on the w a y
up.
13.7Timer/Counter Timing Diagrams
The Timer/Counter is a synchronous design and the timer clock (clkT0) is therefore shown as a
clock enable signal in the following figures. Th e figures include information on whe n Interrupt
Flags are set. Figure 13-8 contains timing data for basic Timer/Counter op eration. The figure
shows the count sequence close to the MAX value in all modes other than phase correct PWM
mode.
Figure 13-8. Timer/Counter Timing Diagram, no Prescaling
clk
I/O
clk
Tn
(clk
/1)
I/O
TCNTnMAX - 1MAXBOTTOMBOTTOM + 1
TOVn
Figure 13-9 shows the same timing data, but with the prescaler enabled.
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Figure 13-9. Timer/Counter Timing Diagram, with Prescaler (f
clk
I/O
clk
Tn
(clk
/8)
I/O
TCNTn
TOVn
MAX - 1MAXBOTTOMBOTTOM + 1
clk_I/O
/8)
Figure 13-10 shows the setting of OCF0B in all modes and OCF0A in all modes except CTC
mode and PWM mode, where OCR0A is TOP.
Figure 13-10. Timer/Counter Timing Diagram, Setting of OCF0x, with Prescaler (f
clk
I/O
clk
Tn
(clk
/8)
I/O
TCNTn
OCRnx
OCRnx - 1OCRnxOCRnx + 1OCRnx + 2
OCRnx Value
clk_I/O
/8)
OCFnx
Figure 13-11 shows the setting of OCF0A and the clearing of TCNT0 in CTC mode and fast
PWM mode where OCR0A is TOP.
Figure 13-11. Timer/Counter Timing Diagram, Clear Timer on Compare Match mode, with Pres-
clk
I/O
clk
Tn
(clk
/8)
I/O
TCNTn
(CTC)
OCRnx
OCFnx
caler (f
/8)
clk_I/O
TOP - 1TOPBOTTOMBOTTOM + 1
TOP
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13.88-bit Timer/Counter Register Description
13.8.1TCCR 0A – Ti mer/ Co unt er Cont rol Register A
• Bits 7:6 – COM0A1:0: Compare Match Output A Mode
These bits control the Output Compare pin (OC0A) behavior. If one or both of the COM0A1:0
bits are set, the OC0A output overrides the normal por t function ality of th e I/O pin it is conne cted
to. However, note that the Data Direction Register (DDR) bit corresponding to the OC0A pin
must be set in order to enable the output driver.
When OC0A is connected to the pin, the function of the COM0A1:0 bits depends on the
WGM02:0 bit setting. Table 13-2 shows the COM0A1:0 bit functionality when the WGM02:0 bits
are set to a normal or CTC mode (non-PWM).
Table 13-2.Compare Output Mode, non-PWM Mode
COM0A1COM0A0Description
00Normal port operation, OC0A disconnected.
01Toggle OC0A on Compare Match
10Clear OC0A on Compare Match
11Set OC0A on Compare Match
COM0A1COM0A0COM0B1COM0B0––WGM01WGM00TCCR0A
Table 13-3 shows the COM0A1:0 bit functionality when the WGM01:0 bits are set to fast PWM
mode.
Table 13-3.Compare Output Mode, Fast PWM Mode
COM0A1COM0A0Description
00Normal port operation, OC0A disconnected.
01
10Clear OC0A on Compare Match, set OC0A at TOP
11Set OC0A on Compare Match, clear OC0A at TOP
Note:1. A special case occurs when OCR0A equals TOP and COM0A1 is set. In this case, the Com-
pare Match is ignored, but the set or clear is done at TOP. See ”Fast PWM Mode” on page 95
for more details.
WGM02 = 0: Normal Port Operation, OC0A Disconnected.
WGM02 = 1: Toggle OC0A on Compare Match.
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