Low-power timer (LPTIM) RM0401
454/771 RM0401 Rev 3
18.4.7 Trigger multiplexer
The LPTIM counter may be started either by software or after the detection of an active
edge on one of the 8 trigger inputs.
TRIGEN[1:0] is used to determine the LPTIM trigger source:
• When TRIGEN[1:0] equals ‘00’, The LPTIM counter is started as soon as one of the
CNTSTRT or the SNGSTRT bits is set by software. The three remaining possible
values for the TRIGEN[1:0] are used to configure the active edge used by the trigger
inputs. The LPTIM counter starts as soon as an active edge is detected.
• When TRIGEN[1:0] is different than ‘00’, TRIGSEL[2:0] is used to select which of the 8
trigger inputs is used to start the counter.
The external triggers are considered asynchronous signals for the LPTIM. So after a trigger
detection, a two-counter-clock period latency is needed before the timer starts running due
to the synchronization.
If a new trigger event occurs when the timer is already started it will be ignored (unless
timeout function is enabled).
Note: The timer must be enabled before setting the SNGSTRT/CNTSTRT bits. Any write on these
bits when the timer is disabled will be discarded by hardware.
18.4.8 Operating mode
The LPTIM features two operating modes:
• The Continuous mode: the timer is free running, the timer is started from a trigger event
and never stops until the timer is disabled
• One-shot mode: the timer is started from a trigger event and stops when reaching the
ARR value.
One-shot mode
To enable the one-shot counting, the SNGSTRT bit must be set.
A new trigger event will re-start the timer. Any trigger event occurring after the counter starts
and before the counter reaches ARR will be discarded.
In case an external trigger is selected, each external trigger event arriving after the
SNGSTRT bit is set, and after the counter register has stopped (contains zero value), will
start the counter for a new one-shot counting cycle as shown in Figure 168.
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