Practice Timer Control Registers (tmod And Tcon) (3.2) - Microcontroller Fundamentals: 8051 Basic I/O and Timers
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Timer Control Registers (TMOD and TCON)

Practice - Timer Control Registers (TMOD and TCON)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does TMOD stand for?

💡 Hint: Look for the abbreviation in the context of timer configurations.

Question 2 Easy

What is the primary function of TCON?

💡 Hint: Think about how you'd manage timer functionalities.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the TMOD register in the 8051?

To enable interrupts
To define timer modes
To store program data

💡 Hint: Focus on the functionality of TMOD.

Question 2

True or False: TCON is used to control both Timer 0 and Timer 1.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the roles of TCON.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a program for Timer 1 to create a 5-second delay using a 12MHz crystal clock. Explain each step including TMOD configuration and register loading.

💡 Hint: Follow the formula for delay calculations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how you could implement Timer 0 in Mode 0 for counting external events and the implications of its limited counting range.

💡 Hint: Think about the limitations of the modes.

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