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Features

•High-performance, Low-power AVR® 8-bit Microcontroller

•RISC Architecture

– 118 Powerful Instructions – Most Single Clock Cycle Execution

– 32 x 8 General Purpose Working Registers

– Fully Static Operation

– Up to 16 MIPS Throughput at 16 MHz

•Data and Non-volatile Program Memory

– 2K Bytes of In-System Programmable Program Memory Flash

Endurance: 10,000 Write/Erase Cycles

– 128 Bytes of In-System Programmable EEPROM

Endurance: 100,000 Write/Erase Cycles

– 128 Bytes Internal SRAM

– Programming Lock for Flash Program and EEPROM Data Security

•Peripheral Features

– 8-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler

– 8-bit High-speed Timer with Separate Prescaler

2 High Frequency PWM Outputs with Separate Output Compare Registers

Non-overlapping Inverted PWM Output Pins

– Universal Serial Interface with Start Condition Detector

– 10-bit ADC

11 Single Ended Channels

8 Differential ADC Channels

7 Differential ADC Channel Pairs with Programmable Gain (1x, 20x)

– On-chip Analog Comparator

– External Interrupt

– Pin Change Interrupt on 11 Pins

– Programmable Watchdog Timer with Separate On-chip Oscillator

•Special Microcontroller Features

– Low Power Idle, Noise Reduction, and Power-down Modes

– Power-on Reset and Programmable Brown-out Detection

– External and Internal Interrupt Sources

– In-System Programmable via SPI Port

– Internal Calibrated RC Oscillator

•I/O and Packages

– 20-lead PDIP/SOIC: 16 Programmable I/O Lines

– 32-lead QFN/MLF: 16 programmable I/O Lines

•Operating Voltages

– 2.7V - 5.5V for ATtiny26L

– 4.5V - 5.5V for ATtiny26

•Speed Grades

– 0 - 8 MHz for ATtiny26L

– 0 - 16 MHz for ATtiny26

•Power Consumption at 1 MHz, 3V and 25°C for ATtiny26L

– Active 16 MHz, 5V and 25°C: Typ 15 mA

– Active 1 MHz, 3V and 25°C: 0.70 mA

– Idle Mode 1 MHz, 3V and 25°C: 0.18 mA

– Power-down Mode: < 1 µA

8-bit

Microcontroller

with 2K Bytes

Flash

ATtiny26

ATtiny26L

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ATtiny26(L)

Configuration

Note: The bottom pad under the QFN/MLF package should be soldered to ground.

(MOSI/DI/SDA/OC1A) PB0

(MISO/DO/OC1A) PB1

(SCK/SCL/OC1B) PB2

(OC1B) PB3

VCC

GND

(ADC7/XTAL1) PB4

(ADC8/XTAL2) PB5

(ADC9/INT0/T0) PB6

(ADC10/RESET) PB7

PA0 (ADC0)

PA1 (ADC1)

PA2 (ADC2)

PA3 (AREF)

GND

AVCC

PA4 (ADC3)

PA5 (ADC4)

PA6 (ADC5/AIN0)

PA7 (ADC6/AIN1)

PDIP/SOIC

MLF Top View

(OC1B) PB3

VCC

GND

(ADC7/XTAL1) PB4

(ADC8/XTAL2) PB5

PA2 (ADC2)

PA3 (AREF)

GND

AVCC

PA4 (ADC3)

(ADC9/INT0/T0) PB6

(ADC10/RESET) PB7

(ADC6/AIN1) PA7

(ADC5/AIN0) PA6

(ADC4) PA5

PB2 (SCK/SCL/OC1B)

PB1 (MISO/DO/OC1A)

PB0 (MOSI/DI/SDA/OC1A)

PA0 (ADC0)

PA1 (ADC1)

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ATtiny26(L)

Description The ATtiny26(L) 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 ATtiny26(L) achieves

throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz allowing the system designer to optimize power con-

sumption versus processing speed.

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 con-

ventional CISC microcontrollers. The ATtiny26(L) has a high precision ADC with up to 11 single

ended channels and 8 differential channels. Seven differential channels have an optional gain of

20x. Four out of the seven differential channels, which have the optional gain, can be used at the

same time. The ATtiny26(L) also has a high frequency 8-bit PWM module with two independent

outputs. Two of the PWM outputs have inverted non-overlapping output pins ideal for synchro-

nous rectification. The Universal Serial Interface of the ATtiny26(L) allows efficient software

implementation of TWI (Two-wire Serial Interface) or SM-bus interface. These features allow for

highly integrated battery charger and lighting ballast applications, low-end thermostats, and

firedetectors, among other applications.

The ATtiny26(L) provides 2K bytes of Flash, 128 bytes EEPROM, 128 bytes SRAM, up to 16

general purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working registers, two 8-bit Timer/Counters, one

with PWM outputs, internal and external Oscillators, internal and external interrupts, program-

mable Watchdog Timer, 11-channel, 10-bit Analog to Digital Converter with two differential

voltage input gain stages, and four software selectable power saving modes. The Idle mode

stops the CPU while allowing the Timer/Counters and interrupt system to continue functioning.

The ATtiny26(L) also has a dedicated ADC Noise Reduction mode for reducing the noise in ADC

conversion. In this sleep mode, only the ADC is functioning. The Power-down mode saves the

rupt or hardware reset. The Standby mode is the same as the Power-down mode, but external

oscillators are enabled. The wakeup or interrupt on pin change features enable the ATtiny26(L)

to be highly responsive to external events, still featuring the lowest power consumption while in

the Power-down mode.

The device is manufactured using Atmel’s high density non-volatile memory technology. By

combining an enhanced RISC 8-bit CPU with Flash on a monolithic chip, the ATtiny26(L) is a

powerful microcontroller that provides a highly flexible and cost effective solution to many

embedded control applications.

The ATtiny26(L) AVR is supported with a full suite of program and system development tools

including: Macro assemblers, program debugger/simulators, In-circuit emulators, and evaluation

kits.

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Block Diagram Figure 1. The ATtiny26(L) Block Diagram

WATCHDOG

TIMER

MCU CONTROL

UNIVERSAL

SERIAL

INTERFACE

TIMER/

COUNTER0

DATA DIR.

REG.PORT A

DATA REGISTER

PORT A

PROGRAMMING

LOGIC

TIMING AND

CONTROL

TIMER/

COUNTER1

MCU STATUS

PORT A DRIVERS

PA0-PA7

VCC

GND

ANALOG

COMPARATOR

8-BIT DATA BUS

ADC

ISP INTERFACE

INTERRUPT

UNIT

EEPROM

INTERNAL

OSCILLATOR

OSCILLATORS

CALIBRATED

OSCILLATOR

INTERNAL

DATA DIR.

REG.PORT B

DATA REGISTER

PORT B

PORT B DRIVERS

PB0-PB7

PROGRAM

COUNTER

STACK

POINTER

PROGRAM

FLASH SRAM

GENERAL

PURPOSE

REGISTERS

INSTRUCTION

DECODER

STATUS

ALU

CONTROL

LINES

AVCC

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Pin Descriptions

VCC Digital supply voltage pin.

GND Digital ground pin.

AVCC AVCC is the supply voltage pin for Port A and the A/D Converter (ADC). It should be externally

connected to VCC, even if the ADC is not used. If the ADC is used, it should be connected to VCC

through a low-pass filter. See page 94 for details on operating of the ADC.

Port A (PA7..PA0) Port A is an 8-bit general purpose I/O port. PA7..PA0 are all I/O pins that can provide internal

pull-ups (selected for each bit). Port A has alternate functions as analog inputs for the ADC and

analog comparator and pin change interrupt as described in “Alternate Port Functions” on page

46.

Port B (PB7..PB0) Port B is an 8-bit general purpose I/O port. PB6..0 are all I/O pins that can provide internal pull-

ups (selected for each bit). PB7 is an I/O pin if not used as the reset. To use pin PB7 as an I/O

pin, instead of RESET pin, program (“0”) RSTDISBL Fuse. Port B has alternate functions for the

ADC, clocking, timer counters, USI, SPI programming, and pin change interrupt as described in

“Alternate Port Functions” on page 46.

An External Reset is generated by a low level on the PB7/RESET pin. Reset pulses longer than

50 ns will generate a reset, even if the clock is not running. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to

generate a reset.

XTAL1 Input to the inverting oscillator amplifier and input to the internal clock operating circuit.

XTAL2 Output from the inverting oscillator amplifier.

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General

Information

Resources A comprehensive set of development tools, application notes and datasheets are available for

download on http://www.atmel.com/avr.

Code Examples This datasheet contains simple code examples that briefly show how to use various parts of the

device. These code examples assume that the part specific header file is included before compi-

lation. Be aware that not all C compiler vendors include bit definitions in the header files and

interrupt handling in C is compiler dependent. Please confirm with the C compiler documentation

for more details.

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AVR CPU Core

Architectural

Overview

The fast-access Register File concept contains 32 x 8-bit general purpose working registers with

a single clock cycle access time. This means that during one single clock cycle, one ALU (Arith-

metic Logic Unit) operation is executed. Two 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 16-bit pointers for indirect memory access. These pointers

are called the X-, Y-, and Z-pointers, and they can address the Register File and the Flash pro-

gram memory.

Figure 2. The ATtiny26(L) AVR Enhanced RISC Architecture

The ALU supports arithmetic and logic functions between registers or between a constant and a

ATtiny26(L) AVR Enhanced RISC microcontroller architecture. In addition to the register opera-

tion, the conventional memory addressing modes can be used on the Register File as well. This

is enabled by the fact that the Register File is assigned the 32 lowermost Data Space addresses

($00 - $1F), allowing them to be accessed as though they were ordinary memory locations.

The I/O memory space contains 64 addresses for CPU peripheral functions as Control Regis-

ters, Timer/Counters, A/D Converters, 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, $20 - $5F.

The AVR uses a Harvard architecture concept with separate memories and buses for program

and data memories. The program memory is accessed with a two stage pipelining. While one

instruction is being executed, the next instruction is pre-fetched from the program memory. This

1024 x 16

Program

FLASH

Instruction

Decoder

Program

Counter

Control Lines

32 x 8

General

Purpose

Registers

ALU

Direct Addressing

Indirect Addressing

Status

and Test

Control

Registers

Interrupt

Unit

2 x 8-bit

Timer/Counter

Universal

Serial Interface

Watchdog

Timer

Analog

Comparator

I/O Lines

8-bit Data Bus

ISP Unit

ADC

128 x 8

SRAM

128 byte

EEPROM

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concept enables instructions to be executed in every clock cycle. The program memory is In-

System programmable Flash memory.

With the relative jump and relative call instructions, the whole address space is directly

accessed. All AVR instructions have a single 16-bit word format, meaning that every program

memory address contains a single 16-bit instruction.

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 8-bit

Stack Pointer SP is read/write accessible in the I/O space. For programs written in C, the stack

size must be declared in the linker file. Refer to the C user guide for more information.

The 128 bytes data SRAM can be easily 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.

The I/O memory space contains 64 addresses for CPU peripheral functions as Control Regis-

ters, Timer/Counters, and other I/O functions. 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 the different interrupts have a separate Interrupt

Vector in the Interrupt Vector table at the beginning of the program memory. The different inter-

rupts have priority in accordance with their Interrupt Vector position. The lower the Interrupt

Vector address, the higher the priority.

General Purpose

Figure 3 shows the structure of the 32 general purpose working registers in the CPU.

Figure 3. AVR CPU General Purpose Working Registers

7 0 Addr.

R0 $00

R1 $01

R2 $02

…

R13 $0D

General R14 $0E

Purpose R15 $0F

Working R16 $10

Registers R17 $11

…

R26 $1A X-register Low Byte

R27 $1B X-register High Byte

R28 $1C Y-register Low Byte

R29 $1D Y-register High Byte

R30 $1E Z-register Low Byte

R31 $1F Z-register High Byte

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All of the register operating instructions in the instruction set have direct and single cycle access

to all registers. The only exceptions are the five constant arithmetic and logic instructions SBCI,

SUBI, CPI, ANDI, and ORI between a constant and a register, and the LDI instruction for load

immediate constant data. These instructions apply to the second half of the registers in the Reg-

ister File – R16..R31. The general SBC, SUB, CP, AND, and OR, and all other operations

between two registers or on a single register apply to the entire Register File.

As shown in Figure 3, 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 imple-

mented as SRAM locations, this memory organization provides flexibility in access of the

registers, as the X-, Y-, and Z-registers can be set to index any register in the file.

X-register, Y-register,

and Z-register

The registers R26..R31 have some added functions to their general purpose usage. These reg-

isters are address pointers for indirect addressing of the Data Space. The three indirect address

registers X, Y, and Z are defined as:

Figure 4. X-, Y-, and Z-register

In the different addressing modes, these address registers have functions as fixed displace-

ment, automatic increment and decrement (see the descriptions for the different instructions).

ALU – Arithmetic

Logic Unit

The high-performance AVR ALU operates in direct connection with all 32 general purpose work-

ing registers. Within a single clock cycle, ALU operations between registers in the Register File

are executed. The ALU operations are divided into three main categories – Arithmetic, Logical,

and Bit-functions.

15 0

X-register 7 0 7 0

R27 ($1B) R26 ($1A)

15 0

Y-register 7 0 7 0

R29 ($1D) R28 ($1C)

15 0

Z-register 7 0 7 0

R31 ($1F) R30 ($1E)

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Status Register –

SREG

The AVR Status Register – SREG – at I/O space location $3F is defined as:

• Bit 7 – I: Global Interrupt Enable

The Global Interrupt Enable bit must be set (one) for the interrupts to be enabled. The individual

interrupt enable control is then performed in the Interrupt Mask Registers – GIMSK and TIMSK.

If the Global Interrupt Enable Register is cleared (zero), none of the interrupts are enabled inde-

pendent of the GIMSK and TIMSK values. 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 and desti-

nation 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. See the Instruction

Set Description 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 the Instruction Set Description for detailed information.

• Bit 3 – V: Two’s Complement Overflow Flag

The Two’s Complement Overflow Flag V supports two’s complement arithmetics. See the

Instruction Set Description for detailed information.

• Bit 2 – N: Negative Flag

The Negative Flag N indicates a negative result after the different arithmetic and logic opera-

tions. See the Instruction Set Description for detailed information.

• Bit 1 – Z: Zero Flag

The Zero Flag Z indicates a zero result after the different arithmetic and logic operations. See

the Instruction Set Description for detailed information.

• Bit 0 – C: Carry Flag

The Carry Flag C indicates a carry in an arithmetic or logic operation. See the Instruction Set

Description for detailed information.

Bit 76543210

$3F ($5F) I T H S V N Z C SREG

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Stack Pointer – SP The ATtiny26(L) Stack Pointer is implemented as an 8-bit register in the I/O space location $3D

($5D). As the ATtiny26(L) data memory has 224 ($E0) locations, eight bits are used.

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 $60. The Stack Pointer is decremented by one when data is pushed onto the Stack

with the PUSH instruction, and it is decremented by two when an address is pushed onto the

Stack with subroutine calls and interrupts. The Stack Pointer is incremented by one when data is

popped from the Stack with the POP instruction, and it is incremented by two when an address

is popped from the Stack with return from subroutine RET or return from interrupt RETI.

Program and Data

Addressing Modes

The ATtiny26(L) AVR Enhanced RISC microcontroller supports powerful and efficient address-

ing modes for access to the Flash program memory, SRAM, Register File, and I/O Data

memory. This section describes the different addressing modes supported by the AVR architec-

ture. In the figures, OP means the operation code part of the instruction word. To simplify, not all

figures show the exact location of the addressing bits.

Figure 5. Direct Single Register Addressing

The operand is contained in register d (Rd).

Registers Rd and Rr

Figure 6. Direct Register Addressing, Two Registers

Bit 76543210

$3D ($5D) SP7 SP6 SP5 SP4 SP3 SP2 SP1 SP0 SP

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Operands are contained in register r (Rr) and d (Rd). The result is stored in register d (Rd).

I/O Direct Figure 7. I/O Direct Addressing

Operand address is contained in 6 bits of the instruction word. n is the destination or source reg-

ister address.

Data Direct Figure 8. Direct Data Addressing

A 16-bit Data Address is contained in the 16 LSBs of a two-word instruction. Rd/Rr specify the

destination or source register.

Data Indirect with

Displacement

Figure 9. Data Indirect with Displacement

OP Rr/Rd 16

15 0

16 LSBs

$0000

$00DF

20 19 Data Space

Data Space $0000

$00DF

Y OR Z - REGISTER

OP an

05610

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Operand address is the result of the Y- or Z-register contents added to the address contained in

6 bits of the instruction word.

Data Indirect Figure 10. Data Indirect Addressing

Operand address is the contents of the X-, Y-, or the Z-register.

Data Indirect with Pre-

decrement

Figure 11. Data Indirect Addressing with Pre-decrement

The X-, Y-, or Z-register is decremented before the operation. Operand address is the decre-

mented contents of the X-, Y-, or Z-register.

Data Indirect with

Post-increment

Figure 12. Data Indirect Addressing with Post-increment

Data Space $0000

$00DF

X-, Y-, OR Z-REGISTER

015

Data Space $0000

$00DF

X-, Y-, OR Z-REGISTER

015

-1

Data Space $0000

$00DF

X-, Y-, OR Z-REGISTER

015

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The X-, Y-, or Z-register is incremented after the operation. Operand address is the content of

the X-, Y-, or Z-register prior to incrementing.

Constant Addressing

Using the LPM

Instruction

Figure 13. Code Memory Constant Addressing

Constant byte address is specified by the Z-register contents. The 15 MSBs select word address

(0 - 1K), the LSB selects low byte if cleared (LSB = 0) or high byte if set (LSB = 1).

Indirect Program

Addressing, IJMP and

ICALL

Figure 14. Indirect Program Memory Addressing

Program execution continues at address contained by the Z-register (i.e., the PC is loaded with

the contents of the Z-register).

Relative Program

Addressing, RJMP

and RCALL

Figure 15. Relative Program Memory Addressing

$3FF

$000

PROGRAM MEMORY

$3FF

$000

PROGRAM MEMORY

$3FF

$000

PROGRAM MEMORY

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Program execution continues at address PC + k + 1. The relative address k is from

-2048 to 2047.

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Memories The AVR CPU is driven by the System Clock Ø, directly generated from the external clock crys-

tal for the chip. No internal clock division is used.

Figure 16 shows the parallel instruction fetches and instruction executions enabled by the Har-

vard 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 16. The Parallel Instruction Fetches and Instruction Executions

Figure 17 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 destina-

tion register.

Figure 17. Single Cycle ALU Operation

The internal data SRAM access is performed in two System Clock cycles as described in Figure

18.

System Clock Ø

1st Instruction Fetch

1st Instruction Execute

2nd Instruction Fetch

2nd Instruction Execute

3rd Instruction Fetch

3rd Instruction Execute

4th Instruction Fetch

T1 T2 T3 T4

System Clock Ø

Total Execution Time

egister Operands Fetch

ALU Operation Execute

Result Write Back

T1 T2 T3 T4

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Figure 18. On-chip Data SRAM Access Cycles

In-System

Programmable

Flash Program

Memory

The ATtiny26(L) contains 2K bytes On-chip In-System Programmable Flash memory for pro-

gram storage. Since all instructions are 16- or 32-bit words, the Flash is organized as 1K x 16.

The Flash memory has an endurance of at least 10,000 write/erase cycles. The ATtiny26(L) Pro-

gram Counter – PC – is 10 bits wide, thus addressing the 1024 program memory addresses, see

“Memory Programming” on page 107 for a detailed description on Flash data downloading. See

“Program and Data Addressing Modes” on page 11 for the different program memory address-

ing modes.

Figure 19. SRAM Organization

SRAM Data

Memory

Figure 19 above shows how the ATtiny26(L) SRAM Memory is organized.

The lower 224 Data Memory locations address the Register File, the I/O Memory and the inter-

nal data SRAM. The first 96 locations address the Register File and I/O Memory, and the next

128 locations address the internal data SRAM.

ystem Clock Ø

Data

Address

T1 T2 T3 T4

Prev. Address

Read Write

R0 $0000

R1 $0001

R2 $0002

... ...

R29 $001D

R30 $001E

R31 $001F

I/O Registers

$00 $0020

$01 $0021

$02 $0022

… …

$3D $005D

$3E $005E

$3F $005F

Internal SRAM

$0060

$0061

...

$00DE

$00DF

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The five different addressing modes for the data memory cover: Direct, Indirect with Displace-

ment, Indirect, Indirect with Pre-decrement, and Indirect with Post-increment. In the Register

File, registers R26 to R31 feature the indirect addressing pointer registers.

The direct addressing reaches the entire data space. The Indirect with Displacement mode fea-

tures a 63 address locations reach from the base address given by the Y- or Z-register.

When using register indirect addressing modes with automatic pre-decrement and post-incre-

ment, the address registers X, Y, and Z are decremented and incremented.

The 32 general purpose working registers, 64 I/O Registers and the 128 bytes of internal data

SRAM in the ATtiny26(L) are all accessible through all these addressing modes.

See “Program and Data Addressing Modes” on page 11 for a detailed description of the different

addressing modes.

EEPROM Data

Memory

The ATtiny26(L) contains 128 bytes of data EEPROM memory. It is organized as a separate

data space, in which single bytes can be read and written (see “Memory Programming” on page

107). The EEPROM has an endurance of at least 100,000 write/erase cycles per location.

EEPROM Read/Write

Access

The EEPROM Access Registers are accessible in the I/O space.

The write access time is typically 8.3 ms. A self-timing function lets the user software detect

when the next byte can be written. A special EEPROM Ready Interrupt can be set to trigger

when the EEPROM is ready to accept new data.

An ongoing EEPROM write operation will complete even if a reset condition occurs.

In order to prevent unintentional EEPROM writes, a two state write procedure must be followed.

Refer to the description of the EEPROM Control Register for details on this.

When the EEPROM is written, the CPU is halted for two clock cycles before the next instruction

is executed.

When the EEPROM is read, the CPU is halted for four clock cycles before the next instruction is

executed.

EEPROM Address

• Bit 7 – RES: Reserved Bits

This bit are reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and will always read as zero.

• Bit 6..0 – EEAR6..0: EEPROM Address

The EEPROM Address Register – EEAR – specifies the EEPROM address in the 128 bytes

EEPROM space. The EEPROM data bytes are addressed linearly between 0 and 127. The ini-

tial value of EEAR is undefined. A proper value must be written before the EEPROM may be

accessed.

Bit 76543210

$1E ($3E) – EEAR6 EEAR5 EEAR4 EEAR3 EEAR2 EEAR1 EEAR0 EEAR

Read/Write R R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value0XXXXXXX

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EEPROM Data

• Bit 7..0 – EEDR7..0: EEPROM Data

For the EEPROM write operation, the EEDR Register contains the data to be written to the

EEPROM in the address given by the EEAR Register. For the EEPROM read operation, the

EEDR contains the data read out from the EEPROM at the address given by EEAR.

EEPROM Control

• Bit 7..4 – RES: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and will always read as zero.

• Bit 3 – EERIE: EEPROM Ready Interrupt Enable

When the I-bit in SREG and EERIE are set (one), the EEPROM Ready Interrupt is enabled.

When cleared (zero), the interrupt is disabled. The EEPROM Ready Interrupt generates a con-

stant interrupt when EEWE is cleared (zero).

• Bit 2 – EEMWE: EEPROM Master Write Enable

The EEMWE bit determines whether setting EEWE to one causes the EEPROM to be written.

When EEMWE is set (one), setting EEWE will write data to the EEPROM at the selected

address. If EEMWE is zero, setting EEWE will have no effect. When EEMWE has been set (one)

by software, hardware clears the bit to zero after four clock cycles. See the description of the

EEWE bit for an EEPROM write procedure.

• Bit 1 – EEWE: EEPROM Write Enable

The EEPROM Write Enable Signal – EEWE – is the write strobe to the EEPROM. When

address and data are correctly set up, the EEWE bit must be set to write the value in to the

EEPROM. The EEMWE bit must be set when the logical one is written to EEWE, otherwise no

EEPROM write takes place. The following procedure should be followed when writing the

EEPROM (the order of steps 2 and 3 is unessential):

1. Wait until EEWE becomes zero.

2. Write new EEPROM address to EEAR (optional).

3. Write new EEPROM data to EEDR (optional).

4. Write a logical one to the EEMWE bit in EECR.

5. Within four clock cycles after setting EEMWE, write a logical one to EEWE.

Caution: An interrupt between step 4 and step 5 will make the write cycle fail, since the

EEPROM Master Write Enable will time-out. If an interrupt routine accessing the EEPROM is

interrupting another EEPROM access, the EEAR or EEDR Register will be modified, causing the

interrupted EEPROM access to fail. It is recommended to have the Global Interrupt Flag cleared

during all the steps to avoid these problems.

When the access time (typically 8.3 ms) has elapsed, the EEWE bit is cleared (zero) by hard-

ware. The user software can poll this bit and wait for a zero before writing the next byte. When

EEWE has been set, the CPU is halted for two cycles before the next instruction is executed.

• Bit 0 – EERE: EEPROM Read Enable

Bit 76543210

$1D ($3D) MSB LSB EEDR

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

Bit 76543210

$1C ($3C) ––––EERIEEEMWEEEWEEEREEECR

Read/WriteRRRRR/WR/WR/WR/W

Initial Value00000000

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The EEPROM Read Enable Signal – EERE – is the read strobe to the EEPROM. When the cor-

rect address is set up in the EEAR Register, the EERE bit must be set. When the EERE bit is

cleared (zero) by hardware, requested data is found in the EEDR Register. The EEPROM read

access takes one instruction and there is no need to poll the EERE bit. When EERE has been

set, the CPU is halted for four cycles before the next instruction is executed.

The user should poll the EEWE bit before starting the read operation. If a write operation is in

progress when new data or address is written to the EEPROM I/O Registers, the write operation

will be interrupted, and the result is undefined.

Note: 1. Uses 1 MHz clock, independent of CKSEL-Fuse settings.

EEPROM Write During

Power-down Sleep

Mode

When entering Power-down sleep mode while an EEPROM write operation is active, the

EEPROM write operation will continue, and will complete before the write access time has

passed. However, when the write operation is completed, the crystal Oscillator continues run-

ning, and as a consequence, the device does not enter Power-down entirely. It is therefore

recommended to verify that the EEPROM write operation is completed before entering Power-

down.

Preventing EEPROM

Corruption

During periods of low VCC, the EEPROM data can be corrupted because the supply voltage is

too low for the CPU and the EEPROM to operate properly. These issues are the same as for

board level systems using the EEPROM, and the same design solutions should be applied.

An EEPROM data corruption can be caused by two situations when the voltage is too low. First,

a regular write sequence to the EEPROM requires a minimum voltage to operate correctly. Sec-

ondly, the CPU itself can execute instructions incorrectly, if the supply voltage for executing

instructions is too low.

EEPROM data corruption can easily be avoided by following these design recommendations

(one is sufficient):

1. Keep the AVR RESET active (low) during periods of insufficient power supply voltage.

This can be done by enabling the internal Brown-out Detector (BOD) if the operating volt-

age matches the detection level. If not, an external Brown-out Reset Protection circuit

can be applied.

2. Keep the AVR core in Power-down Sleep mode during periods of low VCC. This will pre-

vent the CPU from attempting to decode and execute instructions, effectively protecting

the EEPROM Registers from unintentional writes.

Store constants in Flash memory if the ability to change memory contents from software is not

required. Flash memory can not be updated by the CPU, and will not be subject to corruption.

I/O Memory The I/O space definition of the ATtiny26(L) is shown in Table 2

Table 1. EEPROM Programming Time

Symbol

Number of Calibrated RC

Oscillator Cycles(1)

Typical Programming

Time

EEPROM Write (from CPU) 8448 8.5 ms

Table 2. ATtiny26(L) I/O Space(1)

Address Hex Name Function

$3F ($5F) SREG Status Register

$3D ($5D) SP Stack Pointer

$3B ($5B) GIMSK General Interrupt Mask Register

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Note: 1. Reserved and unused locations are not shown in the table.

All ATtiny26(L) I/O and peripheral registers are placed in the I/O space. The I/O locations are

accessed by the IN and OUT instructions transferring data between the 32 general purpose

working registers and the I/O space. I/O Registers within the address range $00 - $1F are

$3A ($5A) GIFR General Interrupt Flag Register

$39 ($59) TIMSK Timer/Counter Interrupt Mask Register

$38 ($58) TIFR Timer/Counter Interrupt Flag Register

$35 ($55) MCUCR MCU Control Register

$34 ($54) MCUSR MCU Status Register

$33 ($53) TCCR0 Timer/Counter0 Control Register

$32 ($52) TCNT0 Timer/Counter0 (8-bit)

$31 ($51) OSCCAL Oscillator Calibration Register

$30 ($50) TCCR1A Timer/Counter1 Control Register A

$2F ($4F) TCCR1B Timer/Counter1 Control Register B

$2E ($4E) TCNT1 Timer/Counter1 (8-bit)

$2D ($4D) OCR1A Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Register A

$2C ($4C) OCR1B Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Register B

$2B ($4B) OCR1C Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Register C

$29 ($29) PLLCSR PLL Control and Status Register

$21 ($41) WDTCR Watchdog Timer Control Register

$1E ($3E) EEAR EEPROM Address Register

$1D ($3D) EEDR EEPROM Data Register

$1C ($3C) EECR EEPROM Control Register

$1B ($3B) PORTA Data Register, Port A

$1A ($3A) DDRA Data Direction Register, Port A

$19 ($39) PINA Input Pins, Port A

$18 ($38) PORTB Data Register, Port B

$17 ($37) DDRB Data Direction Register, Port B

$16 ($36) PINB Input Pins, Port B

$0F ($2F) USIDR Universal Serial Interface Data Register

$0E ($2E) USISR Universal Serial Interface Status Register

$0D ($2D) USICR Universal Serial Interface Control Register

$08 ($28) ACSR Analog Comparator Control and Status Register

$07 ($27) ADMUX ADC Multiplexer Select Register

$06($26) ADCSR ADC Control and Status Register

$05($25) ADCH ADC Data Register High

$04($24) ADCL ADC Data Register Low

Table 2. ATtiny26(L) I/O Space(1) (Continued)

Address Hex Name Function

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directly bit-accessible using the SBI and CBI instructions. In these registers, the value of single

bits can be checked by using the SBIS and SBIC instructions. Refer to the instruction set chap-

ter for more details. For compatibility with future devices, reserved bits should be written zero if

accessed. Reserved I/O memory addresses should never be written.

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System Clock

and Clock

Options

Clock Systems

and their

Distribution

Figure 20 presents the principal clock systems in the AVR and their distribution. All of the clocks

need not be active at a given time. In order to reduce power consumption, the clocks to modules

not being used can be halted by using different sleep modes, as described in “Power Manage-

ment and Sleep Modes” on page 37. The clock systems are detailed below.

Figure 20. Clock Distribution

CPU Clock – clkCPU The CPU clock is routed to parts of the system concerned with operation of the AVR core.

Examples of such modules are the General Purpose Register File, the Status Register and the

data memory holding the Stack Pointer. Halting the CPU clock inhibits the core from performing

general operations and calculations.

I/O Clock – clkI/O The I/O clock is used by the majority of the I/O modules, like Timer/Counters, and USI. The I/O

clock is also used by the External Interrupt module, but note that some external interrupts are

detected by asynchronous logic, allowing such interrupts to be detected even if the I/O clock is

halted.

Flash Clock – clkFLASH The Flash clock controls operation of the Flash interface. The Flash clock is usually active simul-

taneously with the CPU clock.

ADC Clock – clkADC The ADC is provided with a dedicated clock domain. This allows halting the CPU and I/O clocks

in order to reduce noise generated by digital circuitry. This gives more accurate ADC conversion

results.

General I/O

modules

Timer/Counter1 ADC CPU Core RAM

clk

I/O

AVR Clock

Control Unit clk

CPU

Flash and

EEPROM

clk

FLASH

clk

ADC

Source clock

Watchdog Timer

Watchdog

Oscillator

Reset Logic

Clock

Multiplexer

Watchdog clock

Calibrated RC

Oscillator

PLL Crystal

Oscillator Low-Frequency

Crystal Oscillator

External RC

Oscillator

clk

PLL

clk

PCK

External clock

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Internal PLL for Fast

Peripheral Clock

Generation – clkPCK

The internal PLL in ATtiny26(L) generates a clock frequency that is 64x multiplied from nomi-

nally 1 MHz input. The source of the 1 MHz PLL input clock is the output of the internal RC

Oscillator which is automatically divided down to 1 MHz, if needed. See the Figure 21 on page

24. When the PLL reference frequency is the nominal 1 MHz, the fast peripheral clock is 64

MHz. The fast peripheral clock, or a clock prescaled from that, can be selected as the clock

source for Timer/Counter1.

The PLL is locked on the RC Oscillator and adjusting the RC Oscillator via OSCCAL Register

will adjust the fast peripheral clock at the same time. However, even if the possibly divided RC

Oscillator is taken to a higher frequency than 1 MHz, the fast peripheral clock frequency satu-

rates at 70 MHz (worst case) and remains oscillating at the maximum frequency. It should be

noted that the PLL in this case is not locked any more with the RC Oscillator clock.

Therefore it is recommended not to take the OSCCAL adjustments to a higher frequency than 1

MHz in order to keep the PLL in the correct operating range. The internal PLL is enabled only

when the PLLE bit in the register PLLCSR is set or the PLLCK Fuse is programmed (“0”). The bit

PLOCK from the register PLLCSR is set when PLL is locked.

Both internal 1 MHz RC Oscillator and PLL are switched off in Power-down and Standby sleep

modes.

Figure 21. PCK Clocking System

8 MHz

RC OSCILLATOR

OSCCAL

XTAL1

XTAL2 OSCILLATORS

DIVIDE

TO 1 MHz

DIVIDE

BY 4

PLL

64x

PLLCK &

CKSEL

FUSES

PLLE

PCK

Lock

Detector

PLOCK

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Clock Sources The device has the following clock source options, selectable by Flash Fuse bits as shown

below on Table 3. The clock from the selected source is input to the AVR clock generator, and

routed to the appropriate modules.The use of pins PB5 (XTAL2), and PB4 (XTAL1) as I/O pins is

limited depending on clock settings, as shown below in Table 4.

Note: 1. For all fuses “1” means unprogrammed while “0” means programmed.

The various choices for each clocking option is given in the following sections. When the CPU

wakes up from Power-down, the selected clock source is used to time the start-up, ensuring sta-

ble oscillator operation before instruction execution starts. When the CPU starts from Reset,

there is as an additional delay allowing the power to reach a stable level before commencing

normal operation. The Watchdog Oscillator is used for timing this real-time part of the start-up

time. The number of WDT Oscillator cycles used for each time-out is shown in Table 5. The fre-

Table 3. Device Clocking Options Select

Device Clocking Option PLLCK CKSEL3..0

External Crystal/Ceramic Resonator 1 1111 - 1010

External Low-frequency Crystal 1 1001

External RC Oscillator 1 1000 - 0101

Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator 1 0100 - 0001

External Clock 1 0000

PLL Clock 0 0001

Table 4. PB5, and PB4 Functionality vs. Device Clocking Options(1)

Device Clocking Option PLLCK CKSEL [3:0] PB4 PB5

External Clock 1 0000 XTAL1 I/O

Internal RC Oscillator 1 0001 I/O I/O

Internal RC Oscillator 1 0010 I/O I/O

Internal RC Oscillator 1 0011 I/O I/O

Internal RC Oscillator 1 0100 I/O I/O

External RC Oscillator 1 0101 XTAL1 I/O

External RC Oscillator 1 0110 XTAL1 I/O

External RC Oscillator 1 0111 XTAL1 I/O

External RC Oscillator 1 1000 XTAL1 I/O

External Low-frequency Oscillator 1 1001 XTAL1 XTAL2

External Crystal/Resonator Oscillator 1 1010 XTAL1 XTAL2

External Crystal/Resonator Oscillator 1 1011 XTAL1 XTAL2

External Crystal/Resonator Oscillator 1 1100 XTAL1 XTAL2

External Crystal/Resonator Oscillator 1 1101 XTAL1 XTAL2

External Crystal/Resonator Oscillator 1 1110 XTAL1 XTAL2

External Crystal/Resonator Oscillator 1 1111 XTAL1 XTAL2

PLL 0 0001 I/O I/O

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quency of the Watchdog Oscillator is voltage dependent as shown in the Electrical

Characteristics section.

Default Clock

Source

The deviced is shipped with CKSEL = “0001”, SUT = “10”, and PLLCK unprogrammed. The

default clock source setting is therefore the internal RC Oscillator with longest startup time. This

default setting ensures that all users can make their desired clock source setting using an In-

System or Parallel Programmer.

Crystal Oscillator XTAL1 and XTAL2 are input and output, respectively, of an inverting amplifier which can be con-

figured for use as an On-chip Oscillator, as shown in Figure 22. Either a quartz crystal or a

ceramic resonator may be used. The maximum frequency for resonators is 12 MHz. The

CKOPT Fuse should always be unprogrammed when using this clock option. C1 and C2 should

always be equal. The optimal value of the capacitors depends on the crystal or resonator in use,

the amount of stray capacitance, and the electromagnetic noise of the environment. Some initial

guidelines for choosing capacitors for use with crystals are given in Table 6. For ceramic resona-

tors, the capacitor values given by the manufacturer should be used.

Figure 22. Crystal Oscillator Connections

The Oscillator can operate in three different modes, each optimized for a specific frequency

range. The operating mode is selected by the fuses CKSEL3..1 as shown in Table 6.

Note: 1. This option should not be used with crystals, only with ceramic resonators.

Table 5. Number of Watchdog Oscillator Cycles

Typ Time-out (VCC = 5.0V) Typ Time-out (VCC = 3.0V) Number of Cycles

4.1 ms 4.3 ms 4K (4,096)

65 ms 69 ms 64K (65,536)

Table 6. Crystal Oscillator Operating Modes

CKSEL3..1

Frequency

Range (MHz)

Recommended Range for Capacitors C1 and

C2 for Use with Crystals (pF)

101(1) 0.4 - 0.9 –

110 0.9 - 3.0 12 - 22

111 3.0 - 16 12 - 22

16 - 12 - 15

XTAL2

XTAL1

GND

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The CKSEL0 Fuse together with the SUT1..0 Fuses select the start-up times as shown in Table

Notes: 1. These options should only be used when not operating close to the maximum frequency of the

device, and only if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the application.

2. These options are intended for use with ceramic resonators and will ensure frequency stability

at start-up. They can also be used with crystals when not operating close to the maximum fre-

quency of the device, and if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the application.

Low-frequency

Crystal Oscillator

To use a 32.768 kHz watch crystal as the clock source for the device, the Low-frequency Crystal

Oscillator must be selected by setting the PLLCK to “1” and CKSEL Fuses to “1001”. The crystal

should be connected as shown in Figure 22. By programming the CKOPT Fuse, the user can

enable internal capacitors on XTAL1 and XTAL2, thereby removing the need for external capac-

itors. The internal capacitors have a nominal value of 36 pF.

When this oscillator is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in

Table 8.

Note: 1. These options should only be used if frequency stability at start-up is not important for the

application.

Table 7. Start-up Times for the Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection

CKSEL0 SUT1..0

Start-up Time

from Power-down

Additional Delay from

Reset (VCC = 5.0V)

Recommended

Usage

0 00 258 CK(1) 4.1 ms Ceramic resonator,

fast rising power

0 01 258 CK(1) 65 ms Ceramic resonator,

slowly rising power

010 1K CK

(2) – Ceramic resonator,

BOD enabled

011 1K CK

(2) 4.1 ms Ceramic resonator,

fast rising power

100 1K CK

(2) 65 ms Ceramic resonator,

slowly rising power

1 01 16K CK – Crystal Oscillator,

BOD enabled

1 10 16K CK 4.1 ms Crystal Oscillator, fast

rising power

1 11 16K CK 65 ms Crystal Oscillator,

slowly rising power

Table 8. Start-up Times for the Low-frequency Crystal Oscillator Clock Selection

SUT1..0

Start-up Time

from Power-down

Additional Delay from

Reset (VCC = 5.0V) Recommended Usage

00 1K CK(1) 4.1 ms Fast rising power or BOD enabled

01 1K CK(1) 65 ms Slowly rising power

10 32K CK 65 ms Stable frequency at start-up

11 Reserved

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External RC

Oscillator

For timing insensitive applications, the external RC configuration shown in Figure 23 can be

used. The frequency is roughly estimated by the equation f = 1/(3RC). C should be at least 22

pF. By programming the CKOPT Fuse, the user can enable an internal 36 pF capacitor between

XTAL1 and GND, thereby removing the need for an external capacitor.

Figure 23. External RC Configuration

The oscillator can operate in four different modes, each optimized for a specific frequency range.

The operating mode is selected by the fuses CKSEL3..0 as shown in Table 9.

When this oscillator is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in

Table 10.

Notes: 1. This option should not be used when operating close to the maximum frequency of the device.

Table 9. External RC Oscillator Operating Modes

CKSEL3..0 Frequency Range (MHz)

0101 0.1 - 0.9

0110 0.9 - 3.0

0111 3.0 - 8.0

1000 8.0 - 12.0

Table 10. Start-up Times for the External RC Oscillator Clock Selection

SUT1..0

Start-up Time

from Power-down

Additional Delay from

Reset (VCC = 5.0V) Recommended Usage

00 18 CK – BOD enabled

01 18 CK 4.1 ms Fast rising power

10 18 CK 65 ms Slowly rising power

11 6 CK(1) 4.1 ms Fast rising power or BOD enabled

PB5 (XTAL2)

XTAL1

GND

VCC

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Calibrated Internal

RC Oscillator

The calibrated internal RC Oscillator provides a fixed 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, or 8.0 MHz clock. All frequen-

cies are nominal values at 5V and 25°C. This clock may be selected as the system clock by pro-

gramming the CKSEL Fuses as shown in Table 11. If selected, it will operate with no external

components. The CKOPT Fuse should always be unprogrammed when using this clock option.

During Reset, hardware loads the calibration byte into the OSCCAL Register and thereby auto-

matically calibrates the RC Oscillator. At 5V, 25°C and 1.0 MHz Oscillator frequency selected,

this calibration gives a fre-quency within ± 3% of the nominal frequency. Using run-time calibra-

tion methods as described in application notes available at www.atmel.com/avr it is possible to

achieve ± 1% accuracy at any given VCC and Temperature. When this oscillator is used as the

chip clock, the Watchdog Oscillator will still be used for the Watchdog Timer and for the reset

time-out. For more information on the pre-programmed calibration value, see the section “Cali-

bration Byte” on page 109.

Note: 1. The device is shipped with this option selected.

When this oscillator is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in

Table 12. PB4 (XTAL1) and PB5 (XTAL2) can be used as general I/O ports.

Note: 1. The device is shipped with this option selected.

Oscillator Calibration

• Bits 7..0 – CAL7..0: Oscillator Calibration Value

Writing the calibration byte to this address will trim the internal oscillator to remove process vari-

ations from the oscillator frequency. During Reset, the 1 MHz calibration value which is located

in the signature row high byte (address 0x00) is automatically loaded into the OSCCAL Register.

If the internal RC is used at other frequencies, the calibration value must be loaded manually.

This can be done by first reading the signature row by a programmer, and then store the calibra-

tion values in the Flash or EEPROM. Then the value can be read by software and loaded into

the OSCCAl Register. When OSCCAL is zero, the lowest available frequency is chosen. Writing

non-zero values to this register will increase the frequency of the internal oscillator. Writing $FF

to the register gives the highest available frequency. The calibrated Oscillator is used to time

Table 11. Internal Calibrated RC Oscillator Operating Modes

CKSEL3..0 Nominal Frequency (MHz)

0001(1) 1.0

0010 2.0

0011 4.0

0100 8.0

Table 12. Start-up Times for the Internal Calibrated RC Oscillator Clock Selection

SUT1..0

Start-up Time from

Power-down

Additional Delay from

Reset (VCC = 5.0V) Recommended Usage

00 6 CK – BOD enabled

01 6 CK 4.1 ms Fast rising power

10(1) 6 CK 65 ms Slowly rising power

11 Reserved

Bit 76543210

$31 ($51) CAL7 CAL6 CAL5 CAL4 CAL3 CAL2 CAL1 CAL0 OSCCAL

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value Device Specific Calibration Value

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EEPROM and Flash access. If EEPROM or Flash is written, do not calibrate to more than 10%

above the nominal frequency. Otherwise, the EEPROM or Flash write may fail. Note that the

oscillator is intended for calibration to 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, or 8.0 MHz. Tuning to other values is not

guaranteed, as indicated in Table 13.

External Clock To drive the device from an external clock source, XTAL1 should be driven as shown in Figure

24. To run the device on an external clock, the CKSEL Fuses must be programmed to “0000”

and PLLCK to “1”. By programming the CKOPT Fuse, the user can enable an internal 36 pF

capacitor between XTAL1 and GND.

Figure 24. External Clock Drive Configuration

When this clock source is selected, start-up times are determined by the SUT Fuses as shown in

Table 14.

When applying an external clock, it is required to avoid sudden changes in the applied clock fre-

quency to ensure stable operation of the MCU. A variation in frequency of more than 2% from

one clock cycle to the next can lead to unpredictable behaviour. It is required to ensure that the

MCU is kept in reset during such changes in the clock frequency.

Table 13. Internal RC Oscillator Frequency Range.

OSCCAL Value

Min Frequency in Percentage of

Nominal Frequency

Max Frequency in Percentage of

Nominal Frequency

$00 50% 100%

$7F 75% 150%

$FF 100% 200%

Table 14. Start-up Times for the External Clock Selection

SUT1..0

Start-up Time from

Power-down

Additional Delay from

Reset (VCC = 5.0V) Recommended Usage

00 6 CK – BOD enabled

01 6 CK 4.1 ms Fast rising power

10 6 CK 65 ms Slowly rising power

11 Reserved

EXTERNAL

CLOCK

SIGNAL

PB5 (XTAL2)

XTAL1

GND

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High Frequency

PLL Clock –

PLLCLK

There is an internal PLL that provides nominally 64 MHz clock rate locked to the RC Oscillator

for the use of the Peripheral Timer/Counter1 and for the system clock source. When selected as

a system clock source, by programming (“0”) the fuse PLLCK, it is divided by four. When this

option is used, the CKSEL3..0 must be set to “0001”. This clocking option can be used only

when operating between 4.5 - 5.5V to guaratee safe operation. The system clock frequency will

be 16 MHz (64 MHz/4). When using this clock option, start-up times are determined by the SUT

Fuses as shown in Table 15. See also “PCK Clocking System” on page 24.

Table 15. Start-up Times for the PLLCK

SUT1..0

Start-up Time from

Power-down

Additional Delay from

Reset (VCC = 5.0V) Recommended Usage

00 1K CK – BOD enabled

01 1K CK 4.1 ms Fast rising power

10 1K CK 65 ms Slowly rising power

11 16K CK – Slowly rising power

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System Control

and Reset

The ATtiny26(L) provides four sources of reset:

•Power-on Reset. The MCU is reset when the supply voltage is below the Power-on Reset

threshold (VPOT).

•External Reset. To use the PB7/RESET pin as an External Reset, instead of I/O pin, unprogram

(“1”) the RSTDISBL Fuse. The MCU is reset when a low level is present on the RESET pin for

more than 500 ns.

•Watchdog Reset. The MCU is reset when the Watchdog timer period expires and the Watchdog is

enabled.

•Brown-out Reset. The MCU is reset when the supply voltage VCC is below the Brown-out Reset

threshold (VBOT).

During reset, all I/O Registers are then set to their initial values, and the program starts execu-

tion from address $000. The instruction placed in address $000 must be an RJMP – Relative

Jump – instruction to the reset handling routine. If the program never enables an interrupt

source, the interrupt vectors are not used, and regular program code can be placed at these

locations. Figure 25 shows the reset logic for the ATtiny26(L). Table 16 shows the timing and

electrical parameters of the reset circuitry for ATtiny26(L).

Figure 25. Reset Logic for the ATtiny26(L)

MCU Status

Brown-Out

Reset Circuit

BODEN

BODLEVEL

Delay Counters

CKSEL[3:0]

TIMEOUT

WDRF

BORF

EXTRF

PORF

DATA BU S

Clock

Generator

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Notes: 1. The Power-on Reset will not work unless the supply voltage has been below VPOT (falling)

2. VBOT may be below nominal minimum operating voltage for some devices. For devices where

this is the case, the device is tested down to VCC = VBOT during the production test. This guar-

antees that a Brown-out Reset will occur before VCC drops to a voltage where correct

operation of the microcontroller is no longer guaranteed. The test is performed using

BODLEVEL=1 for ATtiny26L and BODLEVEL=0 for ATtiny26. BODLEVEL=1 is not applicable

for ATtiny26.

See start-up times from reset from “System Clock and Clock Options” on page 23. When the

CPU wakes up from Power-down, only the clock counting part of the start-up time is used. The

Watchdog Oscillator is used for timing the real-time part of the start-up time.

Power-on Reset A Power-on Reset (POR) pulse is generated by an On-chip Detection circuit. The detection level

is defined in Table 16 The POR is activated whenever VCC is below the detection level. The POR

circuit can be used to trigger the Start-up Reset, as well as detect a failure in supply voltage.

The Power-on Reset (POR) circuit ensures that the device is reset from Power-on. Reaching the

Power-on Reset threshold voltage invokes a delay counter, which determines the delay, for

which the device is kept in RESET after VCC rise. The time-out period of the delay counter can

be defined by the user through the CKSEL Fuses. The different selections for the delay period

are presented in “System Clock and Clock Options” on page 23. The RESET signal is activated

again, without any delay, when the VCC decreases below detection level.

Table 16. Reset Characteristics

Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units

VPOT

Power-on Reset Threshold

Voltage (rising) 1.4 2.3 V

Power-on Reset Threshold

Voltage (falling)(1) 1.3 2.3 V

VRST RESET Pin Threshold Voltage 0.2 0.9 VCC

tRST

Minimum pulse width on

RESET Pin 1.5 µs

VBOT

Brown-out Reset Threshold

Voltage(2)

BODLEVEL = 1 2.4 2.7 2.9 V

BODLEVEL = 0 3.7 4.0 4.5

tBOD

Minimum low voltage period for

Brown-out Detection

BODLEVEL = 1 2 µs

BODLEVEL = 0 2 µs

VHYST Brown-out Detector hysteresis 130 mV

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Figure 26. MCU Start-up, RESET Tied to VCC

Figure 27. MCU Start-up, RESET Controlled Externally

External Reset An External Reset is generated by a low level on the RESET pin. Reset pulses longer than 500

ns will generate a reset, even if the clock is not running. Shorter pulses are not guaranteed to

generate a reset. When the applied signal reaches the Reset Threshold Voltage – VRST – on its

positive edge, the delay timer starts the MCU after the Time-out period tTOUT has expired.

Figure 28. External Reset During Operation

VCC

RESET

TIME-OUT

INTERNAL

RESET

TOUT

POT

RST

VCC

RESET

TIME-OUT

INTERNAL

RESET

TOUT

POT

RST

VCC

RESET

TIME-OUT

INTERNAL

RESET

TOUT

VRST

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Brown-out

Detection

ATtiny26(L) has an On-chip Brown-out Detection (BOD) circuit for monitoring the VCC level dur-

ing the operation. The BOD circuit can be enabled/disabled by the fuse BODEN. When the BOD

is enabled (BODEN programmed), and VCC decreases below the trigger level, the Brown-out

Reset is immediately activated. When VCC increases above the trigger level, the Brown-out

Reset is deactivated after a delay. The delay is defined by the user in the same way as the delay

of POR signal, in Table 29. The trigger level for the BOD can be selected by the fuse

BODLEVEL to be 2.7V (BODLEVEL unprogrammed), or 4.0V (BODLEVEL programmed). The

trigger level has a hysteresis of 50 mV to ensure spike free Brown-out Detection.

The BOD circuit will only detect a drop in VCC if the voltage stays below the trigger level for lon-

ger than tBOD given in Table 16.

Figure 29. Brown-out Reset During Operation

Watchdog Reset When the Watchdog times out, it will generate a short reset pulse of one CK cycle duration. On

the falling edge of this pulse, the delay timer starts counting the Time-out period tTOUT. Refer to

page 78 for details on operation of the Watchdog.

Figure 30. Watchdog Time-out

VCC

RESET

TIME-OUT

INTERNAL

RESET

VBOT- VBOT+

tTOUT

1 CK Cycle

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MCU Status

• Bit 7..4 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

• Bit 3 – WDRF: Watchdog Reset Flag

This bit is set (one) if a Watchdog Reset occurs. The bit is reset (zero) by a Power-on Reset, or

by writing a logic zero to the flag.

• Bit 2 – BORF: Brown-out Reset Flag

This bit is set (one) if a Brown-out Reset occurs. The bit is reset (zero) by a Power-on Reset, or

by writing a logic zero to the flag.

• Bit 1 – EXTRF: External Reset Flag

This bit is set (one) if an External Reset occurs. The bit is reset (zero) by a Power-on Reset, or

by writing a logic zero to the flag.

• Bit 0 – PORF: Power-on Reset Flag

This bit is set (one) if a Power-on Reset occurs. The bit is reset (zero) by writing a logic zero to

the flag.

To make use of the reset flags to identify a reset condition, the user should read and then reset

(zero) the MCUSR as early as possible in the program. If the register is cleared before another

reset occurs, the source of the reset can be found by examining the reset flags.

Bit 76543210

$34 ($54) – – – – WDRF BORF EXTRF PORF MCUSR

Read/Write R R R R R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 See Bit Description

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Power

Management

and Sleep

Modes

Sleep modes enable the application to shut down unused modules in the MCU, thereby saving

power. The AVR provides various sleep modes allowing the user to tailor the power consump-

tion to the application’s requirements.

To enter any of the four sleep modes, the SE bit in MCUCR must be written to logic one and a

SLEEP instruction must be executed. The SM1, and SM0 bits in the MCUCR Register select

which sleep mode (Idle, ADC Noise Reduction, Power Down, or Stand-by) will be activated by

the SLEEP instruction. See Table 17 for a summary. If an enabled interrupt occurs while the

MCU is in a sleep mode, the MCU wakes up. The MCU is then halted for four cycles in addition

to the start-up time, it executes the interrupt routine, and resumes execution from the instruction

following SLEEP. The contents of the Register File and SRAM are unaltered when the device

wakes up from sleep. If a Reset occurs during sleep mode, the MCU wakes up and executes

from the Reset Vector.

Table 19 on page 39 presents the different clock systems in the ATtiny26, and their distribution.

The figure is helpful in selecting an appropriate sleep mode.

MCU Control

The MCU Control Register contains control bits for general MCU functions.

• Bits 7 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

• Bit 6 – PUD: Pull-up Disable

When this bit is set (one), the pull-ups in the I/O ports are disabled even if the DDxn and

PORTxn Registers are configured to enable the pull-ups ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b01). See “Con-

figuring the Pin” on page 42 for more details about this feature.

• Bit 5 – SE: Sleep Enable

The SE bit must be set (one) to make the MCU enter the Sleep mode when the SLEEP instruc-

tion is executed. To avoid the MCU entering the Sleep mode unless it is the programmers

purpose, it is recommended to set the Sleep Enable SE bit just before the execution of the

SLEEP instruction.

• Bits 4,3 – SM1/SM0: Sleep Mode Select Bits 1 and 0

These bits select between the four available Sleep modes, as shown in the following table.

For details, refer to the paragraph “Sleep Modes” below.

• Bit 2 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

• Bits 1, 0 – ISC01, ISC00: Interrupt Sense Control 0 Bit 1 and Bit 0

Bit 76543210

$35 ($55) – PUD SE SM1 SM0 – ISC01 ISC00 MCUCR

Read/Write R R/W R/W R/W R/W R R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

Table 17. Sleep Modes

SM1 SM0 Sleep Mode

0 0 Idle mode

0 1 ADC Noise Reduction mode

1 0 Power-down mode

1 1 Standby mode

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The External Interrupt 0 is activated by the external pin INT0 if the SREG I-flag and the corre-

sponding interrupt mask is set (one). The activity on the external INT0 pin that activates the

interrupt is defined in the following table.

Note: 1. When changing the ISC10/ISC00 bits, INT0 must be disabled by clearing its Interrupt Enable

bit in the GIMSK Register. Otherwise an interrupt can occur when the bits are changed.

Idle Mode When the SM1..0 bits are written to “00”, the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter Idle

mode, stopping the CPU but allowing Analog Comparator, ADC, USI, Timer/Counters, Watch-

dog, and the interrupt system to continue operating. This sleep mode basically halts clkCPU and

clkFLASH, while allowing the other clocks to run.

Idle mode enables the MCU to wake up from external triggered interrupts as well as internal

ones like the Timer Overflow and USI Start and Overflow interrupts. If wake-up from the Analog

Comparator interrupt is not required, the Analog Comparator can be powered down by setting

the ACD bit in the Analog Comparator Control and Status Register – ACSR. This will reduce

power consumption in Idle mode. If the ADC is enabled, a conversion starts automatically when

this mode is entered.

ADC Noise

Reduction Mode

When the SM1..0 bits are written to “01”, the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter ADC

Noise Reduction mode, stopping the CPU but allowing the ADC, the External Interrupts, the USI

start condition detection, and the Watchdog to continue operating (if enabled). This sleep mode

basically halts clkI/O, clkCPU, and clkFLASH, while allowing the other clocks to run.

This improves the noise environment for the ADC, enabling higher resolution measurements. If

the ADC is enabled, a conversion starts automatically when this mode is entered. Apart form the

ADC Conversion Complete interrupt, only an External Reset, a Watchdog Reset, a Brown-out

Reset, USI start condition interrupt, an EEPROM ready interrupt, an External Level Interrupt on

INT0, or a pin change interrupt can wake up the MCU from ADC Noise Reduction mode.

Power-down Mode When the SM1..0 bits are written to “10”, the SLEEP instruction makes the MCU enter Power-

down mode. In this mode, the External Oscillator is stopped, while the External Interrupts, the

USI start condition detection, and the Watchdog continue operating (if enabled). Only an Exter-

nal Reset, a Watchdog Reset, a Brown-out Reset, USI start condition interrupt, an External

Level Interrupt on INT0, or a pin change interrupt can wake up the MCU. This sleep mode basi-

cally halts all generated clocks, allowing operation of asynchronous modules only.

When waking up from Power-down mode, there is a delay from the wake-up condition occurs

until the wake-up becomes effective. This allows the clock to restart and become stable after

having been stopped. The wake-up period is defined by the same CKSEL Fuses that define the

reset time-out period, as described in “Clock Sources” on page 25.

Note that if a level triggered external interrupt or pin change interrupt is used from Power-down

mode, the changed level must be held for some time to wake up the MCU. This makes the MCU

less sensitive to noise.

Table 18. Interrupt 0 Sense Control(1)

ISC01 ISC00 Description

0 0 The low level of INT0 generates an interrupt request.

0 1 Any change on INT0 generates an interrupt request.

1 0 The falling edge of INT0 generates an interrupt request.

1 1 The rising edge of INT0 generates an interrupt request.

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If the wake-up condition disappears before the MCU wakes up and starts to execute, e.g., a low

level on INT0 is not held long enough, the interrupt causing the wake-up will not be executed.

Standby Mode When the SM1..0 bits are “11” and an External Crystal/Resonator clock option is selected, the

SLEEP instruction forces the MCU into the Standby mode. This mode is identical to Power-down

with the exception that the Oscillator is kept running. From Standby mode, the device wakes up

in only six clock cycles.

Notes: 1. Only recommended with external crystal or resonator selected as clock source.

2. Only level interrupt INT0.

Table 19. Active Clock Domains and Wake-up Sources in the different Sleep Modes.

Active Clock domains Oscillators Wake-up Sources

Sleep Mode clkCPU clkFLASH clkIO clkADC

Main Clock

Source Enabled

INT0, and Pin

Change

USI Start

Condition

EEPROM

Ready ADC Other I/O

Idle X X X X X X X X

ADC Noise

Reduction X X X(2) XXX

Power-down X(2) X

Standby(1) XX

(2) X

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Minimizing Power

Consumption

There are several issues to consider when trying to minimize the power consumption in an AVR

controlled system. In general, sleep modes should be used as much as possible, and the sleep

mode should be selected so that as few as possible of the device’s functions are operating. All

functions not needed should be disabled. In particular, the following modules may need special

consideration when trying to achieve the lowest possible power consumption.

Analog to Digital

Converter

If enabled, the ADC will be enabled in all sleep modes. To save power, the ADC should be dis-

abled before entering any sleep mode. When the ADC is turned off and on again, the next

conversion will be an extended conversion. Refer to “Analog to Digital Converter” on page 94 for

details on ADC operation.

Analog Comparator When entering Idle mode, the Analog Comparator should be disabled if not used. When entering

ADC Noise Reduction mode, the Analog Comparator should be disabled. In the other sleep

modes, the Analog Comparator is automatically disabled. However, if the Analog Comparator is

set up to use the Internal Voltage Reference as input, the Analog Comparator should be dis-

abled in all sleep modes. Otherwise, the Internal Voltage Reference will be enabled,

independent of sleep mode. Refer to “Analog Comparator” on page 91 for details on how to con-

figure the Analog Comparator.

Brown-out Detector If the Brown-out Detector is not needed in the application, this module should be turned off. If the

Brown-out Detector is enabled by the BODEN Fuse, it will be enabled in all sleep modes, and

hence, always consume power. In the deeper sleep modes, this will contribute significantly to

the total current consumption. Refer to “Brown-out Detection” on page 35 for details on how to

configure the Brown-out Detector.

Internal Voltage

Reference

The Internal Voltage Reference (see Table 20) will be enabled when needed by the Brown-out

Detector, the Analog Comparator or the ADC. If these modules are disabled as described in the

sections above, the Internal Voltage Reference will be disabled and it will not be consuming

power. When turned on again, the user must allow the reference to start up before the output is

used. If the reference is kept on in sleep mode, the output can be used immediately.

Watchdog Timer If the Watchdog Timer is not needed in the application, this module should be turned off. If the

Watchdog Timer is enabled, it will be enabled in all sleep modes, and hence, always consume

power. In the deeper sleep modes, this will contribute significantly to the total current consump-

tion. Refer to “Watchdog Timer” on page 78 for details on how to configure the Watchdog Timer.

Port Pins When entering a sleep mode, all port pins should be configured to use minimum power. The

most important thing is then to ensure that no pins drive resistive loads. In sleep modes where

the both the I/O clock (clkI/O) and the ADC clock (clkADC) are stopped, the input buffers of the

device will be disabled. This ensures that no power is consumed by the input logic when not

needed. In some cases, the input logic is needed for detecting wake-up conditions, and it will

then be enabled. Refer to “Digital Input Enable and Sleep Modes” on page 45 for details on

which pins are enabled. If the input buffer is enabled and the input signal is left floating or have

an analog signal level close to VCC/2, the input buffer will use excessive power.

Table 20. Internal Voltage Reference

Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units

VBG Bandgap reference voltage 1.15 1.18 1.40 V

tBG Bandgap reference start-up time 40 70 µs

IBG Bandgap reference current consumption 10 µA

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I/O Ports

Introduction All AVR ports have true Read-Modify-Write functionality when used as general digital I/O ports.

This means that the direction of one port pin can be changed without unintentionally changing

the direction of any other pin with the SBI and CBI instructions. The same applies when chang-

ing drive value (if configured as output) or enabling/disabling of pull-up resistors (if configured as

input). Each output buffer, except reset, has symmetrical drive characteristics with both high sink

and source capability. The pin driver is strong enough to drive LED displays directly. All port pins

have individually selectable pull-up resistors with a supply-voltage invariant resistance. All I/O

pins have protection diodes to both VCC and Ground as indicated in Figure 31.

Figure 31. I/O Pin Equivalent Schematic

All registers and bit references in this section are written in general form. A lower case “x” repre-

sents the numbering letter for the port, and a lower case “n” represents the bit number. However,

when using the register or bit defines in a program, the precise form must be used. For example,

PORTB3 for bit no. 3 in Port B, here documented generally as PORTxn. The physical I/O Regis-

ters and bit locations are listed in “Register Description for I/O Ports” on page 56.

Three I/O memory address locations are allocated for each port, one each for the Data Register

– PORTx, Data Direction Register – DDRx, and the Port Input Pins – PINx. The Port Input Pins

I/O location is read only, while the Data Register and the Data Direction Register are read/write.

In addition, the Pull-up Disable – PUD bit in MCUCR disables the pull-up function for all pins in

all ports when set.

Using the I/O port as General Digital I/O is described in “Ports as General Digital I/O” on page

41. Most port pins are multiplexed with alternate functions for the peripheral features on the

device. How each alternate function interferes with the port pin is described in “Alternate Port

Functions” on page 46. Refer to the individual module sections for a full description of the alter-

nate functions.

Note that enabling the alternate function of some of the port pins does not affect the use of the

other pins in the port as general digital I/O.

Ports as General

Digital I/O

The ports are bi-directional I/O ports with optional internal pull-ups. Figure 32 shows a functional

description of one I/O-port pin, here generically called Pxn.

Cpin

Logic

Rpu

See Figure

"General Digital I/O" for

Details

Pxn

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Figure 32. General Digital I/O(1)

Note: 1. WPx, WDx, RRx, RPx, and RDx are common to all pins within the same port. clkI/O, SLEEP,

and PUD are common to all ports.

Configuring the Pin Each port pin consists of 3 Register bits: DDxn, PORTxn, and PINxn. As shown in “Register

Description for I/O Ports” on page 56, the DDxn bits are accessed at the DDRx I/O address, the

PORTxn bits at the PORTx I/O address, and the PINxn bits at the PINx I/O address.

The DDxn bit in the DDRx Register selects the direction of this pin. If DDxn is written logic one,

Pxn is configured as an output pin. If DDxn is written logic zero, Pxn is configured as an input

pin.

If PORTxn is written logic one when the pin is configured as an input pin, the pull-up resistor is

activated. To switch the pull-up resistor off, PORTxn has to be written logic zero or the pin has to

be configured as an output pin. The port pins are tri-stated when a reset condition becomes

active, even if no clocks are running.

If PORTxn is written logic one when the pin is configured as an output pin, the port pin is driven

high (one). If PORTxn is written logic zero when the pin is configured as an output pin, the port

pin is driven low (zero).

When switching between tri-state ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b00) and output high ({DDxn, PORTxn}

= 0b11), an intermediate state with either pull-up enabled ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b01) or output

low ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b10) must occur. Normally, the pull-up enabled state is fully

acceptable, as a high-impedant environment will not notice the difference between a strong high

driver and a pull-up. If this is not the case, the PUD bit in the MCUCR Register can be set to

disable all pull-ups in all ports.

Switching between input with pull-up and output low generates the same problem. The user

must use either the tri-state ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b00) or the output high state ({DDxn, PORTxn}

= 0b11) as an intermediate step.

clk

RPx

RRx

WPx

RDx

WDx

PUD

SYNCHRONIZER

WDx: WRITE DDRx

WPx: WRITE PORTx

RRx: READ PORTx REGISTER

RPx: READ PORTx PIN

PUD: PULLUP DISABLE

clk

I/O

: I/O CLOCK

RDx: READ DDRx

RESET

CLR

PORTxn

CLR

DDxn

PINxn

DATA BUS

SLEEP

SLEEP: SLEEP CONTROL

Pxn

I/O

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Table 21 summarizes the control signals for the pin value.

Reading the Pin Value Independent of the setting of Data Direction bit DDxn, the port pin can be read through the

PINxn Register Bit. As shown in Figure 32, the PINxn Register bit and the preceding latch con-

stitute a synchronizer. This is needed to avoid metastability if the physical pin changes value

near the edge of the internal clock, but it also introduces a delay. Figure 33 shows a timing dia-

gram of the synchronization when reading an externally applied pin value. The maximum and

minimum propagation delays are denoted tpd,max and tpd,min respectively.

Figure 33. Synchronization when Reading an Externally Applied Pin Value

Consider the clock period starting shortly after the first falling edge of the system clock. The latch

is closed when the clock is low, and goes transparent when the clock is high, as indicated by the

shaded region of the “SYNC LATCH” signal. The signal value is latched when the system clock

goes low. It is clocked into the PINxn Register at the succeeding positive clock edge. As indi-

cated by the two arrows tpd,max and tpd,min, a single signal transition on the pin will be delayed

between ½ and 1½ system clock period depending upon the time of assertion.

When reading back a software assigned pin value, a nop instruction must be inserted as indi-

cated in Figure 34. The out instruction sets the “SYNC LATCH” signal at the positive edge of the

clock. In this case, the delay tpd through the synchronizer is one system clock period.

Table 21. Port Pin Configurations

DDxn PORTxn

PUD

(in MCUCR) I/O Pull-up Comment

0 0 X Input No Tri-state (Hi-Z)

0 1 0 Input Yes

Pxn will source current if ext. pulled

low

0 1 1 Input No Tri-state (Hi-Z)

1 0 X Output No Output Low (Sink)

1 1 X Output No Output High (Source)

XXX in r17, PINx

0x00 0xFF

INSTRUCTIONS

SYNC LATCH

PINxn

r17

XXX

SYSTEM CLK

tpd, max

tpd, min

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Figure 34. Synchronization when Reading a Software Assigned Pin Value

out PORTx, r16 nop in r17, PINx

0xFF

0x00 0xFF

SYSTEM CLK

r16

INSTRUCTIONS

SYNC LATCH

PINxn

r17

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The following code example shows how to set port B pins 0 and 1 high, 2 and 3 low, and define

the port pins from 4 to 7 as input with pull-ups assigned to port pins 6 and 7. The resulting pin

values are read back again, but as previously discussed, a nop instruction is included to be able

to read back the value recently assigned to some of the pins.

Note: 1. For the assembly program, two temporary registers are used to minimize the time from pull-

ups are set on pins 0, 1, 6, and 7, until the direction bits are correctly set, defining bit 2 and 3

as low and redefining bits 0 and 1 as strong high drivers.

Digital Input Enable

and Sleep Modes

As shown in Figure 32, the digital input signal can be clamped to ground at the input of the

schmitt-trigger. The signal denoted SLEEP in the figure, is set by the MCU Sleep Controller in

Power-down mode, Standby mode, and ADC Noise Reduction mode to avoid high power con-

sumption if some input signals are left floating, or have an analog signal level close to VCC/2.

SLEEP is overridden for port pins enabled as External Interrupt pins. If the External Interrupt

Request is not enabled, SLEEP is active also for these pins. SLEEP is also overridden by vari-

ous other alternate functions as described in “Alternate Port Functions” on page 46.

If a logic high level (“one”) is present on an Asynchronous External Interrupt pin configured as

“Interrupt on a Rising Edge, Falling Edge, or Any Logic Change on Pin” while the external inter-

rupt is not enabled, the corresponding External Interrupt Flag will be set when resuming from the

above mentioned sleep modes, as the clamping in these sleep modes produces the requested

logic change.

Assembly Code Example(1)

...

; Define pull-ups and set outputs high

; Define directions for port pins

ldi r16,(1<<PB7)|(1<<PB6)|(1<<PB1)|(1<<PB0)

ldi r17,(1<<DDB3)|(1<<DDB2)|(1<<DDB1)|(1<<DDB0)

out PORTB,r16

out DDRB,r17

; Insert nop for synchronization

nop

; Read port pins

in r16,PINB

...

C Code Example

unsigned char i;

...

/* Define pull-ups and set outputs high */

/* Define directions for port pins */

PORTB = (1<<PB7)|(1<<PB6)|(1<<PB1)|(1<<PB0);

DDRB = (1<<DDB3)|(1<<DDB2)|(1<<DDB1)|(1<<DDB0);

/* Insert nop for synchronization*/

_NOP();

/* Read port pins */

i = PINB;

...

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Unconnected Pins If some pins are unused, it is recommended to ensure that these pins have a defined level. Even

though most of the digital inputs are disabled in the deep sleep modes as described above, float-

ing inputs should be avoided to reduce current consumption in all other modes where the digital

inputs are enabled (Reset, Active mode, and Idle mode).

The simplest method to ensure a defined level of an unused pin, is to enable the internal pullup.

In this case, the pullup will be disabled during reset. If low power consumption during reset is

important, it is recommended to use an external pullup or pulldown. Connecting unused pins

directly to VCC or GND is not recommended, since this may cause excessive currents if the pin is

accidentally configured as an output.

Alternate Port

Functions

Most port pins have alternate functions in addition to being general digital I/Os. Figure 35 shows

how the port pin control signals from the simplified Figure 32 can be overridden by alternate

functions. The overriding signals may not be present in all port pins, but the figure serves as a

generic description applicable to all port pins in the AVR microcontroller family.

Figure 35. Alternate Port Functions(1)

Note: 1. WPx, WDx, RLx, RPx, and RDx are common to all pins within the same port. clkI/O, SLEEP,

and PUD are common to all ports. All other signals are unique for each pin.

clk

RPx

RRx

WPx

RDx

WDx

PUD

SYNCHRONIZER

WDx: WRITE DDRx

WPx: WRITE PORTx

RRx: READ PORTx REGISTER

RPx: READ PORTx PIN

PUD: PULLUP DISABLE

clk

I/O

: I/O CLOCK

RDx: READ DDRx

SET

CLR

DIxn

AIOxn

DIEOExn

PVOVxn

PVOExn

DDOVxn

DDOExn

PUOExn

PUOVxn

PUOExn: Pxn PULL-UP OVERRIDE ENABLE

PUOVxn: Pxn PULL-UP OVERRIDE VALUE

DDOExn: Pxn DATA DIRECTION OVERRIDE ENABLE

DDOVxn: Pxn DATA DIRECTION OVERRIDE VALUE

PVOExn: Pxn PORT VALUE OVERRIDE ENABLE

PVOVxn: Pxn PORT VALUE OVERRIDE VALUE

DIxn: DIGITAL INPUT PIN n ON PORTx

AIOxn: ANALOG INPUT/OUTPUT PIN n ON PORTx

RESET

CLR

PINxn

PORTxn

DDxn

DATA BUS

DIEOVxn

SLEEP

DIEOExn: Pxn DIGITAL INPUT-ENABLE OVERRIDE ENABLE

DIEOVxn: Pxn DIGITAL INPUT-ENABLE OVERRIDE VALUE

SLEEP: SLEEP CONTROL

Pxn

I/O

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Table 22 summarizes the function of the overriding signals. The pin and port indexes from Fig-

ure 35 are not shown in the succeeding tables. The overriding signals are generated internally in

the modules having the alternate function.

The following subsections shortly describes the alternate functions for each port, and relates the

overriding signals to the alternate function. Refer to the alternate function description for further

details.

Table 22. Generic Description of Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions

Signal Name Full Name Description

PUOE Pull-up Override

Enable

If this signal is set, the pull-up enable is controlled by

the PUOV signal. If this signal is cleared, the pull-up is

enabled when {DDxn, PORTxn, PUD} = 0b010.

PUOV Pull-up Override

Value

If PUOE is set, the pull-up is enabled/disabled when

PUOV is set/cleared, regardless of the setting of the

DDxn, PORTxn, and PUD Register bits.

DDOE Data Direction

Override Enable

If this signal is set, the Output Driver Enable is

controlled by the DDOV signal. If this signal is cleared,

the Output driver is enabled by the DDxn Register bit.

DDOV Data Direction

Override Value

If DDOE is set, the Output Driver is enabled/disabled

when DDOV is set/cleared, regardless of the setting of

the DDxn Register bit.

PVOE Port Value

Override Enable

If this signal is set and the Output Driver is enabled,

the port value is controlled by the PVOV signal. If

PVOE is cleared, and the Output Driver is enabled, the

port Value is controlled by the PORTxn Register bit.

PVOV Port Value

Override Value

If PVOE is set, the port value is set to PVOV,

regardless of the setting of the PORTxn Register bit.

DIEOE Digital Input Enable

Override Enable

If this bit is set, the Digital Input Enable is controlled by

the DIEOV signal. If this signal is cleared, the Digital

Input Enable is determined by MCU-state (Normal

mode, sleep modes).

DIEOV Digital Input Enable

Override Value

If DIEOE is set, the Digital Input is enabled/disabled

when DIEOV is set/cleared, regardless of the MCU

state (Normal mode, sleep modes).

DI Digital Input This is the Digital Input to alternate functions. In the

figure, the signal is connected to the output of the

schmitt trigger but before the synchronizer. Unless the

Digital Input is used as a clock source, the module with

the alternate function will use its own synchronizer.

AIO Analog Input/output This is the Analog Input/Output to/from alternate

functions. The signal is connected directly to the pad,

and can be used bidirectionally.

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MCU Control Register

– MCUCR

The MCU Control Register contains control bits for general MCU functions.

• Bit 6 – PUD: Pull-up Disable

When this bit is set (one), the pull-ups in the I/O ports are disabled even if the DDxn and

PORTxn Registers are configured to enable the pull-ups ({DDxn, PORTxn} = 0b01). See “Con-

figuring the Pin” on page 42 for more details about this feature.

Alternate Functions of

Port A

Port A has an alternate functions as analog inputs for the ADC and Analog Comparator and pin

change interrupt as shown in Table 23. If some Port A pins are configured as outputs, it is

essential that these do not switch when a conversion is in progress. This might corrupt the result

of the conversion. The ADC is described in “Analog to Digital Converter” on page 94. Analog

Comparator is described in “Analog Comparator” on page 91. Pin change interrupt triggers on

pins PA7, PA6 and PA3 if interrupt is enabled and it is not masked by the alternate functions

even if the pin is configured as an output. See details from “Pin Change Interrupt” on page 62.

Table 24 and Table 25 relates the alternate functions of Port A to the overriding signals shown in

Figure 35 on page 46. Thera are changes on PA7, PA6, and PA3 digital inputs. PA3 output and

pullup driver are also overridden.

• ADC6/AIN1 Port – A, Bit 7

AIN1: Analog Comparator Negative input and ADC6: ADC input channel 6. Configure the port

pin as input with the internal pull-up switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering

with the function of the analog comparator or analog to digital converter.

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 1 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate function do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate function is the Analog Comparator. Digital input is enabled on pin PA7

also in SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate

function.

• ADC5/AIN0 Port – A, Bit 6

Bit 76543210

$35 ($55) –PUDSE SM1 SM0 – ISC01 ISC00 MCUCR

Read/Write R R/W R/W R/W R/W R R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

Table 23. Port A Pins Alternate Functions

Port Pin Alternate Function

PA7 ADC6 (ADC input channel 6)

AIN1 (Analog Comparator negative input)

PCINT1 (Pin Change Interrupt 1)

PA6 ADC5 (ADC input channel 5)

AIN0 (Analog Comparator positive input)

PCINT1 (Pin Change Interrupt 1)

PA5 ADC4 (ADC input channel 4)

PA4 ADC3 (ADC input channel 3)

PA3 AREF (ADC external reference)

PCINT1 (Pin Change Interrupt 1)

PA2 ADC2 (ADC input channel 2)

PA1 ADC1 (ADC input channel 1)

PA0 ADC0 (ADC input channel 0)

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AIN0: Analog Comparator Positive input and ADC5: ADC input channel 5. Configure the port pin

as input with the internal pull-up switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering

with the function of the Analog Comparator or analog to digital converter.

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 1 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate function do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate function is the Analog Comparator. Digital input is enabled on pin PA6

also in SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate

function.

• ADC4, ADC3 Port – A, Bit 5, 4

ADC4/ADC3: ADC Input Channel 4 and 3. Configure the port pins as inputs with the internal

pull-ups switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering with the function of the ana-

log to digital converter.

• AREF/PCINT1 Port – A, Bit 3

AREF: External Reference for ADC. Pullup and output driver are disabled on PA3 when the pin

is used as an external reference or Internal Voltage Reference (2.56V) with external capacitor at

the AREF pin by setting (one) the bit REFS0 in the ADC Multiplexer Selection Register

(ADMUX).

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 1 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate function do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate function is the pin usage as an analog reference for the ADC. Digital input

is enabled on pin PA3 also in SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not

masked by the alternate function.

Table 24. Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PA7..PA4

Signal

Name

PA7/ADC6/

AIN1/PCINT1

PA6/ADC5/

AIN0/PCINT1 PA5/ADC4 PA4/ADC3

PUOE 0 0 0 0

PUOV 0 0 0 0

DDOE 0 0 0 0

DDOV 0 0 0 0

PVOE 0 0 0 0

PVOV 0 0 0 0

DIEOE PCINT1_ENABLE(1) •

ACSR[ACD]

PCINT1_ENABLE(1)•

ACSR[ACD]

DIEOV 1 1 0 0

DI PCINT1 PCINT1 – –

AIO ADC6 INPUT, AIN1 ADC5 INPUT, AIN0 ADC4 INPUT ADC3 INPUT

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Notes: 1. Note that the PCINT1 Interrupt is only enabled if both the Global Interrupt Flag is enabled, the

PCIE1 flag in GIMSK is set and the alternate function of the pin is disabled as described in “Pin

Change Interrupt” on page 62

2. Not operator is marked with “~”.

Table 25. Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PA3..PA0

Signal

Name PA3/AREF/PCINT1 PA2/ADC2 PA1/ADC1 PA0/ADC0

PUOE ADMUX[REFS0] 0 0 0

PUOV0 000

DDOE ADMUX[REFS0] 0 0 0

DDOV 0 0 0 0

PVOE 0 0 0 0

PVOV 0 0 0 0

DIEOE PCINT1_ENABLE(1) •

~(2)ADMUX[REFS0]

000

DIEOV1 000

DIPCINT1 –––

AIO ANALOG REFERENCE INPUT ADC2 INPUT ADC1 INPUT ADC0 INPUT

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Alternate Functions Of

Port B

Port B has an alternate functions for the ADC, Clocking, Timer/Counters, USI, SPI programming

and pin change interrupt. The ADC is described in “Analog to Digital Converter” on page 94,

Clocking in “AVR CPU Core” on page 7, timers in “Timer/Counters” on page 64 and USI in “Uni-

versal Serial Interface – USI” on page 80. Pin change interrupt triggers on pins PB7 - PB0 if

interrupt is enabled and it is not masked by the alternate functions even if the pin is configured

as an output. See details from “Pin Change Interrupt” on page 62. Pin functions in programming

modes are described in “Memory Programming” on page 107. The alternate functions are shown

in Table 26.

The alternate pin configuration is as follows:

• ADC10/RESET/PCINT1 – Port B, Bit 7

ADC10: ADC Input Channel 10. Configure the port pins as inputs with the internal pull-ups

switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering with the function of the analog to

digital converter.

RESET: External Reset input is active low and enabled by unprogramming (“1”) the RSTDISBL

Fuse. Pullup is activated and output driver and digital input are deactivated when the pin is used

as the RESET pin.

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 1 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate function do not mask the interrupt.

Table 26. Port B Pins Alternate Functions

Port Pin Alternate Functions

PB7 ADC10 (ADC Input Channel 10)

RESET (External Reset Input)

PCINT1 (Pin Change Interrupt 1)

PB6 ADC9 (ADC Input Channel 9)

INT0 (External Interrupt 0 Input)

T0 (Timer/Counter 0 External Counter Clock Input)

PCINT1 (Pin Change Interrupt 1)

PB5 ADC8 (ADC Input Channel 8)

XTAL2 (Crystal Oscillator Output)

PCINT1 (Pin Change Interrupt 1)

PB4 ADC7 (ADC Input Channel 7)

XTAL1 (Crystal Oscillator Input)

PCINT1 (Pin Change Interrupt 1)

PB3 OC1B (Timer/Counter1 PWM Output B, Timer/Counter1Output Compare B Match

Output)

PCINT0 (Pin Change Interrupt 0)

PB2 SCK (USI Clock Input/Output)

SCL (USI External Open-collector Serial Clock)

OC1B (Inverted Timer/Counter1 PWM Output B)

PCINT0 (Pin Change Interrupt 0)

PB1 DO (USI Data Output)

OC1A (Timer/Counter1 PWM Output A, Timer/Counter1 Output Compare A Match

Output)

PCINT0 (Pin Change Interrupt 0)

PB0 DI (USI Data Input)

SDA (USI Serial Data)

OC1A (Inverted Timer/Counter1 PWM Output A)

PCINT0 (Pin Change Interrupt 0)

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The masking alternate function is the pin usage as RESET. Digital input is enabled on pin PB7

also in SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate

function.

• ADC9/INT0/T0/PCINT1 – Port B, Bit 6

ADC9: ADC Input Channel 9. Configure the port pins as inputs with the internal pull-ups

switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering with the function of the analog to

digital converter.

INT0: External Interrupt source 0: The PB6 pin can serve as an external interrupt source

enabled by setting (one) the bit INT0 in the General Input Mask Register (GIMSK).

T0: Timer/Counter0 External Counter Clock input is enabled by setting (one) the bits CS02 and

CS01 in the Timer/Counter0 Control Register (TCCR0).

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 1 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate functions do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate functions are the external low level Interrupt source 0 (INT0) and the

Timer/Counter0 External Counter clock input (T0). Digital input is enabled on pin PB6 also in

SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate functions.

• ADC8/XTAL2/PCINT1 – Port B, Bit 5

ADC8: ADC Input Channel 8. Configure the port pins as inputs with the internal pull-ups

switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering with the function of the analog to

digital converter.

XTAL2: Chip Clock Oscillator pin 2. Used as clock pin for all chip clock sources except internal

calibrateble RC Oscillator, external clock and PLL clock. When used as a clock pin, the pin can

not be used as an I/O pin. When using internal calibratable RC Oscillator, External clock or PLL

clock as Chip clock sources, PB5 serves as an ordinary I/O pin.

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 1 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate functions do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate functions are the XTAL2 outputs. Digital input is enabled on pin PB5 also

in SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate

functions.

• ADC7/XTAL1/PCINT1 – Port B, Bit 4

ADC7: ADC Input Channel 7. Configure the port pins as inputs with the internal pull-ups

switched off to avoid the digital port function from interfering with the function of the analog to

digital converter.

XTAL1: Chip Clock Oscillator pin 1. Used for all chip clock sources except internal calibrateble

RC oscillator and PLL clock. When used as a clock pin, the pin can not be used as an I/O pin.

When using internal calibratable RC Oscillator or PLL clock as chip clock sources, PB4 serves

as an ordinary I/O pin.

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 1 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate functions do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate functions are the XTAL1 inputs. Digital input is enabled on pin PB4 also

in SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate

functions.

• OC1B/PCINT0 – Port B, Bit 3

OC1B: Output Compare match output: The PB3 pin can serve as an output for the

Timer/Counter1 compare match B. The PB3 pin has to be configured as an output (DDB3 set

(one)) to serve this function. The OC1B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode.

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PCINT0: Pin Change Interrupt 0 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate functions do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate function is the output compare match output OC1B. Digital input is

enabled on pin PB3 also in SLEEP modes, if the pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked

by the alternate functions.

• SCK/SCL/OC1B/PCINT0 – Port B, Bit 2

SCK: Clock input or output in USI Three-wire mode. When the SPI is enabled this pin is config-

ured as an input. In the USI Three-wire mode the bit DDRB2 controls the direction of the pin,

output for the Master mode and input for the Slave mode.

SCL: USI External Open-collector Serial Clock for USI Two-wire mode. The SCL pin is pulled

low when PORTB2 is cleared (zero) or USI start condition is detected and DDRB2 is set (one).

Pull-up is disabled in USI Two-wire mode.

OC1B: Inverted Timer/Counter1 PWM Output B: The PB2 pin can serve as an inverted output

for the Timer/Counter1 PWM mode if USI is not enabled. The PB2 pin has to be configured as

an output (DDB2 set (one)) to serve this function.

PCINT1: Pin Change Interrupt 0 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate functions do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate function are the inverted output compare match output OC1B and USI

clocks SCK/SCL. Digital input is enabled on pin PB2 also in SLEEP modes, if the pin change

interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate functions.

• DO/OC1A/PCINT0 – Port B, Bit 1

DO: Data Output in USI Three-wire mode. Data output (DO) overrides PORTB1 value and it is

driven to the port when the data direction bit DDB1 is set (one). However the PORTB1 bit still

controls the pullup, enabling pullup if direction is input and PORTB1 is set(one).

OC1A: Output Compare match output: The PB1 pin can serve as an output for the

Timer/Counter1 compare match A. The PB1 pin has to be configured as an output (DDB1 set

(one)) to serve this function. The OC1B pin is also the output pin for the PWM mode timer func-

tion if not used in programming or USI.

PCINT0: Pin Change Interrupt 0 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate functions do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate functions are the output compare match output OC1A and Data Output

(DO) in USI Three-wire mode. Digital input is enabled on pin PB1 also in SLEEP modes, if the

pin change interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate functions.

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• DI/SDA/OC1A/PCINT0 – Port B, Bit 0

DI: Data Input in USI Three-wire mode. USI Three-wire mode does not override normal port

functions., so pin must be configure as an input.

SDA: Serial Data in USI Two-wire mode. Serial data pin is bi-directional and uses open-collector

output. The SDA pin is enabled by setting the pin as an output. The pin is pulled low when the

PORTB0 or USI shiftRegister is zero when DDB0 is set (one). Pull-up is disabled in USI Two-

wire mode.

OC1A: Inverted Timer/Counter1 PWM output A: The PB0 pin can serve as an Inverted output for

the PWM mode if not used in programming or USI. The PB0 pin has to be configured as an out-

put (DDB0 set (one)) to serve this function.

PCINT0: Pin Change Interrupt 0 pin. Pin change interrupt is enabled on pin when global interrupt

is enabled, pin change interrupt is enabled and the alternate functions do not mask the interrupt.

The masking alternate functions are the inverted output compare match output OC1A and USI

data DI or SDA. Digital input is enabled on pin PB0 also in SLEEP modes, if the pin change

interrupt is enabled and not masked by the alternate functions. Table 27 and Table 28 relate the

alternate functions of Port B to the overriding signals shown in “Alternate Port Functions” on

page 46.

Notes: 1. RSTDISBL Fuse (active low) is described in section “System Control and Reset” on page 32.

2. Note that the PCINT1 Interrupt is only enabled if both the Global Interrupt Flag is enabled, the PCIE1 flag in GIMSK is set

and the alternate function of the pin is disabled as described in “Pin Change Interrupt” on page 62.

3. PB5IOENABLE and PB4IOENABLE are given by the PLLCK and CKSEL Fuses as described in “Clock Sources” on page

25.

4. External low level interrupt is enabled if both the Global Interrupt Flag is enabled and the INT0 flag in GIMSK is set as

described in “External Interrupt” on page 62.

5. Not operator is marked with “~”.

6. The operation of the Timer/Counter0 with external clock disabled is described in “8-bit Timer/Counter0” on page 65.

7. External clock is selected by the PLLCK and CKSEL Fuses as described in “Clock Sources” on page 25.

Table 27. Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PB7..PB4

Signal

Name

PB7/ADC10/RESET/

PCINT1

PB6/ADC9/INT0/TO/

PCINT1

PB5/ADC8/XTAL2/

PCINT1 PB4/ADC7/XTAL1

PUOE RSTDSBL(1) 0~

(5)PB5IOENABLE(3) ~PB4IOENABLE(3)

PUOV 1 0 0 0

DDOE RSTDSBL(1) 0 ~PB5IOENABLE(3) ~PB4IOENABLE(3)

DDOV 0 0 0 0

PVOE 0 0 0 0

PVOV 0 0 0 0

DIEOE PCINT1_ENABLE(2) | RSTDSBL(1) ~T0_EXT_CLOCK (6) •

PCINT1_ENABLE(2) |

INT0_ENABLE(4)

PCINT1_ENABLE(2) |

~PB5IOENABLE(3)

PCINT_ ENABLE (2) |

~PB4IOENABLE(3) |

EXT_CLOCK_ENABLE(7)

DIEOV PCINT1_ENABLE(2) •

~(5)RSTDSBL(1)

1 PCINT1_ENABLE(2) •

PB5IOENABLE(3)

PCINT1_ENABLE(2)•

PB4IOENABLE(3) |

EXT_CLOCK_ENABLE

DI PCINT1 INT0, T0, PCINT1 PCINT1 External Clock, PCINT1

AIO ADC10, RESET INPUT ADC9 ADC8, XTAL2 XTAL1

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Notes: 1. Enabling of the Timer/Counter1 Compare match outputs and Timer/Counter1 PWM Outputs OC1A/OC1B and OC1A/OC1B

are described in the section “8-bit Timer/Counter1” on page 67.

2. Note that the PCINT0 Interrupt is only enabled if both the Global Interrupt Flag is enabled, the PCIE0 flag in GIMSK is set

and the alternate function of the pin is disabled as described in “Pin Change Interrupt” on page 62.

3. The Two-wire and Three-wire USI-modes are described in “Universal Serial Interface – USI” on page 80.

4. Shift clock (SCL) hold for USI is in described “Universal Serial Interface – USI” on page 80.

5. USI start up interrupt is enabled if both the Global Interrupt Flag is enabled and the USISIE flag in the USICR Register is set

as described in “Universal Serial Interface – USI” on page 80.

6. Data Output (DO) is valid in USI Three-wire mode and the operation is described in “Universal Serial Interface – USI” on

page 80.

7. Operation of the data pin SDA in USI Two-wire mode and DI in USI Three-wire mode in “Universal Serial Interface – USI” on

page 80.

8. Not operator is marked with “~”.

Table 28. Overriding Signals for Alternate Functions in PB3..PB0

Signal Name PB3/OC1B/PCINT0

PB2/SCK/SCL/OC1B/PCI

NT0 PB1/DO/OC1A/PCINT0 PB0/DI/SDA/OC1A

PUOE 0 USI_TWO-WIRE(3) 0 USI_TWO-WIRE(3)

PUOV0000

DDOE 0 USI_TWO-WIRE(3) 0USI_TWO-WIRE

(3)

DDOV 0 (USI_SCL_HOLD(4) |

~(8)PORTB2) • DDB2

0 (~SDA | ~PORTB0) •

DDB0

PVOE OC1B_ENABLE(1) USI_TWO-WIRE(3) •

DDB2 | OC1B_ENABLE(1)

USI_THREE-WIRE(3) |

OC1A_ENABLE(1)

USI_TWO-WIRE(3)• DDB0

OC1A_ENABLE(1)

PVOV OC1B ~(USI_TWO-WIRE •

DDB2) • OC1B

USI_THREE-WIRE(3) •

DO(6) | ~USI_THREE-

WIRE • OC1A_ENABLE(1)

• OC1A

~(USI_TWO-WIRE•

DDB0) •

OC1A_ENABLE(1) • OC1A

DIEOE PCINT0_ENABLE(2) •

~OC1B_ENABLE(1)

~(USI_TWO-WIRE |

USI_THREE-WIRE |

OC1B_ENABLE) •

PCINT0_ENABLE(2) |

USI_START_I.ENABLE(5)

~(USI_THREE-WIRE |

OC1A_ENABLE) •

PCINT0_ENABLE(2)

~(USI_TWO-WIRE(3) |

USI_THREE-WIRE(3) |

OC1A_ENABLE(1)) •

PCINT0_ENABLE(2) |

USI_START_I.ENABLE(5)

DIEOV1111

DI PCINT0 PCINT0, SCL, SCK PCINT0 PCINT0, SDA

AIO––––

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Description for I/O

Ports

Port A Data Register –

PORTA

Port A Data Direction

Port A Input Pins

Address – PINA

Port B Data Register –

PORTB

Port B Data Direction

Port B Input Pins

Address – PINB

Bit 76543210

$1B ($3B) PORTA7 PORTA6 PORTA5 PORTA4 PORTA3 PORTA2 PORTA1 PORTA0 PORTA

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

Bit 76543210

$1A ($3A) DDA7 DDA6 DDA5 DDA4 DDA3 DDA2 DDA1 DDA0 DDRA

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

Bit 76543210

$19 ($39) PINA7 PINA6 PINA5 PINA4 PINA3 PINA2 PINA1 PINA0 PINA

Read/WriteRRRRRRRR

Initial Value N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Bit 76543210

$18 ($38) PORTB7 PORTB6 PORTB5 PORTB4 PORTB3 PORTB2 PORTB1 PORTB0 PORTB

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

Bit 76543210

$17 ($37) DDB7 DDB6 DDB5 DDB4 DDB3 DDB2 DDB1 DDB0 DDRB

Read/WriteR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W

Initial Value00000000

Bit 76543210

$16 ($36) PINB7 PINB6 PINB5 PINB4 PINB3 PINB2 PINB1 PINB0 PINB

Read/WriteRRRRRRRR

Initial Value N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Interrupts

Interrupt Vectors The ATtiny26(L) provides eleven interrupt sources. These interrupts and the separate Reset

Vector, each have a separate program vector in the program memory space. All the interrupts

are assigned individual enable bits which must be set (one) together with the I-bit in the Status

The lowest addresses in the program memory space are automatically defined as the Reset and

Interrupt vectors. The complete list of vectors is shown in Table 29. 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 etc.

The most typical and general program setup for the Reset and Interrupt Vector Addresses are:

Address Labels Code Comments

$000 rjmp RESET ; Reset handler

$001 rjmp EXT_INT0 ; IRQ0 handler

$002 rjmp PIN_CHANGE ; Pin change handler

$003 rjmp TIM1_CMP1A ; Timer1 compare match 1A

$004 rjmp TIM1_CMP1B ; Timer1 compare match 1B

$005 rjmp TIM1_OVF ; Timer1 overflow handler

$006 rjmp TIM0_OVF ; Timer0 overflow handler

$007 rjmp USI_STRT ; USI Start handler

$008 rjmp USI_OVF ; USI Overflow handler

$009 rjmp EE_RDY ; EEPROM Ready handler

$00A rjmp ANA_COMP ; Analog Comparator handler

$00B rjmp ADC ; ADC Conversion Handler

;

$009 RESET: ldi r16, RAMEND ; Main program start

$00A out SP, r16

$00B sei

… … … …

Table 29. Reset and Interrupt Vectors

Vector No Program Address Source Interrupt Definition

1 $000 RESET Hardware Pin and Watchdog Reset

2 $001 INT0 External Interrupt Request 0

3 $002 I/O Pins Pin Change Interrupt

4 $003 TIMER1, CMPA Timer/Counter1 Compare Match 1A

5 $004 TIMER1, CMPB Timer/Counter1 Compare Match 1B

6 $005 TIMER1, OVF1 Timer/Counter1 Overflow

7 $006 TIMER0, OVF0 Timer/Counter0 Overflow

8 $007 USI_STRT USI Start

9 $008 USI_OVF USI Overflow

A $009 EE_RDY EEPROM Ready

B $00A ANA_COMP Analog Comparator

C $00B ADC ADC Conversion Complete

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Interrupt Handling The ATtiny26(L) has two 8-bit Interrupt Mask Control Registers; GIMSK – General Interrupt

Mask Register and TIMSK – Timer/Counter Interrupt Mask Register.

When an interrupt occurs, the Global Interrupt Enable I-bit is cleared (zero) and all interrupts are

disabled. The user software can set (one) the I-bit to enable nested interrupts. The I-bit is set

(one) when a Return from Interrupt instruction – RETI – is executed.

When the Program Counter is vectored to the actual Interrupt Vector in order to execute the

interrupt handling routine, hardware clears the corresponding flag that generated the interrupt.

Some of the 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 when the corresponding interrupt enable bit is cleared (zero), the

interrupt flag will be set and remembered until the interrupt is enabled, or the flag is cleared by

software.

If one or more interrupt conditions occur when the Global Interrupt Enable bit is cleared (zero),

the corresponding interrupt flag(s) will be set and remembered until the Global Interrupt Enable

bit is set (one), and will be executed by order of priority.

Note that external level interrupt does not have a flag, and will only be remembered for as long

as the interrupt condition is active.

Note that the Status Register is not automatically stored when entering an interrupt routine and

restored when returning from an interrupt routine. This must be handled by software.

Interrupt Response

Time

The interrupt execution response for all the enabled AVR interrupts is four clock cycles mini-

mum. After the four clock cycles the program vector address for the actual interrupt handling

routine is executed. During this four clock cycle period, the Program Counter (10 bits) is pushed

onto the Stack. The vector is a relative jump to the interrupt routine, and this jump takes two

clock cycles. If an interrupt occurs during execution of a multi-cycle instruction, this instruction is

completed before the interrupt is served.

A return from an interrupt handling routine takes four clock cycles. During these four clock

cycles, the Program Counter (10 bits) is popped back from the Stack. When 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 – SREG – is not handled by the AVR

hardware, neither for interrupts nor for subroutines. For the routines requiring a storage of the

SREG, this must be performed by user software.

General Interrupt

Mask Register –

GIMSK

• Bit 7 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

• Bit 6 – INT0: External Interrupt Request 0 Enable

When the INT0 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), the exter-

nal pin interrupt is enabled. The Interrupt Sense Control0 bits 1/0 (ISC01 and ISC00) in the MCU

general Control Register (MCUCR) define whether the external interrupt is activated on rising or

falling edge, on pin change, or low level of the INT0 pin. Activity on the pin will cause an interrupt

request even if INT0 is configured as an output. The corresponding interrupt of External Interrupt

Request 0 is executed from program memory address $001. See also “External Interrupt” on

page 62.

Bit 76543210

$3B ($5B) – INT0 PCIE1 PCIE0 – – – – GIMSK

Read/Write R R/W R/W R/W R R R R

Initial Value00000000

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• Bit 5 – PCIE1: Pin Change Interrupt Enable1

When the PCIE1 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), the

interrupt pin change is enabled on analog pins PB[7:4], PA[7:6] and PA[3]. Unless the alternate

function masks out the interrupt, any change on the pin mentioned before will cause an interrupt.

The corresponding interrupt of Pin Change Interrupt Request is executed from program memory

address $002. See also “Pin Change Interrupt” on page 62.

• Bit 4– PCIE0: Pin Change Interrupt Enable0

When the PCIE0 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register (SREG) is set (one), the

interrupt pin change is enabled on digital pins PB[3:0]. Unless the alternate function masks out

the interrupt, any change on the pin mentioned before will cause an interrupt. The corresponding

interrupt of Pin Change Interrupt Request is executed from program memory address $002. See

also “Pin Change Interrupt” on page 62.

• Bits 3..0 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

General Interrupt Flag

• Bit 7 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

• Bit 6 – INTF0: External Interrupt Flag0

When an event on the INT0 pin triggers an interrupt request, INTF0 becomes set (one). If the I-

bit in SREG and the INT0 bit in GIMSK are set (one), the MCU will jump to the Interrupt Vector at

address $001. The flag is cleared when the interrupt routine is executed. Alternatively, the flag

can be cleared by writing a logical one to it. The flag is always cleared when INT0 is configured

as level interrupt.

• Bit 5 – PCIF: Pin Change Interrupt Flag

When an event on pins PB[7:0], PA[7:6], or PA[3] triggers an interrupt request, PCIF becomes

set (one). PCIE1 enables interrupt from analog pins PB[7:4], PA[7:6], and PA[3]. PCIE0 enables

interrupt on digital pins PB[3:0]. Note that pin change interrupt enable bits PCIE1 and PCIE0

also mask the flag if they are not set. For example, if PCIE0 is cleared, a pin change on PB[3:0]

does not set PCIF. If an alternate function is enabled on a pin, PCIF is masked from that individ-

ual pin. If the I-bit in SREG and the PCIE bit in GIMSK are set (one), the MCU will jump to the

Interrupt Vector at address $002. The flag is cleared when the interrupt routine is executed.

Alternatively, the flag can be cleared by writing a logical one to it. See also “Pin Change Inter-

rupt” on page 62.

• Bits 4..0 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

Timer/Counter

Interrupt Mask

• Bit 7 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

Bit 76543210

$3A ($5A) –INTF0PCIF–––––GIFR

Read/Write R R/W R/W R R R R R

Initial Value00000000

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

$39 ($59) – OCIE1A OCIE1B – – TOIE1 TOIE0 – TIMSK

Read/Write R R/W R/W R R R/W R/W R

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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• Bit 6 – OCIE1A: Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Interrupt Enable

When the OCIE1A bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register is set (one), the

Timer/Counter1 compare match A, interrupt is enabled. The corresponding interrupt at vector

$003 is executed if a compare match A occurs. The Compare Flag in Timer/Counter1 is set

(one) in the Timer/Counter Interrupt Flag Register.

• Bit 5 – OCIE1B: Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Interrupt Enable

When the OCIE1B bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register is set (one), the

Timer/Counter1 compare match B, interrupt is enabled. The corresponding interrupt at vector

$004 is executed if a compare match B occurs. The Compare Flag in Timer/Counter1 is set

(one) in the Timer/Counter Interrupt Flag Register.

• Bit 4..3 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

• Bit 2 – TOIE1: Timer/Counter1 Overflow Interrupt Enable

When the TOIE1 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register is set (one), the

Timer/Counter1 Overflow interrupt is enabled. The corresponding interrupt (at vector $005) is

executed if an overflow in Timer/Counter1 occurs. The Overflow Flag (Timer1) is set (one) in the

Timer/Counter Interrupt Flag Register – TIFR.

• Bit 1 – TOIE0: Timer/Counter0 Overflow Interrupt Enable

When the TOIE0 bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register is set (one), the

Timer/Counter0 Overflow interrupt is enabled. The corresponding interrupt (at vector $006) is

executed if an overflow in Timer/Counter0 occurs. The Overflow Flag (Timer0) is set (one) in the

Timer/Counter Interrupt Flag Register – TIFR.

• Bit 0 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

Timer/Counter

Interrupt Flag Register

– TIFR

• Bit 7 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

• Bit 6 – OCF1A: Output Compare Flag 1A

The OCF1A bit is set (one) when compare match occurs between Timer/Counter1 and the data

value in OCR1A – Output Compare Register 1A. OCF1A is cleared by hardware when executing

the corresponding interrupt handling vector. Alternatively, OCF1A is cleared, after synchroniza-

tion clock cycle, by writing a logic one to the flag. When the I-bit in SREG, OCIE1A, and OCF1A

are set (one), the Timer/Counter1 A Compare Match interrupt is executed.

• Bit 5 – OCF1B: Output Compare Flag 1B

The OCF1B bit is set (one) when compare match occurs between Timer/Counter1 and the data

value in OCR1B – Output Compare Register 1A. OCF1B is cleared by hardware when executing

the corresponding interrupt handling vector. Alternatively, OCF1B is cleared, after synchroniza-

tion clock cycle, by writing a logic one to the flag. When the I-bit in SREG, OCIE1B, and OCF1B

are set (one), the Timer/Counter1 B Compare Match interrupt is executed.

• Bits 4..3 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

$38 ($58) – OCF1A OCF1B – – TOV1 TOV0 – TIFR

Read/Write R R/W R/W R R R/W R/W R

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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• Bit 2 – TOV1: Timer/Counter1 Overflow Flag

The bit TOV1 is set (one) when an overflow occurs in Timer/Counter1. TOV1 is cleared by hard-

ware when executing the corresponding interrupt handling vector. Alternatively, TOV1 is

cleared, after synchronization clock cycle, by writing a logical one to the flag. When the SREG I-

bit, and TOIE1 (Timer/Counter1 Overflow Interrupt Enable), and TOV1 are set (one), the

Timer/Counter1 Overflow interrupt is executed.

• Bit 1 – TOV0: Timer/Counter0 Overflow Flag

The bit TOV0 is set (one) when an overflow occurs in Timer/Counter0. TOV0 is cleared by hard-

ware when executing the corresponding interrupt handling vector. Alternatively, TOV0 is cleared

by writing a logical one to the flag. When the SREG I-bit, and TOIE0 (Timer/Counter0 Overflow

Interrupt Enable), and TOV0 are set (one), the Timer/Counter0 Overflow interrupt is executed.

• Bit 0 – Res: Reserved Bit

This bit is a reserved bit in the ATtiny26(L) and always reads as zero.

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External

Interrupt

The External Interrupt is triggered by the INT0 pin. Observe that, if enabled, the interrupt will trig-

ger even if the INT0 pin is configured as an output. This feature provides a way of generating a

software interrupt. The External Interrupt can be triggered by a falling or rising edge, a pin

change, or a low level. This is set up as indicated in the specification for the MCU Control Regis-

ter – MCUCR. When the External Interrupt is enabled and is configured as level triggered, the

interrupt will trigger as long as the pin is held low.

The changed level is sampled twice by the Watchdog Oscillator clock, and if both these samples

have the required level, the MCU will wake up. The period of the Watchdog Oscillator is 1.0 µs

(nominal) at 3.0V and 25°C. The frequency of the Watchdog Oscillator is voltage dependent as

shown in “Electrical Characteristics” on page 126.

Pin Change

Interrupt

The pin change interrupt is triggered by any change on any I/O pin of Port B and pins PA3, PA6,

and PA7, if the interrupt is enabled and alternate function of the pin does not mask out the inter-

rupt. The bit PCIE1 in GIMSK enables interrupt from pins PB[7:4], PA[7:6], and PA[3]. PCIE0

enables interrupt on digital pins PB[3:0].

The pin change interrupt is different from other interrupts in two ways. First, pin change interrupt

enable bits PCIE1 and PCIE0 also mask the flag if they are not set. The normal operation on

most interrupts is that the flag is always active and only the execution of the interrupt is masked

by the interrupt enable.

Secondly, please note that pin change interrupt is disabled for any pin that is configured as an

alternate function. For example, no pin change interrupt is generated from pins that are config-

ured as AREF, AIN0 or AIN1, OC1A, OC1A, OC1B, OC1B, XTAL1, or XTAL2 in a fuse selected

clock option, Timer0 clocking, or RESET function. See Table 30 for alternate functions which

mask the pin change interrupt and how the function is enabled. For example pin change inter-

rupt on the PB0 is disabled when USI Two-wire mode or USI Three-wire mode or

Timer/Counter1 inverted output compare is enabled.

If the interrupt is enabled, the interrupt will trigger even if the changing pin is configured as an

output. This feature provides a way of generating a software interrupt. Also observe that the pin

change interrupt will trigger even if the pin activity triggers another interrupt, for example the

external interrupt. This implies that one external event might cause several interrupts.

The value of the programmed fuse is “0” and unprogrammed is “1”. Each of the lines enables the

alternate function so “or” function of the lines enables the function.

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Notes: 1. Each line represents a bit or fuse combination which enables the function.

A fuse value of “0” is programmed, “1” is unprogrammed.

Table 30. Alternative Functions

Pin Alternate Function

Control Register[Bit Name] which

set the Alternate Function(1)

Bit or Fuse

Value()

PA3 AREF ADMUX[REFS0] 1

PA6 Analog Comparator ACSR[ACD] 0

PA7 Analog Comparator ACSR[ACD] 0

PB0 USI Two-wire mode

USI Three-wire mode

TC1 compare/PWM

USICR[USIWM1]

USICR[USIWM1,USIWM0]

TCCR1A[COM1A1,COM1A0,PWM1A]

011

PB1 USI Three-wire mode

TC1 compare/PWM

USICR[USIWM1,USIWM0]

TCCR1A[COM1A1]

TCCR1A[COM1A0]

PB2 USI Two-wire mode

USI Three-wire mode

TC1 compare/PWM

USICR[USIWM1]

USICR[USIWM1,USIWM0]

TCCR1A[COM1B1,COM1B0,PWM1B]

011

PB3 TC1 compare/PWM TCCR1A[COM1B1]

TCCR1A[COM1B0]

PB4 XTAL1, clock source FUSE[PLLCK,CKSEL]

FUSE[PLLCK,CKSEL]

10000

10101-11111

PB5 XTAL2, clock source FUSE[PLLCK,CKSEL] 11001-11111

PB6 External interrupt

TC0 clock

GIMSK[INT0],MCUCR[ISC01,ISC01]

TCCR0[CS02,CS01]

100

PB7 RESET RSTDISBL FUSE 1

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Timer/Counters The ATtiny26(L) provides two general purpose 8-bit Timer/Counters. The Timer/Counters have

separate prescaling selection from the separate prescaler. The Timer/Counter0 clock (CK) as

the clock timebase. The Timer/Counter1 has two clocking modes, a synchronous mode and an

asynchronous mode. The synchronous mode uses the system clock (CK) as the clock timebase

and asynchronous mode uses the fast peripheral clock (PCK) as the clock time base.

Timer/Counter0

Prescaler

Figure 36 below shows the Timer/Counter prescaler.

Figure 36. Timer/Counter0 Prescaler

The four prescaled selections are: CK/8, CK/64, CK/256, and CK/1024 where CK is the oscilla-

tor clock. CK, external source, and stop, can also be selected as clock sources.

10-BIT T/C PRESCALER

TIMER/COUNTER0 CLOCK SOURCE

T0(PB6)

PSR0

CLEAR

CS00

CS01

CS02

CK/8

CK/256

CK/1024

CK/64

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Timer/Counter1

Prescaler

Figure 37 shows the Timer/Counter1 prescaler. For Timer/Counter1 the clock selections are

between PCK to PCK/16384 and stop in asynchronous mode and CK to CK/16384 and stop in

synchronous. The clock options are described in Table 34 on page 72 and the Timer/Counter1

Control Register, TCCR1B. Setting the PSR1 bit in TCCR1B Register resets the prescaler. The

PCKE bit in the PLLCSR Register enables the asynchronous mode.

Figure 37. Timer/Counter1 Prescaler

8-bit

Timer/Counter0

Figure 38 shows the block diagram for Timer/Counter0.

The 8-bit Timer/Counter0 can select clock source from CK, prescaled CK, or an external pin. In

addition, it can be stopped as described in the specification for the Timer/Counter0 Control Reg-

ister – TCCR0. The overflow status flag is found in the Timer/Counter Interrupt Flag Register –

TIFR. Control signals are found in the Timer/Counter0 Control Register – TCCR0. The interrupt

enable/disable settings for Timer/Counter0 are found in the Timer/Counter Interrupt Mask Regis-

ter – TIMSK.

When Timer/Counter0 is externally clocked, the external signal is synchronized with the oscilla-

tor frequency of the CPU. To ensure proper sampling of the external clock, the minimum time

between two external clock transitions must be at least one internal CPU clock period. The

external clock signal is sampled on the rising edge of the internal CPU clock.

The 8-bit Timer/Counter0 features both a high resolution and a high accuracy usage with the

lower prescaling opportunities. Similarly, the high prescaling opportunities make the

Timer/Counter0 useful for lower speed functions or exact timing functions with infrequent

actions.

TIMER/COUNTER1 COUNT ENABLE

PSR1

CS10

CS11

CS12

PCK

(64 MHz)

CS13

14-BIT

T/C PRESCALER

T1CK/2

T1CK

T1CK/4

T1CK/8

T1CK/16

T1CK/32

T1CK/64

T1CK/128

T1CK/256

T1CK/512

T1CK/1024

T1CK/2048

T1CK/4096

T1CK/8192

T1CK/16384

PCKE

T1CK

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Figure 38. Timer/Counter0 Block Diagram

Timer/Counter0

Control Register –

TCCR0

• Bits 7..4 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

• Bit 3 – PSR0: Prescaler Reset Timer/Counter0

When this bit is set (one), the prescaler of the Timer/Counter0 will be reset. The bit will be

cleared by hardware after the operation is performed. Writing a zero to this bit will have no

effect. This bit will always be read as zero.

• Bits 2, 1, 0 – CS02, CS01, CS00: Clock Select0, Bit 2, 1, and 0

The Clock Select0 bits 2, 1, and 0 define the prescaling source of Timer0.

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 210

$33 ($53) – – – – PSR0 CS02 CS01 CS00 TCCR0

Read/Write R R R R R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table 31. Clock 0 Prescale Select

CS02 CS01 CS00 Description

0 0 0 Stop, the Timer/Counter0 is stopped

001CK

010CK/8

011CK/64

100CK/256

1 0 1 CK/1024

1 1 0 External Pin T0, falling edge

1 1 1 External Pin T0, rising edge

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The Stop condition provides a Timer Enable/Disable function. The CK down divided modes are

scaled directly from the CK oscillator clock. If the external pin modes are used, the correspond-

ing setup must be performed in the actual Data Direction Control Register (cleared to zero gives

an input pin).

Timer/Counter0 –

TCNT0

The Timer/Counter0 is implemented as an up-counter with read and write access. If the

Timer/Counter0 is written and a clock source is present, the Timer/Counter0 continues counting

in the timer clock cycle following the write operation.

8-bit

Timer/Counter1

The Timer/Counter1 has two clocking modes: a synchronous mode and an asynchronous mode.

The synchronous mode uses the system clock (CK) as the clock timebase and asynchronous

mode uses the fast peripheral clock (PCK) as the clock time base. The PCKE bit from the

PLLCSR Register enables the asynchronous mode when it is set (“1”). The Timer/Counter1 gen-

eral operation is described in the asynchronous mode and the operation in the synchronous

mode is mentioned only if there is differences between these two modes. Figure 39 shows

Timer/Counter1 synchronization register block diagram and synchronization delays in between

registers. Note that all clock gating details are not shown in the figure. The Timer/Counter1 Reg-

ister values go through the internal synchronization registers, which cause the input

synchronization delay, before affecting the counter operation. The registers TCCR1A, TCCR1B,

OCR1A, OCR1B, and OCR1C can be read back right after writing the register. The read back

values are delayed for the Timer/Counter1 (TCNT1) Register and flags (OCF1A, OCF1B, and

TOV1), because of the input and output synchronization.

This module features a high resolution and a high accuracy usage with the lower prescaling

opportunities. Timer/Counter1 can also support two accurate, high speed, 8-bit Pulse Width

Modulators using clock speeds up to 64 MHz. In this mode, Timer/Counter1 and the Output

Compare Registers serve as dual stand-alone PWMs with non-overlapping non-inverted and

inverted outputs. Refer to page 74 for a detailed description on this function. Similarly, the high

prescaling opportunities make this unit useful for lower speed functions or exact timing functions

with infrequent actions.

Bit 76543210

$32 ($52) MSB LSB TCNT0

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

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Figure 39. Timer/Counter1 Synchronization Register Block Diagram

Timer/Counter1 and the prescaler allow running the CPU from any clock source while the pres-

caler is operating on the fast 64 MHz PCK clock in the asynchronous mode.

Note that the system clock frequency must be lower than one half of the PCK frequency. Only

when the system clock is generated from PCK dividing that by two, the ratio of the PCK/system

clock can be exactly two. The synchronization mechanism of the asynchronous Timer/Counter1

needs at least two edges of the PCK when the system clock is high. If the frequency of the sys-

tem clock is too high, it is a risk that data or control values are lost.

The following Figure 40 shows the block diagram for Timer/Counter1.

OCR1A

8-BIT DATABUS

SYNC

MODE

1CK delay

TCNT1

OCF1A

OCF1B

TCNT1

TOV1

OCR1B

OCR1C

TCCR1A

TCCR1B

OCR1A_SI

OCR1B_SI

OCR1C_SI

TCCR1A_SI

TCCR1B_SI

TCNT1

OCF1A

OCF1B

TOV1

TCNT1_SI

OCF1A_SI

OCF1B_SI

TOV1_SI

TCNT_SO

OCF1A_SO

OCF1B_SO

TOV1_SO

ASYNC

MODE

1PCK delay 1/2PCK -1CK delay 1/2PCK -1CK delay

PCK

PCKE

no delay

IO-registers

Input syncronization

registers

Timer/Counter1

Output

multiplexers

Output

syncronization

registers

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Figure 40. Timer/Counter1 Block Diagram

Three status flags (overflow and compare matches) are found in the Timer/Counter Interrupt

Flag Register – TIFR. Control signals are found in the Timer/Counter Control Registers TCCR1A

and TCCR1B. The interrupt enable/disable settings are found in the Timer/Counter Interrupt

Mask Register – TIMSK.

The Timer/Counter1 contains three Output Compare Registers, OCR1A, OCR1B, and OCR1C,

as the data source to be compared with the Timer/Counter1 contents. In normal mode the Out-

put Compare functions are operational with all three Output Compare Registers. OCR1A

determines action on the OC1A pin (PB1), and it can generate Timer1 OC1A interrupt in normal

mode and in PWM mode. Likewise, OCR1B determines action on the OC1B pin (PB3) and it can

generate Timer1 OC1B interrupt in normal mode and in PWM mode. OCR1C holds the

Timer/Counter maximum value, i.e., the clear on compare match value. An overflow interrupt

(TOV1) is generated when Timer/Counter1 counts from $FF to $00 or from OCR1C to $00. This

function is the same for both normal and PWM mode. The inverted PWM outputs OC1A and

OC1B are not connected in normal mode.

In PWM mode, OCR1A and OCR1B provide the data values against which the Timer/Counter

value is compared. Upon compare match the PWM outputs (OC1A, OC1A, OC1B, OC1B) are

generated. In PWM mode, the Timer/Counter counts up to the value specified in the Output

Compare Register OCR1C and starts again from $00. This feature allows limiting the counter

“full” value to a specified value, lower than $FF. Together with the many prescaler options, flexi-

ble PWM frequency selection is provided. Table 37 lists clock selection and OCR1C values to

obtain PWM frequencies from 20 kHz to 250 kHz in 10 kHz steps and from 250 kHz to 500 kHz

in 50 kHz steps. Higher PWM frequencies can be obtained at the expense of resolution.

8-BIT DATA BUS

TIMER INT. FLAG

TIMER/COUNTER1

8-BIT COMPARATOR

T/C1 OUTPUT

COMPARE REGISTER

TIMER INT. MASK

TIMER/COUNTER1

(TCNT1)

T/C CLEAR

T/C1 CONTROL

LOGIC

TOV1

OCF1B OCF1B

TOV1

TOIE0

TOIE1

OCIE1B

OCIE1A

OCF1A

PCK

T/C1 OVER-

FLOW IRQ

T/C1 COMPARE

MATCH B IRQ

OC1A

(PB1)

T/C1 COMPARE

MATCH A IRQ

T/C CONTROL

COM1B1

PWM1A

PWM1B

COM1B0

FOC1A

FOC1B

(OCR1A) (OCR1B) (OCR1C)

8-BIT COMPARATOR

T/C1 OUTPUT

COMPARE REGISTER

TOV0

COM1A1

COM1A0

T/C CONTROL

OC1A

(PB0)

OC1B

(PB3)

OC1B

(PB2)

8-BIT COMPARATOR

T/C1 OUTPUT

COMPARE REGISTER

T/C CONTROL

CS12

PSR1

CS11

CS10

CS13

CTC1

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Timer/Counter1

Control Register A –

TCCR1A

• Bits 7, 6 – COM1A1, COM1A0: Comparator A Output Mode, Bits 1 and 0

The COM1A1 and COM1A0 control bits determine any output pin action following a Compare

Match with Compare Register A in Timer/Counter1. Output pin actions affect pin PB1 (OC1A).

Since this is an alternative function to an I/O port, the corresponding direction control bit must be

set (one) in order to control an output pin. Note that OC1A is not connected in normal mode.

In PWM mode, these bits have different functions. Refer to Table 35 on page 75 for a detailed

description.

• Bits 5, 4 – COM1B1, COM1B0: Comparator B Output Mode, Bits 1 and 0

The COM1B1 and COM1B0 control bits determine any output pin action following a Compare

Match with Compare Register B in Timer/Counter1. Output pin actions affect pin PB3 (OC1B).

Since this is an alternative function to an I/O port, the corresponding direction control bit must be

set (one) in order to control an output pin. Note that OC1B is not connected in normal mode.

In PWM mode, these bits have different functions. Refer to Table 35 on page 75 for a detailed

description.

• Bit 3 – FOC1A: Force Output Compare Match 1A

Writing a logical one to this bit forces a change in the Compare Match output pin PB1 (OC1A)

according to the values already set in COM1A1 and COM1A0. If COM1A1 and COM1A0 written

in the same cycle as FOC1A, the new settings will be used. The Force Output Compare bit can

be used to change the output pin value regardless of the timer value. The automatic action pro-

grammed in COM1A1 and COM1A0 takes place as if a compare match had occurred, but no

interrupt is generated. The FOC1A bit always reads as zero. FOC1A is not in use if PWM1A bit

is set.

• Bit 2 – FOC1B: Force Output Compare Match 1B

Writing a logical one to this bit forces a change in the Compare Match output pin PB3 (OC1B)

according to the values already set in COM1B1 and COM1B0. If COM1B1 and COM1B0 written

in the same cycle as FOC1B, the new settings will be used. The Force Output Compare bit can

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

$30 ($50) COM1A1 COM1A0 COM1B1 COM1B0 FOC1A FOC1B PWM1A PWM1B TCCR1A

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table 32. Comparator A Mode Select

COM1A1 COM1A0 Description

0 0 Timer/Counter Comparator A disconnected from output pin OC1A.

0 1 Toggle the OC1A output line.

1 0 Clear the OC1A output line.

1 1 Set the OC1A output line.

Table 33. Comparator B Mode Select

COM1B1 COM1B0 Description

0 0 Timer/Counter Comparator B disconnected from output pin OC1B.

0 1 Toggle the OC1B output line.

1 0 Clear the OC1B output line.

1 1 Set the OC1B output line.

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be used to change the output pin value regardless of the timer value. The automatic action pro-

grammed in COM1B1 and COM1B0 takes place as if a compare match had occurred, but no

interrupt is generated. The FOC1B bit always reads as zero. FOC1B is not in use if PWM1B bit

is set.

• Bit 1 – PWM1A: Pulse Width Modulator A Enable

When set (one) this bit enables PWM mode based on comparator OCR1A in Timer/Counter1

and the counter value is reset to $00 in the CPU clock cycle after a compare match with OCR1C

• Bit 0 – PWM1B: Pulse Width Modulator B Enable

When set (one) this bit enables PWM mode based on comparator OCR1B in Timer/Counter1

and the counter value is reset to $00 in the CPU clock cycle after a compare match with OCR1C

Timer/Counter1

Control Register B –

TCCR1B

• Bit 7 – CTC1: Clear Timer/Counter on Compare Match

When the CTC1 control bit is set (one), Timer/Counter1 is reset to $00 in the CPU clock cycle

after a compare match with OCR1C Register value. If the control bit is cleared, Timer/Counter1

continues counting and is unaffected by a compare match.

• Bit 6 – PSR1: Prescaler Reset Timer/Counter1

When this bit is set (one), the Timer/Counter prescaler will be reset. The bit will be cleared by

hardware after the operation is performed. Writing a zero to this bit will have no effect. This bit

will always read as zero.

• Bit 5..4 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

$2F ($4F) CTC1 PSR1 – – CS13 CS12 CS11 CS10 TCCR1B

Read/Write R/W R/W R R R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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• Bits 3..0 – CS13, CS12, CS11, CS10: Clock Select Bits 3, 2, 1, and 0

The Clock Select bits 3, 2, 1, and 0 define the prescaling source of Timer/Counter1.

The Stop condition provides a Timer Enable/Disable function.

Timer/Counter1 –

TCNT1

This 8-bit register contains the value of Timer/Counter1.

Timer/Counter1 is realized as an up counter with read and write access. Due to synchronization

of the CPU, Timer/Counter1 data written into Timer/Counter1 is delayed by one CPU clock cycle

in synchronous mode and at most two CPU clock cycles for asynchronous mode.

Timer/Counter1

Output Compare

RegisterA – OCR1A

The Output Compare Register A is an 8-bit read/write register.

The Timer/Counter Output Compare Register A contains data to be continuously compared with

Timer/Counter1. Actions on compare matches are specified in TCCR1A. A compare match does

only occur if Timer/Counter1 counts to the OCR1A value. A software write that sets TCNT1 and

OCR1A to the same value does not generate a compare match.

Table 34. Timer/Counter1 Prescale Select

CS13 CS12 CS11 CS10

Description

Asynchronous Mode

Description

Synchronous Mode

0000Timer/Counter1 is stopped.Timer/Counter1 is stopped.

0001PCK CK

0010PCK/2 CK/2

0011PCK/4 CK/4

0100PCK/8 CK/8

0101PCK/16 CK/16

0110PCK/32 CK/32

0111PCK/64 CK/64

1000PCK/128 CK/128

1001PCK/256 CK/256

1010PCK/512 CK/512

1011PCK/1024 CK/1024

1100PCK/2048 CK/2048

1101PCK/4096 CK/4096

1110PCK/8192 CK/8192

1111PCK/16384 CK/16384

Bit 76543210

$2E ($4E) MSB LSB TCNT1

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543210

$2D ($4D) MSB LSB OCR1A

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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A compare match will set the compare interrupt flag OCF1A after a synchronization delay follow-

ing the compare event.

Timer/Counter1

Output Compare

RegisterB – OCR1B

The Output Compare Register B is an 8-bit read/write register.

The Timer/Counter Output Compare Register B contains data to be continuously compared with

Timer/Counter1. Actions on compare matches are specified in TCCR1A. A compare match does

only occur if Timer/Counter1 counts to the OCR1B value. A software write that sets TCNT1 and

OCR1B to the same value does not generate a compare match.

A compare match will set the compare interrupt flag OCF1B after a synchronization delay follow-

ing the compare event.

Timer/Counter1

Output Compare

RegisterC – OCR1C

The Output Compare Register C is an 8-bit read/write register.

The Timer/Counter Output Compare Register C contains data to be continuously compared with

Timer/Counter1. A compare match does only occur if Timer/Counter1 counts to the OCR1C

value. A software write that sets TCNT1 and OCR1C to the same value does not generate a

compare match.

If the CTC1 bit in TCCR1B is set, a compare match will clear TCNT1 and set an Overflow Inter-

rupt Flag (TOV1). The flag is set after a synchronization delay following the compare event.

This register has the same function in normal mode and PWM mode.

PLL Control and

Status Register –

PLLCSR

• Bit 7..3 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and always read as zero.

• Bit 2 – PCKE: PCK Enable

The PCKE bit change the Timer/Counter1 clock source. When it is set, the asynchronous clock

mode is enabled and fast 64 MHz PCK clock is used as Timer/Counter1 clock source. If this bit

is cleared, the synchronous clock mode is enabled, and system clock CK is used as

Timer/Counter1 clock source. This bit can be set only if PLLE bit is set. It is safe to set this bit

only when the PLL is locked i.e., the PLOCK bit is 1.

• Bit 1 – PLLE: PLL Enable

When the PLLE is set, the PLL is started and if needed internal RC Oscillator is started as a PLL

reference clock. If PLL is selected as a system clock source the value for this bit is always 1.

• Bit 0 – PLOCK: PLL Lock Detector

Bit 76543210

$2C ($4C) MSB LSB OCR1B

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543210

$2B ($4B) MSB LSB OCR1C

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543210

$29 ($29) –––––PCKEPLLEPLOCKPLLCSR

Read/WriteRRRRRR/WR/WR

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0

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When the PLOCK bit is set, the PLL is locked to the reference clock, and it is safe to enable PCK

for Timer/Counter1. After the PLL is enabled, it takes about 64 µs/100 µs (typical/worst case) for

the PLL to lock.

Timer/Counter1

Initialization for

Asynchronous Mode

To change Timer/Counter1 to the asynchronous mode, first enable PLL, and poll the PLOCK bit

until it is set, and then set the PCKE bit.

Timer/Counter1 in

PWM Mode

When the PWM mode is selected, Timer/Counter1 and the Output Compare Register C –

OCR1C form a dual 8-bit, free-running and glitch-free PWM generator with outputs on the

PB1(OC1A) and PB3(OC1B) pins. Also inverted, non-overlapping outputs are available on pins

PB0(OC1A) and PB2(OC1B), respectively. The non-overlapping output pairs (OC1A - OC1A

and OC1B - OC1B) are never both set at the same time. This allows driving power switches

directly. The non-overlap time is one prescaled clock cycle, and the high time is one cycle

shorter than the low time.

The non-overlap time is generated by delaying the rising edge, i.e., the positive edge is one

prescaled and one PCK cycle delayed and the negative edge is one PCK cycle delayed in the

asynchronous mode. In the synchronous mode he positive edge is one prescaled and one CK

cycle delayed and the negative edge is one CK cycle delayed. The high time is also one pres-

caled cycle shorter in the both operation modes.

Figure 41. The Non-overlapping Output Pair

When the counter value match the contents of OCR1A and OCR1B, the OC1A and OC1B out-

puts are set or cleared according to the COM1A1/COM1A0 or COM1B1/COM1B0 bits in the

Timer/Counter1 Control Register A – TCCR1A, as shown in Table 35 below.

Timer/Counter1 acts as an up-counter, counting from $00 up to the value specified in the Output

Compare Register (OCR1C), and starting from $00 up again. A compare match with OC1C will

set an Overflow Interrupt Flag (TOV1) after a synchronization delay following the compare

event.

OC1x

x = A or B

tnon-overlap

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Note that in PWM mode, writing to the Output Compare Registers OCR1A or OCR1B, the data

value is first transferred to a temporary location. The value is latched into OCR1A or OCR1B

when the Timer/Counter reaches OCR1C. This prevents the occurrence of odd-length PWM

pulses (glitches) in the event of an unsynchronized OCR1A or OCR1B. See Figure 42 for an

example.

Figure 42. Effects of Unsynchronized OCR Latching

During the time between the write and the latch operation, a read from OCR1A or OCR1B will

read the contents of the temporary location. This means that the most recently written value

always will read out of OCR1A or OCR1B.

When OCR1A or OCR1B contain $00 or the top value, as specified in OCR1C Register, the out-

put PB1(OC1A) or PB3(OC1B) is held low or high according to the settings of

COM1A1/COM1A0. This is shown in Table 36.

Table 35. Compare Mode Select in PWM Mode

COM1x1 COM1x0 Effect on Output Compare Pins

OC1x not connected.

OC1x cleared on compare match. Set when TCNT1 = $01.

OC1x set one prescaled cycle after compare match. Cleared when

TCNT1 = $00.

OC1x cleared on compare match. Set when TCNT1 = $01.

OC1x not connected.

OC1x set one prescaled cycle after compare match. Cleared when

TCNT = $00

OC1x not connected.

PWM Output OC1x

Unsynchronized OC1x Latch

Synchronized OC1x Latch

Counter Value

Compare Value

Counter Value

Compare Value

Compare Value changes

Glitch

Compare Value Changes

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In PWM mode, the Timer Overflow Flag – TOV1, is set as in normal Timer/Counter mode. Timer

Overflow Interrupt1 operates exactly as in normal Timer/Counter mode, i.e., it is executed when

TOV1 is set provided that Timer Overflow Interrupt and global interrupts are enabled. This also

applies to the Timer Output Compare flags and interrupts.

The frequency of the PWM will be Timer Clock 1 Frequency divided by (OCR1C value + 1). See

the following equation:

Resolution shows how many bit is required to express the value in the OCR1C Register. It is cal-

culated by following equation

ResolutionPWM = log2(OCR1C + 1)

Table 36. PWM Outputs OCR1x = $00 or OCR1C, x = A or B

COM1x1 COM1x0 OCR1x Output OC1x Output OC1x

0 1 $00 L H

0 1 OCR1C H L

1 0 $00 L Not connected

1 0 OCR1C H Not connected

1 1 $00 H Not connected

1 1 OCR1C L Not connected

fPWM

fTCK1

OCR1C + 1()

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Table 37. Timer/Counter1 Clock Prescale Select in the Asynchronous Mode

PWM Frequency (kHz) Clock Selection CS13..CS10 OCR1C RESOLUTION (Bits)

20 PCK/16 0101 199 7.6

30 PCK/16 0101 132 7.1

40 PCK/8 0100 199 7.6

50 PCK/8 0100 159 7.3

60 PCK/8 0100 132 7.1

70 PCK/4 0011 228 7.8

80 PCK/4 0011 199 7.6

90 PCK/4 0011 177 7.5

100 PCK/4 0011 159 7.3

110 PCK/4 0011 144 7.2

120 PCK/4 0011 132 7.1

130 PCK/2 0010 245 7.9

140 PCK/2 0010 228 7.8

150 PCK/2 0010 212 7.7

160 PCK/2 0010 199 7.6

170 PCK/2 0010 187 7.6

180 PCK/2 0010 177 7.5

190 PCK/2 0010 167 7.4

200 PCK/2 0010 159 7.3

250 PCK 0001 255 8.0

300 PCK 0001 212 7.7

350 PCK 0001 182 7.5

400 PCK 0001 159 7.3

450 PCK 0001 141 7.1

500 PCK 0001 127 7.0

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Watchdog

Timer

The Watchdog Timer is clocked from a separate On-chip Oscillator which runs at 1 MHz. This is

the typical value at VCC = 5V. See characterization data for typical values at other VCC levels. By

controlling the Watchdog Timer prescaler, the Watchdog Reset interval can be adjusted from 16

to 2048 ms. The WDR – Watchdog Reset – instruction resets the Watchdog Timer. Eight differ-

ent clock cycle periods can be selected to determine the reset period. If the reset period expires

without another Watchdog Reset, the ATtiny26(L) resets and executes from the Reset Vector.

For timing details on the Watchdog Reset, refer to page 35.

To prevent unintentional disabling of the Watchdog, a special turn-off sequence must be fol-

lowed when the Watchdog is disabled. Refer to the description of the Watchdog Timer Control

Figure 43. Watchdog Timer

Watchdog Timer

Control Register –

WDTCR

• Bits 7..5 – Res: Reserved Bits

These bits are reserved bits in the ATtiny26(L) and will always read as zero.

• Bit 4 – WDCE: Watchdog Change Enable

This bit must be set when the WDE bit is written to logic zero. Otherwise, the Watchdog will not

be disabled. Once written to one, hardware will clear this bit after four clock cycles. Refer to the

description of the WDE bit for a Watchdog disable procedure. In Safety Level 1 and 2, this bit

must also be set when changing the prescaler bits.

• Bit 3 – WDE: Watchdog Enable

When the WDE is set (one) the Watchdog Timer is enabled, and if the WDE is cleared (zero) the

Watchdog Timer function is disabled. WDE can be cleared only when the WDCE bit is set(one).

To disable an enabled Watchdog Timer, the following procedure must be followed:

1. In the same operation, write a logical one to WDCE and WDE. A logical one must be writ-

ten to WDE even though it is set to one before the disable operation starts.

2. Within the next four clock cycles, write a logical 0 to WDE. This disables the Watchdog.

• Bits 2..0 – WDP2, WDP1, WDP0: Watchdog Timer Prescaler 2, 1, and 0

Normally 1 MHz WATCHDOG

PRESCLALER

WATCHDOG

RESET

WDP0

WDP1

WDP2

WDE

MCU RESET

Bit 765 4 3210

$21 ($41) – – – WDCE WDE WDP2 WDP1 WDP0 WDTCR

Read/Write R R R R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value0000 0000

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The WDP2, WDP1 and WDP0 bits determine the Watchdog Timer prescaling when the Watch-

dog Timer is enabled. The different prescaling values and their corresponding time-out periods

are shown in Table 38.

Note: 1. The frequency of the Watchdog Oscillator is voltage dependent. The WDR – Watchdog Reset

– instruction should always be executed before the Watchdog Timer is enabled. This ensures

that the reset period will be in accordance with the Watchdog Timer prescale settings. If the

Watchdog Timer is enabled without reset, the Watchdog Timer may not start counting from

zero.

Table 38. Watchdog Timer Prescale Select(1)

WDP2 WDP1 WDP0

Number of WDT

Oscillator Cycles

Typical Time-out

at VCC = 3.0V

Typical Time-out

at VCC = 5.0V

0 0 0 16K (16,384) 17.1 ms 16.3 ms

0 0 1 32K (32,768) 34.3 ms 32.5 ms

0 1 0 64K (65,536) 68.5 ms 65 ms

0 1 1 128K (131,072) 0.14 s 0.13 s

1 0 0 256K (262,144) 0.27 s 0.26 s

1 0 1 512K (524,288) 0.55 s 0.52 s

1 1 0 1,024K (1,048,576) 1.1 s 1.0 s

1 1 1 2,048K (2,097,152) 2.2 s 2.1 s

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Universal Serial

Interface – USI

The Universal Serial Interface, or USI, provides the basic hardware resources needed for serial

communication. Combined with a minimum of control software, the USI allows significantly

higher transfer rates and uses less code space than solutions based on software only. Interrupts

are included to minimize the processor load. The main features of the USI are:

•Two-wire Synchronous Data Transfer (Master or Slave, fSCLmax = fCK/16)

•Three-wire Synchronous Data Transfer (Master, fSCKmax = fCK/2, Slave fSCKmax = fCK/4)

•Data Received Interrupt

•Wakeup from Idle Mode

•In Two-wire Mode: Wake-up from All Sleep Modes, Including Power-down Mode

•Two-wire Start Condition Detector with Interrupt Capability

Overview A simplified block diagram of the USI is shown on Figure 44.

Figure 44. Universal Serial Interface, Block Diagram

The 8-bit Shift Register is directly accessible via the data bus and contains the incoming and

outgoing data. The register has no buffering so the data must be read as quickly as possible to

ensure that no data is lost. The most significant bit is connected to one of two output pins

depending of the wire mode configuration. A transparent latch is inserted between the serial reg-

ister output and output pin, which delays the change of data output to the opposite clock edge of

the data input sampling. The serial input is always sampled from the Data Input (DI) pin indepen-

dent of the configuration.

The 4-bit counter can be both read and written via the data bus, and can generate an overflow

interrupt. Both the serial register and the counter are clocked simultaneously by the same clock

source. This allows the counter to count the number of bits received or transmitted and generate

an interrupt when the transfer is complete. Note that when an external clock source is selected

the counter counts both clock edges. In this case the counter counts the number of edges, and

not the number of bits. The clock can be selected from three different sources: the SCK pin,

Timer 0 overflow, or from software.

The Two-wire clock control unit can generate an interrupt when a start condition is detected on

the Two-wire bus. It can also generate wait states by holding the clock pin low after a start con-

dition is detected, or after the counter overflows.

DATA BUS

USIPF

USITC

USICLK

USICS0

USICS1

USIOIFUSIOIE

USIDC

USISIF

USIWM0

USIWM1

USISIE Bit7

Two-wire Clock

Control Unit

PB0

PB1

PB2

(Output only)

DI/SDA

(Input/Open Drain)

SCK/SCL

(Input/Open Drain)

4-bit Counter

USIDR

USISR

USICR

CLOCK

HOLD

TIM0 OVF

Bit0

[1]

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Descriptions

USI Data Register –

USIDR

The USI uses no buffering of the serial register, i.e., when accessing the Data Register (USIDR)

the serial register is accessed directly. If a serial clock occurs at the same cycle the register is

written, the register will contain the value written and no shift is performed. A (left) shift operation

is performed depending of the USICS1..0 bits setting. The shift operation can be controlled by

an external clock edge, by a Timer/Counter0 overflow, or directly by software using the USICLK

strobe bit. Note that even when no wire mode is selected (USIWM1..0 = 0) both the external

data input (DI/SDA) and the external clock input (SCK/SCL) can still be used by the Shift

The output pin in use, DO or SDA depending on the wire mode, is connected via the output latch

to the most significant bit (bit 7) of the Data Register. The output latch is open (transparent) dur-

ing the first half of a serial clock cycle when an external clock source is selected (USICS1 = 1),

and constantly open when an internal clock source is used (USICS1 = 0). The output will be

changed immediately when a new MSB written as long as the latch is open. The latch ensures

that data input is sampled and data output is changed on opposite clock edges.

Note that the corresponding Data Direction Register (DDRB2/1) to the pin must be set to one for

enabling data output from the Shift Register.

USI Status Register –

USISR

The Status Register contains interrupt flags, line status flags and the counter value.

Note that doing a Read-Modify-Write operation on USISR Register, i.e., using the SBI or CBI

instructions, will clear pending interrupt flags. It is recommended that register contents is altered

by using the OUT instruction only.

• Bit 7 – USISIF: Start Condition Interrupt Flag

When Two-wire mode is selected, the USISIF flag is set (to one) when a start condition is

detected. When output disable mode or Three-wire mode is selected and (USICSx = 0b11 &

USICLK = 0) or (USICS = 0b10 & USICLK = 0), any edge on the SCK pin sets the flag.

An interrupt will be generated when the flag is set while the USISIE bit in USICR and the Global

Interrupt Enable Flag are set. The flag will only be cleared by writing a logical one to the USISIF

bit. Clearing this bit will release the start detection hold of SCL in Two-wire mode.

A start condition interrupt will wakeup the processor from all four sleep modes.

• Bit 6 – USIOIF: Counter Overflow Interrupt Flag

This flag is set (one) when the 4-bit counter overflows (i.e., at the transition from 15 to 0). An

interrupt will be generated when the flag is set while the USIOIE bit in USICR and the Global

Interrupt Enable Flag are set. The flag will only be cleared if a one is written to the USIOIF bit.

Clearing this bit will release the counter overflow hold of SCL in Two-wire mode.

A counter overflow interrupt will wakeup the processor from Idle sleep mode.

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

$0F ($2F) MSB LSB USIDR

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bit 76543 210

$0E ($2E) USISIF USIOIF USIPF USIDC USICNT3 USICNT2 USICNT1 USICNT0 USISR

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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• Bit 5 – USIPF: Stop Condition Flag

When Two-wire mode is selected, the USIPF flag is set (one) when a stop condition is detected.

The flag is cleared by writing a one to this bit. Note that this is not an interrupt flag. This signal is

useful when implementing Two-wire bus master arbitration.

• Bit 4 – USIDC: Data Output Collision

This bit is logical one when bit 7 in the Shift Register differs from the physical pin value. The flag

is only valid when Two-wire mode is used. This signal is useful when implementing Two-wire

bus master arbitration.

• Bits 3..0 – USICNT3..0: Counter Value

These bits reflect the current 4-bit counter value. The 4-bit counter value can directly be read or

written by the CPU.

The 4-bit counter increments by one for each clock generated either by the external clock edge

detector, by a Timer/Counter0 overflow, or by software using USICLK or USITC strobe bits. The

clock source depends of the setting of the USICS1..0 bits. For external clock operation a special

feature is added that allows the clock to be generated by writing to the USITC strobe bit. This

feature is enabled by write a one to the USICLK bit while setting an external clock source

(USICS1 = 1).

Note that even when no wire mode is selected (USIWM1..0 = 0) the external clock input

(SCK/SCL) are can still be used by the counter.

USI Control Register –

USICR

The Control Register includes interrupt enable control, wire mode setting, clock select setting,

and clock strobe.

• Bit 7 – USISIE: Start Condition Interrupt Enable

Setting this bit to one enables the Start Condition detector interrupt. If there is a pending inter-

rupt when the USISIE and the Global Interrupt Enable Flag is set to one, this will immediately be

executed. Refer to the description of “Bit 7 – USISIF: Start Condition Interrupt Flag” on page 81

for further details.

When Two-wire mode is selected, the USISIF flag is set (to one) when a start condition is

detected. When output disable mode or Three-wire mode is selected and (USICSx = 0b11 &

USICLK = 0) or (USICS = 0b10 & USICLK = 0), any edge on the SCK pin sets the flag.

• Bit 6 – USIOIE: Counter Overflow Interrupt Enable

Setting this bit to one enables the Counter Overflow interrupt. If there is a pending interrupt when

the USIOIE and the Global Interrupt Enable Flag is set to one, this will immediately be executed.

Refer to the description of “Bit 6 – USIOIF: Counter Overflow Interrupt Flag” on page 81 for fur-

ther details.

Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

$0D ($2D) USISIE USIOIE USIWM1 USIWM0 USICS1 USICS0 USICLK USITC USICR

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W W W

Initial Value 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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• Bit 5..4 – USIWM1..0: Wire Mode

These bits set the type of wire mode to be used. Basically only the function of the outputs are

affected by these bits. Data and clock inputs are not affected by the mode selected and will

always have the same function. The counter and Shift Register can therefore be clocked

externally, and data input sampled, even when outputs are disabled. The relations between

USIWM1..0 and the USI operation is summarized in Table 39.

When Two-wire mode is selected, the USISIF flag is set (to one) when a start condition is

detected. When output disable mode or Three-wire mode is selected and (USICSx = 0b11 &

USICLK = 0) or (USICS = 0b10 & USICLK = 0), any edge on the SCK pin sets the flag.

Note: 1. The DI and SCK pins are renamed to Serial Data (SDA) and Serial Clock (SCL) respectively to

avoid confusion between the modes of operation.

Table 39. Relations between USIWM1..0 and the USI Operation

USIWM1 USIWM0 Description

0 0 Outputs, clock hold, and start detector disabled. Port pins operates as

normal.

0 1 Three-wire mode. Uses DO, DI, and SCK pins.

The Data Output (DO) pin overrides the PORTB1 bit in the PORTB

controls the data direction. When the port pin is set as input

(DDRB1 = 0) the pins pull-up is controlled by the PORTB1 bit.

The Data Input (DI) and Serial Clock (SCK) pins do not affect the

normal port operation. When operating as master, clock pulses are

software generated by toggling the PORTB2 bit while DDRB2 is set to

output. The USITC bit in the USICR Register can be used for this

purpose.

1 0 Two-wire mode. Uses SDA (DI) and SCL (SCK) pins(1).

The Serial Data (SDA) and the Serial Clock (SCL) pins are bi-

directional and uses open-collector output drives. The output drivers

are enabled by the DDRB0/2 bit in the DDRB Register.

When the output driver is enabled for the SDA pin, the output driver

will force the line SDA low if the output of the Shift Register or the

PORTB0 bit in the PORTB Register is zero. Otherwise the SDA line

will not be driven (i.e., it is released). When the SCL pin output driver is

enabled the SCL line will be forced low if the PORTB2 bit in the

PORTB Register is zero, or by the start detector. Otherwise the SCL

line will not be driven.

The SCL line is held low when a start detector detects a start condition

and the output is enabled. Clearing the start condition flag (USISIF)

releases the line. The SDA and SCL pin inputs is not affected by

enabling this mode. Pull-ups on the SDA and SCL port pin are

disabled in Two-wire mode.

1 1 Two-wire mode. Uses SDA and SCL pins.

Same operation as for the Two-wire mode described above, except

that the SCL line is also held low when a counter overflow occurs, and

is held low until the Counter Overflow Flag (USIOIF) is cleared.

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• Bit 3..2 – USICS1..0: Clock Source Select

These bits set the clock source for the Shift Register and counter. The data output latch ensures

that the output is changed at the opposite edge of the sampling of the data input (DI/SDA) when

using external clock source (SCK/SCL). When software strobe or Timer0 overflow clock option is

selected the output latch is transparent and therefore the output is changed immediately. Clear-

ing the USICS1..0 bits enables software strobe option. When using this option, writing a one to

the USICLK bit clocks both the Shift Register and the counter. For external clock source

(USICS1 = 1), the USICLK bit is no longer used as a strobe, but selects between external clock-

ing, and software clocking by the USITC strobe bit.

Table 40 shows the relationship between the USICS1..0 and USICLK setting and clock source

used for the Shift Register and the 4-bit counter.

• Bit 1 – USICLK: Clock Strobe

Writing a one to this bit location strobes the Shift Register to shift one step and the counter to

increment by one provided that the USICS1..0 bits are set to zero and by doing so selects the

software clock strobe option. The output will change immediately when the clock strobe is exe-

cuted i.e. in the same instruction cycle. The value shifted into the Shift Register is sampled the

previous instruction cycle. The bit will be read as zero.

When an external clock source is selected (USICS1 = 1), the USICLK function is changed from

a clock strobe to a Clock Select Register. Setting the USICLK bit in this case will select the

USITC strobe bit as clock source for the 4-bit counter (see Table 40).

• Bit 0 – USITC: Toggle Clock Port Pin

Writing a one to this bit location toggles the PORTB2 (SCK/SCL) value from either from 0 to 1, or

1 to 0. The toggling is independent of the DDRB2 setting, but if the PORTB2 value is to be

shown on the pin the DDRB2 must be set as output (to one). This feature allows easy clock gen-

eration when implementing master devices. The bit will be read as zero.

When an external clock source is selected (USICS1 = 1) and the USICLK bit is set to one, writ-

ing to the USITC strobe bit will directly clock the 4-bit counter. This allows an early detection of

when the transfer is done when operating as a master device.

Table 40. Relations between the USICS1..0 and USICLK Setting

USICS1 USICS0 USICLK

Shift Register Clock

Source

4-bit Counter Clock

Source

0 0 0 No Clock No Clock

0 0 1 Software clock strobe

(USICLK)

Software clock strobe

(USICLK)

0 1 X Timer/Counter0 overflow Timer/Counter0 overflow

1 0 0 External, positive edge External, both edges

1 1 0 External, negative edge External, both edges

1 0 1 External, positive edge Software clock strobe

(USITC)

1 1 1 External, negative edge Software clock strobe

(USITC)

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Functional

Descriptions

Three-wire Mode The USI Three-wire mode is compliant to the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) mode 0 and 1, but

does not have the slave select (SS) pin functionality. However, this feature can be implemented

in software if necessary. Pin names used by this mode are: DI, DO, and SCK.

Figure 45. Three-wire Mode Operation, Simplified Diagram

Figure 45 shows two USI units operating in Three-wire mode, one as master and one as slave.

The two shift Registers are interconnected in such way that after eight SCK clocks, the data in

each register are interchanged. The same clock also increments the USI’s 4-bit counter. The

Counter Overflow (interrupt) flag, or USIOIF, can therefore be used to determine when a transfer

is completed. The clock is generated by the master device software by toggling the PB2 pin via

the PORTB Register or by writing a one to the USITC bit in USICR.

Figure 46. Three-wire Mode, Timing Diagram

The Three-wire mode timing is shown in Figure 46. At the top of the figure is a SCK cycle refer-

ence. One bit is shifted into the USI Shift Register (USIDR) for each of these cycles. The SCK

timing is shown for both external clock modes. In external clock mode 0 (USICS0 = 0), DI is

sampled at positive edges, and DO is changed (Data Register is shifted by one) at negative

edges. External clock mode 1 (USICS0 = 1) uses the opposite edges versus mode 0, i.e., sam-

SLAVE

MASTER

Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0 PBy

PBx

PBz

SCK

Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0 PBy

PBx

PBz

SCK

PORTBz

MSB

654321LSB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

654321LSB

SCK

DCBA E

CYCLE

( Reference )

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ples data at negative and changes the output at positive edges. The USI clock modes

corresponds to the SPI data mode 0 and 1.

Referring to the timing diagram (Figure 46.), a bus transfer involves the following steps:

1. The slave device and master device sets up its data output and, depending on the proto-

col used, enables its output driver (mark A and B). The output is set up by writing the

data to be transmitted to the serial Data Register. Enabling of the output is done by set-

ting the corresponding bit in the port data direction register (DDRB2). Note that point A

and B does not have any specific order, but both must be at least one half SCK cycle

before point C where the data is sampled. This must be done to ensure that the data

setup requirement is satisfied. The 4-bit counter is reset to zero.

2. The master generates a clock pulse by software toggling the SCK line twice (C and D).

The bit value on the slave and master’s data input (DI) pin is sampled by the USI on the

first edge (C), and the data output is changed on the opposite edge (D). The 4-bit counter

will count both edges.

3. Step 2. is repeated eight times for a comlpete register (byte) transfer.

4. After eight clock pulses (i.e., 16 clock edges) the counter will overflow and indicate that

the transfer is completed. The data bytes transferred must now be processed before a

new transfer can be initiated. The overflow interrupt will wake up the processor if it is set

to Idle mode. Depending of the protocol used the slave device can now set its output to

high impedance.

SPI Master Operation

Example

The following code demonstrates how to use the USI module as a SPI master:

SPITransfer:

out USIDR,r16

ldi r16,(1<<USIOIF)

out USISR,r16

ldi r16,(1<<USIWM0)+(1<<USICS1)+(1<<USICLK)+(1<<USITC)

SPITransfer_loop:

out USICR,r16

sbis USISR,USIOIF

rjmp SPITransfer_loop

in r16,USIDR

ret

The code is size optimized using only 8 instructions (+ ret). The code example assumes that the

DO and SCK pins are enabled as output in the DDRB Register. The value stored in register r16

prior to the function is called is transferred to the slave device, and when the transfer is com-

pleted the data received from the slave is stored back into the r16 register.

The second and third instructions clears the USI Counter Overflow Flag and the USI counter

value. The fourth and fifth instruction set Three-wire mode, positive edge Shift Register clock,

count at USITC strobe, and toggle SCK (PORTB2). The loop is repeated 16 times.

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The following code demonstrates how to use the USI module as a SPI Master with maximum

speed (fsck = fck/2):

SPITransfer_Fast:

out USIDR,r16

ldi r16,(1<<USIWM0)+(0<<USICS0)+(1<<USITC)

ldi r17,(1<<USIWM0)+(0<<USICS0)+(1<<USITC)+(1<<USICLK)

out USICR,r16 ; MSB

out USICR,r17

out USICR,r16

out USICR,r17

out USICR,r16

out USICR,r17

out USICR,r16

out USICR,r17

out USICR,r16

out USICR,r17

out USICR,r16

out USICR,r17

out USICR,r16

out USICR,r17

out USICR,r16 ; LSB

out USICR,r17

in r16,USIDR

ret

SPI Slave Operation

Example

The following code demonstrates how to use the USI module as a SPI slave:

init:

ldi r16,(1<<USIWM0)+(1<<USICS1)

out USICR,r16

...

SlaveSPITransfer:

out USIDR,r16

ldi r16,(1<<USIOIF)

out USISR,r16

SlaveSPITransfer_loop:

sbis USISR,USIOIF

rjmp SlaveSPITransfer_loop

in r16,USIDR

ret

The code is size optimized using only 8 instructions (+ ret). The code example assumes that the

DO is configured as output and SCK pin is configured as input in the DDRB Register. The value

stored in register r16 prior to the function is called is transferred to the master device, and when

the transfer is completed the data received from the master is stored back into the r16 register.

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Note that the first two instructions is for initialization only and needs only to be executed

once.These instructions sets Three-wire mode and positive edge Shift Register clock. The loop

is repeated until the USI Counter Overflow Flag is set.

Two-wire Mode The USI Two-wire mode is compliant to the Inter IC (TWI) bus protocol, but without slew rate lim-

iting on outputs and input noise filtering. Pin names used by this mode are SCL and SDA.

Figure 47. Two-wire Mode Operation, Simplified Diagram

Figure 47 shows two USI units operating in Two-wire mode, one as master and one as slave. It

is only the physical layer that is shown since the system operation is highly dependent of the

communication scheme used. The main differences between the master and slave operation at

this level, is the serial clock generation which is always done by the master, and only the slave

uses the clock control unit. Clock generation must be implemented in software, but the shift

operation is done automatically by both devices. Note that only clocking on negative edge for

shifting data is of practical use in this mode. The slave can insert wait states at start or end of

transfer by forcing the SCL clock low. This means that the master must always check if the SCL

line was actually released after it has generated a positive edge.

Since the clock also increments the counter, a counter overflow can be used to indicate that the

transfer is completed. The clock is generated by the master by toggling the PB2 pin via the

PORTB Register.

The data direction is not given by the physical layer. A protocol, like the one used by the TWI-

bus, must be implemented to control the data flow.

MASTER

SLAVE

Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0 PBy

PBz

SDA

SCL

Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0

Two-wire Clock

Control Unit

PBy

PBz

HOLD

SCL

PORTBz

SDA

SCL

VCC

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Figure 48. Two-wire Mode, Typical Timing Diagram

Referring to the timing diagram (Figure 48.), a bus transfer involves the following steps:

1. The a start condition is generated by the master by forcing the SDA low line while the

SCL line is high (A). SDA can be forced low either by writing a zero to bit 7 of the Shift

the output to be enabled. The slave device’s start detector logic (Figure 49.) detects the

start condition and sets the USISIF flag. The flag can generate an interrupt if necessary.

2. In addition, the start detector will hold the SCL line low after the master has forced an

negative edge on this line (B). This allows the slave to wake up from sleep or complete

its other tasks, before setting up the Shift Register to receive the address by clearing the

start condition flag and reset the counter.

3. The master set the first bit to be transferred and releases the SCL line (C). The slave

samples the data and shift it into the serial register at the positive edge of the SCL clock.

4. After eight bits are transferred containing slave address and data direction (read or

write), the slave counter overflows and the SCL line is forced low (D). If the slave is not

the one the master has addressed it releases the SCL line and waits for a new start

condition.

5. If the slave is addressed it holds the SDA line low during the acknowledgment cycle

before holding the SCL line low again (i.e., the Counter Register must be set to 14 before

releasing SCL at (D)). Depending of the R/W bit the master or slave enables its output. If

the bit is set, a master read operation is in progress (i.e., the slave drives the SDA line)

The slave can hold the SCL line low after the acknowledge (E).

6. Multiple bytes can now be transmitted, all in same direction, until a stop condition is given

by the master (F). Or a new start condition is given.

If the slave is not able to receive more data it does not acknowledge the data byte it has last

received. When the master does a read operation it must terminate the operation by force the

acknowledge bit low after the last byte transmitted.

Figure 49. Start Condition Detector, Logic Diagram

PS ADDRESS

1 - 7 8 9

R/W ACK ACK

1 - 8 9

DATA ACK

1 - 8 9

DATA

SDA

SCL

A B D EC F

SDA

SCL

Write( USISIF)

CLOCK

HOLD

USISIF

CLR

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Start Condition

Detector

The start condition detector is shown in Figure 49. The SDA line is delayed (in the range of 50 to

300 ns) to ensure valid sampling of the SCL line. The start condition detector is only enabled in

Two-wire mode.

When Two-wire mode is selected, the USISIF flag is set (to one) when a start condition is

detected. When output disable mode or Three-wire mode is selected and (USICSx = 0b11 &

USICLK = 0) or (USICS = 0b10 & USICLK = 0), any edge on the SCK pin sets the flag.

The start condition detector is working asynchronously and can therefore wake up the processor

from the Power-down sleep mode. However, the protocol used might have restrictions on the

SCL hold time. Therefore, when using this feature in this case the oscillator start-up time set by

the CKSEL Fuses (see “Clock Systems and their Distribution” on page 23) must also be taken

into the consideration. Refer to the description of “Bit 7 – USISIF: Start Condition Interrupt Flag”

on page 81 for further details.

Alternative USI

Usage

When the USI unit is not used for serial communication, it can be set up to do alternative tasks

due to its flexible design.

Half-duplex

Asynchronous Data

Transfer

By utilizing the Shift Register in Three-wire mode, it is possible to implement a more compact

and higher performance UART than by software only.

4-bit Counter The 4-bit counter can be used as a stand-alone counter with overflow interrupt. Note that if the

counter is clocked externally, both clock edges will generate an increment.

12-bit Timer/Counter Combining the USI 4-bit counter and Timer/Counter0 allows them to be used as a 12-bit

counter.

Edge Triggered

External Interrupt

By setting the counter to maximum value (F) it can function as an additional external interrupt.

The overflow flag and interrupt enable bit are then used for the external interrupt. This feature is

selected by the USICS1 bit.

Software Interrupt The counter overflow interrupt can be used as a software interrupt triggered by a clock strobe.

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Analog

Comparator

The Analog Comparator compares the input values on the positive pin PA6 (AIN0) and negative

pin PA7 (AIN1). When the voltage on the positive pin PA6 (AIN0) is higher than the voltage on

the negative pin PA7 (AIN1), the Analog Comparator Output, ACO is set (one). The compara-

tor’s output can trigger a separate interrupt, exclusive to the Analog Comparator. The user can

select Interrupt triggering on comparator output rise, fall or toggle. A block diagram of the com-

parator and its surrounding logic is shown in the Figure 50.

Figure 50. Analog Comparator Block Diagram

Analog Comparator

Control and Status

• Bit 7 – ACD: Analog Comparator Disable

When this bit is set(one), the power to the Analog Comparator is switched off. This bit can be set

at any time to turn off the Analog Comparator. When changing the ACD bit, the Analog Compar-

ator Interrupt must be disabled by clearing the ACIE bit in ACSR. Otherwise an interrupt can

occur when the bit is changed.

• Bit 6 – ACBG: Analog Comparator Bandgap Select

When this bit is set (one), it selects internal bandgap reference voltage (1.18V) as the positive

comparator input.

• Bit 5 – ACO: Analog Comparator Output

ACO is directly connected to the comparator output.

PA6

(AIN0)

PA7

MUX

ADC

MULTIPLEXER OUTPUT

(AIN1)

ACBG

ACME

Bit 76543210

$08 ($28) ACD ACBG ACO ACI ACIE ACME ACIS1 ACIS0 ACSR

Read/Write R/W R/W R R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00X00000

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• Bit 4 – ACI: Analog Comparator Interrupt Flag

This bit is set (one) when a comparator output event triggers the interrupt mode defined by ACI1

and ACI0. The Analog Comparator Interrupt routine is executed if the ACIE bit is set (one) and

the I-bit in SREG is set (one). ACI is cleared by hardware when executing the corresponding

interrupt handling vector. Alternatively, ACI is cleared by writing a logic one to the flag.

• Bit 3 – ACIE: Analog Comparator Interrupt Enable

When the ACIE bit is set (one) and the I-bit in the Status Register is set (one), the Analog Com-

parator interrupt is activated. When cleared (zero), the interrupt is disabled.

• Bit 2 – ACME: Analog Comparator Multiplexer Enable

When the ACME bit is set (one) and the ADC is switched off (ADEN in ADCSR is zero),

MUX3...0 in ADMUX select the input pin to replace the negative input to the Analog Comparator,

as shown in Table 42 on page 93. If ACME is cleared (zero) or ADEN is set (one), PA7(AIN1) is

applied to the negative input to the Analog Comparator.

• Bits 1, 0 – ACIS1, ACIS0: Analog Comparator Interrupt Mode Select

These bits determine which comparator events that trigger the Analog Comparator interrupt. The

different settings are shown in Table 41.

Note: 1. When changing the ACIS1/ACIS0 bits, the Analog Comparator Interrupt must be disabled by

clearing its Interrupt Enable bit in the ACSR Register. Otherwise an interrupt can occur when

the bits are changed.

Table 41. ACIS1/ACIS0 Settings(1)

ACIS1 ACIS0 Interrupt Mode

0 0 Comparator Interrupt on Output Toggle

01Reserved

1 0 Comparator Interrupt on Falling Output Edge

1 1 Comparator Interrupt on Rising Output Edge

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Notes: 1. MUX4 does not affect Analog Comparator input selection.

2. Pin change interrupt on PA6 and PA7 is disabled if the Analog Comparator is enabled. This

happens regardless of whether AIN1 or AIN0 has been replaced as inputs to the Analog

Comparator.

3. The MUX3...0 selections go into effect after one clock cycle delay.

Table 42. Analog Comparator Input Selection(1)

ACME ADEN MUX3...0(3) Analog Comparator Negative Input

0 X XXXX AIN1

1 1 XXXX AIN1

1 0 0000 ADC0

1 0 0001 ADC1

1 0 0010 ADC2

100011ADC3

1 0 0100 ADC4

1 0 0101 ADC5

100110ADC6

(2)

100111ADC7

(2)

1 0 1000 ADC8

1 0 1001 ADC9

1 0 1010 ADC10

1 0 1011 Undefined

1 0 1100 Undefined

1 0 1101 Undefined

1 0 1110 Undefined

1 0 1111 Undefined

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Analog to

Digital

Converter

Features •10-bit Resolution

•±2 LSB Absolute Accuracy

•0.5 LSB Integral Non-linearity

•Optional Offset Cancellation

•13 - 260 µs Conversion Time

•11 Multiplexed Single Ended Input Channels

•8 Differential Input Channels

•7 Differential Input Channels with Optional Gain of 20x

•Optional Left Adjustment for ADC Result Readout

•0 - AVCC ADC Input Voltage Range

•Selectable ADC Reference Voltage

•Free Running or Single Conversion Mode

•Interrupt on ADC Conversion Complete

•Sleep Mode Noise Canceler

The ATtiny26(L) features a 10-bit successive approximation ADC. The ADC is connected to an

11-channel Analog Multiplexer which allows eight differential voltage input combinations or 11

single-ended voltage inputs constructed from seven pins from Port A and four pins from Port B.

Seven of the differential inputs are equipped with a programmable gain stage, providing amplifi-

cation steps of 0 dB (1x) and 26 dB (20x) on the differential input voltage before the A/D

conversion. There are four groups of three differential analog input channel selections. All input

channels in each group share a common negative terminal, while another ADC input can be

selected as the positive input terminal. The single-ended voltage inputs refer to 0V (GND).

The ADC contains a Sample and Hold Amplifier which ensures that the input voltage to the ADC

is held at a constant level during conversion. A block diagram of the ADC is shown in Figure 51.

The ADC has an analog supply voltage pin, AVCC. The voltage on AVCC must not differ more

than ±0.3V from VCC. See the paragraph “ADC Noise Canceling Techniques” on page 105 on

how to connect these pins.

An internal reference voltage of nominally 2.56V is provided On-chip, and this reference may be

externally decoupled at the AREF pin by a capacitor.

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Figure 51. Analog to Digital Converter Block Schematic

Operation The ADC converts an analog input voltage to a 10-bit digital value through successive approxi-

mation. The minimum value represents GND and the maximum value represents the voltage on

the AREF pin minus 1 LSB. Optionally, AVCC or and internal 2.56V reference voltage may be

connected to the AREF pin by writing to the REFS bits in ADMUX. The internal voltage refer-

ence may thus be decoupled by an external capacitor at the AREF pin to improve noise

immunity.

The analog input channel and differential gain are selected by writing to the MUX bits in

ADMUX. Any of the 11 ADC input pins ADC10..0, as well as GND and a fixed bandgap voltage

reference of nominally 1.18V (VBG), can be selected as single ended inputs to the ADC. A selec-

tion of ADC input pins can be selected as positive and negative inputs to the differential gain

amplifier.

If differential channels are selected, the differential gain stage amplifies the voltage difference

between the selected input channel pair by the selected gain factor. Note that the voltage on the

positive input terminal must be higher than on the negative input terminal, otherwise the gain

ADC CONVERSION

COMPLETE IRQ

8-BIT DATA BUS

15 0

ADC MULTIPLEXER

SELECT (ADMUX) ADC CTRL. & STATUS

ADC DATA REGISTER

(ADCH/ADCL)

MUX2

ADIE

ADFR

ADSC

ADEN

ADIF ADIF

MUX1

MUX0

ADPS0

ADPS1

ADPS2

MUX3

CONVERSION LOGIC

10-BIT DAC

SAMPLE & HOLD

COMPARATOR

MUX DECODER

MUX4

ADC7

ADC6

ADC5

ADC4

ADC3

ADC2

ADC1

ADC0

REFS0

REFS1

ADLAR

CHANNEL SELECTION

GAIN SELECTION

ADC[9:0]

ADC

MULTIPLEXER OUTPUT

GAIN

AMPLIFIER

INTERNAL 1.18 V

REFERENCE

PRESCALER

SINGLE ENDED /

DIFFERENTIAL SELECTION

GND

POS.

INPUT

MUX

NEG.

INPUT

MUX

ADC10

ADC9

ADC8

INTERNAL

2.56 V

REFERENCE

VCC

AREF

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stage will saturate at 0V (GND). This amplified value then becomes the analog input to the ADC.

If single ended channels are used, the gain amplifier is bypassed altogether.

The ADC can operate in two modes – Single Conversion and Free Running mode. In Single

Conversion mode, each conversion will have to be initiated by the user. In Free Running mode,

the ADC is constantly sampling and updating the ADC Data Register. The ADFR bit in ADCSR

selects between the two available modes.

The ADC is enabled by setting the ADC Enable bit, ADEN in ADCSR. Voltage reference and

input channel selections will not go into effect until ADEN is set. The ADC does not consume

power when ADEN is cleared, so it is recommended to switch off the ADC before entering power

saving sleep modes.

A conversion is started by writing a logical one to the ADC Start Conversion bit, ADSC. This bit

stays high as long as the conversion is in progress and will be set to zero by hardware when the

conversion is completed. If a different data channel is selected while a conversion is in progress,

the ADC will finish the current conversion before performing the channel change.

The ADC generates a 10-bit result, which is presented in the ADC Data Registers, ADCH and

ADCL. By default, the result is presented right adjusted, but can optionally be presented left

adjusted by setting the ADLAR bit in ADMUX.

If the result is left adjusted and no more than 8-bit precision is required, it is sufficient to read

ADCH. Otherwise, ADCL must be read first, then ADCH, to ensure that the content of the data

registers belongs to the same conversion. Once ADCL is read, ADC access to data registers is

blocked. This means that if ADCL has been read, and a conversion completes before ADCH is

read, neither register is updated and the result from the conversion is lost. When ADCH is read,

ADC access to the ADCH and ADCL Registers is re-enabled.

The ADC has its own interrupt which can be triggered when a conversion completes. When ADC

access to the Data Registers is prohibited between reading of ADCH and ADCL, the interrupt

will trigger even if the result is lost.

Prescaling and

Conversion

Timing

Figure 52. ADC Prescaler

The successive approximation circuitry requires an input clock frequency between 50 kHz and

200 kHz. If a lower resolution than 10 bits is needed, the input clock frequency to the ADC can

be as high as 1000 kHz to get a higher sample rate.

7-BIT ADC PRESCALER

ADC CLOCK SOURCE

ADPS0

ADPS1

ADPS2

CK/128

CK/2

CK/4

CK/8

CK/16

CK/32

CK/64

Reset

ADEN

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The ADC module contains a prescaler, which divides the system clock to an acceptable ADC

clock frequency.

The ADPS bits in ADCSR are used to generate a proper ADC clock input frequency from any

chip clock frequency above 100 kHz. The prescaler starts counting from the moment the ADC is

switched on by setting the ADEN bit in ADCSR. The prescaler keeps running for as long as the

ADEN bit is set, and is continuously reset when ADEN is low.

When initiating a conversion by setting the ADSC bit in ADCSR, the conversion starts at the fol-

lowing rising edge of the ADC clock cycle. If differential channels are selected, the conversion

will only start at every other rising edge of the ADC clock cycle after ADEN was set.

A normal conversion takes 13 ADC clock cycles. In certain situations, the ADC needs more

clock cycles to initialization and minimize offset errors. Extended conversions take 25 ADC clock

cycles and occur as the first conversion after the ADC is switched on (ADEN in ADCSR is set).

Special care should be taken when changing differential channels. Once a differential channel

has been selected, the gain stage may take as much as 125 µs to stabilize to the new value.

Thus conversions should not be started within the first 125 µs after selecting a new differential

channel. Alternatively, conversions results obtained within this period should be discarded. The

same settling time should be observed for the first differential conversion after changing ADC

reference (by changing the REFS1:0 bits in ADMUX).

The actual sample-and-hold takes place 1.5 ADC clock cycles after the start of a normal conver-

sion and 13.5 ADC clock cycles after the start of an extended conversion. When a conversion is

complete, the result is written to the ADC Data Registers, and ADIF is set. In Single Conversion

mode, ADSC is cleared simultaneously. The software may then set ADSC again, and a new

conversion will be initiated on the first rising ADC clock edge. In Free Running mode, a new con-

version will be started immediately after the conversion completes, while ADSC remains high.

Using Free Running mode and an ADC clock frequency of 200 kHz gives the lowest conversion

time, 65 µs, equivalent to 15 kSPS. For a summary of conversion times, see Table 43.

Figure 53. ADC Timing Diagram, Extended Conversion (Single Conversion Mode)

MSB of Result

LSB of Result

ADC Clock

ADSC

Sample & Hold

ADIF

ADCH

ADCL

Cycle Number

ADEN

1212

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 2

Extended Conversion Next

Conversion

MUX and REFS

Update MUX and REFS

Update

Conversion

Complete

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Figure 54. ADC Timing Diagram, Single Conversion

Figure 55. ADC Timing Diagram, Free Running Conversion

Changing Channel

or Reference

Selection

The MUXn and REFS1:0 bits in the ADMUX Register are single buffered through a temporary

selection only takes place at a safe point during the conversion. The channel and reference

selection is continuously updated until a conversion is started. Once the conversion starts, the

channel and reference selection is locked to ensure a sufficient sampling time for the ADC. Con-

tinuous updating resumes in the last ADC clock cycle before the conversion completes (ADIF in

ADCSR is set). Note that the conversion starts on the following rising ADC clock edge after

ADSC is written. The user is thus advised not to write new channel or reference selection values

to ADMUX until one ADC clock cycle after ADSC is written.

Table 43. ADC Conversion Time

Condition

Sample & Hold (Cycles from

Start of Conversion)

Conversion

Time (Cycles)

Conversion

Time (µs)

Extended conversion 13.5 25 125 - 500

Normal conversions 1.5 13 65 - 260

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

MSB of Result

LSB of Result

ADC Clock

ADSC

ADIF

ADCH

ADCL

Cycle Number 12

One Conversion Next Conversion

Sample & Hold

MUX and REFS

Update

Conversion

Complete MUX and REFS

Update

11 12 13

MSB of Result

LSB of Result

ADC Clock

ADSC

ADIF

ADCH

ADCL

Cycle Number 12

One Conversion Next Conversion

Conversion

Complete Sample & Hold

MUX and REFS

Update

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Special care should be taken when changing differential channels. Once a differential channel

has been selected, the gain stage may take as much as 125 µs to stabilize to the new value.

Thus conversions should not be started within the first 125 µs after selecting a new differential

channel. Alternatively, conversion results obtained within this period should be discarded.

The same settling time should be observed for the first differential conversion after changing

ADC reference (by changing the REFS1:0 bits in ADMUX).

ADC Noise

Canceler Function

The ADC features a noise canceler that enables conversion during ADC Noise Reduction mode

(see “Power Management and Sleep Modes” on page 37) to reduce noise induced from the

CPU core and other I/O peripherals. If other I/O peripherals must be active during conversion,

this mode works equivalently for Idle mode. To make use of this feature, the following procedure

should be used:

1. Make sure that the ADC is enabled and is not busy converting. Single Conversion mode

must be selected and the ADC conversion complete interrupt must be enabled.

ADEN = 1

ADSC = 0

ADFR = 0

ADIE = 1

2. Enter ADC Noise Reduction mode (or Idle mode). The ADC will start a conversion once

the CPU has been halted.

3. If no other interrupts occur before the ADC conversion completes, the ADC interrupt will

wake up the CPU and execute the ADC Conversion Complete interrupt routine.

ADC Conversion

Result

After the conversion is complete (ADIF is high), the conversion result can be found in the ADC

Result Registers (ADCL, ADCH).

For single ended conversion, the result is

where VIN is the voltage on the selected input pin and VREF the selected voltage reference (see

Table 45 on page 101 and Table 46 on page 102). 0x000 represents analog ground, and 0x3FF

represents the selected reference voltage minus one LSB.

If differential channels are used, the result is

where VPOS is the voltage on the positive input pin, VNEG the voltage on the negative input pin,

GAIN the selected gain factor, and VREF the selected voltage reference. Keep in mind that VPOS

must be higher than VNEG, otherwise, the ADC value will saturate at 0x000. Figure 56 shows the

decoding of the differential input range.

Table 44 shows the resulting output codes if the differential input channel pair (ADCn - ADCm) is

selected with a gain of GAIN and a reference voltage of VREF.

ADC VIN 1024⋅

VREF

--------------------------=

ADC VPOS VNEG

–()GAIN 1024⋅⋅

VREF

---------------------------------------------------------------------------=

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Figure 56. Differential Measurement Range

Example:

ADMUX = 0xEB (ADC0 - ADC1, 20x gain, 2.56V reference, left adjusted result)

Voltage on ADC0 is 400 mV, voltage on ADC1 is 300 mV.

ADCR = 1024 * 20 * (400 - 300) / 2560 = 800 = 0x320

ADCL will thus read 0x00, and ADCH will read 0xC8. Writing zero to ADLAR right adjusts the

result: ADCL = 0x20, ADCH = 0x03.

Table 44. Correlation Between Input Voltage and Output Codes

VADCn Read code Corresponding decimal value

VADCm + VREF /GAIN 0x3FF 1023

VADCm + (1023/1024) VREF /GAIN 0x3FF 1023

VADCm + (1022/1024) VREF /GAIN 0x3FE 1022

... ... ...

VADCm + (1/1024) VREF /GAIN 0x001 1

VADCm 0x000 0

Output Code

0x3FF

0x000

REF

/GAIN Differential Input

Voltage (Volts)

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ADC Multiplexer

Selection Register –

ADMUX

• Bit 7, 6 – REFS1, REFS0: Reference Selection Bits

These bits select the voltage reference for the ADC, as shown in Table 45. If these bits are

changed during a conversion, the change will not go in effect until this conversion is complete

(ADIF in ADCSR is set). The user should disregard the first conversion result after changing

these bits to obtain maximum accuracy. If differential channels are used, using AVCC or an

external AREF higher than (AVCC - 0.2V) is not recommended, as this will affect ADC accuracy.

The internal voltage reference may not be used if an external reference voltage is being applied

to the AREF pin.

• Bit 5 – ADLAR: ADC Left Adjust Result

The ADLAR bit affects the presentation of the ADC conversion result in the ADC Data Register.

If ADLAR is cleared, the result is right adjusted. If ADLAR is set, the result is left adjusted.

Changing the ADLAR bit will affect the ADC Data Register immediately, regardless of any ongo-

ing conversions. For a complete description of this bit, see “ADC Data Register – ADCL and

ADCH” on page 104.

• Bits 4..0 – MUX4..MUX0: Analog Channel and Gain Selection Bits

The value of these bits selects which combination of analog inputs are connected to the ADC.

These bits also select the gain for the differential channels. See Table 46 for details. If these bits

are changed during a conversion, the change will not go in effect until this conversion is

complete (ADIF in ADCSR is set).

Bit 76543210

$07 ($27) REFS1 REFS0 ADLAR MUX4 MUX3 MUX2 MUX1 MUX0 ADMUX

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

Table 45. Voltage Reference Selections for ADC

REFS1 REFS0 Voltage Reference Selection

00AVCC

0 1 AREF (PA3), Internal Vref turned off.

1 0 Internal Voltage Reference (2.56 V), AREF pin (PA3) not connected.

Internal Voltage Reference (2.56 V) with external capacitor at AREF pin

(PA3).

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Note: 1. For offset measurements only. See “Offset Compensation Schemes” on page 105.

Table 46. Input Channel and Gain Selections

MUX4..0

Single Ended

Input

Positive Differential

Input

Negative Differential

Input Gain

00000 ADC0

N/A

00001 ADC1

00010 ADC2

00011 ADC3

00100 ADC4

00101 ADC5

00110 ADC6

00111 ADC7

01000 ADC8

01001 ADC9

01010 ADC10

01011

N/A

ADC0 ADC1 20x

01100 ADC0 ADC1 1x

01101(1) ADC1 ADC1 20x

01110 ADC2 ADC1 20x

01111 ADC2 ADC1 1x

10000

N/A

ADC2 ADC3 1x

10001(1) ADC3 ADC3 20x

10010 ADC4 ADC3 20x

10011 ADC4 ADC3 1x

10100

N/A

ADC4 ADC5 20x

10101 ADC4 ADC5 1x

10110(1) ADC5 ADC5 20x

10111 ADC6 ADC5 20x

11000 ADC6 ADC5 1x

11001

N/A

ADC8 ADC9 20x

11010 ADC8 ADC9 1x

11011(1) ADC9 ADC9 20x

11100 ADC10 ADC9 20x

11101 ADC10 ADC9 1x

11110 1.18V (VBG)N/A

11111 0V (GND)

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ADC Control and

Status Register –

ADCSR

• Bit 7 – ADEN: ADC Enable

Writing a logical “1” to this bit enables the ADC. By clearing this bit to zero, the ADC is turned off.

Turning the ADC off while a conversion is in progress, will terminate this conversion.

• Bit 6 – ADSC: ADC Start Conversion

In Single Conversion mode, a logical “1” must be written to this bit to start each conversion. In

Free Running mode, a logical “1” must be written to this bit to start the first conversion. The first

time ADSC has been written after the ADC has been enabled, or if ADSC is written at the same

time as the ADC is enabled, a dummy conversion will precede the initiated conversion. This

dummy conversion performs initialization of the ADC.

ADSC will read as one as long as a conversion is in progress. When the conversion is complete,

it returns to zero. When a dummy conversion precedes a real conversion, ADSC will stay high

until the real conversion completes. Writing a 0 to this bit has no effect.

• Bit 5 – ADFR: ADC Free Running Select

When this bit is set (one) the ADC operates in Free Running mode. In this mode, the ADC sam-

ples and updates the Data Registers continuously. Clearing this bit (zero) will terminate Free

Running mode.

• Bit 4 – ADIF: ADC Interrupt Flag

This bit is set (one) when an ADC conversion completes and the data registers are updated. The

ADC Conversion Complete Interrupt is executed if the ADIE bit and the I-bit in SREG are set

(one). ADIF is cleared by hardware when executing the corresponding interrupt handling vector.

Alternatively, ADIF is cleared by writing a logical one to the flag. Beware that if doing a read-

modify-write on ADCSR, a pending interrupt can be disabled. This also applies if the SBI and

CBI instructions are used.

• Bit 3 – ADIE: ADC Interrupt Enable

When this bit is set (one) and the I-bit in SREG is set (one), the ADC Conversion Complete Inter-

rupt is activated.

Bit 76543210

$06 ($26) ADEN ADSC ADFR ADIF ADIE ADPS2 ADPS1 ADPS0 ADCSR

Read/Write R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

Initial Value00000000

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• Bits 2..0 – ADPS2..0: ADC Prescaler Select Bits

These bits determine the division factor between the CK frequency and the input clock to the

ADC.

ADC Data Register –

ADCL and ADCH

ADLAR = 0

ADLAR = 1

When an ADC conversion is complete, the result is found in these two registers. The ADLAR bit

in ADMUX affect the way the result is read from the registers. If ADLAR is set, the result is left

adjusted. If ADLAR is cleared (default), the result is right adjusted. If the result is left adjusted

and no more than 8-bit precision is required, it is sufficient to read ADCH. Otherwise, ADCL

must be read first, then ADCH.

• ADC9..0: ADC Conversion Result

These bits represent the result from the conversion. For differential channels, this is the absolute

value after gain adjustment, as indicated in Table 46 on page 102. For single ended channels,

$000 represents analog ground, and $3FF represents the selected reference voltage minus one

LSB.

Table 47. ADC Prescaler Selections

ADPS2 ADPS1 ADPS0 Division Factor

000 2

001 2

010 4

011 8

100 16

101 32

110 64

111 128

Bit 151413121110 9 8

$05 ($25) – – – – – – ADC9 ADC8 ADCH

$04 ($24) ADC7 ADC6 ADC5 ADC4 ADC3 ADC2 ADC1 ADC0 ADCL

76543210

Read/WriteRRRRRRRR

RRRRRRRR

Initial Value00000000

00000000

Bit 151413121110 9 8

$05 ($25) ADC9 ADC8 ADC7 ADC6 ADC5 ADC4 ADC3 ADC2 ADCH

$04 ($24) ADC1 ADC0 – –––––ADCL

76543210

Read/WriteRRRRRRRR

RRRRRRRR

Initial Value00000000

00000000

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Scanning Multiple

Channels

Since change of analog channel always is delayed until a conversion is finished, the Free Run-

ning mode can be used to scan multiple channels without interrupting the converter. Typically,

the ADC Conversion Complete interrupt will be used to perform the channel shift. However, the

user should take the following fact into consideration:

The interrupt triggers once the result is ready to be read. In Free Running mode, the next

conversioin will start immediately when the interrupt triggers. If ADMUX is changed after the

interrupt triggers, the next conversion has already started, and the old setting is used.

ADC Noise

Canceling

Techniques

Digital circuitry inside and outside the ATtiny26(L) generates EMI which might affect the accu-

racy of analog measurements. If conversion accuracy is critical, the noise level can be reduced

by applying the following techniques:

1. The analog part of the ATtiny26(L) and all analog components in the application should

have a separate analog ground plane on the PCB. This ground plane is connected to the

digital ground plane via a single point on the PCB.

2. Keep analog signal paths as short as possible. Make sure analog tracks run over the

analog ground plane, and keep them well away from high-speed switching digital tracks.

3. The AVCC pin on the ATtiny26(L) should be connected to the digital VCC supply voltage

via an LC network as shown in Figure 57.

4. Use the ADC noise canceler function to reduce induced noise from the CPU.

5. If some pins are used as digital outputs, it is essential that these do not switch while a

conversion is in progress in that port.

Offset

Compensation

Schemes

The gain stage has a built-in offset cancellation circuitry that nulls the offset of differential mea-

surements as much as possible. The remaining offset in the analog path can be measured

directly by selecting the same channel for both differential inputs. This offset residue can be then

subtracted in software from the measurement results. Using this kind of software based offset

correction, offset on any channel can be reduced below one LSB.

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Figure 57. ADC Power Connections

PA0 (ADC0)

(ADC10/RESET) PB7

(ADC9/INT0/T0) PB6

(ADC8/XTAL2) PB5

(ADC7/XTAL1) PB4

VCC

PA1 (ADC1)

PA2 (ADC2)

PA3 (AREF)

PA4 (ADC3)

PA5 (ADC4)

PA6 (ADC5/AIN0)

PA7 (ADC6/AIN1)

GND

AVCC

10μΗ

100nF Analog Ground Plane

ATtiny26/L

2020

GND

(MOSI/DI/SDA/OC1A) PB0

(MISO/DO/OC1A) PB1

(SCK/SCL/OC1B) PB2

(OC1B) PB3

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Memory

Programming

Program and Data

Memory Lock Bits

The ATtiny26 provides two Lock bits which can be left unprogrammed (“1”) or can be pro-

grammed (“0”) to obtain the additional features listed in Table 49. The Lock bits can only be

erased to “1” with the Chip Erase command.

Note: 1. “1” means unprogrammed, “0” means programmed

Notes: 1. Program the Fuse bits before programming the Lock bits.

2. “1” means unprogrammed, “0” means programmed

Table 48. Lock Bit Byte(1)

Lock Bit Byte Bit No Description Default Value

7 – 1 (unprogrammed)

6 – 1 (unprogrammed)

5 – 1 (unprogrammed)

4 – 1 (unprogrammed)

3 – 1 (unprogrammed)

2 – 1 (unprogrammed)

LB2 1 Lock bit 1 (unprogrammed)

LB1 0 Lock bit 1 (unprogrammed)

Table 49. Lock Bit Protection Modes

Memory Lock Bits

Protection TypeLB Mode LB2(2) LB1(2)

1 1 1 No memory lock features enabled.

210

Further programming of the Flash and EEPROM is

disabled in parallel and serial programming mode. The

Fuse bits are locked in both serial and parallel

programming mode.(1)

300

Further programming and verification of the Flash and

EEPROM is disabled in parallel and serial programming

mode. The Fuse bits are locked in both serial and parallel

programming mode.(1)

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Fuse Bits The ATtiny26 has two Fuse bytes. Table 50 and Table 51 describe briefly the functionality of all

the fuses and how they are mapped into the fuse bytes. Note that the fuses are read as logical

zero, “0”, if they are programmed.

Notes: 1. The SPIEN Fuse is not accessible in serial programming mode.

2. When programming the RSTDISBL Fuse, Parallel Programming has to be used to change

fuses or perform further programming.

Notes: 1. The default value of SUT1..0 results in maximum start-up time. See Table 12 on page 29 for

details.

2. The default setting of CKSEL3..0 results in internal RC Oscillator at 1 MHz. See Table 3 on

page 25 for details.

3. The CKOPT Fuse functionality depends on the setting of the CKSEL bits. See “System Clock

and Clock Options” on page 23 for details.

The status of the Fuse bits is not affected by Chip Erase. Note that the Fuse bits are locked if

Lock bit1 (LB1) is programmed. Program the Fuse bits before programming the Lock bits.

Table 50. Fuse High Byte

Fuse High Byte Bit No Description Default Value

7 – 1 (unprogrammed)

6 – 1 (unprogrammed)

5–1 (unprogrammed)

RSTDISBL(2) 4Select if PB7 is I/O pin or

RESET pin

1 (unprogrammed, PB7 is

RESET pin)

SPIEN(1) 3Enable Serial Program

and Data Downloading

0 (programmed, SPI prog.

enabled)

EESAVE 2

EEPROM memory is

preserved through the Chip

Erase

1 (unprogrammed, EEPROM not

preserved)

BODLEVEL 1 Brown out detector trigger

level 1 (unprogrammed)

BODEN 0 Brown out detector enable

1 (unprogrammed, BOD

disabled)

Table 51. Fuse Low Byte

Fuse Low Byte Bit No Description Default Value

PLLCK 7 Use PLL for internal clock 1 (unprogrammed)

CKOPT(3) 6 Oscillator options 1 (unprogrammed)

SUT1 5 Select start-up time 1 (unprogrammed)(1)

SUT0 4 Select start-up time 0 (programmed)(1)

CKSEL3 3 Select Clock source 0 (programmed)(2)

CKSEL2 2 Select Clock source 0 (programmed)(2)

CKSEL1 1 Select Clock source 0 (programmed)(2)

CKSEL0 0 Select Clock source 1 (unprogrammed)(2)

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Latching of Fuses The fuse values are latched when the device enters programming mode and changes of the

fuse values will have no effect until the part leaves programming mode. This does not apply to

the EESAVE Fuse which will take effect once it is programmed. The fuses are also latched on

Power-up in normal mode.

Signature Bytes All Atmel microcontrollers have a three-byte signature code which identifies the device. This

code can be read in both serial and parallel mode, also when the device is locked. The three

bytes reside in a separate address space.

For the ATtiny26 the signature bytes are:

1. $000: $1E (indicates manufactured by Atmel).

2. $001: $91 (indicates 2KB Flash memory).

3. $002: $09 (indicates ATtiny26 device when $001 is $91).

Calibration Byte The ATtiny26 stores four different calibration values for the internal RC Oscillator. These bytes

resides in the signature row high byte of the addresses 0x0000, 0x0001, 0x0002, and 0x0003 for

1, 2, 4, and 8 MHz respectively. During Reset, the 1 MHz value is automatically loaded into the

OSCCAL Register. If other frequencies are used, the calibration value has to be loaded manu-

ally, see “Oscillator Calibration Register – OSCCAL” on page 29 for details.

Page Size

Parallel

Programming

Parameters, Pin

Mapping, and

Commands

This section describes how to parallel program and verify Flash Program memory, EEPROM

Data memory, Memory Lock bits, and Fuse bits in the ATtiny26. Pulses are assumed to be at

least 250 ns unless otherwise noted.

Signal Names In this section, some pins of the ATtiny26 are referenced by signal names describing their func-

tionality during parallel programming, see Figure 58 and Table 54. Pins not described in the

following table are referenced by pin names.

The XA1/XA0 pins determine the action executed when the XTAL1 pin is given a positive pulse.

The bit coding is shown in Table 56.

When pulsing WR or OE, the command loaded determines the action executed. The different

Commands are shown in Table 57.

Table 52. No. of Words in a Page and no. of Pages in the Flash

Flash Size Page Size PCWORD No. of Pages PCPAGE PCMSB

1K words (2K bytes) 16 words PC[3:0] 64 PC[9:4] 9

Table 53. No. of Words in a Page and no. of Pages in the EEPROM

EEPROM Size Page Size PCWORD No. of Pages PCPAGE EEAMSB

128 bytes 4 bytes EEA[1:0] 32 EEA[7:0] 7

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Figure 58. Parallel Programming

Note: 1. The pin is used for two different control signals. In the description below, normally only one of

the signals is referred. E.g., “give BS1 a positive pulse” equals “give PAGEL/BS1 a positive

pulse”.

Table 54. Pin Name Mapping

Signal Name in

Programming Mode Pin Name I/O Function

WR PB0 I Write Pulse (Active low)

XA0 PB1 I XTAL Action Bit 0

XA1/BS2(1)

PB2 I XTAL Action Bit 1 multiplexed with Byte Select 2

(“0” selects low byte, “1” selects 2’nd high byte)

PAGEL/BS1(1)

PB3 I

Program Memory and EEPROM data Page Load

multiplexed with Byte Select 1 (“0” selects low

byte, “1” selects high byte).

OE PB5 I Output Enable (Active low)

RDY/BSY PB6 O 0: Device is busy programming, 1: Device is ready

for new command

DATA PA7:0 I/O Bidirectional Data bus (Output when OE is low)

Table 55. Pin Values used to Enter Programming Mode

Pin Symbol Value

PAGEL/BS1 Prog_enable[3] 0

XA1/BS2 Prog_enable[2] 0

XA0 Prog_enable[1] 0

WR Prog_enable[0] 0

VCC

+5V

GND

XTAL1/PB4

PB0

PB1

PB2

PB3

PB5 PA7: PA0 DATA

RESET

PB6

+12 V

XA0

RDY/BSY

PAGEL/BS1

XA1/BS2 AVCC

+5V

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Note: 1. [XA1, XA0] = 0b11 is “No Action, Idle”. As long as XTAL1 is not pulsed, the Command,

Address, and Data Registers remain unchanged. Therefore, there are no problems using BS2

as described below even though BS2 is multiplexed with XA1. BS2 is only asserted when

reading the fuses (OE is low) and XTAL1 is not pulsed.

Table 56. XA1 and XA0 Coding(1)

XA1 XA0 Action when XTAL1 is Pulsed

Load Flash or EEPROM Address (High or low address byte determined by

BS1).

0 1 Load Data (High or Low data byte for Flash determined by BS1).

1 0 Load Command

1 1 No Action, Idle

Table 57. Command Byte Bit Coding

Command Byte Command Executed

1000 0000 Chip Erase

0100 0000 Write Fuse Bits

0010 0000 Write Lock Bits

0001 0000 Write Flash

0001 0001 Write EEPROM

0000 1000 Read Signature Bytes and Calibration Byte

0000 0100 Read Fuse and Lock Bits

0000 0010 Read Flash

0000 0011 Read EEPROM

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Parallel

Programming

Enter Programming

Mode

The following algorithm puts the device in parallel programming mode:

Step 2-7 must be completed within 64ms.

1. Set Prog_enable pins listed in Table 55 on page 110, RESET and Vcc to 0V.

2. Apply 4.5 - 5.5V between Vcc/AVcc and GND.

3. Wait at least 60us.

4. Apply between 4.5V - 5.5V (Same as on Vcc/AVcc) to RESET pin.

5. Wait at least 20us.

6. Apply between 11.5V - 12.5V to RESET pin.

7. Wait at least 10us.

8. Program fuses to internal clock mode, 8 MHz, with 64ms delay. (CKSEL[3..0] = 0100,

SUT[1..0] = 10). If Lock bits are programmed, a Chip Erase command must be executed

before changing the fuses.

9. Exit Programming mode by power the device down or by bringing RESET pin to 0V.

10. Repeat step 1 to 7 too re-enter programming mode.

Considerations for

Efficient Programming

The loaded command and address are retained in the device during programming. For efficient

programming, the following should be considered.

• The command needs only be loaded once when writing or reading multiple memory

locations.

• Skip writing the data value $FF, that is the contents of the entire EEPROM (unless the

EESAVE Fuse is programmed) and Flash after a Chip Erase.

• Address high byte needs only be loaded before programming or reading a new 256-word

window in Flash or 256-byte EEPROM. This consideration also applies to Signature bytes

reading.

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Chip Erase The Chip Erase will erase the Flash and EEPROM(1) memories plus Lock bits. The Lock bits are

not reset until the program memory has been completely erased. The Fuse bits are not

changed. A Chip Erase must be performed before the Flash and/or EEPROM are

reprogrammed.

Note: 1. The EEPROM memory is preserved during Chip Erase if the EESAVE Fuse is programmed.

Load Command “Chip Erase”

1. Set XA1, XA0 to “10”. This enables command loading.

2. Set BS1 to “0”.

3. Set DATA to “1000 0000”. This is the command for Chip Erase.

4. Give XTAL1 a positive pulse. This loads the command.

5. Give WR a negative pulse. This starts the Chip Erase. RDY/BSY goes low.

6. Wait until RDY/BSY goes high before loading a new command.

Programming the

Flash

The Flash is organized in pages, see Table 52 on page 109. When programming the Flash, the

program data is latched into a page buffer. This allows one page of program data to be pro-

grammed simultaneously. The following procedure describes how to program the entire Flash

memory:

A. Load Command "Write Flash"

1. Set XA1, XA0 to “10”. This enables command loading.

2. Set BS1 to “0”.

3. Set DATA to “0001 0000”. This is the command for Write Flash.

4. Give XTAL1 a positive pulse. This loads the command.

B. Load Address Low byte

1. Set XA1, XA0 to “00”. This enables address loading.

2. Set BS1 to “0”. This selects low address.

3. Set DATA = Address low byte ($00 - $FF).

4. Give XTAL1 a positive pulse. This loads the address low byte.

C. Load Data Low Byte

1. Set XA1, XA0 to “01”. This enables data loading.

2. Set DATA = Data low byte ($00 - $FF).

3. Give XTAL1 a positive pulse. This loads the data byte.

D. Load Data High Byte

1. Set BS1 to “1”. This selects high data byte.

2. Set XA1, XA0 to “01”. This enables data loading.

3. Set DATA = Data high byte ($00 - $FF).

4. Give XTAL1 a positive pulse. This loads the data byte.

E. Repeat B through D until the entire buffer is filled or until all data within the page is loaded.

While the lower bits in the address are mapped to words within the page, the higher bits address

the pages within the FLASH. This is illustrated in Figure 59 on page 114. Note that if less than 8

bits are required to address words in the page (pagesize < 256), the most significant bit(s) in the

address low byte are used to address the page when performing a page write.

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F. Load Address High byte

1. Set XA1, XA0 to “00”. This enables address loading.

2. Set BS1 to “1”. This selects high address.

3. Set DATA = Address high byte ($00 - $03).

4. Give XTAL1 a positive pulse. This loads the address high byte.

G. Program Page

1. Set BS1 to “0”.

2. Give WR a negative pulse. This starts programming of the entire page of data.

RDY/BSYgoes low.

3. Wait until RDY/BSY goes high. (See Figure 60 for signal waveforms.)

H. Repeat B through G until the entire Flash is programmed or until all data has been

programmed.

I. End Page Programming

1. Set XA1, XA0 to “10”. This enables command loading.

2. Set DATA to “0000 0000”. This is the command for No Operation.

3. Give XTAL1 a positive pulse. This loads the command, and the internal write signals are

reset.

Figure 59. Addressing the Flash which is Organized in Pages(1)

Note: 1. PCPAGE and PCWORD are listed in Table 52 on page 109.

PROGRAM MEMORY

WORD ADDRESS

WITHIN A PAGE

PAGE ADDRESS

WITHIN THE FLASH

INSTRUCTION WORD

PAG E PCWORD[PAGEMSB:0]:

PAGEEND

PAG E

PCWORDPCPAGE

PCMSB PAGEMSB

PROGRAM

COUNTER

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Figure 60. Programming the Flash Waveforms(1)

Note: 1. “XX” is don’t care. The letters refer to the programming description above.

Programming the

EEPROM

The EEPROM is organized in pages, see Table 53 on page 109. When programming the

EEPROM, the program data is latched into a page buffer. This allows one page of data to be

programmed simultaneously. The programming algorithm for the EEPROM data memory is as

follows (refer to “Programming the Flash” on page 113 for details on Command, Address and

Data loading):

1. A: Load Command “0001 0001”.

2. B: Load Address Low Byte ($00 - $FF).

3. C: Load Data ($00 - $FF).

J: Repeat 2 and 3 until the entire buffer is filled

K: Program EEPROM page

1. Set BS1 to “0”.

2. Give WR a negative pulse. This starts programming of the EEPROM page. RDY/BSY

goes low.

3. Wait until to RDY/BSY goes high before programming the next page.

(See Figure 61 for signal waveforms.)

RDY/BSY

RESET +12V

$10 ADDR. LOW ADDR. HIGH

DATA

DATA LOW DATA HIGH ADDR. LOW DATA LOW DATA HIGH

XA1/BS2

XA0

PAGEL/BS1

XTAL1

ABCDB CDFG

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Figure 61. Programming the EEPROM Waveforms

Reading the Flash The algorithm for reading the Flash memory is as follows (refer to “Programming the Flash” on

page 113 for details on Command and Address loading):

1. A: Load Command “0000 0010”.

2. F: Load Address High Byte ($00 - $03).

3. B: Load Address Low Byte ($00 - $FF).

4. Set OE to “0”, and BS1 to “0”. The Flash word low byte can now be read at DATA.

5. Set BS1 to “1”. The Flash word high byte can now be read at DATA.

6. Set OE to “1”.

Reading the EEPROM The algorithm for reading the EEPROM memory is as follows (refer to “Programming the Flash”

on page 113 for details on Command and Address loading):

1. A: Load Command “0000 0011”.

2. B: Load Address Low Byte ($00 - $FF).

3. Set OE to “0”, and BS1 to “0”. The EEPROM Data byte can now be read at DATA.

4. Set OE to “1”.

Programming the

Fuse Low Bits

The algorithm for programming the Fuse Low bits is as follows (refer to “Programming the Flash”

on page 113 for details on Command and Data loading):

1. A: Load Command “0100 0000”.

2. C: Load Data Low Byte. Bit n = “0” programs and bit n = “1” erases the Fuse bit.

3. Set BS1 and BS2 to “0”.

4. Give WR a negative pulse and wait for RDY/BSY to go high.

$11 ADDR. LOW DATA ADDR. LOW DATA XX

AB C B C K

RDY/BSY

RESET +12V

DATA

XA1/BS2

XA0

PAGEL/BS1

XTAL1

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Programming the

Fuse High Bits

The algorithm for programming the Fuse high bits is as follows (refer to “Programming the Flash”

on page 113 for details on Command and Data loading):

1. A: Load Command “0100 0000”.

2. C: Load Data Low Byte. Bit n = “0” programs and bit n = “1” erases the Fuse bit.

3. Set BS1 to “1” and BS2 to “0”. This selects high data byte.

4. Give WR a negative pulse and wait for RDY/BSY to go high.

5. Set BS1 to “0”. This selects low data byte.

Figure 62. Programming the Fuse Waveforms

Programming the

Lock Bits

The algorithm for programming the Lock bits is as follows (refer to “Programming the Flash” on

page 113 for details on Command and Data loading):

1. A: Load Command “0010 0000”.

2. C: Load Data Low Byte. Bit n = “0” programs the Lock bit.

3. Give WR a negative pulse and wait for RDY/BSY to go high.

The Lock bits can only be cleared by executing Chip Erase.

Reading the Fuse and

Lock Bits

The algorithm for reading the Fuse and Lock bits is as follows (refer to “Programming the Flash”

on page 113 for details on Command loading):

1. A: Load Command “0000 0100”.

2. Set OE to “0”, BS2 to “0”, and BS1 to “0”. The status of the Fuse Low bits can now be

read at DATA (“0” means programmed).

3. Set OE to “0”, BS2 to “1”, and BS1 to “1”. The status of the Fuse High bits can now be

read at DATA (“0” means programmed).

4. Set OE to “0”, BS2 to “0”, and BS1 to “1”. The status of the Lock bits can now be read at

DATA (“0” means programmed).

5. Set OE to “1”.

RDY/BSY

RESET +12V

$40

DATA

DATA XX

XA1/BS2

XA0

PAGEL/BS1

XTAL1

$40 DATA XX

Write Fuse Low Byte Write Fuse High Byte

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Figure 63. Mapping Between BS1, BS2 and the Fuse- and Lock-bits During Read

Reading the Signature

Bytes

The algorithm for reading the Signature bytes is as follows (refer to Programming the Flash for

details on Command and Address loading):

1. A: Load Command “0000 1000”.

2. B: Load Address Low Byte ($00 - $02).

3. Set OE to “0” and BS1 to “0”. The selected Signature byte can now be read at DATA.

4. Set OE to “1”.

Reading the

Calibration Byte

The algorithm for reading the Calibration byte is as follows (refer to Programming the Flash for

details on Command and Address loading):

1. A: Load Command “0000 1000”.

2. B: Load Address Low Byte.

3. Set OE to “0” and BS1 to “1”. The Calibration byte can now be read at DATA.

4. Set OE to “1”.

Parallel Programming

Characteristics

Figure 64. Parallel Programming Timing, Including some General Timing Requirements

Fuse Low Byte

Lock Bits 0

BS2

Fuse High Byte

BS1

DATA

Data & Contol

(DATA, XA0, XA1/BS2

PAGEL/BS1)

XTAL1

XHXL

WLWH

DVXH

XLDX

WLRH

RDY/BSY

XLWL

WLBX

BVWL

WLRL

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Figure 65. Parallel Programming Timing, Loading Sequence with Timing Requirements(1)

Note: 1. The timing requirements shown in Figure 64 (i.e., tDVXH, tXHXL, and tXLDX) also apply to loading

operation.

Figure 66. Parallel Programming Timing, Reading Sequence (Within the Same Page) with Tim-

ing Requirements()

Note: 1. The timing requirements shown in Figure 64 (i.e. tDVXH, tXHXL, and tXLDX) also apply to reading

operation.

XTAL1

PAGEL/BS1

XLXH

ADDR0 (Low Byte) DATA (Low Byte) DATA (High Byte) ADDR1 (Low Byte)

DATA

XA0

XA1/BS2

LOAD ADDRESS

(LOW BYTE)

LOAD DATA

(LOW BYTE)

LOAD DATA

(HIGH BYTE)

LOAD ADDRESS

(LOW BYTE)

XLXH

XTAL1

ADDR0 (Low Byte) DATA (Low Byte) DATA (High Byte) ADDR1 (Low Byte)

DATA

PAGEL/BS1

XA0

XA1/BS2

LOAD ADDRESS

(LOW BYTE)

READ DATA

(LOW BYTE)

READ DATA

(HIGH BYTE)

LOAD ADDRESS

(LOW BYTE)

BHDV

OLDV

XLOL

OHDZ

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Notes: 1. tWLRH is valid for the Write Flash, Write EEPROM, Write Fuse bits and Write Lock bits

commands.

2. tWLRH_CE is valid for the Chip Erase command.

Table 58. Parallel Programming Characteristics, VCC = 5V ± 10%

Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units

VPP Programming Enable Voltage 11.5 12.5 V

IPP Programming Enable Current 250 μA

tDVXH Data and Control Valid before XTAL1 High 67 ns

tXLXH XTAL1 Low to XTAL1 High 200 ns

tXHXL XTAL1 Pulse Width High 150 ns

tXLDX Data and Control Hold after XTAL1 Low 67 ns

tXLWL XTAL1 Low to WR Low 0 ns

tWLBX BS2/1 Hold after WR Low 67 ns

tBVWL BS1 Valid to WR Low 67 ns

tWLWH WR Pulse Width Low 150 ns

tWLRL WR Low to RDY/BSY Low 0 1 μs

tWLRH WR Low to RDY/BSY High(1) 3.7 4.5 ms

tWLRH_CE WR Low to RDY/BSY High for Chip Erase(2) 7.5 9 ms

tXLOL XTAL1 Low to OE Low 0 ns

tBVDV BS1 Valid to DATA valid 0 250 ns

tOLDV OE Low to DATA Valid 250 ns

tOHDZ OE High to DATA Tri-stated 250 ns

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Serial

Downloading

Both the Flash and EEPROM memory arrays can be programmed using the serial SPI bus while

RESET is pulled to GND. The serial interface consists of pins SCK, MOSI (input) and MISO (out-

put). After RESET is set low, the Programming Enable instruction needs to be executed first

before program/erase operations can be executed. NOTE, in Table 59 on page 121, the pin

mapping for SPI programming is listed. Not all parts use the SPI pins dedicated for the internal

SPI interface. Note that throughout the description about Serial downloading, MOSI and MISO

are used to describe the serial data in and serial data out respectively.

Serial

Programming Pin

Mapping

Figure 67. Serial Programming and Verify(1)

Notes: 1. If the device is clocked by the internal oscillator, there is no need to connect a clock source to

the XTAL1 pin.

2. VCC -0.3V < AVCC < VCC +0.3V, however, AVCC should always be within 2.7 - 5.5V.

When programming the EEPROM, an auto-erase cycle is built into the self-timed programming

operation (in the serial mode ONLY) and there is no need to first execute the Chip Erase instruc-

tion. The Chip Erase operation turns the content of every memory location in both the Program

and EEPROM arrays into $FF.

Depending on CKSEL Fuses, a valid clock must be present. The minimum low and high periods

for the serial clock (SCK) input are defined as follows:

Low: > 2 CPU clock cycles for fck < 12 MHz, 3 CPU clock cycles for fck  12 MHz

High: > 2 CPU clock cycles for fck < 12 MHz, 3 CPU clock cycles for fck  12 MHz

Table 59. Pin Mapping Serial Programming

Symbol Pins I/O Description

MOSI PB0 I Serial data in

MISO PB1 O Serial data out

SCK PB2 I Serial clock

VCC

GND

XTAL1

SCK

MISO

MOSI

RESET

PB0

PB1

PB2

2.7 - 5.5V

AVCC

2.7 - 5.5V(2)

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SPI Serial

Programming

Algorithm

When writing serial data to the ATtiny26, data is clocked on the rising edge of SCK.

When reading data from the ATtiny26, data is clocked on the falling edge of SCK. See Figure

68, Figure 69, and Table 69 for timing details.

To program and verify the ATtiny26 in the serial programming mode, the following sequence is

recommended (See four byte instruction formats in Table 61):

1. Power-up sequence:

Apply power between VCC and GND while RESET and SCK are set to “0”. In some sys-

tems, the programmer can not guarantee that SCK is held low during Power-up. In this

case, RESET must be given a positive pulse of at least two CPU clock cycles duration

after SCK has been set to “0”.

2. Wait for at least 20 ms and enable serial programming by sending the Programming

Enable serial instruction to pin MOSI.

3. The serial programming instructions will not work if the communication is out of synchro-

nization. When in synchronize the second byte ($53), will echo back when issuing the

third byte of the Programming Enable instruction. Whether the echo is correct or not, all 4

bytes of the instruction must be transmitted. If the $53 did not echo back, give RESET a

positive pulse and issue a new Programming Enable command.

4. The Flash is programmed one page at a time. The page size is found in Table 52 on

page 109. The memory page is loaded one byte at a time by supplying the 4 LSB of the

address and data together with the Load Program Memory Page instruction. To ensure

correct loading of the page, the data low byte must be loaded before data high byte is

applied for given address. The Program Memory Page is stored by loading the Write Pro-

gram Memory Page instruction with the 6 MSB of the address. If polling is not used, the

user must wait at least tWD_FLASH before issuing the next page. (See Table 60). Accessing

the serial programming interface before the Flash write operation completes can result in

incorrect programming.

5. The EEPROM array is programmed one byte at a time by supplying the address and

data together with the appropriate Write instruction. An EEPROM memory location is first

automatically erased before new data is written. If polling is not used, the user must wait

at least tWD_EEPROM before issuing the next byte. (See Table 60). In a chip erased device,

no $FFs in the data file(s) need to be programmed.

6. Any memory location can be verified by using the Read instruction which returns the con-

tent at the selected address at serial output MISO.

7. At the end of the programming session, RESET can be set high to commence normal

operation.

8. Power-off sequence (if needed):

Set RESET to “1”.

Turn VCC power off.

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Data Polling Flash When a page is being programmed into the Flash, reading an address location within the page

being programmed will give the value $FF. At the time the device is ready for a new page, the

programmed value will read correctly. This is used to determine when the next page can be writ-

ten. Note that the entire page is written simultaneously and any address within the page can be

used for polling. Data polling of the Flash will not work for the value $FF, so when programming

this value, the user will have to wait for at least tWD_FLASH before programming the next page. As

a chip-erased device contains $FF in all locations, programming of addresses that are meant to

contain $FF, can be skipped. See Table 60 for tWD_FLASH value.

Data Polling EEPROM When a new byte has been written and is being programmed into EEPROM, reading the

address location being programmed will give the value $FF. At the time the device is ready for a

new byte, the programmed value will read correctly. This is used to determine when the next

byte can be written. This will not work for the value $FF, but the user should have the following in

mind: As a chip-erased device contains $FF in all locations, programming of addresses that are

meant to contain $FF, can be skipped. This does not apply if the EEPROM is re-programmed

without chip-erasing the device. In this case, data polling cannot be used for the value $FF, and

the user will have to wait at least tWD_EEPROM before programming the next byte. See Table 60 for

tWD_EEPROM value.

Figure 68. Serial Programming Waveforms

Table 60. Minimum Wait Delay before Writing the Next Flash or EEPROM Location

Symbol Minimum Wait Delay

tWD_FLASH 4.5 ms

tWD_EEPROM 9.0 ms

tWD_ERASE 9.0 ms

tWD_FUSE 4.5 ms

MSB

LSB

SERIAL CLOCK INPUT

(SCK)

SERIAL DATA INPUT

(MOSI)

(MISO)

SAMPLE

SERIAL DATA OUTPUT

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Note: a = address high bits

b = address low bits

H = 0 – Low byte, 1 – High Byte

o = data out

i = data in

x = don’t care

Table 61. Serial Programming Instruction Set

Instruction Instruction Format Operation

Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte4

Programming Enable 1010 1100 0101 0011 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Enable Serial Programming after

RESET goes low.

Chip Erase 1010 1100 100x xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Chip Erase EEPROM and Flash.

Read Program Memory 0010 H000 xxxx xxaa bbbb bbbb oooo oooo Read H (high or low) data o from

Program memory at word address a:b.

Load Program Memory Page 0100 H000 xxxx xxxx xxxx bbbb iiii iiii Write H (high or low) data i to Program

Memory page at word address b. Data

low byte must be loaded before data

high byte is applied within the same

address.

Write Program Memory Page 0100 1100 xxxx xxaa bbbb xxxx xxxx xxxx Write Program Memory Page at

address a:b.

Read EEPROM Memory 1010 0000 xxxx xxxx xbbb bbbb oooo oooo Read data o from EEPROM memory at

address b.

Write EEPROM Memory 1100 0000 xxxx xxxx xbbb bbbb iiii iiii Write data i to EEPROM memory at

address b.

Read Lock Bits 0101 1000 0000 0000 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxoo Read Lock bits. “0” = programmed, “1”

= unprogrammed. See Table 48 on

page 107 for details.

Write Lock Bits 1010 1100 111x xxxx xxxx xxxx 1111 11ii Write Lock bits. Set bits = “0” to

program Lock bits. See Table 48 on

page 107 for details.

Read Signature Byte 0011 0000 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxbb oooo oooo Read Signature Byte o at address b.

Write Fuse Bits 1010 1100 1010 0000 xxxx xxxx iiii iiii Set bits = “0” to program, “1” to

unprogram. See Table 51 on page

108 for details.

Write Fuse High Bits 1010 1100 1010 1000 xxxx xxxx xxxi iiii Set bits = “0” to program, “1” to

unprogram. See Table 50 on page

108 for details.

Read Fuse Bits 0101 0000 0000 0000 xxxx xxxx oooo oooo Read Fuse bits. “0” = programmed, “1”

= unprogrammed. See Table 51 on

page 108 for details.

Read Fuse High Bits 0101 1000 0000 1000 xxxx xxxx xxxo oooo Read Fuse high bits.

“0” = programmed,

“1” = unprogrammed. See Table 50

on page 108 for details.

Read Calibration Byte 0011 1000 xxxx xxxx 0000 00bb oooo oooo Read Calibration Byte o.

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Serial Programming

Characteristics

Figure 69. Serial Programming Timing

Note: 1. 2 tCLCL for fck < 12 MHz, 3 tCLCL for fck >= 12 MHz

Table 62. Serial Programming Characteristics, TA = -40°C to +85°C, VCC = 2.7V - 5.5V (Unless

Otherwise Noted)(1)

Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units

1/tCLCL Oscillator Frequency (VCC = 2.7 - 5.5 V) 0 8 MHz

tCLCL Oscillator Period (VCC = 2.7 - 5.5 V) 125 ns

1/tCLCL Oscillator Frequency (VCC = 4.5 - 5.5 V) 0 16 MHz

tCLCL Oscillator Period (VCC = 4.5 - 5.5 V) 62.5 ns

tSHSL SCK Pulse Width High 2 tCLCL(1) ns

tSLSH SCK Pulse Width Low 2 tCLCL(1) ns

tOVSH MOSI Setup to SCK High tCLCL ns

tSHOX MOSI Hold after SCK High 2 tCLCL ns

tSLIV SCK Low to MISO Valid 20 ns

MOSI

MISO

SCK

tOVSH

SHSL

SLSH

SHOX

SLIV

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Electrical Characteristics

Absolute Maximum Ratings*

DC Characteristics

Operating Temperature.................................. -55°C to +125°C*NOTICE: Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute

Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent dam-

age to the device. This is a stress rating only and

functional operation of the device at these or

other conditions beyond those indicated in the

operational sections of this specification is not

implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating

conditions for extended periods may affect

device reliability.

Storage Temperature ..................................... -65°C to +150°C

Voltage on Any Pin except RESET

with Respect to Ground ..............................-0.5V to VCC+ 0.5V

Voltage on RESET with Respect to Ground ....-0.5V to +13.0V

Maximum Operating Voltage ............................................ 6.0V

DC Current per I/O Pin ............................................... 40.0 mA

DC Current VCC and GND Pins ................................ 200.0 mA

TA = -40°C to +85°C, VCC = 2.7V to 5.5V (unless otherwise noted)

Symbol Parameter Condition Min. Typ.(1) Max. Units

VIL Input Low Voltage Except XTAL1 pin and

RESET pins -0.5 0.2VCC(2) V

VIH Input High Voltage Except XTAL1 and

RESET pins 0.6VCC(3) VCC +0.5 V

VIL1 Input Low Voltage XTAL1 pin, External

Clock Selected -0.5 0.1VCC(2) V

VIH1 Input High Voltage XTAL1 pin, External

Clock Selected 0.8VCC(3) VCC +0.5 V

VIL2 Input Low Voltage RESET pin -0.5 0.2VCC(2) V

VIH2 Input High Voltage RESET pin 0.9VCC(3) VCC +0.5 V

VIL3 Input Low Voltage RESET pin as I/O -0.5 0.2VCC(2) V

VIH3 Input High Voltage RESET pin as I/O 0.6VCC(3) VCC +0.5 V

VOL

Output Low Voltage(4)

(Ports A, B)

IOL = 20 mA, VCC = 5V

IOL = 10 mA, VCC = 3V

0.7

0.5

VOH

Output High Voltage(5)

(Ports A, B)

IOH = -20 mA, VCC = 5V

IOH = -10 mA, VCC = 3V

4.2

2.3

IIL

Input Leakage

Current I/O Pin

VCC = 5.5V, pin low

(absolute value) 1µA

IIH

Input Leakage

Current I/O Pin

VCC = 5.5V, pin high

(absolute value) 1µA

RRST Reset Pull-up Resistor 20 100 kΩ

Rpu I/O Pin Pull-up Resistor 20 100 kΩ

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Notes: 1. Typical values at 25°C.

2. “Max” means the highest value where the pin is guaranteed to be read as low.

3. “Min” means the lowest value where the pin is guaranteed to be read as high.

4. Although each I/O port can sink more than the test conditions (20mA at Vcc = 5V, 10 mA at Vcc = 3V) under steady state

conditions (non-transient), the following must be observed:

1] The sum of all IOL, for all ports, should not exceed 400 mA.

2] The sum of all IOL, for port A0 - A7, should not exceed 300 mA.

3] The sum of all IOL, for ports B0 - B7 should not exceed 300 mA.

If IOL exceeds the test condition, VOL may exceed the related specification. Pins are not guaranteed to sink current greater

than the listed test condition.

5. Although each I/O port can source more than the test conditions (20 mA at VCC = 5V, 10 mA at VCC = 3V) under steady state

conditions (non-transient), the following must be observed:

1] The sum of all IOH, for all ports, should not exceed 400 mA.

2] The sum of all IOH, for port A0 - A7, should not exceed 300 mA.

3] The sum of all IOH, for ports B0 - B7 should not exceed 300 mA.

If IOH exceeds the test condition, VOH may exceed the related specification. Pins are not guaranteed to source current

greater than the listed test condition.

6. Minimum VCC for Power-down is 2.5V.

ICC

Power Supply Current

Active 1 MHz, VCC = 3V

(ATtiny26L) 0.70 mA

Active 4 MHz, VCC = 3V

(ATtiny26L) 2.5 6 mA

Active 8 MHz, VCC = 5V

(ATtiny26) 815mA

Idle 1 MHz, VCC = 3V

(ATtiny26L) 0.18 mA

Idle 4 MHz, VCC = 3V

(ATtiny26L) 0.75 2 mA

Idle 8 MHz, VCC = 5V

(ATtiny26) 3.5 7 mA

Power-down mode(6) WDT enabled, VCC = 3V 7.5 15 µA

WDT disabled, VCC = 3V 0.3 3 µA

VACIO

Analog Comparator

Input Offset Voltage

VCC = 5V

Vin = VCC/2 <10 40 mV

IACLK

Analog Comparator

Input Leakage Current

VCC = 5V

Vin = VCC/2 -50 50 nA

tACID

Analog Comparator

Propagation Delay

VCC = 2.7V

VCC = 4.0V

750

500 ns

TA = -40°C to +85°C, VCC = 2.7V to 5.5V (unless otherwise noted) (Continued)

Symbol Parameter Condition Min. Typ.(1) Max. Units

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External Clock

Drive Waveforms

Figure 70. External Clock Drive Waveforms

External Clock

Drive

Notes: 1. R should be in the range 3 kΩ - 100 kΩ, and C should be at least 20 pF. The C values given in

the table includes pin capacitance. This will vary with package type.

2. The frequency will vary with package type and board layout.

IL1

IH1

Table 63. External Clock Drive

Symbol Parameter

VCC = 2.7 - 5.5V VCC = 4.5 - 5.5V

UnitsMin Max Min Max

1/tCLCL Oscillator Frequency 0 8 0 16 MHz

tCLCL Clock Period 125 62.5 ns

tCHCX High Time 50 25 ns

tCLCX Low Time 50 25 ns

tCLCH Rise Time 1.6 0.5 μs

tCHCL Fall Time 1.6 0.5 μs

ΔtCLCL

Change in period from one clock

cycle to the next 22

Table 64. External RC Oscillator, Typical Frequencies

R [kΩ](1) C [pF] f(2)

33 22 650 kHz

10 22 2.0 MHz

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ADC Characteristics

Note: 1. Minimum for AVCC is 2.7V.

2. Maximum for AVCC is 5.5V

Table 65. ADC Characteristics, Single Ended Channels, TA = -40°C to +85°C

Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units

Resolution Single Ended Conversion 10 Bits

Absolute Accuracy

(Including INL, DNL, Quantization Error, Gain

and Offset Error)

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 200 kHz

1LSB

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 1 MHz

2LSB

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 200 kHz

Noise Reduction mode

1LSB

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 1 MHz

Noise Reduction mode

2LSB

Integral Non-Linearity (INL)

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 200 kHz

0.5 LSB

Differential Non-Linearity (DNL)

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 200 kHz

0.5 LSB

Gain Error

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 200 kHz

0.75 LSB

Offset error

Single Ended Conversion

VREF = 4V, VCC = 4V

ADC clock = 200 kHz

0.5 LSB

Clock Frequency 50 1000 kHz

Conversion Time 13 260 µs

AVCC Analog Supply Voltage VCC - 0.3(1) VCC + 0.3(2) V

VREF Reference Voltage 2.0 AVCC V

VIN Input Voltage GND VREF V

ADC Conversion Output 0 1023 LSB

Input Bandwidth 38.5 kHz

VINT Internal Voltage Reference 2.4 2.7 2.9 V

RREF Reference Input Resistance 32 kΩ

RAIN Analog Input Resistance 100 MΩ

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Notes: 1. Minimum for AVCC is 2.7V.

2. Maximum for AVCC is 5.5V.

Table 66. ADC Characteristics, Differential Channels, TA = -40°C to +85°C

Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units

Resolution Gain = 1x 10 Bits

Gain = 20x 10 Bits

Absolute Accuracy

Gain = 1x

VREF = 4V, VCC = 5V

ADC clock = 50 - 200 kHz

24 LSB

Gain = 20x

VREF = 4V, VCC = 5V

ADC clock = 50 - 200 kHz

27 LSB

Integral Non-Linearity (INL)

(Accuracy after Calibration for Offset and

Gain Error)

Gain = 1x

VREF = 4V, VCC = 5V

ADC clock = 50 - 200 kHz

1.5 LSB

Gain = 20x

VREF = 4V, VCC = 5V

ADC clock = 50 - 200 kHz

2LSB

Gain Error Gain = 1x 2 %

Gain = 20x 2.5 %

Offset Error

Gain = 1x

VREF = 4V, VCC = 5V

ADC clock = 50 - 200 kHz

4LSB

Gain = 20x

VREF = 4V, VCC = 5V

ADC clock = 50 - 200 kHz

6LSB

Clock Frequency 50 200 kHz

Conversion Time 26 65 µs

AVCC Analog Supply Voltage VCC - 0.3(1) VCC + 0.3(2) V

VREF Reference Voltage 2.0 AVCC - 0.5 V

VIN Input Voltage GND VCC V

VDIFF Input Differential Voltage 0 VREF/Gain V

ADC Conversion Output 0 1023 LSB

Input Bandwidth 4kHz

VINT Internal Voltage Reference 2.4 2.7 2.9 V

RREF Reference Input Resistance 32 kΩ

RAIN Analog Input Resistance 100 MΩ

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Typical

Characteristics

The following charts show typical behavior. These figures are not tested during manufacturing.

All current consumption measurements are performed with all I/O pins configured as inputs and

with internal pull-ups enabled. A sine wave generator with rail-to-rail output is used as clock

source.

The power consumption in Power-down mode is independent of clock selection.

The current consumption is a function of several factors such as: operating voltage, operating

frequency, loading of I/O pins, switching rate of I/O pins, code executed and ambient tempera-

ture. The dominating factors are operating voltage and frequency.

The current drawn from capacitive loaded pins may be estimated (for one pin) as CL*VCC*f where

CL = load capacitance, VCC = operating voltage and f = average switching frequency of I/O pin.

The parts are characterized at frequencies higher than test limits. Parts are not guaranteed to

function properly at frequencies higher than the ordering code indicates.

The difference between current consumption in Power-down mode with Watchdog Timer

enabled and Power-down mode with Watchdog Timer disabled represents the differential cur-

rent drawn by the Watchdog Timer.

Active Supply Current Figure 71. Active Supply Current vs. Frequency (0.1 - 1.0 MHz)

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. FREQUENCY

0.1 - 1.0 MHz

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.91

Frequency (MHz)

(mA)

5.5V

4.5V

4.0V

3.3V

2.7V

3.0V

5.0V

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Figure 72. Active Supply Current vs. Frequency (1 - 20 MHz)

Figure 73. Active Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 8 MHz)

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. FREQUENCY

1 - 20 MHz

0 2 4 6 8 101214161820

Frequency (MHz)

(mA)

5.5V

4.5V

4.0V

3.3V

2.7V

3.0V

5.0V

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 8 MHz

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 74. Active Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 4 MHz)

Figure 75. Active Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 2 MHz)

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 4 MHz

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 2 MHz

0.5

1.5

2.5

3.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 76. Active Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 1 MHz)

Figure 77. Active Supply Current vs. VCC (PLL Oscillator)

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 1 MHz

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

PLL OSCILLATOR

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 78. Active Supply Current vs. VCC (32 kHz External Oscillator)

Idle Supply Current Figure 79. Idle Supply Current vs. Frequency (0.1 - 1.0 MHz)

ACTIVE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

32kHz EXTERNAL OSCILLATOR

1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

°C

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. FREQUENCY

0.1 - 1.0 MHz

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.91

Frequency (MHz)

(mA)

5.5V

4.5V

4.0V

3.3V

2.7V

3.0V

5.0V

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Figure 80. Idle Supply Current vs. Frequency (1 - 20 MHz)

Figure 81. Idle Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 8 MHz)

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. FREQUENCY

1 - 20 MHz

02468101214161820

Frequency (MHz)

(mA)

5.5V

4.5V

4.0V

3.3V

2.7V 3.0V

5.0V

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 8 MHz

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 82. Idle Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 4 MHz)

Figure 83. Idle Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 2 MHz)

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 4 MHz

0.5

1.5

2.5

3.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 2 MHz

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 84. Idle Supply Current vs. VCC (Internal RC Oscillator, 1 MHz)

Figure 85. Idle Supply Current vs. VCC (PLL Oscillator)

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

INTERNAL RC OSCILLATOR, 1 MHz

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

PLL OSCILLATOR

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 86. Idle Supply Current vs. VCC (32 kHz External Oscillator)

Power-down Supply

Current

Figure 87. Power-down Supply Current vs. VCC (Watchdog Timer Disabled)

IDLE SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

32kHz EXTERNAL OSCILLATOR

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

°C

POWER-DOWN SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 88. Power-down Supply Current vs. VCC (Watchdog Timer Enabled)

Standby Supply

Current

Figure 89. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (455 kHz Resonator, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

POWER-DOWN SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

WATCHDOG TIMER ENABLED

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

°C

-40

°C

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

455 kHz RESONATOR, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

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Figure 90. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (1 MHz Resonator, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

Figure 91. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (2 MHz Resonator, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

1 MHz RESONATOR, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

2 MHz RESONATOR, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

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Figure 92. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (2 MHz XTAL, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

Figure 93. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (4 MHz Resonator, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

2 MHz XTAL, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

4 MHz RESONATOR, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

100

120

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

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Figure 94. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (4 MHz XTAL, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

Figure 95. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (6 MHz Resonator, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

4 MHz XTAL, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

100

120

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

6 MHz RESONATOR, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

100

120

140

160

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

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Figure 96. Standby Supply Current vs. VCC (6 MHz XTAL, Watchdog Timer Disabled)

Pin Pull-up Figure 97. I/O Pin Pull-up Resistor Current vs. Input Voltage (VCC = 5V)

STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

6 MHz XTAL, WATCHDOG TIMER DISABLED

100

120

140

160

180

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

I/O PIN PULL-UP RESISTOR CURRENT vs. INPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 5V

100

120

140

160

0123456

(V)

(uA)

85°C

25°C

-40°C

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Figure 98. I/O Pin Pull-up Resistor Current vs. Input Voltage (VCC = 2.7V)

Figure 99. Reset Pull-up Resistor Current vs. Reset Pin Voltage (VCC = 5V)

I/O PIN PULL-UP RESISTOR CURRENT vs. INPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 2.7V

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

(V)

(uA)

°C

-40

°C

RESET PULL-UP RESISTOR CURRENT vs. RESET PIN VOLTAGE

Vcc = 5V

100

120

RESET

(V)

RESET

(uA)

-40

°C

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Figure 100. Reset Pull-up Resistor Current vs. Reset Pin Voltage (VCC = 2.7V)

Pin Driver Strength Figure 101. I/O Pin Source Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 5V)

RESET PULL-UP RESISTOR CURRENT vs. RESET PIN VOLTAGE

Vcc = 2.7V

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

RESET

(V)

RESET

(uA)

-40

°C

I/O PIN SOURCE CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 5V

01234

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 102. I/O Pin Source Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 2.7V)

Figure 103. I/O Pin Sink Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 5V)

I/O PIN SOURCE CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 2.7V

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

I/O PIN SINK CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 5V

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 104. I/O Pin Sink Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 2.7V)

Figure 105. Reset Pin as I/O – Source Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 5V)

I/O PIN SINK CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 2.7V

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

RESET PIN AS I/O - SOURCE CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 5V

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

0123

(V)

Current (mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 106. Reset Pin as I/O – Source Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 2.7V)

Figure 107. Reset Pin as I/O –Sink Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 5V)

RESET PIN AS I/O - SOURCE CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 2.7V

0.5

1.5

2.5

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

(V)

Current (mA)

°C

-40

°C

RESET PIN AS I/O - SINK CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 5V

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

(V)

Current (mA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 108. Reset Pin as I/O – Sink Current vs. Output Voltage (VCC = 2.7V)

Pin Thresholds and

Hysteresis

Figure 109. I/O Pin Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC (VIH, I/O Pin Read as “1”)

RESET PIN AS I/O - SINK CURRENT vs. OUTPUT VOLTAGE

Vcc = 2.7V

0.5

1.5

2.5

3.5

4.5

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

(V)

Current (mA)

°C

-40

°C

I/O PIN INPUT THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs. V

VIH, IO PIN READ AS '1'

0.5

1.5

2.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 110. I/O Pin Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC (VIL, I/O Pin Read as “0”)

Figure 111. I/O Pin Input Hysteresis vs. VCC

I/O PIN INPUT THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs. V

VIL, IO PIN READ AS '0'

0.5

1.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

°C

-40

°C

I/O PIN INPUT HYSTERESIS vs. V

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

22.533.544.555.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

85°C

25°C

-40°C

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Figure 112. Reset Pin as I/O – Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC

(VIH, Reset Pin Read as “1”)

Figure 113. Reset Pin as I/O – Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC

(VIL, Reset Pin Read as “0”)

RESET PIN AS I/O - INPUT THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs. V

VIH, RESET PIN READ AS '1'

0.5

1.5

2.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

°C

-40

°C

RESET PIN AS I/O - INPUT THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs. V

VIL, RESET PIN READ AS '0'

0.5

1.5

2.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 114. Reset Pin as I/O – Pin Hysteresis vs. VCC

Figure 115. Reset Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC (VIH, Reset Pin Read as “1”)

RESET PIN AS I/O - PIN HYSTERESIS vs. V

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

22.533.544.555.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

85°C

25°C

-40°C

RESET INPUT THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs. V

VIH, RESET PIN READ AS '1'

0.5

1.5

2.5

1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 116. Reset Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC (VIL, Reset Pin Read as “0”)

Figure 117. Reset Input Pin Hysteresis vs. VCC

RESET INPUT THRESHOLD VOLTAGE vs. V

VIL, RESET PIN READ AS '0'

0.5

1.5

2.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

°C

-40

°C

RESET INPUT PIN HYSTERESIS vs. V

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

0.45

0.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

Threshold (V)

°C

-40

°C

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BOD Thresholds and

Analog Comparator

Offset

Figure 118. BOD Thresholds vs. Temperature (BOD Level is 4.0V)

Figure 119. BOD Thresholds vs. Temperature (BOD Level is 2.7V)

BOD THRESHOLDS vs. TEMPERATURE

BODLEVEL IS 4.0V

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Temperature (C)

Threshold (V)

Rising V

Falling V

BOD THRESHOLDS vs. TEMPERATURE

BODLEVEL IS 2.7V

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.1

-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Temperature (C)

Threshold (V)

Rising V

Falling V

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Figure 120. Bandgap Voltage vs. VCC

Figure 121. Analog Comparator Offset Voltage vs. Common Mode Voltage (VCC= 5.0V)

BANDGAP vs. V

1.216

1.218

1.22

1.222

1.224

1.226

1.228

1.23

1.232

1.234

1.236

2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

Vcc (V)

Bandgap Voltage (V)

85°

25°

-40°

ANALOG COMPARATOR OFFSET VOLTAGE vs. COMMON MODE VOLTAGE

Vcc = 5V

0.001

0.002

0.003

0.004

0.005

0.006

0.007

0.008

0.009

01234

Common Mode Voltage (V)

Comparator Offset Voltage (V)

85°C

25°C

-40°C

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Figure 122. Analog Comparator Offset Voltage vs. Common Mode Voltage (VCC= 2.7V)

Internal Oscillator

Speed

Figure 123. Watchdog Oscillator Frequency vs. VCC

ANALOG COMPARATOR OFFSET VOLTAGE vs. COMMON MODE VOLTAGE

Vcc = 2.7V

0.001

0.002

0.003

0.004

0.005

0.006

0.007

0.008

0.009

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

Common Mode Voltage (V)

Comparator Offset Voltage (V)

85°C

25°C

-40°C

WATCHDOG OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. V

1.05

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.35

1.4

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(MHz)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 124. Calibrated 8 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Temperature

Figure 125. Calibrated 8 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. VCC

CALIBRATED 8MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. TEMPERATURE

6.4

6.9

7.4

7.9

8.4

8.9

-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100

(˚C)

(MHz)

5.0V

3.5V

2.7V

CALIBRATED 8MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. V

6.5

7.5

8.5

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(MHz)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 126. Calibrated 8 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Osccal Value

Figure 127. Calibrated 4 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Temperature

CALIBRATED 8MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. OSCCAL VALUE

3.5

5.5

7.5

9.5

11.5

13.5

15.5

17.5

0 163248648096 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240

OSCCAL VALUE

(MHz)

CALIBRATED 4MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. TEMPERATURE

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100

(˚C)

(MHz)

5.0V

3.5V

2.7V

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Figure 128. Calibrated 4 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. VCC

Figure 129. Calibrated 4 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Osccal Value

CALIBRATED 4MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. V

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(MHz)

°C

-40

°C

CALIBRATED 4MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. OSCCAL VALUE

1.6

2.6

3.6

4.6

5.6

6.6

7.6

8.6

9.6

0 163248648096 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240

OSCCAL VALUE

(MHz)

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Figure 130. Calibrated 2 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Temperature

Figure 131. Calibrated 2 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. VCC

CALIBRATED 2MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. TEMPERATURE

1.75

1.8

1.85

1.9

1.95

2.05

2.1

2.15

-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100

(˚C)

(MHz)

5.0V

3.5V

2.7V

CALIBRATED 2MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. V

1.7

1.75

1.8

1.85

1.9

1.95

2.05

2.1

2.15

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(MHz)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 132. Calibrated 2 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Osccal Value

Figure 133. Calibrated 1 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Temperature

CALIBRATED 2MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. OSCCAL VALUE

0.8

1.3

1.8

2.3

2.8

3.3

3.8

4.3

0 163248648096 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240

OSCCAL VALUE

(MHz)

CALIBRATED 1 MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. TEMPERATURE

0.9

0.92

0.94

0.96

0.98

1.02

1.04

-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100

(V)

(MHz)

5.0

3.5

2.7

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Figure 134. Calibrated 1 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. VCC

Figure 135. Calibrated 1 MHz RC Oscillator Frequency vs. Osccal Value

CALIBRATED 1MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. VCC

0.85

0.9

0.95

1.05

1.1

22.533.544.555.5

VCC (V)

FRC (MHz)

85°C

25°C

-40°C

CALIBRATED 1MHz RC OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY vs. OSCCAL VALUE

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

0 163248648096 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240

OSCCAL VALUE

(MHz)

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Current Consumption

of Peripheral Units

Figure 136. Brown-out Detector Current vs. VCC

Figure 137. ADC Current vs. VCC (AREF = AVCC)

BROWNOUT DETECTOR CURRENT vs. V

0.005

0.01

0.015

0.02

0.025

0.03

0.035

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

ADC CURRENT vs. V

AREF = AVCC

100

150

200

250

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 138. AREF External Reference Current vs. VCC

Figure 139. Analog Comparator Current vs. VCC

AREF EXTERNAL REFERENCE CURRENT vs. VCC

100

150

200

250

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

°C

-40

°C

ANALOG COMPARATOR CURRENT vs. V

100

120

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(uA)

°C

-40

°C

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Figure 140. Programming Current vs. VCC

Current Consumption

in Reset and Reset

Pulsewidth

Figure 141. Reset Supply Current vs. VCC

(0.1 - 1.0 MHz, Excluding Current Through The Reset Pull-up)

PROGRAMMING CURRENT vs. VCC

2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5

(V)

(mA)

°C

-40

°C

RESET SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

0.1 - 1.0 MHz, EXCLUDING CURRENT THROUGH THE RESET PULLUP

0.5

1.5

2.5

3.5

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.91

Frequency (MHz)

(mA)

5.5V

4.5V

4.0V

3.3V

2.7V

3.0V

5.0V

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Figure 142. Reset Supply Current vs. VCC

(1 - 20 MHz, Excluding Current Through The Reset Pull-up)

Figure 143. Reset Pulsewidth vs. VCC

RESET SUPPLY CURRENT vs. V

1 - 20 MHz, EXCLUDING CURRENT THROUGH THE RESET PULLUP

02468101214161820

Frequency (MHz)

(mA)

5.5V

4.5V

4.0V

3.3V

2.7V

3.0V

5.0V

RESET PULSE WIDTH vs. V

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

0123

(V)

Pulsewidth (ns)

°C

-40

°C

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Address Name Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Page

$3F ($5F) SREG I T H S V N Z C 10

$3E ($5E) Reserved

$3D ($5D) SP SP7 SP6 SP5 SP4 SP3 SP2 SP1 SP0 11

$3C ($5C) Reserved

$3B ($5B) GIMSK - INT0 PCIE1 PCIE0 - - - -58

$3A ($5A) GIFR - INTF0 PCIF - - - - -59

$39 ($59) TIMSK - OCIE1A OCIE1B -- TOIE1 TOIE0 -59

$38 ($58) TIFR -OCF1AOCF1B -- TOV1 TOV0 -60

$37 ($57) Reserved

$36 ($56) Reserved

$35 ($55) MCUCR -PUDSESM1SM0 -ISC01ISC00 37

$34 ($54) MCUSR - - - - WDRF BORF EXTRF PORF 36

$33 ($53) TCCR0 - - - - PSR0 CS02 CS01 CS00 66

$32 ($52) TCNT0 Timer/Counter0 (8-Bit) 67

$31 ($51) OSCCAL Oscillator Calibration Register 29

$30 ($50) TCCR1A COM1A1 COM1A0 COM1B1 COM1B0 FOC1A FOC1B PWM1A PWM1B 70

$2F ($4F) TCCR1B CTC1 PSR1 -- CS13 CS12 CS11 CS10 71

$2E ($4E) TCNT1 Timer/Counter1 (8-Bit) 72

$2D ($4D) OCR1A Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Register A (8-Bit) 72

$2C ($4C) OCR1B Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Register B (8-Bit) 73

$2B ($4B) OCR1C Timer/Counter1 Output Compare Register C (8-Bit) 73

$2A ($4A) Reserved

$29 ($49) PLLCSR - - - - - PCKE PLLE PLOCK

$28 ($48) Reserved

$27 ($47) Reserved

$26 ($46) Reserved

$25 ($45) Reserved

$24 ($44) Reserved

$23 ($43) Reserved

$22 ($42) Reserved

$21 ($41) WDTCR - - - WDCE WDE WDP2 WDP1 WDP0 78

$20 ($40) Reserved

$1F ($3F) Reserved

$1E ($3E) EEAR - EEAR6 EEAR5 EEAR4 EEAR3 EEAR2 EEAR1 EEAR0 18

$1D ($3D) EEDR EEPROM Data Register (8-Bit) 19

$1C ($3C) EECR - - - - EERIE EEMWE EEWE EERE 19

$1B ($3B) PORTA PORTA7 PORTA6 PORTA5 PORTA4 PORTA3 PORTA2 PORTA1 PORTA0

$1A ($3A) DDRA DDA7 DDA6 DDA5 DDA4 DDA3 DDA2 DDA1 DDA0

$19 ($39) PINA PINA7 PINA6 PINA5 PINA4 PINA3 PINA2 PINA1 PINA0

$18 ($38) PORTB PORTB7 PORTB6 PORTB5 PORTB4 PORTB3 PORTB2 PORTB1 PORTB0

$17 ($37) DDRB DDB7 DDB6 DDB5 DDB4 DDB3 DDB2 DDB1 DDB0

$16 ($36) PINB PINB7 PINB6 PINB5 PINB4 PINB3 PINB2 PINB1 PINB0

$15 ($35) Reserved

$14 ($34) Reserved

$13 ($33) Reserved

$12 ($32) Reserved

$11 ($31) Reserved

$10 ($30) Reserved

$0F ($2F) USIDR Universal Serial Interface Data Register (8-Bit) 81

$0E ($2E) USISR USISIF USIOIF USIPF USIDC USICNT3 USICNT2 USICNT1 USICNT0 81

$0D ($2D) USICR USISIE USIOIE USIWM1 USIWM0 USICS1 USICS0 USICLK USITC 82

$0C ($2C) Reserved

$0B ($2)B Reserved

$0A ($2A) Reserved

$09 ($29) Reserved

$08 ($28) ACSR ACD ACBG ACO ACI ACIE ACME ACIS1 ACIS0 91

$07 ($27) ADMUX REFS1 REFS0 ADLAR MUX4 MUX3 MUX2 MUX1 MUX0 101

$06 ($26) ADCSR ADEN ADSC ADFR ADIF ADIE ADPS2 ADPS1 ADPS0 103

$05 ($25) ADCH ADC Data Register High Byte 104

$04 ($24) ADCL ADC Data Register Low Byte 104

… Reserved

$00 ($20) Reserved

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Instruction Set Summary

Mnemonic Operands Description Operation Flags # Clocks

ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC INSTRUCTIONS

ADD Rd, Rr Add Two Registers Rd ← Rd + Rr Z,C,N,V,H 1

ADC Rd, Rr Add with Carry Two Registers Rd ← Rd + Rr + C Z,C,N,V,H 1

ADIW Rdl, K Add Immediate to Word Rdh:Rdl ← Rdh:Rdl + K Z,C,N,V,S 2

SUB Rd, Rr Subtract Two Registers Rd ← Rd - Rr Z,C,N,V,H 1

SUBI Rd, K Subtract Constant from Register Rd ← Rd - K Z,C,N,V,H 1

SBC Rd, Rr Subtract with Carry Two Registers Rd ← Rd - Rr - C Z,C,N,V,H 1

SBCI Rd, K Subtract with Carry Constant from Reg. Rd ← Rd - K - C Z,C,N,V,H 1

SBIW Rdl, K Subtract Immediate from Word Rdh:Rdl ← Rdh:Rdl - K Z,C,N,V,S 2

AND Rd, Rr Logical AND Registers Rd ← Rd • Rr Z,N,V 1

ANDI Rd, K Logical AND Register and Constant Rd ← Rd • K Z,N,V 1

OR Rd, Rr Logical OR Registers Rd ← Rd v Rr Z,N,V 1

ORI Rd, K Logical OR Register and Constant Rd ← Rd v K Z,N,V 1

EOR Rd, Rr Exclusive OR Registers Rd ← Rd ⊕ Rr Z,N,V 1

COM Rd One’s Complement Rd ← $FF - Rd Z,C,N,V 1

NEG Rd Two’s Complement Rd ← $00 - Rd Z,C,N,V,H 1

SBR Rd, K Set Bit(s) in Register Rd ← Rd v K Z,N,V 1

CBR Rd, K Clear Bit(s) in Register Rd ← Rd • ($FF - K) Z,N,V 1

INC Rd Increment Rd ← Rd + 1 Z,N,V 1

DEC Rd Decrement Rd ← Rd - 1 Z,N,V 1

TST Rd Test for Zero or Minus Rd ← Rd • Rd Z,N,V 1

CLR Rd Clear Register Rd ← Rd ⊕ Rd Z,N,V 1

SER Rd Set Register Rd ← $FF None 1

BRANCH INSTRUCTIONS

RJMP k Relative Jump PC ← PC + k + 1 None 2

IJMP Indirect Jump to (Z) PC ← Z None 2

RCALL k Relative Subroutine Call PC ← PC + k + 1 None 3

ICALL Indirect Call to (Z) PC ← ZNone3

RET Subroutine Return PC ← STACK None 4

RETI Interrupt Return PC ← STACK I 4

CPSE Rd, Rr Compare, Skip if Equal if (Rd = Rr) PC ← PC + 2 or 3 None 1/2/3

CP Rd, Rr Compare Rd - Rr Z,N,V,C,H 1

CPC Rd, Rr Compare with Carry Rd - Rr - C Z,N,V,C,H 1

CPI Rd, K Compare Register with Immediate Rd - K Z,N,V,C,H 1

SBRC Rr, b Skip if Bit in Register Cleared if (Rr(b) = 0) PC ← PC + 2 or 3 None 1/2/3

SBRS Rr, b Skip if Bit in Register is Set if (Rr(b) = 1) PC ← PC + 2 or 3 None 1/2/3

SBIC P, b Skip if Bit in I/O Register Cleared if (P(b) = 0) PC ← PC + 2 or 3 None 1/2/3

SBIS P, b Skip if Bit in I/O Register is Set if (P(b) = 1) PC ← PC + 2 or 3 None 1/2/3

BRBS s, k Branch if Status Flag Set if (SREG(s) = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRBC s, k Branch if Status Flag Cleared if (SREG(s) = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BREQ k Branch if Equal if (Z = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRNE k Branch if Not Equal if (Z = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRCS k Branch if Carry Set if (C = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRCC k Branch if Carry Cleared if (C = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRSH k Branch if Same or Higher if (C = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRLO k Branch if Lower if (C = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRMI k Branch if Minus if (N = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRPL k Branch if Plus if (N = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRGE k Branch if Greater or Equal, Signed if (N ⊕ V = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRLT k Branch if Less than Zero, Signed if (N ⊕ V = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRHS k Branch if Half-carry Flag Set if (H = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRHC k Branch if Half-carry Flag Cleared if (H = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRTS k Branch if T-flag Set if (T = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRTC k Branch if T-flag Cleared if (T = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRVS k Branch if Overflow Flag is Set if (V = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRVC k Branch if Overflow Flag is Cleared if (V = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRIE k Branch if Interrupt Enabled if (I = 1) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

BRID k Branch if Interrupt Disabled if (I = 0) then PC ← PC + k + 1 None 1/2

DATA TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS

MOV Rd, Rr Move between Registers Rd ← Rr None 1

LDI Rd, K Load Immediate Rd ← KNone1

LD Rd, X Load Indirect Rd ← (X) None 2

LD Rd, X+ Load Indirect and Post-inc. Rd ← (X), X ← X + 1 None 2

LD Rd, -X Load Indirect and Pre-dec. X ← X - 1, Rd ← (X) None 2

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LD Rd, Y Load Indirect Rd ← (Y) None 2

LD Rd, Y+ Load Indirect and Post-inc. Rd ← (Y), Y ← Y + 1 None 2

LD Rd, -Y Load Indirect and Pre-dec. Y ← Y - 1, Rd ← (Y) None 2

LDD Rd,Y+q Load Indirect with Displacement Rd ← (Y + q) None 2

LD Rd, Z Load Indirect Rd ← (Z) None 2

LD Rd, Z+ Load Indirect and Post-inc. Rd ← (Z), Z ← Z + 1 None 2

LD Rd, -Z Load Indirect and Pre-dec. Z ← Z - 1, Rd ← (Z) None 2

LDD Rd, Z+q Load Indirect with Displacement Rd ← (Z + q) None 2

LDS Rd, k Load Direct from SRAM Rd ← (k) None 2

ST X, Rr Store Indirect (X) ← Rr None 2

ST X+, Rr Store Indirect and Post-inc. (X) ← Rr, X ← X + 1 None 2

ST -X, Rr Store Indirect and Pre-dec. X ← X - 1, (X) ← Rr None 2

ST Y, Rr Store Indirect (Y) ← Rr None 2

ST Y+, Rr Store Indirect and Post-inc. (Y) ← Rr, Y ← Y + 1 None 2

ST -Y, Rr Store Indirect and Pre-dec. Y ← Y - 1, (Y) ← Rr None 2

STD Y+q, Rr Store Indirect with Displacement (Y + q) ← Rr None 2

ST Z, Rr Store Indirect (Z) ← Rr None 2

ST Z+, Rr Store Indirect and Post-inc. (Z) ← Rr, Z ← Z + 1 None 2

ST -Z, Rr Store Indirect and Pre-dec. Z ← Z - 1, (Z) ← Rr None 2

STD Z+q, Rr Store Indirect with Displacement (Z + q) ← Rr None 2

STS k, Rr Store Direct to SRAM (k) ← Rr None 2

LPM Load Program Memory R0 ← (Z) None 3

LPM Rd, Z Load Program Memory Rd ← (Z) None 3

IN Rd, P In Port Rd ← PNone1

OUT P, Rr Out Port P ← Rr None 1

PUSH Rr Push Register on Stack STACK ← Rr None 2

POP Rd Pop Register from Stack Rd ← STACK None 2

BIT AND BIT-TEST INSTRUCTIONS

SBI P, b Set Bit in I/O Register I/O(P,b) ← 1None2

CBI P, b Clear Bit in I/O Register I/O(P,b) ← 0None2

LSL Rd Logical Shift Left Rd(n+1) ← Rd(n), Rd(0) ← 0 Z,C,N,V 1

LSR Rd Logical Shift Right Rd(n) ← Rd(n+1), Rd(7) ← 0 Z,C,N,V 1

ROL Rd Rotate Left through Carry Rd(0) ← C, Rd(n+1) ← Rd(n), C ← Rd(7) Z,C,N,V 1

ROR Rd Rotate Right through Carry Rd(7) ← C, Rd(n) ← Rd(n+1), C ← Rd(0) Z,C,N,V 1

ASR Rd Arithmetic Shift Right Rd(n) ← Rd(n+1), n = 0..6 Z,C,N,V 1

SWAP Rd Swap Nibbles Rd(3..0) ← Rd(7..4), Rd(7..4) ← Rd(3..0) None 1

BSET s Flag Set SREG(s) ← 1 SREG(s) 1

BCLR s Flag Clear SREG(s) ← 0 SREG(s) 1

BST Rr, b Bit Store from Register to T T ← Rr(b) T 1

BLD Rd, b Bit Load from T to Register Rd(b) ← TNone1

SEC Set Carry C ← 1C1

CLC Clear Carry C ← 0C1

SEN Set Negative Flag N ← 1N1

CLN Clear Negative Flag N ← 0N1

SEZ Set Zero Flag Z ← 1Z1

CLZ Clear Zero Flag Z ← 0Z1

SEI Global Interrupt Enable I ← 1I1

CLI Global Interrupt Disable I ← 0I1

SES Set Signed Test Flag S ← 1S1

CLS Clear Signed Test Flag S ← 0S1

SEV Set Two’s Complement Overflow V ← 1V1

CLV Clear Two’s Complement Overflow V ← 0V1

SET Set T in SREG T ← 1T1

CLT Clear T in SREG T ← 0T1

SEH Set Half-carry Flag in SREG H ← 1H1

CLH Clear Half-carry Flag in SREG H ← 0H1

NOP No Operation None 1

SLEEP Sleep (see specific descr. for Sleep function) None 1

WDR Watchdog Reset (see specific descr. for WDR/timer) None 1

Instruction Set Summary (Continued)

Mnemonic Operands Description Operation Flags # Clocks

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Notes: 1. This device can also be supplied in wafer form. Please contact your local Atmel sales office for detailed ordering information

and minimum quantities.

2. Pb-free packaging alternative, complies to the European Directive for Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS direc-

tive). Also Halide free and fully Green.

3. Code Indicators:

– U: matte tin

– R: tape & reel

Ordering Information

Speed (MHz) Power Supply (V) Ordering Code(2) Package(2) Operational Range

8 2.7 - 5.5

ATtiny26L-8PU

ATtiny26L-8SU

ATtiny26L-8SUR

ATtiny26L-8MU

ATtiny26L-8MUR

20P3

20S

32M1-A

Industrial

(-40°C to +85°C)(1)

16 4.5 - 5.5

ATtiny26-16PU

ATtiny26-16SU

ATtiny26-16SUR

ATtiny26-16MU

ATtiny26-16MUR

20P3

20S

32M1-A

Industrial

(-40°C to +85°C)(1)

Package Type

20P3 20-lead, 0.300" Wide, Plastic Dual Inline Package (PDIP)

20S 20-lead, 0.300" Wide, Plastic Gull Wing Small Outline (SOIC)

32M1-A 32-pad, 5 x 5 x 1.0 body, Lead Pitch 0.50 mm Quad Flat No-Lead/Micro Lead Frame Package (QFN/MLF)

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Packaging Information

20P3

2325 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, CA 95131

TITLE DRAWING NO.

REV.

20P3, 20-lead (0.300"/7.62 mm Wide) Plastic Dual

Inline Package (PDIP) C

20P3

1/12/04

SEATING PLANE

COMMON DIMENSIONS

(Unit of Measure = mm)

SYMBOL MIN NOM MAX NOTE

A – – 5.334

A1 0.381 – –

D 25.493 – 25.984 Note 2

E 7.620 – 8.255

E1 6.096 – 7.112 Note 2

B 0.356 – 0.559

B1 1.270 – 1.551

L 2.921 – 3.810

C 0.203 – 0.356

eB – – 10.922

eC 0.000 – 1.524

e 2.540 TYP

Notes: 1. This package conforms to JEDEC reference MS-001, Variation AD.

2. Dimensions D and E1 do not include mold Flash or Protrusion.

Mold Flash or Protrusion shall not exceed 0.25 mm (0.010").

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20S

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32M1-A

2325 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, CA 95131

TITLE DRAWING NO.

REV.

32M1-A, 32-pad, 5 x 5 x 1.0 mm Body, Lead Pitch 0.50 mm, E

32M1-A

5/25/06

3.10 mm Exposed Pad, Micro Lead Frame Package (MLF)

COMMON DIMENSIONS

(Unit of Measure = mm)

SYMBOL MIN NOM MAX NOTE

E1 E

0.08C

A 0.80 0.90 1.00

A1 – 0.02 0.05

A2 – 0.65 1.00

A3 0.20 REF

b 0.180.230.30

D2 2.95 3.10 3.25

4.90 5.00 5.10

4.70 4.75 4.80

4.90 5.00 5.10

E2 2.95 3.10 3.25

e 0.50 BSC

L 0.30 0.40 0.50

P – – 0.60

– – 12o

Note: JEDEC Standard MO-220, Fig. 2 (Anvil Singulation), VHHD-2.

TOP VIEW

SIDE VIEW

BOTTOM VIEW

Pin 1 ID

Pin #1 Notch

(0.20 R)

K 0.20 – –

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Errata The revision letter refers to the revision of the device.

ATtiny26 Rev.

B/C/D

•First Analog Comparator conversion may be delayed

1. First Analog Comparator conversion may be delayed

If the device is powered by a slow rising VCC, the first Analog Comparator conversion will

take longer than expected on some devices.

Problem Fix/Workaround

When the device has been powered or reset, disable then enable the Analog Comparator

before the first conversion.

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Datasheet

Revision

History

Please note that the referring page numbers in this section refer to the complete document.

Rev. 1477K-08/10 Added tape and reel part numbers in “Ordering Information” on page 171. Removed text

“Not recommended for new design” from cover page. Updated last page.

Rev. 1477J-06/07 1. “Not recommended for new design”

Rev. 1477I-05/06 1. Updated “Errata” on page 175

Rev. 1477H-04/06 1. Updated typos.

2. Added “Resources” on page 6.

3. Updated features in “System Control and Reset” on page 32.

4. Updated “Prescaling and Conversion Timing” on page 96.

5. Updated algorithm for “Enter Programming Mode” on page 112.

Rev. 1477G-03/05 1. MLF-package alternative changed to “Quad Flat No-Lead/Micro Lead Frame Package

QFN/MLF”.

2. Updated “Electrical Characteristics” on page 126

3. Updated “Ordering Information” on page 171

Rev. 1477F-12/04 1. Updated Table 16 on page 33, Table 9 on page 28, and Table 29 on page 57.

2. Added Table 20 on page 40.

3. Added “Changing Channel or Reference Selection” on page 98.

4. Updated “Offset Compensation Schemes” on page 105.

5. Updated “Electrical Characteristics” on page 126.

6. Updated package information for “20P3” on page 172.

7. Rearranged some sections in the datasheet.

Rev. 1477E-10/03 1. Removed Preliminary references.

2. Updated “Features” on page 1.

3. Removed SSOP package reference from “Pin Configuration” on page 2.

4. Updated VRST and tRST in Table 16 on page 33.

5. Updated “Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator” on page 29.

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6. Updated DC Characteristics for VOL, IIL, IIH, ICC Power Down and VACIO in “Electrical

Characteristics” on page 126.

7. Updated VINT, INL and Gain Error in “ADC Characteristics” on page 129 and page 130.

Fixed typo in “Absolute Accuracy” on page 130.

8. Added Figure 106 in “Pin Driver Strength” on page 146, Figure 120, Figure 121 and

Figure 122 in “BOD Thresholds and Analog Comparator Offset” on page 155. Updated

Figure 117 and Figure 118.

9. Removed LPM Rd, Z+ from “Instruction Set Summary” on page 169. This instruction

is not supported in ATtiny26.

Rev. 1477D-05/03 1. Updated “Packaging Information” on page 172.

2. Removed ADHSM from “ADC Characteristics” on page 129.

3. Added section “EEPROM Write During Power-down Sleep Mode” on page 20.

4. Added section “Default Clock Source” on page 26.

5. Corrected PLL Lock value in the “Bit 0 – PLOCK: PLL Lock Detector” on page 73.

6. Added information about conversion time when selecting differential channels on

page 97.

7. Corrected {DDxn, PORTxn} value on page 42.

8. Added section “Unconnected Pins” on page 46.

9. Added note for RSTDISBL Fuse in Table 50 on page 108.

10. Corrected DATA value in Figure 61 on page 116.

11. Added WD_FUSE period in Table 60 on page 123.

12. Updated “ADC Characteristics” on page 129 and added Table 66, “ADC Characteris-

tics, Differential Channels, TA = -40°C to +85°C,” on page 130.

13. Updated “ATtiny26 Typical Characteristics” on page 131.

14. Added LPM Rd, Z and LPM Rd, Z+ in “Instruction Set Summary” on page 169.

Rev. 1477C-09/02 1. Changed the Endurance on the Flash to 10,000 Write/Erase Cycles.

Rev. 1477B-04/02 1. Removed all references to Power Save sleep mode in the section “System Clock and

Clock Options” on page 23.

2. Updated the section “Analog to Digital Converter” on page 94 with more details on

how to read the conversion result for both differential and single-ended conversion.

3. Updated “Ordering Information” on page 171 and added QFN/MLF package

information.

Rev. 1477A-03/02 1. Initial version.

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Table of

Contents

Features................................................................................................ 1

Pin Configuration ................................................................................ 2

Description........................................................................................... 3

Block Diagram ...................................................................................................... 4

Pin Descriptions.................................................................................................... 5

General Information ............................................................................ 6

Resources ............................................................................................................ 6

Code Examples .................................................................................................... 6

AVR CPU Core ..................................................................................... 7

Architectural Overview.......................................................................................... 7

General Purpose Register File ............................................................................. 8

ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit.................................................................................. 9

Status Register – SREG..................................................................................... 10

Stack Pointer – SP ............................................................................................. 11

Program and Data Addressing Modes ............................................................... 11

Memories............................................................................................ 16

In-System Programmable Flash Program Memory ............................................ 17

SRAM Data Memory........................................................................................... 17

EEPROM Data Memory ..................................................................................... 18

I/O Memory......................................................................................................... 20

System Clock and Clock Options .................................................... 23

Clock Systems and their Distribution .................................................................. 23

Clock Sources .................................................................................................... 25

Default Clock Source.......................................................................................... 26

Crystal Oscillator ................................................................................................ 26

Low-frequency Crystal Oscillator........................................................................ 27

External RC Oscillator ........................................................................................ 28

Calibrated Internal RC Oscillator ........................................................................ 29

External Clock .................................................................................................... 30

High Frequency PLL Clock – PLLCLK ............................................................... 31

System Control and Reset................................................................ 32

Power-on Reset.................................................................................................. 33

External Reset .................................................................................................... 34

Brown-out Detection ........................................................................................... 35

Watchdog Reset ................................................................................................. 35

MCU Status Register – MCUSR......................................................................... 36

Power Management and Sleep Modes ............................................ 37

MCU Control Register – MCUCR ....................................................................... 37

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Idle Mode............................................................................................................ 38

ADC Noise Reduction Mode............................................................................... 38

Power-down Mode.............................................................................................. 38

Standby Mode .................................................................................................... 39

Minimizing Power Consumption ......................................................................... 40

I/O Ports.............................................................................................. 41

Introduction......................................................................................................... 41

Ports as General Digital I/O ................................................................................ 41

Alternate Port Functions ..................................................................................... 46

Interrupts............................................................................................ 57

Interrupt Vectors ................................................................................................. 57

Interrupt Handling ............................................................................................... 58

External Interrupt............................................................................... 62

Pin Change Interrupt .......................................................................................... 62

Timer/Counters .................................................................................. 64

Timer/Counter0 Prescaler .................................................................................. 64

Timer/Counter1 Prescaler .................................................................................. 65

8-bit Timer/Counter0........................................................................................... 65

8-bit Timer/Counter1........................................................................................... 67

Watchdog Timer ................................................................................ 78

Universal Serial Interface – USI........................................................ 80

Overview............................................................................................................. 80

Functional Descriptions ...................................................................................... 85

Alternative USI Usage ........................................................................................ 90

Analog Comparator ........................................................................... 91

Analog to Digital Converter .............................................................. 94

Features ............................................................................................................. 94

Operation............................................................................................................ 95

Prescaling and Conversion Timing..................................................................... 96

Changing Channel or Reference Selection ........................................................ 98

ADC Noise Canceler Function............................................................................ 99

ADC Conversion Result...................................................................................... 99

Scanning Multiple Channels ............................................................................. 105

ADC Noise Canceling Techniques ................................................................... 105

Offset Compensation Schemes ........................................................................ 105

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Memory Programming .................................................................... 107

Program and Data Memory Lock Bits............................................................... 107

Fuse Bits........................................................................................................... 108

Signature Bytes ................................................................................................ 109

Calibration Byte ................................................................................................ 109

Page Size ......................................................................................................... 109

Parallel Programming Parameters, Pin Mapping, and Commands .................. 109

Parallel Programming ....................................................................................... 112

Serial Downloading........................................................................................... 121

Serial Programming Pin Mapping..................................................................... 121

Electrical Characteristics................................................................ 126

Absolute Maximum Ratings* ............................................................................ 126

DC Characteristics............................................................................................ 126

External Clock Drive Waveforms...................................................................... 128

External Clock Drive ......................................................................................... 128

ADC Characteristics ......................................................................................... 129

ATtiny26 Typical Characteristics ................................................... 131

Instruction Set Summary ................................................................ 169

Ordering Information....................................................................... 171

Packaging Information.................................................................... 172

20P3 ................................................................................................................. 172

20S ................................................................................................................... 173

32M1-A ............................................................................................................. 174

Errata ................................................................................................ 175

ATtiny26 Rev. B/C/D ........................................................................................ 175

Datasheet Revision History ............................................................ 176

Rev. 1477K-08/10............................................................................................. 176

Rev. 1477J-06/07 ............................................................................................. 176

Rev. 1477I-05/06 .............................................................................................. 176

Rev. 1477H-04/06 ............................................................................................ 176

Rev. 1477G-03/05 ............................................................................................ 176

Rev. 1477F-12/04............................................................................................. 176

Rev. 1477E-10/03............................................................................................. 176

Rev. 1477D-05/03 ............................................................................................ 177

Rev. 1477C-09/02 ............................................................................................ 177

Rev. 1477B-04/02............................................................................................. 177

Rev. 1477A-03/02............................................................................................. 177

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