+
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Timer for bitbanging, or LF stuff when you need a very precis timer
+// 1us = 1.5ticks
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void StartTicks(void){
+ //initialization of the timer
+ // tc1 is higher 0xFFFF0000
+ // tc0 is lower 0x0000FFFF
+ AT91C_BASE_PMC->PMC_PCER |= (1 << AT91C_ID_TC0) | (1 << AT91C_ID_TC1);
+ AT91C_BASE_TCB->TCB_BMR = AT91C_TCB_TC0XC0S_NONE | AT91C_TCB_TC1XC1S_TIOA0 | AT91C_TCB_TC2XC2S_NONE;
+ AT91C_BASE_TC0->TC_CCR = AT91C_TC_CLKDIS;
+ AT91C_BASE_TC0->TC_CMR = AT91C_TC_CLKS_TIMER_DIV3_CLOCK | // MCK(48MHz) / 32
+ AT91C_TC_WAVE | AT91C_TC_WAVESEL_UP_AUTO | AT91C_TC_ACPA_CLEAR |
+ AT91C_TC_ACPC_SET | AT91C_TC_ASWTRG_SET;
+ AT91C_BASE_TC0->TC_RA = 1;
+ AT91C_BASE_TC0->TC_RC = 0;
+
+ AT91C_BASE_TC1->TC_CCR = AT91C_TC_CLKDIS; // timer disable
+ AT91C_BASE_TC1->TC_CMR = AT91C_TC_CLKS_XC1; // from TC0
+
+ AT91C_BASE_TC0->TC_CCR = AT91C_TC_CLKEN | AT91C_TC_SWTRG;
+ AT91C_BASE_TC1->TC_CCR = AT91C_TC_CLKEN | AT91C_TC_SWTRG;
+ AT91C_BASE_TCB->TCB_BCR = 1;
+
+ // wait until timer becomes zero.
+ while (AT91C_BASE_TC1->TC_CV > 0);