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Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

sujaigowda — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:16:52 GMT

Hi all, I'm using Kinetis controller and ihave a question for lpt(low power timer). I'm using LPT as counter(counter and compare registers are 16-bit wide) and i need to count 32 bit value instead of 16 bit. can i cascaded the LPT?

Re: Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

Carlos_Musich — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:42:39 GMT

Hi Sujai,

It is possible. You can configure both timers, start one timer at any moment and then start the second timer inside the interrupts of the first timer. E.g.

int main(void)

{

init_LPTMR0 ();

init_LPTMR1 ();

LPTMR0_CSR |= LPTMR_CSR_TEN_MASK; //Turn on LPT and start counting

while(1)

{

}

return 0;

}

void LPTimer0_IRQHandler(void)

{

LPTMR1_CSR |= LPTMR_CSR_TEN_MASK; //Turn on LPT and start counting

}

Best regards,

Carlos

Technical Support Engineer

Re: Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

sujaigowda — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 04:48:58 GMT

Hi Carlos,

Thank you for your reply. Yeah i was using same method in a different approach. i was trying to cascade it in hardware. Now im using same method and is working.

thank you carlos.

Re: Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

Carlos_Musich — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:31:23 GMT

Hi Sujai,

I am glad your problem was solved.

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Best regards,

Carlos

Technical Support Engineer

Re: Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

bendis — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:36:02 GMT

Or, If you have only one LPTMR avaliable, you can set prescaler to 65536, count the upper 16 bits and then disable prescaler and count the lower 16 bits.

Re: Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

sujaigowda — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 03:32:50 GMT

Hi martin,

I dint get your answer exactly. After i set prescaler, how to count? can you briefly tell us; it will be helpuful.

Re: Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

bendis — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:24:45 GMT

Hi!

Let's say you have uint32_t count value. What you need to do is to split counting in two steps:

First, you set prescaler in the PSR register to divide by 65536 and prescaler bypass PBYP to 0. Then you set the compare register CMR to (count >> 16) and start the timer.
Second, when you get the timer interrupt, you disable prescaler by setting PBYP to 1 and set the compare register CMR to (count & 0xFFFF) and again start the timer and wait for the interrupt.

In the first step you configure LPTMR to run 65536 times slower to count (count & 0xFFFF0000) clock cycles. Then you disable prescaler to count the remaining time - the lower 16 bits of your count value.

Re: Need to count 32-bit value using LPT(low power timer)

sujaigowda — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:41:30 GMT

Thank you martin. its a helpful answer.