ATmega128
Figure 44. Timer/Counter Timing Diagram, Clear Timer on Compare Match Mode, with
Prescaler (fclk_I/O/8)
clkI/O
clkTn
(clkI/O/8)
TCNTn
(CTC)
TOP - 1
TOP
BOTTOM
BOTTOM + 1
OCRn
TOP
OCFn
8-bit Timer/Counter
Register Description
Timer/Counter Control
Register – TCCR0
Bit
Read/Write
Initial Value
7
FOC0
W
0
6
WGM00
R/W
0
5
COM01
R/W
0
4
COM00
R/W
0
3
WGM01
R/W
0
2
CS02
R/W
0
1
CS01
R/W
0
0
CS00
R/W
0
TCCR0
• Bit 7 – FOC0: Force Output Compare
The FOC0 bit is only active when the WGM bits specify a non-PWM mode. However, for
ensuring compatibility with future devices, this bit must be set to zero when TCCR0 is
written when operating in PWM mode. When writing a logical one to the FOC0 bit, an
immediate compare match is forced on the waveform generation unit. The OC0 output is
changed according to its COM01:0 bits setting. Note that the FOC0 bit is implemented
as a strobe. Therefore it is the value present in the COM01:0 bits that determines the
effect of the forced compare.
A FOC0 strobe will not generate any interrupt, nor will it clear the timer in CTC mode
using OCR0 as TOP.
The FOC0 bit is always read as zero.
• Bit 6, 3 – WGM01:0: Waveform Generation Mode
These bits control the counting sequence of the counter, the source for the maximum
(TOP) counter value, and what type of waveform generation to be used. Modes of oper-
ation supported by the Timer/Counter unit are: Normal mode, Clear Timer on Compare
match (CTC) mode, and two types of Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) modes. See Table
52 and “Modes of Operation” on page 97.
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