Texas Instruments MSP430 Student Guide

Timer Details: Configuring TIMER_A
Timer Counting Modes
There are three different ways that the timer counter (TAR) can be incremented. These correlate
to the three configuration functions listed on the previous page. This page provides a single-slide
summary of the different modes – but we’ll examine each one over the following three pages.
6 - 14 MSP430 Workshop - Timers

Texas Instruments MSP430 Specifications

General

Program Memory Type	Flash
Clock Speed	Up to 25 MHz (depending on the specific device)
Flash Memory	Up to 512 KB (depending on the specific device)
RAM	Up to 66 KB (depending on the specific device)
Operating Voltage	1.8V - 3.6V (depending on the specific device)
ADC	10-bit or 12-bit SAR ADC
Communication Interfaces	UART, SPI, I2C, USB
DMA	Yes (depending on the specific device)
Operating Temperature	-40°C to +85°C
Architecture	16-bit RISC
Low Power Modes	Multiple (LPM0 to LPM4)