STM32L072 – LPTIM1 external pulse counting with LSE in STOP mode not working

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STM32L072 – LPTIM1 external pulse counting with LSE in STOP mode not working

Description:

Hello,

I am trying to configure LPTIM1 on an STM32L072 to count external pulses from a button connected to PB5 (LPTIM1_IN1). The goal is to keep counting pulses while the MCU is in STOP mode.

What I did:

• RTC is already running from LSE in STOP mode, so LSE is enabled and stable.

• In CubeMX I selected:

  • LPTIM1 clock = LSE (ULPTIM)

  • Counter source = External

• Generated initialization looks like this:

hlptim1.Instance = LPTIM1;
hlptim1.Init.Clock.Source = LPTIM_CLOCKSOURCE_APBCLOCK_LPOSC; // CubeMX output, even if I picked LSE
hlptim1.Init.Clock.Prescaler = LPTIM_PRESCALER_DIV1;
hlptim1.Init.UltraLowPowerClock.Polarity = LPTIM_CLOCKPOLARITY_RISING;
hlptim1.Init.UltraLowPowerClock.SampleTime = LPTIM_CLOCKSAMPLETIME_DIRECTTRANSITION;
hlptim1.Init.Trigger.Source = LPTIM_TRIGSOURCE_SOFTWARE;
hlptim1.Init.UpdateMode = LPTIM_UPDATE_IMMEDIATE;
hlptim1.Init.CounterSource = LPTIM_COUNTERSOURCE_EXTERNAL;
HAL_LPTIM_Init(&hlptim1);

Then I start the counter with:

HAL_LPTIM_Counter_Start(&hlptim1, 0xFFFF);

and enter STOP mode with:

HAL_PWR_EnterSTOPMode(PWR_LOWPOWERREGULATOR_ON, PWR_STOPENTRY_WFI);

What happens:

• When awake: one button press increments the counter by one (works correctly).

• In STOP mode:

  • If clock source = APB: counter gives wrong values (24–27 counts per press).

  • If clock source = LSE: counter does not increment at all.

I also checked LPTIM1->CFGR after init:

CFGR = 0x00800000

This means COUNTMODE=1 (external counter mode) but CKSEL=0 (internal clock).

Question:

• How can I properly configure LPTIM1 with LSE clock, CKSEL=1, COUNTMODE=1 so it reliably counts external button pulses in STOP mode?

• Why does CubeMX generate APBCLOCK_LPOSC even if I select LSE?

Any insights, register settings, or CubeMX workarounds would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance!

[matt6]

Hi!

I had a similar issue. Not that I can find any documentation to explain why it was happening but when my LPTIM1 was configured with LPTIM_CLOCKSOURCE_APBCLOCK_LPOSC, the pulses would get reset or not count properly when the micro entered lp mode. Swapping the clock source to 

"hlptim1.Init.Clock.Source = LPTIM_CLOCKSOURCE_ULPTIM" resolved the issue.

Hope this helps :)

[waclawek.jan]

LPTIM can be set as asynchronous and then it doesn't need any clock to work. For further investigation, read out and post LPTIM and RCC_CCIPR registers content.

A pushbutton is a bad signal source, as it may bounce. Use some better signal source with well-defined edges.

JW