Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Configurable event selection for microcontroller timer/counter unit control
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Application No.: US15657549Application Date: 2017-07-24
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Publication No.: US10338924B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Jon Matthew Brabender
- Applicant: Renesas Electronics America Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G06F9/30
- IPC: G06F9/30 ; G06F9/54 ; G06F9/46

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for dynamically controlling functional aspects of an MCU. In one embodiment an MCU includes a central processing unit (CPU), a memory for storing instructions executable by the CPU, and a T/C channel coupled to receive control values generated by CPU and M event signals, wherein M is an integer greater than 1. The T/C channel is configured to select one or more of the M event signals based on the one or more of the control values. The T/C channel is configured to generate a control signal as a function of the selected one or more of the M event signals. A function of the T/C channel can be controlled by the control signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170322807A1 CONFIGURABLE EVENT SELECTION FOR MICROCONTROLLER TIMER/COUNTER UNIT CONTROL Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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