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Advanced Information
DS30475A-page 119
PIC18CXX8
11.2
Timer1 Oscillator
A crystal oscillator circuit is built-in between pins T1OSI
(input) and T1OSO (amplifier output). It is enabled by
setting control bit T1OSCEN (T1CON register). The
oscillator is a low power oscillator rated up to 200 kHz.
It will continue to run during SLEEP. It is primarily
intended for a 32 kHz crystal.
Table 11-1 shows the
capacitor selection for the Timer1 oscillator.
The user must provide a software time delay to ensure
proper start-up of the Timer1 oscillator.
11.3
Timer1 Interrupt
The TMR1 Register pair (TMR1H:TMR1L) increments
from 0000h to FFFFh and rolls over to 0000h. The
TMR1 Interrupt, if enabled, is generated on overflow,
which is latched in interrupt flag bit TMR1IF (PIR regis-
ters). This interrupt can be enabled/disabled by set-
ting/clearing TMR1 interrupt enable bit TMR1IE (PIE
registers).
11.4
Resetting Timer1 using a CCP Trigger
Output
If the CCP module is configured in Compare mode
to
generate
a
“special
event
trigger"
(CCP1M3:CCP1M0 = 1011), this signal will reset
Timer1 and start an A/D conversion (if the A/D module
is enabled).
Timer1 must be configured for either timer or Synchro-
nized Counter mode to take advantage of this feature.
If Timer1 is running in Asynchronous Counter mode,
this RESET operation may not work.
In the event that a write to Timer1 coincides with a spe-
cial event trigger from CCP1, the write will take prece-
dence.
In this mode of operation, the CCPR1H:CCPR1L regis-
ters pair, effectively becomes the period register for
Timer1.
11.5
Timer1 16-Bit Read/Write Mode
Timer1 can be configured for 16-bit reads and writes
register) is set, the address for TMR1H is mapped to a
buffer register for the high byte of Timer1. A read from
TMR1L will load the contents of the high byte of Timer1
into the Timer1 high byte buffer. This provides the user
with the ability to accurately read all 16 bits of Timer1,
without having to determine whether a read of the high
byte followed by a read of the low byte is valid, due to
a rollover between reads.
A write to the high byte of Timer1 must also take place
through the TMR1H buffer register. Timer1 high byte is
updated with the contents of TMR1H when a write
occurs to TMR1L. This allows a user to write all 16 bits
to both the high and low bytes of Timer1 at once.
The high byte of Timer1 is not directly readable or writ-
able in this mode. All reads and writes must take place
through the Timer1 high byte buffer register. Writes to
TMR1H do not clear the Timer1 prescaler. The
prescaler is only cleared on writes to TMR1L.
TABLE 11-1: CAPACITOR SELECTION FOR
THE ALTERNATE OSCILLATOR
Osc Type
Freq
C1
C2
LP
32 kHz
TBD(1)
Crystal to be Tested:
32.768 kHz
Epson C-001R32.768K-A
± 20 PPM
Note 1: Microchip suggests 33 pF as a starting
point in validating the oscillator circuit.
2: Higher capacitance increases the stability
of the oscillator, but also increases the
start-up time.
3: Since each resonator/crystal has its own
characteristics, the user should consult the
resonator/crystal manufacturer for appropri-
ate values of external components.
4: Capacitor values are for design guidance
only.
Note:
The special event triggers from the CCP1
module will not set interrupt flag bit
TMR1IF (PIR registers).