Hellow!
I have read that the timer watchdog should be left as it is, but what about the other timers ?
Do Arduino boards need any of timers TC0-TC5 for some purpose(s) or can they be used without worrying?
Worrying above doesn't iclude possibilities for programming errors, heh!
Thanks!
Lots of information on the WEB (Google is your friend) here is a great source:
On the Uno, T0 is used for millis(), delay analogwrite 5,6
If you use others they will disable PWM pins.
Mega:
Timer0 analogwrite 4,13
Timer1 analogwrite 11,12
Timer2 analogwrite 9,10
Timer3 analogwrite 2,3,5
Timer4 analogwrite 6,7,8
Timer5 analogwrite 45,46
And Here:
LarryD:
Lots of information on the WEB (Google is your friend) here is a great source:
Gammon Forum : Electronics : Microprocessors : Timers and counters
Wonderful link, thanks a lot!
LarryD:
On the Uno, T0 is used for millis(), delay analogwrite 5,6
If you use others they will disable PWM pins.
Mega:
Timer0 analogwrite 4,13
Timer1 analogwrite 11,12
Timer2 analogwrite 9,10
Timer3 analogwrite 2,3,5
Timer4 analogwrite 6,7,8
Timer5 analogwrite 45,46
And Here:
It seems that my application needs all 6 registers, but with some "external" electronics I can cope with only 5 (1-5) of them, so I will still have the millis() there.
My AtMega has Timer/Counter Clock Inputs T0, T1, T3, T4 and T5. Arduino Mega 2560 has pins connected only to T0/PD7=pin 38 and T5/PL2 = pin 47. I need at least 2 more clock inputs because I need to use one clock output (OC) as input to other Timer/counters. One possibility is to try soldering leads to the unconnected T1, T3 and T4 legs, but they are so tightly spaced that it may not be easy to do. Any other ideas?
thx