what is the difference between timer and counter of microcontroller?



what is the difference between timer and counter of microcontroller?..

Answer / Sarthak Gupta

A microcontroller's timer generates a specific output signal after a predefined time period. The timer can be configured to generate an interrupt upon overflow or match with a comparison value. A counter, on the other hand, counts events (such as clock cycles, external input pulses, etc.) and stores the result in a register. Unlike timers, counters do not generate interrupts by default but can be configured to do so.

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