Re: Microcontroller with 4x16 Bit Timers

From: CC Cox (chuckPORK_at_synchroPORK.com)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:36:45 GMT

On 24 Jun 2004 04:47:33 -0700, sjones@scannex.co.uk (Stephen Jones) wrote:
>I am looking for small low cost processor ideally with 4 16 bit
>capture on interrupt timers. Its to measure the minimum bit width of 4
>RS232 sources, which can have a minimum bit width of 8.2uS. This has
>to be done continuously with the results filtered etc with resulting
>bit width converted to its corresponding baud rate and then an
>equivalent 4 bit number which is output to a IO port. Therefore the
>processor requires 20 I/O lines.

Any Cypress PSoC with 8 digital modules can be configured with 4 16 bit timers.
The bad news is that you won't have any modules left over for other digital
peripherals. The good news is that you can reconfigure those 4 timers into 4
uarts (or whatever) at will. There is a new family of chips coming out with
more digital modules if 8 is too limiting for your application.

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