Practice Timer Peripherals (8.2) - Timer, GPIO, and 7-Segment Peripherals
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does a timer do?

💡 Hint: Think about timers and their role in measuring duration.

Question 2 Easy

What is a prescaler?

💡 Hint: What helps modify the timer's counting rate?

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Question 1

What type of timer generates periodic interrupts?

PWM Timer
Basic Timer
Capture/Compare Timer

💡 Hint: Think about what each timer type primarily accomplishes.

Question 2

True or False: Capture/compare timers can be used to measure frequency.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the functions of capture timers.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple embedded system that uses timer peripherals to control LED blink rates. Detail how the timer configuration would be set up.

💡 Hint: Consider how you would utilize a timer to manage timed actions in your design.

Challenge 2 Hard

Develop a program that uses a PWM timer to adjust the brightness of an LED. Explain how you will implement varying pulse widths.

💡 Hint: How does changing the width of the pulse affect the brightness?

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