
Chapter 12 Pulse-Width Modulator (PWM8B6CV1)
MC9S12E128 Data Sheet, Rev. 1.07
Freescale Semiconductor
411
To calculate the output frequency in center aligned output mode for a particular channel, take the selected
clock source frequency for the channel (A, B, SA, or SB) and divide it by twice the value in the period
register for that channel.
PWMx frequency = clock (A, B, SA, or SB) / (2*PWMPERx)
PWMx duty cycle (high time as a% of period):
— Polarity = 0 (PPOLx = 0)
Duty cycle = [(PWMPERx-PWMDTYx)/PWMPERx] * 100%
— Polarity = 1 (PPOLx = 1)
Duty cycle = [PWMDTYx / PWMPERx] * 100%
As an example of a center aligned output, consider the following case:
Clock source = bus clock, where bus clock = 10 MHz (100 ns period)
PPOLx = 0
PWMPERx = 4
PWMDTYx = 1
PWMx frequency = 10 MHz/8 = 1.25 MHz
PWMx period = 800 ns
PWMx duty cycle = 3/4 *100% = 75%
Shown below is the output waveform generated.
Figure 12-39. PWM Center Aligned Output Example Waveform
12.4.2.7
PWM 16-Bit Functions
The PWM timer also has the option of generating 6-channels of 8-bits or 3-channels of 16-bits for greater
PWM resolution}. This 16-bit channel option is achieved through the concatenation of two 8-bit channels.
The PWMCTL register contains three control bits, each of which is used to concatenate a pair of PWM
channels into one 16-bit channel. Channels 4 and 5 are concatenated with the CON45 bit, channels 2 and 3
are concatenated with the CON23 bit, and channels 0 and 1 are concatenated with the CON01 bit.
NOTE
Change these bits only when both corresponding channels are disabled.
When channels 4 and 5 are concatenated, channel 4 registers become the high-order bytes of the double
byte channel as shown in
Figure 12-40. Similarly, when channels 2 and 3 are concatenated, channel 2
registers become the high-order bytes of the double byte channel. When channels 0 and 1 are concatenated,
channel 0 registers become the high-order bytes of the double byte channel.
E = 100 ns
PERIOD = 800 ns
DUTY CYCLE = 75%