Timebase peripheral
US8897324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microcontroller has a timebase driven by a clock signal, wherein the timebase has a reset input and an output coupled with a comparator. The comparator is further coupled with a register and is operable to generate a synchronization output signal if the timebase matches the register value. The microcontroller further has a first multiplexer receiving the synchronization output signal from the comparator and further receiving at least one event signal generated by a unit other than the timebase, wherein the first multiplexer is operable to select either the synchronization output signal or the at least one event signal as a timebase synchronization output signal.
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