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I'm writing some assembly code for an ATtiny24 for a new project.  I 
need to use timer1 to PWM output PA5 (OC1B) (pin 8, I believe) at 
close to 38 kHz and 50% PW, it's for an IR LED being sensed by an 
IS1U60.  I am using timer0 for PWM motor control (which works just 
fine), and I would prefer to use timer1 for this application as it 
offers a phase and frequency correct PWM mode, and I think that's 
snazzy.

 

The steps I have taken to initialize my timer1:

      My DDR for port A5 has been set to output in a previous 
instruction.

      I begin by writing my TOP value to 16-bit registers OCR1AH and 
OCR1AL, writing high-byte before low.

      I write to TCCR1A, disabling OC1A, enabling OC1B with code 
0b10, and setting Waveform Gen Mode bits 1 and 0 with code 0b01.

      I write to TCCR1B, setting Waveform Gen Mode bits 3 and 2 with 
code 0b10 (which completes setting WGM to mode 9) and set my clock 
prescaler bits CS1[2:0] to 0b001 for a prescale rate of CLK/1.  To 
my understanding this is supposed to start the timer.

 

Here's the problem:

On the instruction cycle immediately following my write to TCCR1B, 
Waveform Gen Mode bit 3 is cleared automatically.  This appears to 
occur while flags OCF1A and OCF1B are simultaneously set, though I 
am not sure if this is connected or relevant.  And the real kicker 
is that the timer doesn't even appear to start:  TCNT1x registers 
are not incrementing, just remaining clear.  Even if I test the 
timer1 in a mode other than PFC-PWM, for example fastPWM, the timer 
still refuses to start.  Has anyone seen this before (Craig???)?  It 
feels like there is some kind of master control bit I have 
neglected.  

 

I am using the AVRstudio simulator config'd for an ATtiny24.  Hoping 
this is a simulator bug, though it'll be a bugger to debug if it is.

Thanks for any help you can provide,

Evan Haklar