Tinkering TI MSP430F5529

Timer Input Capture Mode – TA0

Just like PWM, timer input capture is another important feature of a timer. This is an input-side feature unlike PWM. Input capture is needed for measurement of pulse widths, frequency and time period of an incoming waveform.

Code Example

#include "driverlib.h"
#include "delay.h"
#include "lcd.h"
#include "lcd_print.h"

unsigned int pulse_ticks = 0;
unsigned int start_time = 0;
unsigned int end_time = 0;

void clock_init(void);
void GPIO_init(void);
void timer_T0A5_init(void);
void timer_T2A3_init(void);

#pragma vector=TIMER0_A1_VECTOR
__interrupt void TIMER0_A1_ISR(void)
{
  switch(__even_in_range(TA0IV, 10))
  {
       case 0x00: break;             // None
       case 0x02:                    // CCR1 IFG
       {
           end_time = Timer_A_getCaptureCompareCount(TIMER_A0_BASE,
                                                     TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1);

           pulse_ticks = (end_time - start_time);

           start_time = end_time;

           Timer_A_clearCaptureCompareInterrupt(TIMER_A0_BASE,
                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1);

           break;
       }
       case 0x04: break;             // CCR2 IFG
       case 0x06: break;             // CCR3 IFG
       case 0x08: break;             // CCR4 IFG
       case 0x0A: break;             // CCR5 IFG
       case 0x0C: break;             // CCR6 IFG
       case 0x0E:                    // TA0IFG
       {
           GPIO_toggleOutputOnPin(GPIO_PORT_P1,
                                  GPIO_PIN0);

           break;
       }
       default:   _never_executed();
  }
}

void main(void)
{
    unsigned char i = 0;
    unsigned char settings_changed = false;
    unsigned long timer_clock_frequency = 0;

    WDT_A_hold(WDT_A_BASE);

    clock_init();
    GPIO_init();
    timer_T0A5_init();
    timer_T2A3_init();

    LCD_init();
    LCD_clear_home();

    LCD_goto(0, 0);
    LCD_putstr("PWM./Hz:");

    LCD_goto(0, 1);
    LCD_putstr("Cap./Hz:");

    timer_clock_frequency = UCS_getSMCLK();

    while(true)
    {

        if(GPIO_getInputPinValue(GPIO_PORT_P2,
                                 GPIO_PIN1) == false)
        {
            while(GPIO_getInputPinValue(GPIO_PORT_P2,
                                        GPIO_PIN1) == false);

            i++;

            GPIO_setOutputHighOnPin(GPIO_PORT_P4,
                                    GPIO_PIN7);

            delay_ms(100);

            GPIO_setOutputLowOnPin(GPIO_PORT_P4,
                                   GPIO_PIN7);

            if(i > 5)
            {
                i = 0;
            }

            settings_changed = false;

        }

        switch(settings_changed)
        {
            case true:
            {
                print_I(8, 1, (timer_clock_frequency / pulse_ticks));
                delay_ms(100);
                break;
            }

            default:
            {
                switch(i)
                {
                    case 1:
                    {
                        LCD_goto(9, 0);
                        LCD_putstr("200  ");

                        Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

                        outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
                        outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
                        outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 5000;
                        outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
                        outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
                        outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

                        Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                          &outputPWMParam);

                        Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                                                2000);

                        break;
                    }

                    case 2:
                    {
                        LCD_goto(9, 0);
                        LCD_putstr("125  ");

                        Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

                        outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
                        outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
                        outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 8000;
                        outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
                        outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
                        outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

                        Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                          &outputPWMParam);

                        Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                                                4000);

                        break;
                    }

                    case 3:
                    {
                        LCD_goto(9, 0);
                        LCD_putstr("1000 ");

                        Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

                        outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
                        outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
                        outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 1000;
                        outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
                        outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
                        outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

                        Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                          &outputPWMParam);

                        Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                                                600);

                        break;
                    }

                    case 4:
                    {
                        LCD_goto(9, 0);
                        LCD_putstr("8000 ");

                        Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

                        outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
                        outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
                        outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 125;
                        outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
                        outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
                        outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

                        Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                          &outputPWMParam);

                        Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                                                60);

                        break;
                    }

                    case 5:
                    {
                        LCD_goto(9, 0);
                        LCD_putstr("2000 ");

                        Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

                        outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
                        outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
                        outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 500;
                        outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
                        outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
                        outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

                        Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                          &outputPWMParam);

                        Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                                                250);

                        break;
                    }

                    default:
                    {

                        LCD_goto(9, 0);
                        LCD_putstr("333.3");

                        Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

                        outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
                        outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
                        outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 3000;
                        outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
                        outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
                        outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

                        Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                          &outputPWMParam);

                        Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                                                1500);

                        break;
                    }

                }

                settings_changed = true;

                break;
            }
        }
    };
}

void clock_init(void)
{
    PMM_setVCore(PMM_CORE_LEVEL_3);

    GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionInputPin(GPIO_PORT_P5,
                                               (GPIO_PIN4 | GPIO_PIN2));

    GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionOutputPin(GPIO_PORT_P5,
                                                (GPIO_PIN5 | GPIO_PIN3));

    UCS_setExternalClockSource(XT1_FREQ,
                               XT2_FREQ);

    UCS_turnOnXT2(UCS_XT2_DRIVE_4MHZ_8MHZ);

    UCS_turnOnLFXT1(UCS_XT1_DRIVE_0,
                    UCS_XCAP_3);

    UCS_initClockSignal(UCS_MCLK,
                        UCS_XT2CLK_SELECT,
                        UCS_CLOCK_DIVIDER_1);

    UCS_initClockSignal(UCS_SMCLK,
                        UCS_XT2CLK_SELECT,
                        UCS_CLOCK_DIVIDER_1);

    UCS_initClockSignal(UCS_ACLK,
                        UCS_XT1CLK_SELECT,
                        UCS_CLOCK_DIVIDER_1);
}

void GPIO_init(void)
{
    GPIO_setAsInputPinWithPullUpResistor(GPIO_PORT_P2,
                                         GPIO_PIN1);

    GPIO_setAsOutputPin(GPIO_PORT_P1,
                        GPIO_PIN0);

    GPIO_setDriveStrength(GPIO_PORT_P1,
                          GPIO_PIN0,
                          GPIO_FULL_OUTPUT_DRIVE_STRENGTH);

    GPIO_setAsOutputPin(GPIO_PORT_P4,
                        GPIO_PIN7);

    GPIO_setDriveStrength(GPIO_PORT_P4,
                          GPIO_PIN7,
                          GPIO_FULL_OUTPUT_DRIVE_STRENGTH);

    GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionInputPin(GPIO_PORT_P1,
                                               GPIO_PIN2);

    GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionOutputPin(GPIO_PORT_P2,
                                                GPIO_PIN4);
}

void timer_T0A5_init(void)
{
    Timer_A_initCaptureModeParam CaptureModeParam = {0};
    Timer_A_initContinuousModeParam ContinuousModeParam = {0};

    Timer_A_stop(TIMER_A0_BASE);
    Timer_A_clearTimerInterrupt(TIMER_A0_BASE);

    ContinuousModeParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
    ContinuousModeParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_1;
    ContinuousModeParam.timerInterruptEnable_TAIE = TIMER_A_TAIE_INTERRUPT_ENABLE;
    ContinuousModeParam.timerClear = TIMER_A_SKIP_CLEAR;
    ContinuousModeParam.startTimer = true;

    CaptureModeParam.captureRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
    CaptureModeParam.captureMode = TIMER_A_CAPTUREMODE_RISING_EDGE;
    CaptureModeParam.captureInputSelect = TIMER_A_CAPTURE_INPUTSELECT_CCIxA;
    CaptureModeParam.synchronizeCaptureSource = TIMER_A_CAPTURE_ASYNCHRONOUS;
    CaptureModeParam.captureInterruptEnable = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_INTERRUPT_ENABLE;

    Timer_A_initContinuousMode(TIMER_A0_BASE,
                               &ContinuousModeParam);

    Timer_A_initCaptureMode(TIMER_A0_BASE,
                            &CaptureModeParam);

    __enable_interrupt();
}

void timer_T2A3_init(void)
{
    Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

    outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
    outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
    outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 2000;
    outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
    outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
    outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

    Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                      &outputPWMParam);

    Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                            TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                            1000);
}

Hardware Setup

Explanation

In this example, two timers are used. One is set to provide variable frequency PWM while the other is set to measure PWM frequency.

First, let’s see how the PWM is configured. Timer TA2 is used to provide PWM output.

void clock_init(void)
{
....
    UCS_initClockSignal(UCS_SMCLK, UCS_XT2CLK_SELECT, UCS_CLOCK_DIVIDER_1);
....
}


void GPIO_init(void)
{
....
    GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionOutputPin(GPIO_PORT_P2, GPIO_PIN4);
}


void timer_T2A3_init(void)
{
    Timer_A_outputPWMParam outputPWMParam = {0};

    outputPWMParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
    outputPWMParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_4;
    outputPWMParam.timerPeriod = 2000;
    outputPWMParam.compareRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
    outputPWMParam.compareOutputMode = TIMER_A_OUTPUTMODE_RESET_SET;
    outputPWMParam.dutyCycle = 0;

    Timer_A_outputPWM(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                      &outputPWMParam);

    Timer_A_setCompareValue(TIMER_A2_BASE,
                            TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1,
                            1000);
}

One CC channel of timer T2A3 is used to generate a PWM output of 500Hz with these settings. I believe, by now, the code is not difficult to understand.

On P2.1 button press, the time period and duty cycle of this timer are altered and square waves of different frequencies are generated.

Now let’s see how the capture timer is setup. Capture hardware is made with timer TA0. CC channel 1 is used and therefore P1.2’s secondary function is enabled.  

void clock_init(void)
{
....
    UCS_initClockSignal(UCS_SMCLK, UCS_XT2CLK_SELECT, UCS_CLOCK_DIVIDER_1);
....
}

void GPIO_init(void)
{
....
    GPIO_setAsPeripheralModuleFunctionInputPin(GPIO_PORT_P1, GPIO_PIN2);
....
}


void timer_T0A5_init(void)
{
    Timer_A_initCaptureModeParam CaptureModeParam = {0};
    Timer_A_initContinuousModeParam ContinuousModeParam = {0};

    Timer_A_stop(TIMER_A0_BASE);
    Timer_A_clearTimerInterrupt(TIMER_A0_BASE);

    ContinuousModeParam.clockSource = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_SMCLK;
    ContinuousModeParam.clockSourceDivider = TIMER_A_CLOCKSOURCE_DIVIDER_1;
    ContinuousModeParam.timerInterruptEnable_TAIE = TIMER_A_TAIE_INTERRUPT_ENABLE;
    ContinuousModeParam.timerClear = TIMER_A_SKIP_CLEAR;
    ContinuousModeParam.startTimer = true;

    CaptureModeParam.captureRegister = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1;
    CaptureModeParam.captureMode = TIMER_A_CAPTUREMODE_RISING_EDGE;
    CaptureModeParam.captureInputSelect = TIMER_A_CAPTURE_INPUTSELECT_CCIxA;
    CaptureModeParam.synchronizeCaptureSource = TIMER_A_CAPTURE_ASYNCHRONOUS;
    CaptureModeParam.captureInterruptEnable = TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_INTERRUPT_ENABLE;

    Timer_A_initContinuousMode(TIMER_A0_BASE, &ContinuousModeParam);

    Timer_A_initCaptureMode(TIMER_A0_BASE, &CaptureModeParam);

    __enable_interrupt();
}

Capture hardware consists of two parts – CC input capture and continuous mode timer.

Firstly, the continuous mode timer is setup. This timer is fed with 4MHz SMCLK. It ticks at every 250ns and approximately overflows every 16ms.

Secondly, the capture part is setup using CC channel 1. It is set to look for rising edges of incoming waveform.

In the interrupt, respective flags are checked. Note both flags are under same interrupt vector. When timer overflow occurs, P1.0 LED is only toggled. However, the interesting part happens inside the CCR1 flag. It is at this stage, time period of capture waveform is captured and calculated.

#pragma vector=TIMER0_A1_VECTOR
__interrupt void TIMER0_A1_ISR(void)
{
  switch(__even_in_range(TA0IV, 10))
  {
       case 0x00: break;             // None
       case 0x02:                    // CCR1 IFG
       {
           end_time = Timer_A_getCaptureCompareCount(TIMER_A0_BASE,                                           TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1);

           pulse_ticks = (end_time - start_time);

           start_time = end_time;

           Timer_A_clearCaptureCompareInterrupt(TIMER_A0_BASE,                                                TIMER_A_CAPTURECOMPARE_REGISTER_1);

           break;
       }
       case 0x04: break;             // CCR2 IFG
       case 0x06: break;             // CCR3 IFG
       case 0x08: break;             // CCR4 IFG
       case 0x0A: break;             // CCR5 IFG
       case 0x0C: break;             // CCR6 IFG
       case 0x0E:                    // TA0IFG
       {
           GPIO_toggleOutputOnPin(GPIO_PORT_P1, GPIO_PIN0);

           break;
       }
       default:   _never_executed();
  }
}

When a rising-edge is detected, timer’s current count is immediately stored. When another rising-edge is detected, the timer count of that instance is also stored. Subtracting these two counts results in a count difference. Since we know timer’s tick period, we can use the count difference to compute period/frequency of the incoming waveform.

SMCLK’s frequency is the timer’s operating speed and it is found out by the code as shown below:

timer_clock_frequency = UCS_getSMCLK();

Dividing timer clock frequency (4 MHz) with time count differences, i.e. pulse_ticks, gives us the frequency of capture waveform.

print_I(8, 1, (timer_clock_frequency / pulse_ticks));
delay_ms(100);

The limitation of this code is inaccuracy of measurement at high frequencies and that’s because at high frequencies, capture resolution decreases. To capture high frequencies, we can use faster clocks or more sampling.

Demo

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