– Single-clock Cycle per Byte Fetch
– Up to 20 MIPS Throughput at 20 MHz Clock Frequency
– Fully Static Operation: 0 Hz to 20 MHz
– On-chip 2-cycle Hardware Multiplier
– 128 x 8 Internal RAM
– 4-level Interrupt Priority
• Nonvolatile Program Memory
– 2K Bytes of In-System Programmable (ISP) Flash Memory
– Endurance: Minimum 10,000 Write/Erase Cycles
– Data Retention: Minimum 10 Years
– Serial Interface for Program Downloading
– 32-byte Fast Page Programming Mode
– 64-byte User Signature Array
– 2-level Program Memory Lock for Software Security
• Peripheral Features
– Two 16-bit Enhanced Timer/Counters
– Two 8-bit PWM Outputs
– Enhanced UART with Automatic Address Recognition and Framing
Error Detection
– Enhanced Master/Slave SPI with Double-buffered Send/Receive
– Programmable Watchdog Timer with Software Reset
– Analog Comparator with Selectable Interrupt and Debouncing
– 8 General-purpose Interrupt Pins
• Special Microcontroller Features
– Two-wire On-chip Debug Interface
– Brown-out Detection and Power-on Reset with Power-off Flag
– Internal RC Oscillator
– Low Power Idle and Power-down Modes
– Interrupt Recovery from Power-down Mode
• I/O and Packages
– Up to 14 Programmable I/O Lines
– Configurable I/O with Quasi-bidirectional, Input, Push-pull Output, and
– 2.4V to 5.5V V
–-40° C to 85°C Temperature Range
Voltage Rang e
CC
®
51 Products
8-bit
Microcontroller
with 2K Bytes
Flash
AT89LP216
Preliminary
1.Description
The AT89LP216 is a low-power, high-performance CMOS 8-bit microcontroller with
2K bytes of In-System Programmable Flash memory. The device is manufactured
using Atmel's high-density nonvolatile memory technology and is compatible with the
industry-standard MCS-51 instruction set. The AT89LP216 is built around an
enhanced CPU core that can fetch a single byte from memory every clock cycle.
In the classic 8051 architecture, each fetch requires 6 clock cycles, forcing instructions to execute in 12, 24 or 48 clock cycles. In the AT89LP216 CPU, instructions
need only 1 to 4 clock cycles providing 6 to 12 times more throughput than the standard 8051. Seventy percent of instructions need only as many clock cycles as they
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have bytes to execute, and most of the remaining instructions require only one additional clock.
The enhanced CPU core is capable of 20 MIPS throughput whereas the classic 8051 CPU can
deliver only 4 MIPS at the same current consumption. Conversely, at the same throughput as
the classic 8051, the new CPU core runs at a much lower speed and thereby greatly reduces
power consumption.
The AT89LP216 provides the following standard features: 2K bytes of In-System Programmable
Flash memory, 128 bytes of RAM, up to 12 I/O lines, two 16-bit timer/counters, two PWM outputs, a programmable watchdog timer, a full-duplex serial port, a serial peripheral interface, an
internal RC oscillator, on-chip crystal oscillator, and a four-level, six-vector interrupt system.
The two timer/counters in the AT89LP216 are enhanced with two new modes. Mode 0 can be
configured as a variable 9- to 16-bit timer/counter and Mode 1 can be configured as a 16-bit
auto-reload timer/counter. In addition, the timer/counters may independently drive a pulse width
modulation output.
The I/O ports of the AT89LP216 can be independently configured in one of four operating
modes. In quasi-bidirectional mode, the ports operate as in the classic 8051. In input mode, the
ports are tristated. Push-pull output mode provides full CMOS drivers and open-drain mode provides just a pull-down. In addition, all 8 pins of Port 1 can be configured to generate an interrupt
using the general-purpose interrupt interface. The I/O pins of the AT89LP216 tolerate voltages
higher than the device’s own power supply, up to 5.5V. When the device is supplied at 2.4V and
all I/O ports receive 5.5V, the total back flowing current an all I/Os is less than 100 µA.
MOSI: SPI master-out/slave-in. When configured as master, this pin is an output. When configured as slave, this pin
is an input.
GPI5: General-purpose Interrupt input 5.
I
I/O
P1.7: User-configurable I/O Port 1 bit 7.
I/O
SCK: SPI Clock. When configured as master, this pin is an output. When configured as slave, this pin is an input.
GPI7: General-purpose Interrupt input 7.
I
P1.3: User-configurable I/O Port 1 bit 3 (if Reset Fuse is disabled).
I/O
RST
I
I
I
I/OIP1.2: User-configurable I/O Port 1 bit 2.
I/OIP3.0: User-configurable I/O Port 3 bit 0.
I/O
I/O
I/O
I
I/O
I/O
O
O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
O
I/O
I
I
I/O
I
I
I/O
I
I
I/O
I/O
I
: External Active-Low Reset input (if Reset Fuse is enabled. See “External Reset” on page 14.).
GPI3: General-purpose Interrupt input 3.
DCL: Serial Clock input for On-Chip Debug Interface when OCD is enabled.
GPI2: General-purpose Interrupt input 2.
RXD: Serial Port Receiver Input.
P3.4: User-configurable I/O Port 3 bit 4.
T0: Timer/Counter 0 External Input or PWM Output.
P3.2: User-configurable I/O Port 3 bit 2.
XTAL1: Input to the inverting oscillator amplifier and internal clock generation circuits. It may be used as a port pin if
the internal RC oscillator is selected as the clock source.
DDA: Serial Data input/output for On-Chip Debug Interface when OCD is enabled and the internal RC oscillator is
selected as the clock source.
P3.3: User-configurable I/O Port 3 bit 3.
XTAL2: Output from inverting oscillator amplifier. It may be used as a port pin if the internal RC oscillator is selected
as the clock source.
CLKOUT: When the internal RC oscillator is selected as the clock source, may be used to output the internal clock
divided by 2.
DDA: Serial Data input/output for On-Chip Debug Interface when OCD is enabled and the external clock is selected
as the clock source.
P3.5: User-configurable I/O Port 3 bit 5.
T1: Timer/Counter 1 External input or PWM output.
P3.1: User-configurable I/O Port 3 bit 1.
TXD: Serial Port Transmitter Output.
P1.0: User-configurable I/O Port 1 bit 0.
AIN0: Analog Comparator Positive input.
GPI0: General-purpose Interrupt input 0.
P1.1: User-configurable I/O Port 1 bit 1.
AIN1: Analog Comparator Negative input.
GPI1: General-purpose Interrupt input 1
P1.4: User-configurable I/O Port 1 bit 4.
SS
: SPI slave select input.
GPI4: General-purpose Interrupt input 4.
P1.6: User-configurable I/O Port 1 bit 6.
MISO: SPI master-in/slave-out. When configured as master, this pin is an input. When configured as slave, this pin is
an output.
GPI6: General-purpose Interrupt input 6.
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4.Block Diagram
Figure 4-1.AT89LP216 Block Diagram
Single Cycle
8051 CPU
2K Bytes
Flash
128 Bytes
RAM
Por t 3
Configurable I/O
Por t 1
Configurable I/O
General-purpose
Interrupt
CPU Clock
UART
SPI
Timer 0
Timer 1
Analog
Comparator
Watchdog
Timer
On-Chip
RC Oscillator
Configurable
Oscillator
Crystal or
Resonator
5.Comparison to Standard 8051
The AT89LP216 is part of a family of devices with enhanced features that are fully binary compatible with the MCS-51 instruction set. In addition, most SFR addresses, bit assignments, and
pin alternate functions are identical to Atmel's existing standard 8051 products. However, due to
the high performance nature of the device, some system behaviors are different from those of
Atmel's standard 8051 products such as AT89S52 or AT89S2051. The differences from the
standard 8051 are outlined in the following paragraphs.
5.1System Clock
The CPU clock frequency equals the external XTAL1 frequency. The oscillator is no longer
divided by 2 to provide the internal clock, and x2 mode is not supported.
5.2Instruction Execution with Single-cycle Fetch
The CPU fetches one code byte from memory every clock cycle instead of every six clock
cycles. This greatly increases the throughput of the CPU. As a consequence, the CPU no longer
executes instructions in 12 to 48 clock cycles. Each instruction executes in only 1 to 4 clock
cycles. See “Instruction Set Summary” on page 59. for more details.
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5.3Interrupt Handling
The interrupt controller polls the interrupt flags during the last clock cycle of any instruction. In
order for an interrupt to be serviced at the end of an instruction, its flag needs to have been
latched as active during the next to last clock cycle of the instruction, or in the last clock cycle of
the previous instruction if the current instruction executes in only a single clock cycle.
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5.4Timer/Counters
5.5Serial Port
The external interrupt pins, INT0
every 12 clock cycles. Coupled with the shorter instruction timing and faster interrupt response,
this leads to a higher maximum rate of incidence for the external interrupts.
By default the Timer/Counters is incremented at a rate of once per clock cycle. This compares to
once every 12 clocks in the standard 8051. A common prescaler is available to divide the time
base for all timers and reduce the increment rate. The TPS bits in the CLKREG SFR control the
prescaler (Table 9-2 on page 12). Setting TPS = 1011B will cause the timers to count once every
12 clocks.
The external Timer/Counter pins, T0 and T1, are sampled at every clock cycle instead of once
every 12 clock cycles. This increases the maximum rate at which the Counter modules may
function.
The baud rate of the UART in Mode 0 is 1/2 the clock frequency, compared to 1/12 the clock frequency in the standard 8051; and output data is only stable around the rising edge of the serial
clock. In should also be noted that when using Timer 1 to generate the baud rate in Mode 1 or
Mode 3, the timer counts at the clock frequency and not at 1/12 the clock frequency. To maintain
the same baud rate in the AT89LP216 while running at the same frequency as a standard 8051,
the time-out period must be 12 times longer. Mode 1 of Timer 1 supports 16-bit auto-reload to
facilitate longer time-out periods for generating low baud rates.
and INT1, are sampled at every clock cycle instead of once
5.6Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer in AT89LP216 counts at a rate of once per clock cycle. This compares to
once every 12 clocks in the standard 8051. A common prescaler is available to divide the time
base for all timers and reduce the counting rate.
5.7I/O Ports
The I/O ports of the AT89LP216 may be configured in four different modes. By default all the I/O
ports revert to input-only (tristated) mode at power-up or reset. In the standard 8051, all ports
are weakly pulled high during power-up or reset. To enable 8051-like ports, the ports must be
put into quasi-bidirectional mode by clearing the P1M0 and P3M0 SFRs. The user can also configure the ports to start in quasi-bidirectional mode by disabling the Tristate-Port User Fuse.
When this fuse is disabled, P1M0 and P3M0 will reset to 00h instead of FFh and the ports will be
weakly pulled high.
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5.8Reset
The RST pin of the AT89LP216 is active-low as compared with the active high reset in the standard 8051. In addition, the RST
minimum of two clock cycles, instead of 24 clock cycles, to be recognized as a valid reset.
6.Memory Organization
The AT89LP216 uses a Harvard Architecture with separate address spaces for program and
data memory. The program memory has a regular linear address space with support for up to
64K bytes of directly addressable application code. The data memory has 128 bytes of internal
RAM and 128 bytes of Special Function Register I/O space. The AT89LP216 does not support
external data memory or external program memory.
6.1Program Memory
The AT89LP216 contains 2K bytes of on-chip In-System Programmable Flash memory for
program storage. The Flash memory has an endurance of at least 10,000 write/erase cycles and
a minimum data retention time of 10 years. The reset and interrupt vectors are located within the
first 59 bytes of program memory (refer to Table 12-1 on page 19). Constant tables can be allocated within the entire 2K program memory address space for access by the MOVC instruction.
The AT89LP216 does not support external program memory.
Figure 6-1.Program Memory Map
pin is sampled every clock cycle and must be held low for a
007F
User Signature Array
0040
001F
Atmel Signature Array
0000
07FF
Program Memory
0000
A map of the AT89LP216 program memory is shown in Figure 6-1. In addition to the 2K code
space from 0000h to 07FFh, the AT89LP216 also supports a 64-byte User Signature Array and
a 32-byte Atmel Signature Array that are accessible by the CPU in a read-only fashion. In order
to read from the signature arrays, the SIGEN bit in AUXR1 must be set. While SIGEN is one,
MOVC A,@A+DPTR will access the signature arrays. The User Signature Array is mapped to
addresses 0040h to 007Fh and the Atmel Signature Array is mapped to addresses 0000h to
001Fh. SIGEN must be cleared before using MOVC to access the code memory.
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The Atmel Signature Array is initialized with the Device ID in the factory. The User Signature
Array is available for user identification codes or constant parameter data. Data stored in the signature array is not secure. Security bits will disable writes to the array; however, reads are
always allowed.
6.2Data Memory
Table 6-1.
AUXR1 = A2HReset Value = XXXX 0XXXB
Not Bit Addressable
Bit76543210
The AT89LP216 contains 128 bytes of general SRAM data memory plus 128 bytes of I/O memory mapped into a single 8-bit address space. The 128 bytes of data memory may be accessed
through both direct and indirect addressing of the lower 128 byte addresses. The 128 bytes of
I/O memory reside in the upper 128-byte address space (Figure 6-2). The I/O memory can only
be accessed through direct addressing and contains the Special Function Registers (SFRs).
Indirect accesses to the upper 128-byte addresses will return invalid data. The lowest 32 bytes
of data memory are grouped into 4 banks of 8 registers each. The RS0 and RS1 bits (PSW.3
and PSW.4) select which register bank is in use. Instructions using register addressing will only
access the currently specified bank. The AT89LP216 does not support external data memory.
Figure 6-2.Data Memory Map
FFH
AUXR1 – Auxiliary Register 1
––––SIGEN–––
UPPER
128
80H
7F H
LOWER
128
Accessible
By Direct
Addressing
Only
Special Function
Registers
Accessible
By Direct
and Indirect
Addressing
Only
0
Ports
Status and Control Bits
Timers
Registers
Stack Pointer
Accumulator
(Etc.)
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7.Special Function Registers
A map of the on-chip memory area called the Special Function Register (SFR) space is shown in
Table 7-1.
Note that not all of the addresses are occupied, and unoccupied addresses may not be implemented on the chip. Read accesses to these addresses will in general return random data, and
write accesses will have an indeterminate effect. User software should not write to these unlisted
locations, since they may be used in future products to invoke new features.
Table 7-1.AT89LP216 SFR Map and Reset Values
89ABCDEF
0F8H0FFH
0F0H
0E8H
0E0H
0D8H0DFH
0D0H
0C8H
0C0HP1M0
0B8H
0B0H
0A8H
0A0HAUXR1
98H
90H
88H
80H
Notes:1. All SFRs in the left-most column are bit-addressable.
B
0000 0000
SPSR
000x x000
ACC
0000 0000
PSW
0000 0000
IP
x000 0000
P3
xx11 1111
IE
0000 0000
SCON
0000 0000
P1
1111 1111
TCON
0000 0000
01234567
2. Reset value is xx11 1111B when Tristate-Port Fuse is enabled and xx00 0000B when disabled.
SPCR
0000 0000
SADEN
0000 0000
SADDR
0000 0000
SBUF
xxxx xxxx
TCONB
0010 0100
TMOD
0000 0000
SP
0000 0111
SPDR
xxxx xxxx
(2)
xxxx 0xxx
GPMOD
0000 0000
RL0
0000 0000
TL0
0000 0000
DPL
0000 0000
P1M1
xx00 0000
GPLS
0000 0000
RL1
0000 0000
TL1
0000 0000
DPH
0000 0000
GPIEN
0000 0000
RH0
0000 0000
TH0
0000 0000
GPIF
0000 0000
RH1
0000 0000
TH1
0000 0000
(2)
P3M0
WDTRST
(write-only)
P3M1
xx00 0000
IPH
x000 0000
WDTCON
0000 x000
ACSR
xx00 0000
CLKREG
0000 x000
PCON
0000 0000
0F7H
0EFH
0E7H
0D7H
0CFH
0C7H
0BFH
0B7H
0AFH
0A7H
9FH
97H
8FH
87H
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8.Enhanced CPU
The AT89LP216 uses an enhanced 8051 CPU that runs at 6 to 12 times the speed of standard
8051 devices (or 3 to 6 times the speed of X2 8051 devices). The increase in performance is
due to two factors. First, the CPU fetches one instruction byte from the code memory every clock
cycle. Second, the CPU uses a simple two-stage pipeline to fetch and execute instructions in
parallel. This basic pipelining concept allows the CPU to obtain up to 1 MIPS per MHz. A simple
example is shown in Figure 8-1.
The MCS-51 instruction set allows for instructions of variable length from 1 to 3 bytes. In a single-clock-per-byte-fetch system this means each instruction takes at least as many clocks as it
has bytes to execute. The majority of instructions in the AT89LP216 follow this rule: the instruction execution time in clock cycles equals the number of bytes per instruction with a
few exceptions. Branches and Calls require an additional cycle to compute the target address
and some other complex instructions require multiple cycles. See “Instruction Set Summary” on
page 59. for more detailed information on individual instructions. Figures 8-2 and8-3 show
examples of 1- and 2-byte instructions.
Figure 8-1.Parallel Instruction Fetches and Executions
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T
n
T
System Clock
th
Instruction
(n+1)
n
th
Instruction
FetchExecute
FetchExecute
(n+2)th Instruction
Figure 8-2.Single-cycle ALU Operation (Example: INC R0)
T
1
System Clock
Total Execution Time
Register Operand Fetch
n+1
T
T
n+2
Fetch
2
T
3
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ALU Operation Execute
Result Write Back
Fetch Next Instruction
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Figure 8-3.Two-cycle ALU Operation (Example: ADD A, #data)
System Clock
Total Execution Time
Fetch Immediate Operand
ALU Operation Execute
Result Write Back
Fetch Next Instruction
8.1Restrictions on Certain Instructions
The AT89LP216 is an economical and cost-effective member of Atmel's growing family of microcontrollers. It contains 2K bytes of Flash program memory. It is fully compatible with the MCS-51
architecture, and can be programmed using the MCS-51 instruction set. However, there are a
few considerations one must keep in mind when utilizing certain instructions to program this
device. All the instructions related to jumping or branching should be restricted such that the
destination address falls within the physical program memory space of the device, which is 2K
bytes for the AT89LP216. This should be the responsibility of the software programmer. For
example, LJMP 7E0H would be a valid instruction, whereas LJMP 900H would not.
T
1
T
2
T
3
8.1.1Branching Instructions
The LCALL, LJMP, ACALL, AJMP, SJMP, and JMP @A+DPTR unconditional branching instructions will execute correctly as long as the programmer keeps in mind that the destination
branching address must fall within the physical boundaries of the program memory size (locations 000H to 7FFH for the AT89LP216). Violating the physical space limits may cause unknown
program behavior. With the CJNE [...], DJNZ [...], JB, JNB, JC, JNC, JBC, JZ, and JNZ conditional branching instructions, the same previous rule applies. Again, violating the memory
boundaries may cause erratic execution. For applications involving interrupts the normal interrupt service routine address locations of the 8051 family architecture have been preserved.
8.1.2MOVX-related Instructions, Data Memory
The AT89LP216 contains 128 bytes of internal data memory. RAM accesses to addresses
above 7FH will return invalid data. Furthermore, the stack depth is limited to 128 bytes, the
amount of available RAM. The Stack Pointer should not be allowed to point to locations above
7FH. External DATA memory access is not supported in this device, nor is external PROGRAM
memory execution. Therefore, no MOVX [...] instructions should be included in the program.
A typical 8051 assembler will still assemble instructions, even if they are written in violation of
the restrictions mentioned above. It is the responsibility of the user to know the physical features
and limitations of the device being used and to adjust the instructions used accordingly.
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9.System Clock
AT89LP216 [Preliminary]
The system clock is generated directly from one of three selectable clock sources. The three
sources are the on-chip crystal oscillator, external clock source, and internal RC oscillator. The
clock source is selected by the Clock Source User Fuses as shown in Table 9-1. No internal
clock division is used to generate the CPU clock from the system clock. See “User Configuration
Fuses” on page 71.
Table 9-1.Clock Source Settings
Clock Source
Fuse 1
9.1Crystal Oscillator
When enabled, the internal inverting oscillator amplifier is connected between XTAL1 and
XTAL2 for connection to an external quartz crystal or ceramic resonator. When using the crystal
oscillator, P3.2 and P3.3 will have their inputs and outputs disabled. When using the crystal
oscillator, XTAL2 should not be used to drive a board-level clock without a buffer.
9.2External Clock Source
The external clock option disables the oscillator amplifier and allows XTAL1 to be driven directly
by the clock source. XTAL2 may be left unconnected, used as P3.3 I/O, or configured to output
a divided version of the system clock.
9.3Internal RC Oscillator
The AT89LP216 has an internal RC oscillator tuned to 8.0 MHz ±2.5%. When enabled
as the clock source, XTAL1 and XTAL2 may be used as P3.2 and P3.3 respectively. XTAL2
may also be configured to output a divided version of the system clock. The frequency of the
oscillator may be adjusted by changing the RC Adjust Fuses. (See “User Configuration Fuses”
on page 71.).
Clock Source
Fuse 0Selected Clock Source
00Crystal Oscillator
01Reserved
10External Clock on XTAL1
11Internal 8 MHz RC Oscillator
9.4System Clock Out
When the AT89LP216 is configured to use either an external clock or the internal RC oscillator,
a divided version of the system clock may be output on XTAL2 (P3.3). The clock out feature is
enabled by setting the COE bit in CLKREG. The two CDV bits determine the clock divide ratio.
For example, setting COE = “1” and CDIV = “00” when using the internal oscillator will result in a
3.950 MHz (±5%) clock output on P3.3. P3.3 must be configured as an output in order to use the
clock out feature.
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Table 9-2.
CLKREG = 8FHReset Value = 0000 0000B
Not Bit Addressable
Bit76543210
SymbolFunction
CLKREG – Clock Control Register
TPS3TPS2TPS1TPS0–CDV1CDV0COE
TPS3
TPS2
TPS1
TPS0
CDV1
CDV0
COE
Timer Prescaler. The Timer Prescaler selects the time base for Timer 0, Timer 1 and the Watchdog Timer. The prescaler
is implemented as a 4-bit binary down counter. When the counter reaches zero it is reloaded with the value stored in the
TPS bits to give a division ratio between 1 and 16. By default the timers will count every clock cycles (TPS = 0000B). To
configure the timers to count at a standard 8051 rate of once every 12 clock cycles, TPS should be set to 1011B.
Clock Out Division. Determines the frequency of the clock output relative to the system clock.
CDIV1
00f/2
01f/4
10f/8
11f/16
Clock Out Enable. Set COE to output a divided version of the system clock on XTAL2 (P3.3). The internal RC oscillator
or external clock source must be selected in order to use this feature.
CDIV0Clock Out Frequency
10. Reset
During reset, all I/O Registers are set to their initial values, the port pins are tristated, and the
program starts execution from the Reset Vector, 0000H. The AT89LP216 has five sources of
reset: power-on reset, brown-out reset, external reset, watchdog reset, and software reset.
10.1Power-on Reset
A Power-on Reset (POR) is generated by an on-chip detection circuit. The detection level is
nominally 1.4V. The POR is activated whenever V
cuit can be used to trigger the start-up reset or to detect a supply voltage failure in devices
without a brown-out detector. The POR circuit ensures that the device is reset from power-on. A
power-on sequence is shown in Figure 10-1 on page 13. When V
Reset threshold voltage V
ization sequence completes, the start-up timer determines how long the device is kept in POR
after V
POR threshold level. A Power-on Reset (i.e. a cold reset) will set the POF flag in PCON. The
internally generated reset can be extended beyond the power-on period by holding the RST
low longer than the time-out.
is below the detection level. The POR cir-
CC
reaches the Power-on
CC
, an initialization sequence lasting t
POR
rise. The POR signal is activated again, without any delay, when VCC falls below the
The start-up timer delay is user-configurable with the Start-up Time User Fuses and depends on
the clock source (Table 10-1). The start-up delay should be selected to provide enough settling
time for V
and the selected clock source. The Start-Up Time fuses also control the length of
CC
the start-up time after a Brown-out Reset or when waking up from Power-down during internally
timed mode.
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Table 10-1.Start-up Timer Settings
10.2Brown-out Reset
The AT89LP216 has an on-chip Brown-out Detection (BOD) circuit for monitoring the VCC level
during operation by comparing it to a fixed trigger level. The trigger level for the BOD is nominally 2.2V. The purpose of the BOD is to ensure that if V
the system will gracefully enter reset without the possibility of errors induced by incorrect execution. A BOD sequence is shown in Figure 10-3. When V
trigger level V
trigger level, the start-up timer releases the internal reset after the specified time-out period has
expired (Table 10-1). The Brown-out Detector must be enabled by setting the BOD Enable Fuse.
(See “User Configuration Fuses” on page 71.).
SUT Fuse 1SUT Fuse 0Clock Sourcet
00
01
10
11
, the internal reset is immediately activated. When VCC increases above the
BOD
Internal RC/External Clock16
Crystal Oscillator1024
Internal RC/External Clock512
Crystal Oscillator2048
Internal RC/External Clock1024
Crystal Oscillator4096
Internal RC/External Clock4096
Crystal Oscillator16384
fails or dips while executing at speed,
CC
decreases to a value below the
CC
(± 5%) µs
SUT
10.3External Reset
Figure 10-3. Brown-out Detector Reset
V
V
CC
V
POR
BOD
t
SUT
Time-out
Internal
Reset
The P1.3/RST pin can function as either an active-LOW reset input or as a digital generalpurpose I/O, P1.3. The Reset Pin Enable Fuse, when set to “1”, enables the external reset input
function on P1.3. (See “User Configuration Fuses” on page 71.). When cleared, P1.3 may be
used as an input or output pin. When configured as a reset input, the pin must be held low for at
least two clock cycles to trigger the internal reset.
Note:During a power-up sequence, the fuse selection is always overridden and therefore the pin will
always function as a reset input. An external circuit connected to this pin should not hold this
pin LOW during a power-on sequence as this will keep the device in reset until the pin transitions high. After the power-up delay, this input will function either as an external reset input or
as a digital input as defined by the fuse bit. Only a power-up reset will temporarily override the
selection defined by the reset fuse bit. Other sources of reset will not override the reset fuse bit.
P1.3/RST
external reset pin is held low. When the reset pin is disabled by the fuse, ISP may only be entered
by pulling P1.3 low during power-up.
also serves as the In-System Programming (ISP) enable. ISP is enabled when the
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10.4Watchdog Reset
When the Watchdog times out, it will generate an internal reset pulse lasting 16 clock cycles.
Watchdog reset will also set the WDTOVF flag in WDTCON. To prevent a Watchdog reset, the
watchdog reset sequence 1EH/E1H must be written to WDTRST before the Watchdog times
out. See “Programmable Watchdog Timer” on page 57. for details on the operation of the
Watchdog.
10.5Software Reset
The CPU may generate an internal 16-clock cycle reset pulse by writing the software reset
sequence 5AH/A5H to the WDRST register. A software reset will set the SWRST bit in WDTCON. See “Software Reset” on page 58. for more information on software reset.
11. Power Saving Modes
The AT89LP216 supports two different power-reducing modes: Idle and Power-down. These
modes are accessed through the PCON register.
11.1Idle Mode
Setting the IDL bit in PCON enters idle mode. Idle mode halts the internal CPU clock. The CPU
state is preserved in its entirety, including the RAM, stack pointer, program counter, program
status word, and accumulator. The Port pins hold the logic states they had at the time that Idle
was activated. Idle mode leaves the peripherals running in order to allow them to wake up the
CPU when an interrupt is generated. The timers, UART, SPI, and GPI blocks continue to function during Idle. The comparator and watchdog may be selectively enabled or disabled during
Idle. Any enabled interrupt source or reset may terminate Idle mode. When exiting Idle mode
with an interrupt, the interrupt will immediately be serviced, and following RETI the next instruction to be executed will be the one following the instruction that put the device into Idle.
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11.2Power-down Mode
Setting the Power-down (PD) bit in PCON enters Power-down mode. Power-down mode stops
the oscillator and powers down the Flash memory in order to minimize power consumption. Only
the power-on circuitry will continue to draw power during Power-down. During Power-down, the
power supply voltage may be reduced to the RAM keep-alive voltage. The RAM contents will be
retained, but the SFR contents are not guaranteed once V
may be exited by external reset, power-on reset, or certain interrupts.
11.2.1Interrupt Recovery from Power-down
Three external interrupts may be configured to terminate Power-down mode. XTAL1 or XTAL2,
when not used for the crystal oscillator or external clock, may be used to exit Power-down
through external interrupts INT0
or INT1, that interrupt must be enabled and configured for level-sensitive operation. General
purpose interrupt 3 (GPI3) can also wake up the device when the RST
must be enabled and configured for low level detection in order to terminate Power-down.
has been reduced. Power-down
CC
(P3.2) and INT1 (P3.3). To wake up by external interrupt INT0
pin is disabled. GPI3
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When terminating Power-down by an interrupt, two different wake-up modes are available.
When PWDEX in PCON is zero, the wake-up period is internally timed as shown in Figure 11-1.
At the falling edge on the interrupt pin, Power-down is exited, the oscillator is restarted, and an
internal timer begins counting. The internal clock will not be allowed to propagate to the CPU
until after the timer has timed out. After the time-out period the interrupt service routine will
begin. The time-out period is controlled by the Start-up Timer Fuses (see Table 10-1 on page
14). The interrupt pin need not remain low for the entire time-out period.
Figure 11-1. Interrupt Recovery from Power-down (PWDEX = 0)
PWD
XTAL1
t
SUT
INT1
Internal
Clock
When PWDEX = “1”, the wake-up period is controlled externally by the interrupt. Again, at the
falling edge on the interrupt pin, power-down is exited and the oscillator is restarted. However,
the internal clock will not propagate until the rising edge of the interrupt pin as shown in Figure
11-2. The interrupt pin should be held low long enough for the selected clock source to stabilize.
After the rising edge on the pin the interrupt service routine will be executed.
Figure 11-2. Interrupt Recovery from Power-down (PWDEX = 1)
PWD
XTAL1
INT1
Internal
Clock
11.2.2Reset Recovery from Power-down
The wake-up from Power-down through an external reset is similar to the interrupt with
PWDEX = “0”. At the falling edge of RST
an internal timer begins counting as shown in Figure 11-3. The internal clock will not be allowed
to propagate to the CPU until after the timer has timed out. The time-out period is controlled by
the Start-up Timer Fuses. (See Table 10-1 on page 14). If RST
a two clock cycle internal reset is generated when the internal clock restarts. Otherwise, the
device will remain in reset until RST
, Power-down is exited, the oscillator is restarted, and
returns high before the time-out,
is brought high.
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Figure 11-3. Reset Recovery from Power-down.
PWD
XTAL1
t
SUT
RST
Internal
Clock
Internal
Reset
Table 11-1.PCON – Power Control Register
PCON = 87HReset Value = 000X 0000B
Not Bit Addressable
SMOD1SMOD0PWDEXPOFGF1GF0PDIDL
Bit76543210
SymbolFunction
SMOD1Double Baud Rate bit. Doubles the baud rate of the UART in Modes 1, 2, or 3.
SMOD0Frame Error Select. When SMOD0 = 1, SCON.7 is SM0. When SMOD0 = 1, SCON.7 is FE. Note that FE will be set after
a frame error regardless of the state of SMOD0.
PWDEXPower-down Exit Mode. When PWDEX = 1, wake up from Power-down is externally controlled. When PWDEX = 1, wake
up from Power-down is internally timed.
POFPower Off Flag. POF is set to “1” during power up (i.e. cold reset). It can be set or reset under software control and is not
affected by RST or BOD (i.e. warm resets).
GF1, GF0General-purpose Flags
PDPower-down bit. Setting this bit activates power-down operation.
IDLIdle Mode bit. Setting this bit activates Idle mode operation
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12. Interrupts
The AT89LP216 provides 7 interrupt sources: two external interrupts, two timer interrupts, a
serial port interrupt, a general-purpose interrupt, and an analog comparator interrupt. These
interrupts and the system reset each have a separate program vector at the start of the program
memory space. Each interrupt source can be individually enabled or disabled by setting or clearing a bit in the interrupt enable register IE. The IE register also contains a global disable bit, EA,
which disables all interrupts.
Each interrupt source (with the exception of the Analog Comparator) can be individually programmed to one of four priority levels by setting or clearing bits in the interrupt priority registers
IP and IPH. The Analog Comparator is fixed at the lowest priority level. An interrupt service routine in progress can be interrupted by a higher priority interrupt, but not by another interrupt of
the same or lower priority. The highest priority interrupt cannot be interrupted by any other interrupt source. If two requests of different priority levels are pending at the end of an instruction, the
request of higher priority level is serviced. If requests of the same priority level are pending at
the end of an instruction, an internal polling sequence determines which request is serviced. The
polling sequence is based on the vector address; an interrupt with a lower vector address has
higher priority than an interrupt with a higher vector address. Note that the polling sequence is
only used to resolve pending requests of the same priority level.
The External Interrupts INT0
depending on bits IT0 and IT1 in Register TCON. The flags that actually generate these interrupts are the IE0 and IE1 bits in TCON. When the service routine is vectored to, hardware clears
the flag that generated an external interrupt only if the interrupt was edge-activated. If the interrupt was level activated, then the external requesting source (rather than the on-chip hardware)
controls the request flag.
The Timer 0 and Timer 1 Interrupts are generated by TF0 and TF1, which are set by a rollover in
their respective Timer/Counter registers (except for Timer 0 in Mode 3). When a timer interrupt is
generated, the on-chip hardware clears the flag that generated it when the service routine is
vectored to.
The Serial Port Interrupt is generated by the logic OR of RI and TI in SCON plus SPIF in SPSR.
None of these flags is cleared by hardware when the service routine is vectored to. In fact, the
service routine normally must determine whether RI, TI, or SPIF generated the interrupt, and the
bit must be cleared by software.
A logic OR of all eight flags in the GPIF register causes the general-purpose interrupt. None of
these flags is cleared by hardware when the service routine is vectored to. The service routine
must determine which bit generated the interrupt, and the bit must be cleared in software. If the
interrupt was level activated, then the external requesting source must de-assert the interrupt
before the flag may be cleared by software.
The CF bit in ACSR generates the Comparator Interrupt. The flag is not cleared by hardware
when the service routine is vectored to and must be cleared by software.
and INT1 can each be either level-activated or edge-activated,
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Most of the bits that generate interrupts can be set or cleared by software, with the same result
as though they had been set or cleared by hardware. That is, interrupts can be generated and
pending interrupts can be canceled in software. The two exceptions are the SPI interrupt flag
SPIF and the general-purpose interrupt flags in GPIF. These flags are only set by hardware and
may only be cleared by software.
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Table 12-1.Interrupt Vector Addresses
InterruptSourceVector Address
System ResetRST or POR or BOD0000H
External Interrupt 0IE00003H
Timer 0 OverflowTF0000BH
External Interrupt 1IE10013H
Timer 1 OverflowTF1001BH
Serial PortRI or TI or SPIF0023H
General-purpose InterruptGPIF002BH
Analog ComparatorCF0033H
12.1Interrupt Response Time
The interrupt flags may be set by their hardware in any clock cycle. The interrupt controller polls
the flags in the last clock cycle of the instruction in progress. If one of the flags was set in the
preceding cycle, the polling cycle will find it and the interrupt system will generate an LCALL to
the appropriate service routine as the next instruction, provided that the interrupt is not blocked
by any of the following conditions: an interrupt of equal or higher priority level is already in
progress; the instruction in progress is RETI or any write to the IE, IP, or IPH registers. Either of
these conditions will block the generation of the LCALL to the interrupt service routine. The second condition ensures that if the instruction in progress is RETI or any access to IE, IP or IPH,
then at least one more instruction will be executed before any interrupt is vectored to. The polling cycle is repeated at the last cycle of each instruction, and the values polled are the values
that were present at the previous clock cycle. If an active interrupt flag is not being serviced
because of one of the above conditions and is no longer active when the blocking condition is
removed, the denied interrupt will not be serviced. In other words, the fact that the interrupt flag
was once active but not serviced is not remembered. Every polling cycle is new.
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If a request is active and conditions are met for it to be acknowledged, a hardware subroutine
call to the requested service routine will be the next instruction executed. The call itself takes
four cycles. Thus, a minimum of five complete clock cycles elapsed between activation of an
interrupt request and the beginning of execution of the first instruction of the service routine. A
longer response time results if the request is blocked by one of the previously listed conditions. If
an interrupt of equal or higher priority level is already in progress, the additional wait time
depends on the nature of the other interrupt's service routine. If the instruction in progress is not
in its final clock cycle, the additional wait time cannot be more than 3 cycles, since the longest
are only 4 cycles long. If the instruction in progress is RETI or an access to IE or IP, the additional wait time cannot be more than 7 cycles (a maximum of three more cycles to complete the
instruction in progress, plus a maximum of 4 cycles to complete the next instruction). Thus, in a
single-interrupt system, the response time is always more than 5 clock cycles and less than 13
clock cycles. See Figure 12-1 and Figure 12-2.
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Figure 12-1. Minimum Interrupt Response Time
n
Clock Cycles
INT0
IE0
InstructionLCALL1st ISR Instr.Cur. Instr.
15
Ack.
Figure 12-2. Maximum Interrupt Response Time
Clock Cycles
INT0
IE0
InstructionRETI4 Cyc. Instr.LCALL1st ISR I
113
Ack.
Table 12-2.IE – Interrupt Enable Register
IE = A8HReset Value = 0000 0000B
Bit Addressable
EAECEGPESET1EX1ET0EX0
Bit76543210
SymbolFunction
EAGlobal enable/disable. All interrupts are disabled when EA = 0. When EA = 1, each interrupt source is enabled/disabled
by setting /clearing its own enable bit.
ECComparator Interrupt Enable
EGPGeneral-purpose Interrupt Enable
ESSerial Port Interrupt Enable
ET1Timer 1 Interrupt Enable
EX1External Interrupt 1 Enable
ET0Timer 0 Interrupt Enable
EX0External Interrupt 0 Enable
.
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Table 12-3.IP – Interrupt Priority Register
IP = B8HReset Value = X000 0000B
Bit Addressable
–
Bit76543210
SymbolFunction
PGPGeneral-purpose Interrupt Priority Low
PSSerial Port Interrupt Priority Low
PT1Timer 1 Interrupt Priority Low
PX1External Interrupt 1 Priority Low
PT0Timer 0 Interrupt Priority Low
PX0External Interrupt 0 Priority Low
–
PGPPSPT1PX1PT0PX0
Table 12-4.IPH – Interrupt Priority High Register
IPH = B7HReset Value = X000 0000B
Not Bit Addressable
–
Bit76543210
SymbolFunction
PGHGeneral-purpose Interrupt Priority High
–
PGHPSHPT1HPX1HPT0HPX0H
PSHSerial Port Interrupt Priority High
PT1HTimer 1 Interrupt Priority High
PX1HExternal Interrupt 1 Priority High
PT0HTimer 0 Interrupt Priority High
PX0HExternal Interrupt 0 Priority High
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13. I/O Ports
The AT89LP216 can be configured for between 9 and 12 I/O pins. The exact number of I/O pins
available depends on the clock and reset options as shown in Table 13-1. All port pins are 5V
tolerant, that is they can be pulled up or driven to 5.5V even when operating at a lower V
CC
such
as 3V.
Table 13-1.I/O Pin Configurations
Clock SourceReset OptionNumber of I/O Pins
External Crystal or Resonator
External Clock
Internal RC Oscillator
13.1Port Configuration
All port pins on the AT89LP216 may be configured to one of four modes: quasi-bidirectional
(standard 8051 port outputs), push-pull output, open-drain output, or input-only. Port modes may
be assigned in software on a pin-by-pin basis as shown in Table 13-2. The Tristate-Port User
Fuse determines the default state of the port pins. When the fuse is enabled, all port pins default
to input-only mode after reset. When the fuse is disabled, all port pins, with the exception of P1.0
and P1.1, default to quasi-bidirectional mode after reset and are weakly pulled high. Each port
pin also has a Schmitt-triggered input for improved input noise rejection. During Power-down all
the Schmitt-triggered inputs are disabled with the exception of P1.3, P3.2 and P3.3, which may
be used to wake up the device. Therefore, P1.3, P3.2 and P3.3 should not be left floating during
Power-down
.
Table 13-2.Configuration Modes for Port x, Bit y
External RST
No external reset12
External RST
No external reset13
External RST
No external reset14
PxM0.yPxM1.yPort Mode
00Quasi-bidirectional
Pin11
Pin12
Pin13
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01Push-pull Output
10Input Only (High Impedance)
11Open-Drain Output
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13.1.1Quasi-bidirectional Output
Port pins in quasi-bidirectional output mode function similar to standard 8051 port pins. A Quasibidirectional port can be used both as an input and output without the need to reconfigure the
port. This is possible because when the port outputs a logic high, it is weakly driven, allowing an
external device to pull the pin low. When the pin is driven low, it is driven strongly and able to
sink a large current. There are three pull-up transistors in the quasi-bidirectional output that
serve different purposes.
One of these pull-ups, called the “very weak” pull-up, is turned on whenever the port latch for the
pin contains a logic “1”. This very weak pull-up sources a very small current that will pull the pin
high if it is left floating.
A second pull-up, called the “weak” pull-up, is turned on when the port latch for the pin contains
a logic “1” and the pin itself is also at a logic “1” level. This pull-up provides the primary source
current for a quasi-bidirectional pin that is outputting a “1”. If this pin is pulled low by an external
device, this weak pull-up turns off, and only the very weak pull-up remains on. In order to pull the
pin low under these conditions, the external device has to sink enough current to overpower the
weak pull-up and pull the port pin below its input threshold voltage.
The third pull-up is referred to as the “strong” pull-up. This pull-up is used to speed up low-tohigh transitions on a quasi-bidirectional port pin when the port latch changes from a logic “0” to a
logic “1”. When this occurs, the strong pull-up turns on for two CPU clocks quickly pulling the
port pin high. The quasi-bidirectional port configuration is shown in Figure 13-1. The input circuitry of P1.3, P3.2 and P3.3 is not disabled during Power-down (see Figure 13-3).
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Figure 13-1. Quasi-bidirectional Output
1 Clock Delay
(D Flip-Flop)
From Port
Register
Input
Data
PWD
V
CC
Strong
V
CC
Ver y
Weak
V
CC
Weak
Por t
Pin
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13.1.2Input-only Mode
The input only port configuration is shown in Figure 13-2. The output drivers are tristated. The
input includes a Schmitt-triggered input for improved input noise rejection. The input circuitry of
P1.3, P3.2 and P3.3 is not disabled during Power-down (see Figure 13-3). Input pins can be
safely driven to 5.5V even when operating at lower V
the Schmitt trigger will be set by the V
level and must be taken into consideration.
CC
levels; however, the input threshold of
CC
Figure 13-2. Input Only
Figure 13-3. Input Only for P1.3, P3.2 and P3.3
13.1.3Open-drain Output
The open-drain output configuration turns off all pull-ups and only drives the pull-down transistor
of the port pin when the port latch contains a logic “0”. To be used as a logic output, a port configured in this manner must have an external pull-up, typically a resistor tied to V
down for this mode is the same as for the quasi-bidirectional mode. The open-drain port configuration is shown in Figure 13-4.The input circuitry of P1.3, P3.2 and P3.3 is not disabled during
Power-down (see Figure 13-3). Open-drain pins can be safely pulled high to 5.5V even when
operating at lower V
the V
Figure 13-4. Open-Drain Output
Input
Data
PWD
Input
Data
levels; however, the input threshold of the Schmitt trigger will be set by
CC
level and must be taken into consideration.
CC
Por t
Pin
Por t
Pin
Por t
Pin
. The pull-
CC
13.1.4Push-pull Output
The push-pull output configuration has the same pull-down structure as both the open-drain and
the quasi-bidirectional output modes, but provides a continuous strong pull-up when the port
latch contains a logic “1”. The push-pull mode may be used when more source current is needed
from a port output. The push-pull port configuration is shown in Figure 13-5. The input circuitry of
P1.3, P3.2 and P3.3 is not disabled during Power-down (see Figure 13-3).
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From Port
Register
Input
Data
PWD
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Figure 13-5. Push-pull Output
From Port
Register
13.2Port 1 Analog Functions
The AT89LP216 incorporates an analog comparator. In order to give the best analog performance and minimize power consumption, pins that are being used for analog functions must
have both their digital outputs and digital inputs disabled. Digital outputs are disabled by putting
the port pins into the input-only mode as described in “Port Configuration” on page 22. Digital
inputs on P1.0 and P1.1 are disabled whenever the Analog Comparator is enabled by setting the
CEN bit in ACSR. CEN forces the PWD
Schmitt trigger circuitry. P1.0 and P1.1 will always default to input-only mode after reset regardless of the state of the Tristate-Port Fuse.
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V
CC
Por t
Pin
Input
Data
PWD
input on P1.0 and P1.1 low, thereby disabling the
13.3Port Read-Modify-Write
A read from a port will read either the state of the pins or the state of the port register depending
on which instruction is used. Simple read instructions will always access the port pins directly.
Read-modify-write instructions, which read a value, possibly modify it, and then write it back, will
always access the port register. This includes bit write instructions such as CLR or SETB as they
actually read the entire port, modify a single bit, then write the data back to the entire port. See
Table 13-3 for a complete list of Read-Modify-Write instruction which may access the ports.
Table 13-3.Port Read-Modify-Write Instructions
MnemonicInstructionExample
ANLLogical ANDANL P1, A
ORLLogical ORORL P1, A
XRLLogical EX-ORXRL P1, A
JBCJump if bit set and clear bitJBC P3.0, LABEL
CPLComplement bitCPL P3.1
INCIncrementINC P1
DECDecrementDEC P3
DJNZDecrement and jump if not zeroDJNZ P3, LABEL
MOV PX.Y, CMove carry to bit Y of Port XMOV P1.0, C
CLR PX.YClear bit Y of Port XCLR P1.1
SETB PX.YSet bit Y of Port XSETB P3.2
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13.4Port Alternate Functions
Most general-purpose digital I/O pins of the AT89LP216 share functionality with the various I/Os
needed for the peripheral units. Table 13-5 lists the alternate functions of the port pins. Alternate
functions are connected to the pins in a logic AND fashion. In order to enable the
alternate function on a port pin, that pin must have a “1” in its corresponding port register bit,
otherwise the input/output will always be “0”. Furthermore, each pin must be configured
for the correct input/output mode as required by its peripheral before it may be used as such.
Table 13-4 shows how to configure a generic pin for use with an alternate function.
Table 13-4.Alternate Function Configurations for Pin y of Port x
PxM0.yPxM1.yPx.yI/O Mode
001bidirectional (internal pull-up)
011output
10Xinput
111bidirectional (external pull-up)
Table 13-5.Port Pin Alternate Functions
Configuration Bits
Port Pin
P1.0P1M0.0P1M1.0
P1.1P1M0.1P1M1.1
P1.2P1M0.2P1M1.2GPI2
P1.3P1M0.3P1M1.3GPI3 RST
P1.4P1M0.4P1M1.4
P1.5P1M0.5P1M1.5
P1.6P1M0.6P1M1.6
P1.7P1M0.7P1M1.7
P3.0P3M0.0P3M1.0RXD
P3.1P3M0.1P3M1.1TXD
P3.2P3M0.2P3M1.2INT0Internal RC Oscillator Only
P3.3P3M0.3P3M1.3
P3.4P3M0.4P3M1.4T0
P3.5P3M0.5P3M1.5T1
P3.6not configurableCMPOUTPin is tied to comparator output
Alternate
FunctionNotesPxM0.yPxM1.y
AIN0input-only
GPI0
AIN1input-only
GPI1
SS
GPI4
MOSI
GPI5
MISO
GPI6
SCK
GPI7
INT1
CLKOUT
Internal RC Oscillator or
External Clock Source Only
must be disabled
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14. Enhanced Timer/Counters
The AT89LP216 has two 16-bit Timer/Counter registers: Timer 0 and Timer 1. As a Timer, the
register increase every clock cycle by default. Thus, the register counts clock cycles. Since a
clock cycle consists of one oscillator period, the count rate is equal to the oscillator frequency.
The timer rate can be prescaled by a value between 1 and 16 using the Timer Prescaler (see
Table 9-2 on page 12). Both Timers share the same prescaler.
As a Counter, the register is incremented in response to a 1-to-0 transition at its corresponding
input pin, T0 or T1. The external input is sampled every clock cycle. When the samples show a
high in one cycle and a low in the next cycle, the count is incremented. The new count value
appears in the register during the cycle following the one in which the transition was detected.
Since 2 clock cycles are required to recognize a 1-to-0 transition, the maximum count rate is 1/2
of the oscillator frequency. There are no restrictions on the duty cycle of the input signal, but it
should be held for at least one full clock cycle to ensure that a given level is sampled at least
once before it changes.
Furthermore, the Timer or Counter functions for Timer 0 and Timer 1 have four operating modes:
variable width timer, 16-bit auto-reload timer, 8-bit auto-reload timer, and split timer. The control
bits C/T in the Special Function Register TMOD select the Timer or Counter function. The bit
pairs (M1, M0) in TMOD select the operating modes.
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14.1Mode 0 – Variable Width Timer/Counter
Both Timers in Mode 0 are 8-bit Counters with a variable prescaler. The prescaler may vary from
1 to 8 bits depending on the PSC bits in TCONB, giving the timer a range of 9 to 16 bits.
By default the timer is configured as a 13-bit timer compatible to Mode 0 in the standard 8051.
Figure 14-1 shows the Mode 0 operation as it applies to Timer 1 in 13-bit mode. As the count
rolls over from all “1”s to all “0”s, it sets the Timer interrupt flag TF1. The counter input is enabled
to the Timer when TR1 = 1 and either GATE = 0 or INT1
to be controlled by external input INT1
bit in the Special Function Register TCON. GATE is in TMOD. The 13-bit register consists of all
8 bits of TH1 and the lower 5 bits of TL1. The upper 3 bits of TL1 are indeterminate and should
be ignored. Setting the run flag (TR1) does not clear the registers.
Mode 0:Time-out Period
Note:RH1/RL1 are not required by Timer 1 during Mode 0 and may be used as temporary storage
registers.
= 1. Setting GATE = 1 allows the Timer
, to facilitate pulse width measurements. TR1 is a control