Timers - Setting TIOAx-TIOBx to low when disabling a timer.

Hello.

I'm working on a project that use timers and I have ran into a problem.

I need to be able to disable a timer, but when I run:

TC2->TC_CHANNEL[0].TC_CCR = TC_CCR_CLKDIS;

TIOA6 stays in the last mode it was in, so if it is _SET when the timer is disabled the pin stays high.

I can't find anything in the datasheet/header files about how to clear the pin when the timer is disabled.

Do I actually have to transfer control of the pin to the PIO to disable it and then transfer control back, or what am I missing?

One way to clear TIOB6 pin (PC26) is obviously to give back control of the pin to the GPIO:

PIOC->PIO_PER |= PIO_PER_P26;
PIOC->PIO_OER |= PIO_OER_P26;

then clear PC26 if necessary:

PIOC->PIO_CODR |= PIO_CODR_P26;

Another one might be to stop TC6 clock(not tested though):

PMC->PMC_PCDR1 |= PMC_PCDR1_PID33;

Stopping the clock didn't work.

I tried the pioc method:

  TC2->TC_CHANNEL[0].TC_CCR = TC_CCR_CLKDIS;
  REG_PIOC_PER |= PIO_PER_P25;
  REG_PIOC_OER |= PIO_OER_P25;
  PIOC->PIO_CODR = PIO_CODR_P25; 
  // stuff
  REG_PIOC_PDR |= PIO_PDR_P25;

The weird part is that it works fine where it says " // stuff ", but as soon as control is handed back to the timer the pin goes high, even when the clock is disabled.

Post your full sketch (between code tags)

Ok. I managed to get it to work.

Just added:

TC2->TC_CHANNEL[0].TC_CMR |= TC_CMR_ASWTRG_CLEAR;

(clear TIOA on software-trigger) and then replaced the
TC2->TC_CHANNEL[0].TC_CCR = TC_CCR_CLKDIS;
with:

TC2->TC_CHANNEL[0].TC_CCR = TC_CCR_SWTRG | TC_CCR_CLKDIS;

Luckily I didn't need the software trigger for anything else.