ATmega16U4/ATmega32U4
8-bit Microcontroller with 16/32K bytes of ISP Flash and
USB Controller
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Features
• High Performance, Low Power AVR® 8-Bit Microcontroller
• Advanced RISC Architecture
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– 135 Powerful Instructions – Most Single Clock Cycle Execution
– 32 x 8 General Purpose Working Registers
– Fully Static Operation
– Up to 16 MIPS Throughput at 16MHz
– On-Chip 2-cycle Multiplier
Non-volatile Program and Data Memories
– 16/32KB of In-System Self-Programmable Flash
– 1.25/2.5KB Internal SRAM
– 512Bytes/1KB Internal EEPROM
– Write/Erase Cycles: 10,000 Flash/100,000 EEPROM
– Data retention: 20 years at 85C/ 100 years at 25C(1)
– Optional Boot Code Section with Independent Lock Bits
In-System Programming by On-chip Boot Program
True Read-While-Write Operation
Parts using external XTAL clock are pre-programed with a default USB bootloader
– Programming Lock for Software Security
JTAG (IEEE® std. 1149.1 compliant) Interface
– Boundary-scan Capabilities According to the JTAG Standard
– Extensive On-chip Debug Support
– Programming of Flash, EEPROM, Fuses, and Lock Bits through the JTAG Interface
USB 2.0 Full-speed/Low Speed Device Module with Interrupt on Transfer Completion
– Complies fully with Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev 2.0
– Supports data transfer rates up to 12Mbit/s and 1.5Mbit/s
– Endpoint 0 for Control Transfers: up to 64-bytes
– Six Programmable Endpoints with IN or Out Directions and with Bulk, Interrupt or
Isochronous Transfers
– Configurable Endpoints size up to 256 bytes in double bank mode
– Fully independent 832 bytes USB DPRAM for endpoint memory allocation
– Suspend/Resume Interrupts
– CPU Reset possible on USB Bus Reset detection
– 48MHz from PLL for Full-speed Bus Operation
– USB Bus Connection/Disconnection on Microcontroller Request
– Crystal-less operation for Low Speed mode
Peripheral Features
– On-chip PLL for USB and High Speed Timer: 32 up to 96MHz operation
– One 8-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler and Compare Mode
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– Two 16-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler, Compare- and Capture Mode
– One 10-bit High-Speed Timer/Counter with PLL (64MHz) and Compare Mode
– Four 8-bit PWM Channels
– Four PWM Channels with Programmable Resolution from 2 to 16 Bits
– Six PWM Channels for High Speed Operation, with Programmable Resolution from 2 to 11 Bits
– Output Compare Modulator
– 12-channels, 10-bit ADC (features Differential Channels with Programmable Gain)
– Programmable Serial USART with Hardware Flow Control
– Master/Slave SPI Serial Interface
– Byte Oriented 2-wire Serial Interface
– Programmable Watchdog Timer with Separate On-chip Oscillator
– On-chip Analog Comparator
– Interrupt and Wake-up on Pin Change
– On-chip Temperature Sensor
Special Microcontroller Features
– Power-on Reset and Programmable Brown-out Detection
– Internal 8MHz Calibrated Oscillator
– Internal clock prescaler and On-the-fly Clock Switching (Int RC / Ext Osc)
– External and Internal Interrupt Sources
– Six Sleep Modes: Idle, ADC Noise Reduction, Power-save, Power-down, Standby, and Extended Standby
I/O and Packages
– All I/O combine CMOS outputs and LVTTL inputs
– 26 Programmable I/O Lines
– 44-lead TQFP Package, 10x10mm
– 44-lead QFN Package, 7x7mm
Operating Voltages
– 2.7 - 5.5V
Operating temperature
– Industrial (-40°C to +85°C)
Maximum Frequency
– 8MHz at 2.7V - Industrial range
– 16MHz at 4.5V - Industrial range
Note:
1. See “Data Retention” on page 8 for details.
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Pin Configurations
(INT.6/AIN0) PE6
UVcc
GND
AREF
PF0 (ADC0)
PF1 (ADC1)
PF4 (ADC4/TCK)
PF5 (ADC5/TMS)
PF6 (ADC6/TDO)
PF7 (ADC7/TDI)
GND
VCC
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
Pinout
AVCC
Figure 1-1.
44
1.
33 PE2 (HWB)
1
)
32 PC7 (ICP3/CLK0/OC4A
2
INDEX C
ORNER
D-
3
(
)
31 PC6 OC3A/OC4A
D+
4
30 PB6 (PCINT6/OC1B/OC4B/ADC
UGnd
5
29
UCap
6
VBus
7
20
21
(RXD1/INT2) PD2
(TXD1/INT3) PD3
(XCK1/CTS) PD5
22
19
(SDA/INT1) PD1
(OC0B/SCL/INT0) PD0
(PCINT7/OC0A/OC1C/RTS) PB7
2.
18
GND
17
23
XTAL1
11
16
AVCC
XTAL2
24
15
10
GND
25 PD4 (ICP1/ADC8)
14
9
12
(PDO/PCINT3/MISO
) PB3
26 PD6 (T1/OC4D/ADC9)
VCC
(PDI/PCINT2/MOSI) PB2
27 PD7 (T0/OC4D/ADC10)
8
13
(PCINT1/SCLK
) PB1
28 PB4 (PCINT4/ADC11)
ATmega32U4
ATmega16U4
44-pin QFN/T
QFP
RESET
(SS/PCINT0) PB0
PB5 (PCINT5/OC1A/OC4B/ADC
Overview
The ATmega16U4/ATmega32U4 is a low-power CMOS 8-bit microcontroller based on the AVR enhanced RISC
architecture. By executing powerful instructions in a single clock cycle, the device achieves throughputs
approaching 1 MIPS per MHz allowing the system designer to optimize power consumption versus processing
speed.
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Block Diagram
PF7 - PF4
VCC
PC7 PC6
PF1 PF0
PORTF DRIVERS
RESET
Block Diagram
XTAL2
Figure 2-1.
XTAL1
2.1
PORTC DRIVERS
GND
DATA REGISTER
PORTF
DATA DIR.
REG. PORTF
DATA REGISTER
PORTC
DATA DIR.
REG. PORTC
8-BIT DA TA BUS
POR - BOD
RESET
JTAG TAP
PROGRAM
COUNTER
STACK
POINTER
ON-CHIP DEBUG
PROGRAM
FLASH
SRAM
BOUNDARYSCAN
INSTRUCTION
REGISTER
INTERNAL
OSCILLATOR
INSTRUCTION
DECODER
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
CONTROL
LINES
TIMING AND
CONTROL
MCU CONTROL
REGISTER
TIMERS/
COUNTERS
GENERAL
PURPOSE
REGISTERS
INTERRUPT
UNIT
UVcc
Y
Z
ON-CHIP
USB PAD 3V
REGULATOR
EEPROM
ALU
PLL
HIGH SPEED
ADC
TIMER/PWM
STATUS
REGISTER
AREF
UCap
1uF
AVCC
AGND
OSCILLATOR
WATCHDOG
TIMER
X
PROGRAMMING
LOGIC
CALIB. OSC
VBUS
DP
USB 2.0
ANALOG
COMPARATOR
DATA REGISTER
PORTE
DATA DIR.
REG. PORTE
PORTE DRIVERS
PE6
PE2
DATA REGISTER
PORTB
DATA DIR.
REG. PORTB
PORTB DRIVERS
PB7 - PB0
DM
TWO-WIRE SERIAL
INTERFACE
SPI
USART1
DATA REGISTER
PORTD
DATA DIR.
REG. PORTD
PORTD DRIVERS
PD7 - PD0
The AVR core combines a rich instruction set with 32 general purpose working registers. All the 32 registers are
directly connected to the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), allowing two independent registers to be accessed in one
single instruction executed in one clock cycle. The resulting architecture is more code efficient while achieving
throughputs up to ten times faster than conventional CISC microcontrollers.
The device provides the following features: 16/32K bytes of In-System Programmable Flash with Read-WhileWrite capabilities, 512Bytes/1K bytes EEPROM, 1.25/2.5K bytes SRAM, 26 general purpose I/O lines (CMOS
outputs and LVTTL inputs), 32 general purpose working registers, four flexible Timer/Counters with compare
modes and PWM, one more high-speed Timer/Counter with compare modes and PLL adjustable source, one
USART (including CTS/RTS flow control signals), a byte oriented 2-wire Serial Interface, a 12-channels 10-bit
ADC with optional differential input stage with programmable gain, an on-chip calibrated temperature sensor, a
programmable Watchdog Timer with Internal Oscillator, an SPI serial port, IEEE std. 1149.1 compliant JTAG
test interface, also used for accessing the On-chip Debug system and programming and six software selectable
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power saving modes. The Idle mode stops the CPU while allowing the SRAM, Timer/Counters, SPI port, and
interrupt system to continue functioning. The Power-down mode saves the register contents but freezes the
Oscillator, disabling all other chip functions until the next interrupt or Hardware Reset. The ADC Noise
Reduction mode stops the CPU and all I/O modules except ADC, to minimize switching noise during ADC
conversions. In Standby mode, the Crystal/Resonator Oscillator is running while the rest of the device is
sleeping. This allows very fast start-up combined with low power consumption.
The device is manufactured using the Atmel® high-density nonvolatile memory technology. The On-chip ISP
Flash allows the program memory to be reprogrammed in-system through an SPI serial interface, by a
conventional nonvolatile memory programmer, or by an On-chip Boot program running on the AVR core. The
boot program can use any interface to download the application program in the application Flash memory.
Software in the Boot Flash section will continue to run while the Application Flash section is updated, providing
true Read-While-Write operation. By combining an 8-bit RISC CPU with In-System Self-Programmable Flash on
a monolithic chip, the device is a powerful microcontroller that provides a highly flexible and cost effective
solution to many embedded control applications.
The ATmega16U4/ATmega32U4 AVR is supported with a full suite of program and system development tools
including: C compilers, macro assemblers, program debugger/simulators, in-circuit emulators, and evaluation
kits.
2.2
Pin Descriptions
2.2.1
VCC
Digital supply voltage.
2.2.2
GND
Ground.
2.2.3
Port B (PB7..PB0)
Port B is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The Port B output
buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port B pins
that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port B pins are tristated when a reset condition becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
Port B has better driving capabilities than the other ports.
Port B also serves the functions of various special features of the device as listed on page 74.
2.2.4
Port C (PC7,PC6)
Port C is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The Port C output
buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port C pins
that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port C pins are tristated when a reset condition becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
Only bits 6 and 7 are present on the product pinout.
Port C also serves the functions of special features of the device as listed on page 77.
2.2.5
Port D (PD7..PD0)
Port D is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The Port D output
buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port D pins
that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port D pins are tristated when a reset condition becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
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Port D also serves the functions of various special features of the ATmega16U4/ATmega32U4 as listed on
page 78.
2.2.6
Port E (PE6,PE2)
Port E is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The Port E output
buffers have symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port E pins
that are externally pulled low will source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port E pins are tristated when a reset condition becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
Only bits 2 and 6 are present on the product pinout.
Port E also serves the functions of various special features of the ATmega16U4/ATmega32U4 as listed on
page 81.
2.2.7
Port F (PF7..PF4, PF1,PF0)
Port F serves as analog inputs to the A/D Converter.
Port F also serves as an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port, if the A/D Converter channels are not used. Port pins can
provide internal pull-up resistors (selected for each bit). The Port F output buffers have symmetrical drive
characteristics with both high sink and source capability. As inputs, Port F pins that are externally pulled low will
source current if the pull-up resistors are activated. The Port F pins are tri-stated when a reset condition
becomes active, even if the clock is not running.
Bits 2 and 3 are not present on the product pinout.
Port F also serves the functions of the JTAG interface. If the JTAG interface is enabled, the pull-up resistors on
pins PF7(TDI), PF5(TMS), and PF4(TCK) will be activated even if a reset occurs.
2.2.8
DUSB Full speed / Low Speed Negative Data Upstream Port. Should be connected to the USB D- connector pin
with a serial 22 resistor.
2.2.9
D+
USB Full speed / Low Speed Positive Data Upstream Port. Should be connected to the USB D+ connector pin
with a serial 22 resistor.
2.2.10 UGND
USB Pads Ground.
2.2.11 UVCC
USB Pads Internal Regulator Input supply voltage.
2.2.12 UCAP
USB Pads Internal Regulator Output supply voltage. Should be connected to an external capacitor (1µF).
2.2.13 VBUS
USB VBUS monitor input.
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2.2.14 RESET
Reset input. A low level on this pin for longer than the minimum pulse length will generate a reset, even if the
clock is not running. The minimum pulse length is given in Table 8-2 on page 53. Shorter pulses are not
guaranteed to generate a reset.
2.2.15 XTAL1
Input to the inverting Oscillator amplifier and input to the internal clock operating circuit.
2.2.16 XTAL2
Output from the inverting Oscillator amplifier.
2.2.17 AVCC
AVCC is the supply voltage pin (input) for all the A/D Converter channels. If the ADC is not used, it should be
externally connected to VCC. If the ADC is used, it should be connected to VCC through a low-pass filter.
2.2.18 AREF
This is the analog reference pin (input) for the A/D Converter.
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3.
About
3.1
Disclaimer
Typical values contained in this datasheet are based on simulations and characterization of other AVR
microcontrollers manufactured on the same process technology. Min. and Max. values will be available after the
device is characterized.
3.2
Resources
A comprehensive set of development tools, application notes and datasheets are available for download on
http://www.atmel.com/avr.
3.3
Code Examples
This documentation contains simple code examples that briefly show how to use various parts of the device. Be
aware that not all C compiler vendors include bit definitions in the header files and interrupt handling in C is
compiler dependent. Confirm with the C compiler documentation for more details.
These code examples assume that the part specific header file is included before compilation. For I/O registers
located in extended I/O map, "IN", "OUT", "SBIS", "SBIC", "CBI", and "SBI" instructions must be replaced with
instructions that allow access to extended I/O. Typically "LDS" and "STS" combined with "SBRS", "SBRC",
"SBR", and "CBR".
3.4
Data Retention
Reliability Qualification results show that the projected data retention failure rate is much less than 1PPM over
20 years at 85°C or 100 years at 25°C.
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4.
AVR CPU Core
4.1
Introduction
This section discusses the AVR core architecture in general. The main function of the CPU core is to ensure
correct program execution. The CPU must therefore be able to access memories, perform calculations, control
peripherals, and handle interrupts.
Architectural Overview
Figure 4-1.
Block Diagram of the AVR Architecture
Data Bus 8-bit
Flash
Program
Memory
Program
Counter
Status
and Control
32 x 8
General
Purpose
Registrers
Instruction
Decoder
Control Lines
Indirect Addressing
Instruction
Register
Direct Addressing
4.2
Interrupt
Unit
SPI
Unit
Watchdog
Timer
ALU
Analog
Comparator
I/O Module1
Data
SRAM
I/O Module 2
I/O Module n
EEPROM
I/O Lines
In order to maximize performance and parallelism, the AVR uses a Harvard architecture – with separate
memories and buses for program and data. Instructions in the program memory are executed with a single level
pipelining. While one instruction is being executed, the next instruction is pre-fetched from the program memory.
This concept enables instructions to be executed in every clock cycle. The program memory is In-System
Reprogrammable Flash memory.
The fast-access Register File contains 32 x 8-bit general purpose working registers with a single clock cycle
access time. This allows single-cycle Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) operation. In a typical ALU operation, two
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operands are output from the Register File, the operation is executed, and the result is stored back in the
Register File – in one clock cycle.
Six of the 32 registers can be used as three 16-bit indirect address register pointers for Data Space addressing
– enabling efficient address calculations. One of the these address pointers can also be used as an address
pointer for look up tables in Flash program memory. These added function registers are the 16-bit X-, Y-, and Zregister, described later in this section.
The ALU supports arithmetic and logic operations between registers or between a constant and a register.
Single register operations can also be executed in the ALU. After an arithmetic operation, the Status Register is
updated to reflect information about the result of the operation.
Program flow is provided by conditional and unconditional jump and call instructions, able to directly address the
whole address space. Most AVR instructions have a single 16-bit word format. Every program memory address
contains a 16- or 32-bit instruction.
Program Flash memory space is divided in two sections, the Boot Program section and the Application Program
section. Both sections have dedicated Lock bits for write and read/write protection. The SPM instruction that
writes into the Application Flash memory section must reside in the Boot Program section.
During interrupts and subroutine calls, the return address Program Counter (PC) is stored on the Stack. The
Stack is effectively allocated in the general data SRAM, and consequently the Stack size is only limited by the
total SRAM size and the usage of the SRAM. All user programs must initialize the SP in the Reset routine
(before subroutines or interrupts are executed). The Stack Pointer (SP) is read/write accessible in the I/O space.
The data SRAM can easily be accessed through the five different addressing modes supported in the AVR
architecture.
The memory spaces in the AVR architecture are all linear and regular memory maps.
A flexible interrupt module has its control registers in the I/O space with an additional Global Interrupt Enable bit
in the Status Register. All interrupts have a separate Interrupt Vector in the Interrupt Vector table. The interrupts
have priority in accordance with their Interrupt Vector position. The lower the Interrupt Vector address, the
higher the priority.
The I/O memory space contains 64 addresses for CPU peripheral functions as Control Registers, SPI, and other
I/O functions. The I/O Memory can be accessed directly, or as the Data Space locations following those of the
Register File, 0x20 - 0x5F. In addition, the ATmega16U4/ATmega32U4 has Extended I/O space from 0x60 0x0FF in SRAM where only the ST/STS/STD and LD/LDS/LDD instructions can be used.
4.3
ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit
The high-performance AVR ALU operates in direct connection with all the 32 general purpose working registers.
Within a single clock cycle, arithmetic operations between general purpose registers or between a register and
an immediate are executed. The ALU operations are divided into three main categories – arithmetic, logical, and
bit-functions. Some implementations of the architecture also provide a powerful multiplier supporting both
signed/unsigned multiplication and fractional format. See “Instruction Set Summary” on page 418 for a detailed
description.
4.4
Status Register
The Status Register contains information about the result of the most recently executed arithmetic instruction.
This information can be used for altering program flow in order to perform conditional operations. Note that the
Status Register is updated after all ALU operations, as specified in the Instruction Set Reference. This will in
many cases remove the need for using the dedicated compare instructions, resulting in faster and more
compact code.
The Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine and restored when returning
from an interrupt. This must be handled by software.
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The AVR Status Register – SREG – is defined as:
Bit
Read/Write
Initial Value
7
I
R/W
0
6
T
R/W
0
5
H
R/W
0
4
S
R/W
0
3
V
R/W
0
2
N
R/W
0
1
Z
R/W
0
0
C
R/W
0
SREG
• Bit 7 – I: Global Interrupt Enable
The Global Interrupt Enable bit must be set for the interrupts to be enabled. The individual interrupt enable
control is then performed in separate control registers. If the Global Interrupt Enable Register is cleared, none of
the interrupts are enabled independent of the individual interrupt enable settings. The I-bit is cleared by
hardware after an interrupt has occurred, and is set by the RETI instruction to enable subsequent interrupts.
The I-bit can also be set and cleared by the application with the SEI and CLI instructions, as described in the
instruction set reference.
• Bit 6 – T: Bit Copy Storage
The Bit Copy instructions BLD (Bit LoaD) and BST (Bit STore) use the T-bit as source or destination for the
operated bit. A bit from a register in the Register File can be copied into T by the BST instruction, and a bit in T
can be copied into a bit in a register in the Register File by the BLD instruction.
• Bit 5 – H: Half Carry Flag
The Half Carry Flag H indicates a Half Carry in some arithmetic operations. Half Carry Is useful in BCD
arithmetic. See “Instruction Set Summary” on page 418 for detailed information.
• Bit 4 – S: Sign Bit, S = N V
The S-bit is always an exclusive or between the Negative Flag N and the Two’s Complement Overflow Flag V.
See “Instruction Set Summary” on page 418 for detailed information.
• Bit 3 – V: Two’s Complement Overflow Flag
The Two’s Complement Overflow Flag V supports two’s arithmetic complements. See “Instruction Set
Summary” on page 418 for detailed information.
• Bit 2 – N: Negative Flag
The Negative Flag N indicates a negative result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See “Instruction Set
Summary” on page 418 for detailed information.
• Bit 1 – Z: Zero Flag
The Zero Flag Z indicates a zero result in an arithmetic or logic operation. See “Instruction Set Summary” on
page 418 for detailed information.
• Bit 0 – C: Carry Flag
The Carry Flag C indicates a carry in an arithmetic or logic operation. See “Instruction Set Summary” on
page 418 for detailed information.
4.5
General Purpose Register File
The Register File is optimized for the AVR Enhanced RISC instruction set. In order to achieve the required
performance and flexibility, the following input/output schemes are supported by the Register File:
One 8-bit output operand and one 8-bit result input
Two 8-bit output operands and one 8-bit result input
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Two 8-bit output operands and one 16-bit result input
One 16-bit output operand and one 16-bit result input
Figure 4-2 shows the structure of the 32 general purpose working registers in the CPU.
Figure 4-2.
AVR CPU General Purpose Working Registers
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General
Purpose
Working
Registers
R0
R1
R2
…
R13
R14
R15
R16
R17
…
R26
R27
R28
R29
R30
R31
0
Addr.
0x00
0x01
0x02
0x0D
0x0E
0x0F
0x10
0x11
0x1A
0x1B
0x1C
0x1D
0x1E
0x1F
X-register Low Byte
X-register High Byte
Y-register Low Byte
Y-register High Byte
Z-register Low Byte
Z-register High Byte
Most of the instructions operating on the Register File have direct access to all registers, and most of them are
single cycle instructions.
As shown in Figure 4-2, each register is also assigned a data memory address, mapping them directly into the
first 32 locations of the user Data Space. Although not being physically implemented as SRAM locations, this
memory organization provides great flexibility in access of the registers, as the X-, Y-, and Z-pointer registers
can be set to index any register in the file.
4.5.1
The X-register, Y-register, and Z-register
The registers R26..R31 have some added functions to their general purpose usage. These registers are 16-bit
address pointers for indirect addressing of the data space. The three indirect address registers X, Y, and Z are
defined as described in Figure 4-3.
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Figure 4-3.
The X-, Y-, and Z-registers
15
7
R27 (0x1B)
XH
X-register
15
7
R29 (0x1D)
YH
Y-register
Z-register
15
7
R31 (0x1F)
ZH
0
0
7
R26 (0x1A)
0
7
R28 (0x1C)
XL
0
0
YL
0
0
ZL
7
R30 (0x1E)
0
0
In the different addressing modes these address registers have functions as fixed displacement, automatic
increment, and automatic decrement (See “Instruction Set Summary” on page 418 for detailed information).
4.6
Stack Pointer
The Stack is mainly used for storing temporary data, for storing local variables and for storing return addresses
after interrupts and subroutine calls. The Stack Pointer Register always points to the top of the Stack. Note that
the Stack is implemented as growing from higher memory locations to lower memory locations. This implies that
a Stack PUSH command decreases the Stack Pointer.
The Stack Pointer points to the data SRAM Stack area where the Subroutine and Interrupt Stacks are located.
This Stack space in the data SRAM must be defined by the program before any subroutine calls are executed or
interrupts are enabled. The Stack Pointer must be set to point above 0x0100. The initial value of the stack
pointer is the last address of the internal SRAM. The Stack Pointer is decremented by one when data is pushed
onto the Stack with the PUSH instruction, and it is decremented by three when the return address is pushed
onto the Stack with subroutine call or interrupt. The Stack Pointer is incremented by one when data is popped
from the Stack with the POP instruction, and it is incremented by three when data is popped from the Stack with
return from subroutine RET or return from interrupt RETI.
The AVR Stack Pointer is implemented as two 8-bit registers in the I/O space. The number of bits actually used
is implementation dependent. Note that the data space in some implementations of the AVR architecture is so
small that only SPL is needed. In this case, the SPH Register will not be present.
Bit
Read/Write
Initial Value
15
SP15
SP7
7
R/W
R/W
0
1
14
SP14
SP6
6
R/W
R/W
0
1
13
SP13
SP5
5
R/W
R/W
1
1
12
SP12
SP4
4
R/W
R/W
0
1
11
SP11
SP3
3
R/W
R/W
0
1
10
SP10
SP2
2
R/W
R/W
0
1
9
SP9
SP1
1
R/W
R/W
0
1
8
SP8
SP0
0
R/W
R/W
0
1
SPH
SPL
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4.6.1
Extended Z-pointer Register for ELPM/SPM - RAMPZ
Bit
Read/Write
Initial Value
7
RAMPZ7
R/W
0
6
RAMPZ6
R/W
0
5
RAMPZ5
R/W
0
4
RAMPZ4
R/W
0
3
RAMPZ3
R/W
0
2
RAMPZ2
R/W
0
1
RAMPZ1
R/W
0
0
RAMPZ0
R/W
0
RAMPZ
For ELPM/SPM instructions, the Z-pointer is a concatenation of RAMPZ, ZH, and ZL, as shown in Figure 4-4.
Note that LPM is not affected by the RAMPZ setting.
Figure 4-4.
Bit (Individually)
Bit (Z-pointer)
The Z-pointer used by ELPM and SPM
7
RAMPZ
23
0
16
7
ZH
15
0
7
ZL
7
8
0
0
The actual number of bits is implementation dependent. Unused bits in an implementation will always read as
zero. For compatibility with future devices, be sure to write these bits to zero.
4.7
Instruction Execution Timing
This section describes the general access timing concepts for instruction execution. The AVR CPU is driven by
the CPU clock clkCPU, directly generated from the selected clock source for the chip. No internal clock division is
used.
Figure 4-5 shows the parallel instruction fetches and instruction executions enabled by the Harvard architecture
and the fast-access Register File concept. This is the basic pipelining concept to obtain up to 1 MIPS per MHz
with the corresponding unique results for functions per cost, functions per clocks, and functions per power-unit.
Figure 4-5.
The Parallel Instruction Fetches and Instruction Executions
T1
T2
T3
T4
clkCPU
1st Instruction Fetch
1st Instruction Execute
2nd Instruction Fetch
2nd Instruction Execute
3rd Instruction Fetch
3rd Instruction Execute
4th Instruction Fetch
Figure 4-6 shows the internal timing concept for the Register File. In a single clock cycle an ALU operation using
two register operands is executed, and the result is stored back to the destination register.
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Figure 4-6.
Single Cycle ALU Operation
T1
T2
T3
T4
clkCPU
Total Execution Time
Register Operands Fetch
ALU Operation Execute
Result Write Back
4.8
Reset and Interrupt Handling
The AVR provides several different interrupt sources. These interrupts and the separate Reset Vector each
have a separate program vector in the program memory space. All interrupts are assigned individual enable bits
which must be written logic one together with the Global Interrupt Enable bit in the Status Register in order to
enable the interrupt. Depending on the Program Counter value, interrupts may be automatically disabled when
Boot Lock bits BLB02 or BLB12 are programmed. This feature improves software security. See the section
“Memory Programming” on page 353 for details.
The lowest addresses in the program memory space are by default defined as the Reset and Interrupt Vectors.
The complete list of vectors is shown in “Interrupts” on page 63. The list also determines the priority levels of the
different interrupts. The lower the address the higher is the priority level. RESET has the highest priority, and
next is INT0 – the External Interrupt Request 0. The Interrupt Vectors can be moved to the start of the Boot
Flash section by setting the IVSEL bit in the MCU Control Register (MCUCR). Refer to “Interrupts” on page 63
for more information. The Reset Vector can also be moved to the start of the Boot Flash section by
programming the BOOTRST Fuse, see “Memory Programming” on page 353.
When an interrupt occurs, the Global Interrupt Enable I-bit is cleared and all interrupts are disabled. The user
software can write logic one to the I-bit to enable nested interrupts. All enabled interrupts can then interrupt the
current interrupt routine. The I-bit is automatically set when a Return from Interrupt instruction – RETI – is
executed.
There are basically two types of interrupts. The first type is triggered by an event that sets the Interrupt Flag. For
these interrupts, the Program Counter is vectored to the actual Interrupt Vector in order to execute the interrupt
handling routine, and hardware clears the corresponding Interrupt Flag. Interrupt Flags can also be cleared by
writing a logic one to the flag bit position(s) to be cleared. If an interrupt condition occurs while the
corresponding interrupt enable bit is cleared, the Interrupt Flag will be set and remembered until the interrupt is
enabled, or the flag is cleared by software. Similarly, if one or more interrupt conditions occur while the Global
Interrupt Enable bit is cleared, the corresponding Interrupt Flag(s) will be set and remembered until the Global
Interrupt Enable bit is set, and will then be executed by order of priority.
The second type of interrupts will trigger as long as the interrupt condition is present. These interrupts do not
necessarily have Interrupt Flags. If the interrupt condition disappears before the interrupt is enabled, the
interrupt will not be triggered.
When the AVR exits from an interrupt, it will always return to the main program and execute one more
instruction before any pending interrupt is served.
Note that the Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine, nor restored when
returning from an interrupt routine. This must be handled by software.
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When using the CLI instruction to disable interrupts, the interrupts will be immediately disabled. No interrupt will
be executed after the CLI instruction, even if it occurs simultaneously with the CLI instruction. The following
example shows how this can be used to avoid interrupts during the timed EEPROM write sequence.
Assembly Code Example
in
r16, SREG
;
store SREG value
cli
; disable interrupts during
timed sequence
sbi
EECR, EEMPE
;
start EEPROM write
sbi
EECR, EEPE
out
SREG, r16
;
restore SREG value (I-bit)
C Code Example
char cSREG;
cSREG = SREG;
store SREG value */
/* disable interrupts during timed sequence */
__disable_interrupt();
EECR |= (1