counter and timers of PIC18f458 microcontroller

• What is Timer ?-  Timer is used to calculating the amounts of time between events.

• What is Counter ?-  Counter is used to count external events.

• About Timer & Counter-  Timer is fully depend upon the oscillator that attached externally to the microcontroller because it uses the frequency of oscillator to operate. When we trigger timer it start from initial value and run up to decided value stored by user in special function registers. When it reach its maximum value, it overflows and a certain bit is decided to show over flow in SFR(special function register) also called flag bit. Some timers also used prescalar technique to enhance its limits.

• Applications- Generating rectangular pulses (signal modulation), Watchdog timers, Counting objects, Measuring intervals, generating delay, etc.

1. Circuit diagram  creating a  pulse  using timers of  PIC18F458 micrcontroller

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1. PROGRAM TO CREATE A DELAY OF 1 SEC AT PORTD using timers of PIC18f458

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WHAT PROGRAM DO:- CREATE A DELAY OF 1 SEC ON PORTD OF PIC18F458
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/* header file used in this program is already included in software microC pro for pic*/

void timer_0();   // timer delay

void main() 
   {
       TRISD=0X00;    //PORTD AS OUTPUT MODE
       T0CON=0X08;    //TIMER0, 16 BIT MODE, NO PRESCALER
       PORTD=0X00;
       while(1)
         {
             PORTD=0X00;    // TOGGLE THE VALUE OF PORTB
             timer_0();       // CALLING FUNCTION
             PORTD=0XFF;
             timer_0();
         }

   }
   
void timer_0()        //creating a delay of 1 sec
  {
       int i;
       for(i=0;i<5;i++)
         {
              TMR0H=0X00;                // LOAD TH0
              TMR0L=0X00;                //LOAD TL0
              T0CON|=(1<<7);             // TURN ON T0
              while((INTCON & 0X04)==0); //WAIT FOR OVERFLOW
              T0CON&=~(1<<7);            // TURN OFF T0
              INTCON&=~(1<<2);           //CLEAR TF0
         }
  }

PROTEUS File for SIMULATION(Password Of RAR file is :-firmcodes.com)

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2. PROGRAM TO CREATE  SQUARE WAVE OF 100 MS AT PORTC.0 using timers of PIC18F458

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DEVELOPED BY:- FIRMWARE DEVELOPER
WHAT PROGRAM DO:- CREATE A SQUARE WAVE OF 100 MS AT PORTC.0 OF PIC18F458
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/* header file used in this program is already included in software microC pro for pic*/

void timer_0();   // timer delay
#define PULSE portc.RC0
void main() 
   {
       TRISC=0X00;    //PORTD AS OUTPUT MODE
       T0CON=0X08;    //TIMER0, 16 BIT MODE, NO PRESCALER
       PORTD=0X00;
       while(1)
         {
             PULSE=0;
             timer_0();       // CALLING FUNCTION
             PULSE=1;
             timer_0();
         }

   }
   
void timer_0()        //creating a delay of 1 sec
  {

              TMR0H=0XFF;                // LOAD TH0
              TMR0L=0X00;                //LOAD TL0
              T0CON|=(1<<7);             // TURN ON T0
              while((INTCON & 0X04)==0); //WAIT FOR OVERFLOW
              T0CON&=~(1<<7);            // TURN OFF T0
              INTCON&=~(1<<2);           //CLEAR TF0

  }

PROTEUS File for SIMULATION(Password Of RAR file is :-firmcodes.com)

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