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14 years ago

Using LPM_COUNTER carry out to stop wraparound

I need to stop and up/down counter (implemented using LPM_COUNTER) from overflowing. The documentation doesn't really describe the behaviour of the carry out port, so can anyone tell me if ANDing the...
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14 years ago

Well you can always factor in the direction input i.e. allow it to count away from max or min but not wrap in either direction.