diff --git a/components/driver/include/driver/timer.h b/components/driver/include/driver/timer.h
index cbf2a5bd23..cdff8a1b43 100644
--- a/components/driver/include/driver/timer.h
+++ b/components/driver/include/driver/timer.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "soc/soc.h"
 #include "soc/timer_periph.h"
 #include "esp_intr_alloc.h"
+#include "hal/timer_types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -36,15 +37,6 @@ typedef enum {
     TIMER_GROUP_MAX,
 } timer_group_t;
 
-/**
- * @brief Select a hardware timer from timer groups
- */
-typedef enum {
-    TIMER_0 = 0, /*!<Select timer0 of GROUPx*/
-    TIMER_1 = 1, /*!<Select timer1 of GROUPx*/
-    TIMER_MAX,
-} timer_idx_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Decides the direction of counter
  */
@@ -54,14 +46,6 @@ typedef enum {
     TIMER_COUNT_MAX
 } timer_count_dir_t;
 
-/**
- * @brief Decides whether timer is on or paused
- */
-typedef enum {
-    TIMER_PAUSE = 0, /*!<Pause timer counter*/
-    TIMER_START = 1, /*!<Start timer counter*/
-} timer_start_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Decides whether to enable alarm mode
  */
diff --git a/components/soc/esp32/include/hal/timer_ll.h b/components/soc/esp32/include/hal/timer_ll.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc0cd69c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/soc/esp32/include/hal/timer_ll.h
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2019 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// The LL layer for Timer Group register operations.
+// Note that most of the register operations in this layer are non-atomic operations.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include "hal/timer_types.h"
+#include "soc/timer_periph.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get counter vaule from time-base counter
+ *
+ * @param hw Beginning address of the peripheral registers.
+ * @param timer_num The timer number
+ * @param timer_val Pointer to accept the counter value
+ *
+ * @return None
+ */
+static inline void timer_ll_get_counter_value(timg_dev_t *hw, timer_idx_t timer_num, uint64_t *timer_val)
+{
+    hw->hw_timer[timer_num].update = 1;
+    *timer_val = ((uint64_t) hw->hw_timer[timer_num].cnt_high << 32) | (hw->hw_timer[timer_num].cnt_low);
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set counter status, enable or disable counter.
+ *
+ * @param hw Beginning address of the peripheral registers.
+ * @param timer_num The timer number
+ * @param counter_en Counter enable status
+ *
+ * @return None
+ */
+static inline void timer_ll_set_counter_enable(timg_dev_t *hw, timer_idx_t timer_num, timer_start_t counter_en)
+{
+    hw->hw_timer[timer_num].config.enable = counter_en;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get auto reload mode.
+ *
+ * @param hw Beginning address of the peripheral registers.
+ * @param timer_num The timer number
+ * @param reload Pointer to accept the auto reload mode
+ *
+ * @return None
+ */
+static inline bool timer_ll_get_auto_reload(timg_dev_t *hw, timer_idx_t timer_num)
+{
+    return hw->hw_timer[timer_num].config.autoreload;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set the counter value to trigger the alarm.
+ *
+ * @param hw Beginning address of the peripheral registers.
+ * @param timer_num The timer number
+ * @param alarm_value Counter value to trigger the alarm
+ *
+ * @return None
+ */
+static inline void timer_ll_set_alarm_value(timg_dev_t *hw, timer_idx_t timer_num, uint64_t alarm_value)
+{
+    hw->hw_timer[timer_num].alarm_high = (uint32_t) (alarm_value >> 32);
+    hw->hw_timer[timer_num].alarm_low = (uint32_t) alarm_value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get the counter value to trigger the alarm.
+ *
+ * @param hw Beginning address of the peripheral registers.
+ * @param timer_num The timer number
+ * @param alarm_value Pointer to accept the counter value to trigger the alarm
+ *
+ * @return None
+ */
+static inline void timer_ll_get_alarm_value(timg_dev_t *hw, timer_idx_t timer_num, uint64_t *alarm_value)
+{
+    *alarm_value = ((uint64_t) hw->hw_timer[timer_num].alarm_high << 32) | (hw->hw_timer[timer_num].alarm_low);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set the alarm status, enable or disable the alarm.
+ *
+ * @param hw Beginning address of the peripheral registers.
+ * @param timer_num The timer number
+ * @param alarm_en true to enable, false to disable
+ *
+ * @return None
+ */
+static inline void timer_ll_set_alarm_enable(timg_dev_t *hw, timer_idx_t timer_num, bool alarm_en)
+{
+    hw->hw_timer[timer_num].config.alarm_en = alarm_en;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get the alarm status.
+ *
+ * @param hw Beginning address of the peripheral registers.
+ * @param timer_num The timer number
+ * @param alarm_en Pointer to accept the alarm status
+ *
+ * @return None
+ */
+static inline void timer_ll_get_alarm_enable(timg_dev_t *hw, timer_idx_t timer_num, bool *alarm_en)
+{
+    *alarm_en = hw->hw_timer[timer_num].config.alarm_en;
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/components/soc/include/hal/timer_types.h b/components/soc/include/hal/timer_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d555a2115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/soc/include/hal/timer_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2019 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Select a hardware timer from timer groups
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    TIMER_0 = 0, /*!<Select timer0 of GROUPx*/
+    TIMER_1 = 1, /*!<Select timer1 of GROUPx*/
+    TIMER_MAX,
+} timer_idx_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Decides whether timer is on or paused
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    TIMER_PAUSE = 0, /*!<Pause timer counter*/
+    TIMER_START = 1, /*!<Start timer counter*/
+} timer_start_t;
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif