Overview

The MCUXpresso SDK provides a driver for the Periodic Interrupt Timer (PIT) of MCUXpresso SDK devices.

Function groups

The PIT driver supports operating the module as a time counter.

Initialization and deinitialization

The function PIT_Init() initializes the PIT with specified configurations. The function PIT_GetDefaultConfig() gets the default configurations. The initialization function configures the PIT operation in debug mode.

The function PIT_SetTimerChainMode() configures the chain mode operation of each PIT channel.

The function PIT_Deinit() disables the PIT timers and disables the module clock.

Timer period Operations

The function PITR_SetTimerPeriod() sets the timer period in units of count. Timers begin counting down from the value set by this function until it reaches 0.

The function PIT_GetCurrentTimerCount() reads the current timer counting value. This function returns the real-time timer counting value, in a range from 0 to a timer period.

The timer period operation functions takes the count value in ticks. Users can call the utility macros provided in fsl_common.h to convert to microseconds or milliseconds.

Start and Stop timer operations

The function PIT_StartTimer() starts the timer counting. After calling this function, the timer loads the period value set earlier via the PIT_SetPeriod() function and starts counting down to 0. When the timer reaches 0, it generates a trigger pulse and sets the timeout interrupt flag.

The function PIT_StopTimer() stops the timer counting.

Status

Provides functions to get and clear the PIT status.

Interrupt

Provides functions to enable/disable PIT interrupts and get current enabled interrupts.

Typical use case

PIT tick example

Updates the PIT period and toggles an LED periodically. Refer to the driver examples codes located at <SDK_ROOT>/boards/<BOARD>/driver_examples/pit

Data Structures
struct	pit_config_t
	PIT configuration structure. More...

Enumerations
enum	pit_chnl_t { kPIT_Chnl_0 = 0U, kPIT_Chnl_1, kPIT_Chnl_2, kPIT_Chnl_3 }
	List of PIT channels. More...

enum	pit_interrupt_enable_t { kPIT_TimerInterruptEnable = PIT_TCTRL_TIE_MASK }
	List of PIT interrupts. More...

enum	pit_status_flags_t { kPIT_TimerFlag = PIT_TFLG_TIF_MASK }
	List of PIT status flags. More...

Functions
uint64_t	PIT_GetLifetimeTimerCount (PIT_Type *base)
	Reads the current lifetime counter value. More...

Driver version
#define	FSL_PIT_DRIVER_VERSION (MAKE_VERSION(2, 0, 4))
	PIT Driver Version 2.0.4.

Initialization and deinitialization
void	PIT_Init (PIT_Type base, const pit_config_t config)
	Ungates the PIT clock, enables the PIT module, and configures the peripheral for basic operations. More...

void	PIT_Deinit (PIT_Type *base)
	Gates the PIT clock and disables the PIT module. More...

static void	PIT_GetDefaultConfig (pit_config_t *config)
	Fills in the PIT configuration structure with the default settings. More...

static void	PIT_SetTimerChainMode (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel, bool enable)
	Enables or disables chaining a timer with the previous timer. More...

Interrupt Interface
static void	PIT_EnableInterrupts (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel, uint32_t mask)
	Enables the selected PIT interrupts. More...

static void	PIT_DisableInterrupts (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel, uint32_t mask)
	Disables the selected PIT interrupts. More...

static uint32_t	PIT_GetEnabledInterrupts (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel)
	Gets the enabled PIT interrupts. More...

Status Interface
static uint32_t	PIT_GetStatusFlags (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel)
	Gets the PIT status flags. More...

static void	PIT_ClearStatusFlags (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel, uint32_t mask)
	Clears the PIT status flags. More...

Read and Write the timer period
static void	PIT_SetTimerPeriod (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel, uint32_t count)
	Sets the timer period in units of count. More...

static uint32_t	PIT_GetCurrentTimerCount (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel)
	Reads the current timer counting value. More...

Timer Start and Stop
static void	PIT_StartTimer (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel)
	Starts the timer counting. More...

static void	PIT_StopTimer (PIT_Type *base, pit_chnl_t channel)
	Stops the timer counting. More...

Data Structure Documentation

struct pit_config_t

This structure holds the configuration settings for the PIT peripheral. To initialize this structure to reasonable defaults, call the PIT_GetDefaultConfig() function and pass a pointer to your config structure instance.

The configuration structure can be made constant so it resides in flash.

Data Fields
bool	enableRunInDebug
	true: Timers run in debug mode; false: Timers stop in debug mode

Enumeration Type Documentation

enum pit_chnl_t

Note: Actual number of available channels is SoC dependent

Enumerator
kPIT_Chnl_0	PIT channel number 0.
kPIT_Chnl_1	PIT channel number 1.
kPIT_Chnl_2	PIT channel number 2.
kPIT_Chnl_3	PIT channel number 3.

enum pit_interrupt_enable_t

Enumerator
kPIT_TimerInterruptEnable	Timer interrupt enable.

enum pit_status_flags_t

Enumerator
kPIT_TimerFlag	Timer flag.

Function Documentation

void PIT_Init	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		const pit_config_t *	config
	)

Note: This API should be called at the beginning of the application using the PIT driver.

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
config	Pointer to the user's PIT config structure

void PIT_Deinit ( PIT_Type * base )

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address

static void PIT_GetDefaultConfig ( pit_config_t * config )

inlinestatic

The default values are as follows.

* config->enableRunInDebug = false;

*

Parameters

config Pointer to the configuration structure.

static void PIT_SetTimerChainMode	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel,
		bool	enable
	)

inlinestatic

When a timer has a chain mode enabled, it only counts after the previous timer has expired. If the timer n-1 has counted down to 0, counter n decrements the value by one. Each timer is 32-bits, which allows the developers to chain timers together and form a longer timer (64-bits and larger). The first timer (timer 0) can't be chained to any other timer.

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number which is chained with the previous timer
enable	Enable or disable chain. true: Current timer is chained with the previous timer. false: Timer doesn't chain with other timers.

static void PIT_EnableInterrupts	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel,
		uint32_t	mask
	)

inlinestatic

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number
mask	The interrupts to enable. This is a logical OR of members of the enumeration pit_interrupt_enable_t

static void PIT_DisableInterrupts	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel,
		uint32_t	mask
	)

inlinestatic

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number
mask	The interrupts to disable. This is a logical OR of members of the enumeration pit_interrupt_enable_t

static uint32_t PIT_GetEnabledInterrupts	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel
	)

inlinestatic

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number

Returns: The enabled interrupts. This is the logical OR of members of the enumeration pit_interrupt_enable_t

static uint32_t PIT_GetStatusFlags	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel
	)

inlinestatic

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number

Returns: The status flags. This is the logical OR of members of the enumeration pit_status_flags_t

static void PIT_ClearStatusFlags	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel,
		uint32_t	mask
	)

inlinestatic

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number
mask	The status flags to clear. This is a logical OR of members of the enumeration pit_status_flags_t

static void PIT_SetTimerPeriod	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel,
		uint32_t	count
	)

inlinestatic

Timers begin counting from the value set by this function until it reaches 0, then it generates an interrupt and load this register value again. Writing a new value to this register does not restart the timer. Instead, the value is loaded after the timer expires.

Note: Users can call the utility macros provided in fsl_common.h to convert to ticks.

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number
count	Timer period in units of ticks

static uint32_t PIT_GetCurrentTimerCount	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel
	)

inlinestatic

This function returns the real-time timer counting value, in a range from 0 to a timer period.

Note: Users can call the utility macros provided in fsl_common.h to convert ticks to usec or msec.

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number

Returns: Current timer counting value in ticks

static void PIT_StartTimer	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel
	)

inlinestatic

After calling this function, timers load period value, count down to 0 and then load the respective start value again. Each time a timer reaches 0, it generates a trigger pulse and sets the timeout interrupt flag.

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number.

static void PIT_StopTimer	(	PIT_Type *	base,
		pit_chnl_t	channel
	)

inlinestatic

This function stops every timer counting. Timers reload their periods respectively after the next time they call the PIT_DRV_StartTimer.

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address
channel	Timer channel number.

uint64_t PIT_GetLifetimeTimerCount ( PIT_Type * base )

The lifetime timer is a 64-bit timer which chains timer 0 and timer 1 together. Timer 0 and 1 are chained by calling the PIT_SetTimerChainMode before using this timer. The period of lifetime timer is equal to the "period of timer 0 * period of timer 1". For the 64-bit value, the higher 32-bit has the value of timer 1, and the lower 32-bit has the value of timer 0.

Parameters

base	PIT peripheral base address

Returns: Current lifetime timer value

Overview

Function groups

Initialization and deinitialization

Timer period Operations

Start and Stop timer operations

Status

Interrupt

Typical use case

PIT tick example

Data Structures

Enumerations

Functions

Driver version

Initialization and deinitialization

Interrupt Interface

Status Interface

Read and Write the timer period

Timer Start and Stop

Data Structure Documentation

Data Fields

Enumeration Type Documentation

Function Documentation