Revision(s) Affected

A

Details

If the first index event edge at the QEPI input occurs at any time from one system clock cycle before the corresponding QEPA/QEPB edge to two system clock cycles after the corresponding QEPA/QEP edge, then the eQEP module may miss this index event. This can result in the following behavior:

• QPOSCNT will not be reset on the first index event if QEPCTL[PCRM] = 00b or 10b (position counter reset on an index event or position counter reset on the first index event).
• The first index event marker flag (QEPSTS[FIMF]) will not be set.

Workaround(s)

Reliable operation is achieved by delaying the index signal such that the QEPI event edge occurs at least two system clock cycles after the corresponding QEPA/QEPB signal edge. For cases where the encoder may impart a negative delay (t_d) to the QEPI signal with respect to the corresponding QEPA/QEPB signal (that is, QEPI edge occurs before the corresponding QEPA/QEPB edge), the QEPI signal should be delayed by an amount greater than "t_d + 2*SYSCLKOUT".