Timer 2..5

The STM32F429ZI offers several general purpouse timers. Timer 2 and 5 are 32 bit timers, while timer 3 and 4 are 16 bit timers.
They may be used for measuring time (basic timer), measuring input pulse length (input capturing) or generating waveforms (output compare / PWM).
The timers are fully independent and can be synchronized together.

• 16-bit (TIM3 and TIM4) or 32-bit (TIM2 and TIM5) up, down, up/down auto-reload counter.
• 16-bit programmable prescaler used to divide (also “on the fly”) the counter clock frequency by any factor between 1 and 65536.
• Up to 4 independent channels for:
  • Input capture
  • Output compare
  • PWM generation (Edge- and Center-aligned modes)
  • One-pulse mode output
• Synchronization circuit to control the timer with external signals and to interconnect several timers.
• Interrupt/DMA generation on the following events:
  • Update: counter overflow/underflow, counter initialization (by software or internal/external trigger)
  • Trigger event (counter start, stop, initialization or count by internal/external trigger)
  • Input capture
  • Output compare
• Supports incremental (quadrature) encoder and hall-sensor circuitry for positioning purposes
• Trigger input for external clock or cycle-by-cycle current management