| Bit7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FOC0A | FOC0B | WGM0 [2] | CS0[2:0] | ||||
| AccessR/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | R/W | ||
| Reset0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Force Output Compare A
The FOC0A bit is only active when the WGM bits specify a non-PWM mode.
To ensure compatibility with future devices, this bit must be set to zero when TCCR0B is written when operating in PWM mode. When writing a logical one to the FOC0A bit, an immediate Compare Match is forced on the Waveform Generation unit. The OC0A output is changed according to its COM0A[1:0] bits setting. The FOC0A bit is implemented as a strobe. Therefore it is the value present in the COM0A[1:0] bits that determines the effect of the forced compare.
A FOC0A strobe will not generate any interrupt, nor will it clear the timer in CTC mode using OCR0A as TOP.
The FOC0A bit is always read as zero.
Force Output Compare B
The FOC0B bit is only active when the WGM bits specify a non-PWM mode.
To ensure compatibility with future devices, this bit must be set to zero when TCCR0B is written when operating in PWM mode. When writing a logical one to the FOC0B bit, an immediate Compare Match is forced on the Waveform Generation unit. The OC0B output is changed according to its COM0B[1:0] bits setting. The FOC0B bit is implemented as a strobe. Therefore it is the value present in the COM0B[1:0] bits that determines the effect of the forced compare.
A FOC0B strobe will not generate any interrupt, nor will it clear the timer in CTC mode using OCR0B as TOP.
The FOC0B bit is always read as zero.
Waveform Generation Mode
Clock Select 0
The three Clock Select bits select the clock source to be used by the Timer/Counter.
| CS02 | CS01 | CS00 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | No clock source (Timer/Counter stopped). |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | clkI/O/1 (No prescaling) |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | clkI/O/8 (From prescaler) |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | clkI/O/64 (From prescaler) |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | clkI/O/256 (From prescaler) |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | clkI/O/1024 (From prescaler) |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | External clock source on T0 pin. Clock on falling edge. |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | External clock source on T0 pin. Clock on rising edge. |
If external pin modes are used for the Timer/Counter0, transitions on the T0 pin will clock the counter even if the pin is configured as an output. This feature allows software control of the counting.