Choosing Your HSC

 

Choosing your HSC

Overview

This section provides an overview of all the HSCs and their functions to help you choose the appropriate HSC for your system.

HSC Matrix

The table below provides an overview of all the HSC available with their specifications according to the mode requested:

Mode

Feature

Simple Type

Main Type

One-shot

Counting mode

Count down

Count down

Maximum counting frequency

100 (10)* kHz

100 kHz

Enable with an HSC physical input

No

Yes

Synchronization / Preset with an HSC physical input

No

Yes

Compare function

No

Yes, 2 thresholds, 2 outputs and events

Capture function

No

Yes, 1 capture register

Modulo-loop

Counting mode

Count up

Single phase

Count up / down

Pulse / direction

Quadrature

Maximum counting frequency

100 (10)* kHz

100 kHz

Enable with an HSC physical input

No

Yes, exclusive with 2nd counting input

Synchronization / Preset with an HSC physical input

No

Yes

Compare function

No

Yes, 2 thresholds, 2 outputs and events

Capture function

No

Yes, 1 capture register

Free-large

Counting mode

-

Count up / down

Pulse / direction

Quadrature

Maximum counting frequency

-

100 kHz

Enable with an HSC physical input

-

No

Synchronization / Preset with an HSC physical input

-

Yes

Compare function

-

Yes, 2 thresholds, 2 outputs and events

Capture function

-

Yes, 1 capture register

Event

Counting mode

-

Pulse counting during given period of time

Maximum counting frequency

 

100 kHz

Enable with an HSC physical input

-

No

Synchronization / Preset with an HSC physical input

-

Yes

Compare function

-

No

Capture function

-

No

Additional feature

-

-

Frequency Meter

Counting mode

-

Pulse counting on time base

Maximum counting frequency

-

100 kHz

Enable with an HSC physical input

-

No

Synchronization / Preset with an HSC physical input

-

No

Compare function

-

No

Capture function

-

No

Additional feature

-

-

*frequency for the TM218LDA16DRN, TM218LDA24DRN, TM218LDA40DRN and TM218LDA60DRN