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Timer0 ON/OFF control

(bit 7: tmr0on)

TImer0 ON/OFF control bit is for start
and stop the timer.

Default value for TMR0ON is 0 (stop 01

timer).

Timer is start and stop using
programming.

The instruction for start the timer is:

T0CONbits.TMR0ON = 1;

02 After timer has start, Timer0 module
will count up until it reaches its limit

0xFFFF (16 bit)/ 0xFF (8 bit).

When Timer0 rolls over from its limit to
0x0000 (16-bit)/ 0x00 (8-bit), timer flag

is raised (TMR0IF = 1).

After that, the timer must stop using
instruction: 03

T0CONbits.TMR0ON = 0;

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