The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P is a low power, CMOS 8-bit microcontrollers based on the
®
AVR
enhanced RISC architecture. By executing instructions in a single clock cycle, the devices achieve
CPU throughput approaching one million instructions per second (MIPS) per megahertz, allowing the system designer to optimize power consumption versus processing speed.
Features
High Performance, Low Power AVR
Advanced RISC Architecture
®
8-Bit Microcontroller Family
131 Powerful Instructions – Most Single Clock Cycle Execution
32 x 8 General Purpose Working Registers
Fully Static Operation
Up to 20 MIPS Throughput at 20MHz
On-chip 2-cycle Multiplier
High Endurance Non-volatile Memory Segments
4/8/16/32KBytes of In-System Self-Programmable Flash program memory
256/512/512/1KBytes EEPROM
512/1K/1K/2KBytes Internal SRAM
Write/Erase Cycles: 10,000 Flash/100,000 EEPROM
Data retention: 20 years at 85°C/100 years at 25°C
(1)
Optional Boot Code Section with Independent Lock Bits
In-System Programming by On-chip Boot Program
True Read-While-Write Operation
Programming Lock for Software Security
QTouch
®
library support
Capacitive touch buttons, sliders and wheels
QTouch and QMatrix™ acquisition
Up to 64 sense channels
Peripheral Features
Two 8-bit Timer/Counters with Separate Prescaler and Compare Mode
One 16-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler, Compare Mode, and Capture Mode
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Real Time Counter with Separate Oscillator
Six PWM Channels
8-channel 10-bit ADC in TQFP and VQFN package
Temperature Measurement
6-channel 10-bit ADC in SPDIP Package
Temperature Measurement
Programmable Serial USART
Master/Slave SPI Serial Interface
Byte-oriented 2-wire Serial Interface (Philips I
Programmable Watchdog Timer with Separate On-chip Oscillator
On-chip Analog Comparator
Interrupt and Wake-up on Pin Change
Special Microcontroller Features
Power-on Reset and Programmable Brown-out Detection
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1.1Pin Descriptions
1.1.1VCC
Digital supply voltage.
1.1.2GND
Ground.
1.1.3Port B (PB7:0) XTAL1/XTAL2/TOSC1/TOSC2
Port B is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The Port B output
buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port B pins
that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port B pins are tristated when a reset condition becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
Depending on the clock selection fuse settings, PB6 can be used as input to the inverting Oscillator amplifier
and input to the internal clock operating circuit.
Depending on the clock selection fuse settings, PB7 can be used as output from the inverting Oscillator
amplifier.
If the Internal Calibrated RC Oscillator is used as chip clock source, PB7...6 is used as TOSC2...1 input for the
Asynchronous Timer/Counter2 if the AS2 bit in ASSR is set.
The various special features of Port B are elaborated in ”Alternate Functions of Port B” on page 91 and ”System
Clock and Clock Options” on page 36.
1.1.4Port C (PC5:0)
Port C is a 7-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The PC5...0 output
buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port C pins
that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port C pins are tristated when a reset condition becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
1.1.5PC6/RESET
If the RSTDISBL Fuse is programmed, PC6 is used as an I/O pin. Note that the electrical characteristics of PC6
differ from those of the other pins of Port C.
If the RSTDISBL Fuse is unprogrammed, PC6 is used as a Reset input. A low level on this pin for longer than
the minimum pulse length will generate a Reset, even if the clock is not running. The minimum pulse length is
given in Table 29-11 on page 314. Shorter pulses are not ensured to generate a Reset.
The various special features of Port C are elaborated in ”Alternate Functions of Port C” on page 94.
1.1.6Port D (PD7:0)
Port D is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The Port D output
buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port D pins
that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port D pins are tristated when a reset condition becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
The various special features of Port D are elaborated in ”Alternate Functions of Port D” on page 97.
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1.1.7AV
CC
AVCC is the supply voltage pin for the A/D Converter, PC3:0, and ADC7:6. It should be externally connected to
V
, even if the ADC is not used. If the ADC is used, it should be connected to VCC through a low-pass filter.
CC
Note that PC6...4 use digital supply voltage, V
1.1.8AREF
AREF is the analog reference pin for the A/D Converter.
1.1.9ADC7:6 (TQFP and VQFN Package Only)
In the TQFP and VQFN package, ADC7:6 serve as analog inputs to the A/D converter. These pins are powered
from the analog supply and serve as 10-bit ADC channels.
CC
.
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2.Overview
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P 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
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P 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
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P
Powe r
RESET
Comp.
VCC
debugWIRE
PROGRAM
CPU
Internal
Bandgap
LOGIC
SRAMFlash
AVC C
AREF
GND
2
6
GND
Watchdog
Timer
Watchdog
Oscillator
Oscillator
Circuits /
Clock
Generation
EEPROM
8bit T/C 2
DATA B US
Supervision
POR / BOD &
16bit T/C 18bit T/C 0A/D Conv.
Analog
USART 0
SPITWI
PORT C (7)PORT B (8)PORT D (8)
RESET
XTAL[1..2]
ADC[6..7]PC[0..6]PB[0..7]PD[0..7]
The AVR core combines a rich instruction set with 32 general purpose working registers. All the 32 registers are
directly connected to the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), allowing two independent registers to be accessed in one
single instruction executed in one clock cycle. The resulting architecture is more code efficient while achieving
throughputs up to ten times faster than conventional CISC microcontrollers.
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The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P provides the following features: 4K/8Kbytes of In-System
Programmable Flash with Read-While-Write capabilities, 256/512/512/1Kbytes EEPROM, 512/1K/1K/2Kbytes
SRAM, 23 general purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working registers, three flexible Timer/Counters with
compare modes, internal and external interrupts, a serial programmable USART, a byte-oriented 2-wire Serial
Interface, an SPI serial port, a 6-channel 10-bit ADC (8 channels in TQFP and VQFN packages), a
programmable Watchdog Timer with internal Oscillator, and five software selectable power saving modes. The
Idle mode stops the CPU while allowing the SRAM, Timer/Counters, USART, 2-wire Serial Interface, SPI port,
and interrupt system to continue 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 modules except asynchronous timer and
ADC, to minimize switching noise during ADC conversions. In Standby mode, the crystal/resonator Oscillator is
running while the rest of the device is sleeping. This allows very fast start-up combined with low power
consumption.
Microchip offers the QTouch library for embedding capacitive touch buttons, sliders and wheels functionality into
®
AVR
microcontrollers. The patented charge-transfer signal acquisition offers robust sensing and includes fully
debounced reporting of touch keys and includes Adjacent Key Suppression
unambiguous detection of key events. The easy-to-use QTouch Suite toolchain allows you to explore, develop
and debug your own touch applications.
The device is manufactured using Microchip’s high density non-volatile memory technology. The On-chip ISP
Flash allows the program memory to be reprogrammed In-System through an SPI serial interface, by a
conventional non-volatile memory programmer, or by an On-chip Boot program running on the AVR core. The
Boot program can use any interface to download the application program in the Application Flash memory.
Software in the Boot Flash section will continue to run while the Application Flash section is updated, providing
true Read-While-Write operation. By combining an 8-bit RISC CPU with In-System Self-Programmable Flash on
a monolithic chip, the ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P is a powerful microcontroller that provides a
highly flexible and cost effective solution to many embedded control applications.
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P 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.
™ (AKS™) technology for
2.2Comparison Between Processors
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P differ only in memory sizes, boot loader support, and interrupt
vector sizes. Table 2-1 summarizes the different memory and interrupt vector sizes for the devices.
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ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P support a real Read-While-Write Self-Programming mechanism.
There is a separate Boot Loader Section, and the SPM instruction can only execute from there. In ATmega
48A/48PA there is no Read-While-Write support and no separate Boot Loader Section. The SPM instruction can
execute from the entire Flash
3.Resources
A comprehensive set of development tools, application notes and data sheets are available for download on
www.microchip.com
Note:1.
4.Data Retention
Reliability Qualification results show that the projected data retention failure rate is much less than 1 PPM over
20 years at 85°C or 100 years at 25°C.
5.About Code Examples
This documentation contains simple code examples that briefly show how to use various parts of the device.
These code examples assume that the part specific header file is included before compilation. Be aware that not
all C compiler vendors include bit definitions in the header files and interrupt handling in C is compiler
dependent. Confirm with the C compiler documentation for more details.
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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”.
6.Capacitive Touch Sensing
The QTouch Library provides a simple to use solution to realize touch sensitive interfaces on most AVR
microcontrollers. The QTouch Library includes support for the QTouch and QMatrix
Touch sensing can be added to any application by linking the appropriate QTouch Library for the AVR
Microcontroller. This is done by using a simple set of APIs to define the touch channels and sensors, and then
calling the touch sensing APIs to retrieve the channel information and determine the touch sensor states.
The QTouch Library is FREE and downloadable from the Microchip website at the following location
http://www.microchip.com. For implementation details and other information, refer to the QTouch Library User
Guide - also available for download from the Microchip website.
™ acquisition methods.
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7.AVR CPU Core
Flash
Program
Memory
Instruction
Register
Instruction
Decoder
Program
Counter
Control Lines
32 x 8
General
Purpose
Registrers
ALU
Status
and Control
I/O Lines
EEPROM
Data Bus 8-bit
Data
SRAM
Direct Addressing
Indirect Addressing
Interrupt
Unit
SPI
Unit
Watchdog
Timer
Analog
Comparator
I/O Module 2
I/O Module1
I/O Module n
7.1Overview
This section discusses the AVR core architecture in general. The main function of the CPU core is to ensure
correct program execution. The CPU must therefore be able to access memories, perform calculations, control
peripherals, and handle interrupts.
Figure 7-1.Block Diagram of the AVR Architecture
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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.
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
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operands are output from the Register File, the operation is executed, and the result is stored back in the
Register File – in one clock cycle.
Six of the 32 registers can be used as three 16-bit indirect address register pointers for Data Space addressing
– enabling efficient address calculations. One of the these address pointers can also be used as an address
pointer for look up tables in Flash program memory. These added function registers are the 16-bit X-, Y-, and Zregister, described later in this section.
The ALU supports arithmetic and logic operations between registers or between a constant and a register.
Single register operations can also be executed in the ALU. After an arithmetic operation, the Status Register is
updated to reflect information about the result of the operation.
Program flow is provided by conditional and unconditional jump and call instructions, able to directly address the
whole address space. Most AVR instructions have a single 16-bit word 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 Program Counter (PC) is stored on the Stack. The
Stack is effectively allocated in the general data SRAM, and consequently the Stack size is only limited by the
total SRAM size and the usage of the SRAM. All user programs must initialize the SP in the Reset routine
(before subroutines or interrupts are executed). The Stack Pointer (SP) is read/write accessible in the I/O space.
The data SRAM can easily be accessed through the five different addressing modes supported in the AVR
architecture.
The memory spaces in the AVR architecture are all linear and regular memory maps.
A flexible interrupt module has its control registers in the I/O space with an additional Global Interrupt Enable bit
in the Status Register. All interrupts have a separate Interrupt Vector in the Interrupt Vector table. The interrupts
have priority in accordance with their Interrupt Vector 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 accessed directly, or as the Data Space locations following those of the
Register File, 0x20 - 0x5F. In addition, the ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P has Extended I/O space
from 0x60 - 0xFF in SRAM where only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
7.2ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit
The high-performance AVR ALU operates in direct connection with all the 32 general purpose working registers.
Within a single clock cycle, arithmetic operations between general purpose registers or between a register and
an immediate are executed. The ALU operations are divided into three main categories – arithmetic, logical, and
bit-functions. Some implementations of the architecture also provide a powerful multiplier supporting both
signed/unsigned multiplication and fractional format. See the “Instruction Set” section for a detailed description.
7.3Status Register
The Status Register contains information about the result of the most recently executed arithmetic instruction.
This information can be used for altering program flow in order to perform conditional operations. Note that the
Status Register is updated after all ALU operations, as specified in the Instruction Set Reference. This will in
many cases remove the need for using the dedicated compare instructions, resulting in faster and more
compact code.
The Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine and restored when returning
from an interrupt. This must be handled by software.
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7.3.1SREG – AVR Status Register
The AVR Status Register – SREG – is defined as:
Bit76543210
0x3F (0x5F)
Read/WriteR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial Value00000000
• Bit 7 – I: Global Interrupt Enable
ITHSVNZCSREG
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.
• 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.
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• 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 arithmetic. See the “Instruction Set
Description” for detailed information.
• Bit 2 – N: Negative Flag
The Negative Flag N indicates a negative result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the “Instruction Set
Description” for detailed information.
• Bit 1 – Z: Zero Flag
The Zero Flag Z indicates a zero result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the “Instruction Set Description”
for detailed information.
• Bit 0 – C: Carry Flag
The Carry Flag C indicates a carry in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the “Instruction Set Description” for
detailed information.
7.4General Purpose Register File
The Register File is optimized for the AVR Enhanced RISC instruction set. In order to achieve the required
performance and flexibility, the following input/output schemes are supported by the Register File:
One 8-bit output operand and one 8-bit result input
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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 7-2 shows the structure of the 32 general purpose working registers in the CPU.
Figure 7-2.AVR CPU General Purpose Working Registers
70Addr.
R0 0x00
R10x01
R20x02
…
R130x0D
GeneralR140x0E
PurposeR150x0F
WorkingR160x10
RegistersR170x11
…
R260x1AX-register Low Byte
R270x1BX-register High Byte
R280x1CY-register Low Byte
R290x1DY-register High Byte
R300x1EZ-register Low Byte
R310x1FZ-register High Byte
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 7-2, 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.
7.4.1The X-register, Y-register, and Z-register
The registers R26...R31 have some added functions to their general purpose usage. These registers are 16-bit
address pointers for indirect addressing of the data space. The three indirect address registers X, Y, and Z are
defined as described in Figure 7-3.
Figure 7-3.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 address registers have functions as fixed displacement, automatic
increment, and automatic decrement (see the instruction set reference for details).
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7.5Stack Pointer
The Stack is mainly used for storing temporary data, for storing local variables and for storing return addresses
after interrupts and subroutine calls. Note that the Stack is implemented as growing from higher to lower
memory locations. The Stack Pointer Register always points to the top of the Stack. The Stack Pointer points to
the data SRAM Stack area where the Subroutine and Interrupt Stacks are located. A Stack PUSH command will
decrease the Stack Pointer.
The Stack in the data SRAM must be defined by the program before any subroutine calls are executed or
interrupts are enabled. Initial Stack Pointer value equals the last address of the internal SRAM and the Stack
Pointer must be set to point above start of the SRAM, see Table 8-3 on page 28.
See Table 7-1 for Stack Pointer details.
Table 7-1.Stack Pointer instructions
InstructionStack pointerDescription
PUSHDecremented by 1Data is pushed onto the stack
CALL
ICALL
RCALL
POPIncremented by 1Data is popped from the stack
RET
RETI
Decremented by 2
Incremented by 2Return address is popped from the stack with return from
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Return address is pushed onto the stack with a subroutine call or
interrupt
subroutine or return from interrupt
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.
7.5.1SPH and SPL – Stack Pointer High and Stack Pointer Low Register
Bit151413121110 9 8
0x3E (0x5E)
0x3D (0x5D)
Read/WriteR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
Initial Value
SP15SP14SP13SP12SP11SP10SP9SP8SPH
SP7SP6SP5SP4SP3SP2SP1SP0SPL
76543210
R/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
RAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMEND
RAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMENDRAMEND
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7.6Instruction Execution Timing
clk
1st Instruction Fetch
1st Instruction Execute
2nd Instruction Fetch
2nd Instruction Execute
3rd Instruction Fetch
3rd Instruction Execute
4th Instruction Fetch
T1T2T3T4
CPU
Total Execution Time
Register Operands Fetch
ALU Operation Execute
Result Write Back
T1T2T3T4
clk
CPU
This section describes the general access timing concepts for instruction execution. The AVR CPU is driven by
the CPU clock clk
used.
Figure 7-4 shows the parallel instruction fetches and instruction executions enabled by the Harvard 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 7-4.The Parallel Instruction Fetches and Instruction Executions
, directly generated from the selected clock source for the chip. No internal clock division is
CPU
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Figure 7-5 shows the internal timing concept for the Register File. In a single clock cycle an ALU operation using
two register operands is executed, and the result is stored back to the destination register.
Figure 7-5.Single Cycle ALU Operation
7.7Reset and Interrupt Handling
The AVR provides several different interrupt sources. These interrupts and the separate Reset Vector each
have a separate program vector in the program memory space. All interrupts are assigned individual enable bits
which must be written logic one together with the Global Interrupt Enable bit in the Status Register in order to
enable the interrupt. Depending on the Program Counter value, interrupts may be automatically disabled when
Boot Lock bits BLB02 or BLB12 are programmed. This feature improves software security. See the section
”Memory Programming” on page 289 for details.
The lowest addresses in the program memory space are by default defined as the Reset and Interrupt Vectors.
The complete list of vectors is shown in ”Interrupts” on page 66. The list also determines the priority levels of the
different interrupts. The lower the address the higher is the priority level. RESET has the highest priority, and
next is INT0 – the External Interrupt Request 0. The Interrupt Vectors can be moved to the start of the Boot
Flash section by setting the IVSEL bit in the MCU Control Register (MCUCR). Refer to ”Interrupts” on page 66
for more information. The Reset Vector can also be moved to the start of the Boot Flash section by
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programming the BOOTRST Fuse, see ”Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming” on page
272.
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 Interrupt Flags. If the interrupt condition disappears before the interrupt is enabled, the
interrupt will not be triggered.
When the AVR exits from an interrupt, it will always return to the main program and execute one more
instruction before any pending interrupt is served.
Note that the Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine, nor restored when
returning from an interrupt routine. This must be handled by software.
When using the CLI instruction to disable interrupts, the interrupts will be immediately disabled. No interrupt will
be executed after the CLI instruction, even if it occurs simultaneously with the CLI instruction. The following
example shows how this can be used to avoid interrupts during the timed EEPROM write sequence.
Assembly Code Example
inr16, SREG; store SREG value
cli ; disable interrupts during timed
char cSREG;
cSREG = SREG;/* store SREG value */
/* disable interrupts during timed sequence */
_CLI();
EECR |= (1<<EEMPE); /* start EEPROM write */
EECR |= (1<<EEPE);
SREG = cSREG; /* restore SREG value (I-bit) */
When using the SEI instruction to enable interrupts, the instruction following SEI will be executed before any
pending interrupts, as shown in this example.
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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) */
7.7.1Interrupt Response Time
The interrupt execution response for all the enabled AVR interrupts is four clock cycles minimum. After four
clock cycles the program vector address for the actual interrupt handling routine is executed. During this four
clock cycle period, the Program Counter is pushed onto the Stack. The vector is normally a jump to the interrupt
routine, and this jump takes three clock cycles. If an interrupt occurs during execution of a multi-cycle
instruction, this instruction is completed before the interrupt is served. If an interrupt occurs when the MCU is in
sleep mode, the interrupt execution response time is increased by four clock cycles. This increase comes in
addition to the start-up time from the selected sleep mode.
A return from an interrupt handling routine takes four clock cycles. During these four clock cycles, the Program
Counter (two bytes) is popped back from the Stack, the Stack Pointer is incremented by two, and the I-bit in
SREG is set.
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ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P
8.AVR Memories
8.1Overview
This section describes the different memories in the ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P. The AVR
architecture has two main memory spaces, the Data Memory and the Program Memory space. In addition, the
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P features an EEPROM Memory for data storage. All three memory
spaces are linear and regular.
8.2In-System Reprogrammable Flash Program Memory
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P contains 4/8/16/32Kbytes 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
2/4/8/16K x 16. For software security, the Flash Program memory space is divided into two sections, Boot
Loader Section and Application Program Section in ATmega88PA and ATmega168PA. See SPMEN description
in section ”SPMCSR – Store Program Memory Control and Status Register” on page 287 for more details.
The Flash memory has an endurance of at least 10,000 write/erase cycles. The
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P Program Counter (PC) is 11/12/13/14 bits wide, thus addressing the
2/4/8/16K program memory locations. The operation of Boot Program section and associated Boot Lock bits for
software protection are described in detail in ”Self-Programming the Flash, ATmega 48A/48PA” on page 264
and ”Boot Loader Support – Read-While-Write Self-Programming” on page 272. ”Memory Programming” on
page 289 contains a detailed description on Flash Programming in SPI- or Parallel Programming mode.
Constant tables can be allocated within the entire program memory address space (see the LPM – Load
Program Memory instruction description).
Timing diagrams for instruction fetch and execution are presented in ”Instruction Execution Timing” on page 23.
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ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P
Figure 8-1.Program Memory Map ATmega 48A/48PA
Program Memory
Application Flash Section
0x0000
0x7FF
Figure 8-2.Program Memory Map ATmega88A, ATmega88PA, ATmega168A, ATmega168PA, ATmega328 and
ATmega328P
Program Memory
0x0000
Application Flash Section
Boot Flash Section
0x0FFF/0x1FFF/0x3FFF
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8.3SRAM Data Memory
Figure 8-3 shows how the ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P SRAM Memory is organized.
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P is a complex microcontroller with more peripheral units than can
be supported within the 64 locations reserved in the Opcode for the IN and OUT instructions. For the Extended
I/O space from 0x60 - 0xFF in SRAM, only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
The lower 768/1280/1280/2303 data memory locations address both the Register File, the I/O memory,
Extended I/O memory, and the internal data SRAM. The first 32 locations address the Register File, the next 64
location the standard I/O memory, then 160 locations of Extended I/O memory, and the next
512/1024/1024/2048 locations address the internal data SRAM.
The five different addressing modes for the data memory cover: Direct, Indirect with Displacement, Indirect,
Indirect with Pre-decrement, and Indirect with Post-increment. In the Register File, registers R26 to R31 feature
the indirect addressing pointer registers.
The direct addressing reaches the entire data space.
The Indirect with Displacement mode reaches 63 address locations from the base address given by the Y- or Zregister.
When using register indirect addressing modes with automatic pre-decrement and post-increment, the address
registers X, Y, and Z are decremented or incremented.
The 32 general purpose working registers, 64 I/O Registers, 160 Extended I/O Registers, and the
512/1024/1024/2048 bytes of internal data SRAM in the ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P are all
accessible through all these addressing modes. The Register File is described in ”General Purpose Register
File” on page 20.
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P
Figure 8-3.Data Memory Map
Data Memory
32 Registers
64 I/O Registers
160 Ext I/O Reg.
Internal SRAM
(512/1024/1024/2048 x 8)
0x0000 - 0x001F
0x0020 - 0x005F
0x0060 - 0x00FF
0x0100
0x02FF/0x04FF/0x4FF/0x08FF
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8.3.1Data Memory Access Times
clk
WR
RD
Data
Data
Address
Address valid
T1T2T3
Compute Address
Read
Write
CPU
Memory Access Instruction
Next Instruction
This section describes the general access timing concepts for internal memory access. The internal data SRAM
access is performed in two clk
Figure 8-4.On-chip Data SRAM Access Cycles
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P
cycles as described in Figure 8-4.
CPU
8.4EEPROM Data Memory
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P contains 256/512/512/1Kbytes of data EEPROM memory. It is
organized as a separate data space, in which single bytes can be read and written. The EEPROM has an
endurance of at least 100,000 write/erase cycles. The access between the EEPROM and the CPU is described
in the following, specifying the EEPROM Address Registers, the EEPROM Data Register, and the EEPROM
Control Register.
”Memory Programming” on page 289 contains a detailed description on EEPROM Programming in SPI or
Parallel Programming mode.
8.4.1EEPROM 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 8-2. A self-timing function, however, lets the user
software detect when the next byte can be written. If the user code contains instructions that write the EEPROM,
some precautions must be taken. In heavily filtered power supplies, V
up/down. This causes the device for some period of time to run at a voltage lower than specified as minimum for
the clock frequency used. See ”Preventing EEPROM Corruption” on page 30 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.
is likely to rise or fall slowly on power-
CC
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8.4.2Preventing EEPROM Corruption
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P
During periods of low V
CPU and the EEPROM to operate properly. These issues are the same as for board level systems using
EEPROM, and the same design solutions should be applied.
An EEPROM data corruption can be caused by two situations when the voltage is too low. First, a regular write
sequence to the EEPROM requires a minimum voltage to operate correctly. 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 external low V
operation is in progress, the write operation will be completed provided that the power supply voltage is
sufficient.
8.5I/O Memory
The I/O space definition of the ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P is shown in ”Register Summary” on
page 621.
All ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P I/Os and peripherals are placed in the I/O space. All I/O locations
may be accessed by the LD/LDS/LDD and ST/STS/STD instructions, transferring data between the 32 general
purpose working registers and the I/O space. I/O Registers within the address range 0x00 - 0x1F are directly bitaccessible using the SBI and CBI instructions. In these registers, the value of single bits can be checked by
using the SBIS and SBIC instructions. Refer to the instruction set section for more details. When using the I/O
specific commands IN and OUT, the I/O addresses 0x00 - 0x3F must be used. When addressing I/O Registers
as data space using LD and ST instructions, 0x20 must be added to these addresses. The
ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P is a complex microcontroller with more peripheral units than can be
supported within the 64 location reserved in Opcode for the IN and OUT instructions. For the Extended I/O
space from 0x60 - 0xFF in SRAM, only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
For compatibility with future devices, reserved bits should be written to zero if accessed. Reserved I/O memory
addresses should never be written.
Some of the Status Flags are cleared by writing a logical one to them. Note that, unlike most other AVRs, the
CBI and SBI instructions will only operate on the specified bit, and can therefore be used on registers containing
such Status Flags. The CBI and SBI instructions work with registers 0x00 to 0x1F only.
The I/O and peripherals control registers are explained in later sections.
the EEPROM data can be corrupted because the supply voltage is too low for the
CC,
reset Protection circuit can be used. If a reset occurs while a write
CC
8.5.1General Purpose I/O Registers
The ATmega48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P contains three General Purpose I/O Registers. These registers
can be used for storing any information, and they are particularly useful for storing global variables and Status
Flags. General Purpose I/O Registers within the address range 0x00 - 0x1F are directly bit-accessible using the
SBI, CBI, SBIS, and SBIC instructions.
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