A timer is a simple counter! The input clock of microcontroller and operation of the timer is independent of the program execution.All the Atmel microcontrollers have Timers as an inbuilt peripheral.
The ST7Lite3 8-bit flash microcontrollers feature an enhanced 12-bit auto-reload timer, a master/slave asynchronous interface, and a 20-pin package. The 2-kHz to 4-MHz 12-bit timer offers four ...
Counter/timer hardware is a crucial component of most embedded systems. In some cases a timer is needed to measure elapsed time; in others we want to count or time some external events. Here's a ...