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GErma.1
Associate III
December 20, 2022
Question

ulrta low power 4 channel pulse counter

  • December 20, 2022
  • 3 replies
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Hi

I would like to design an ultra low power pulse counter based. The LPTIM is the best option. However, my application require's 4 channels. Is there anyway to achive this with the STM32?

BR

Gilberto

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waclawek.jan
Super User
December 20, 2022

Define "ultra low power".

Define requirements on "pulse counter".

JW

GErma.1
GErma.1Author
Associate III
December 20, 2022

Hi

The application is gas metering. The pulse frequency is < 1Khz per channel;

The average consumption when counting pulses @ 1Khz on all 4 channels is < 1uA;

BR

Gilberto

Amel NASRI
ST Technical Moderator
January 2, 2023

Hi @GErma.1​ ,

STM32U5 has several LPTIM instances, each one with up to 2 independent channels.

The LPBAM feature available for STM32U5 helps to save power. In the AN4865 Low-power timer (LPTIM) applicative use cases on STM32 MCUs and MPUs, you may find examples on the how to.

-Amel

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