Table 2—The pulse generator
is based on 16-bit counters coupled with prescalers. Although it can produce
a wide range of pulses, its resolution is basically limited by the resolution
of these 16-bit counters.
|
Prescaler |
Minimum/maximum period |
Resolution (microseconds) |
| 128 | 16 µs–0.52428 s | 8 |
| 64 | 8 µs–262 ms | 4 |
| 32 | 4 µs–131 ms | 2 |
| 16 | 2 µs–65,535 µs | 1 |
| 8 | 1 µs–32,767 µs | 0.50 |
| 4 | 0.5 µs–16,383 µs | 0.25 |
| 2 | 0.25 µs–8,192 µs | 0.125 |
| 1 | 0.125 µs–4,095 µs | 0.0625 |