MC9RS08KA2 Datasheet, PDF (100/132 Pages) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc – Microcontrollers

Chapter 12 Development Support
Figure 12-5 shows the host receiving a logic 0 from the target MCU. Because the host is asynchronous to
the target, there is a 0-to-1 cycle delay from the host-generated falling edge on BKGD to the start of the
bit time as perceived by the target. The host initiates the bit time but the target finishes it. Because the target
wants the host to receive a logic 0, it drives the BKGD pin low for 13 BDC clock cycles, then briefly drives
it high to speed up the rising edge. The host samples the bit level approximately 10 cycles after starting the
bit time.
BDC CLOCK
(TARGET MCU)
HOST DRIVE
TO BKGD PIN
HIGH IMPEDANCE
TARGET MCU
DRIVE AND
SPEEDUP PULSE
PERCEIVED START
OF BIT TIME
SPEEDUP
PULSE
BKGD PIN
10 CYCLES
10 CYCLES
EARLIEST START
OF NEXT BIT
HOST SAMPLES BKGD PIN
Figure 12-5. BDM Target-to-Host Serial Bit Timing (Logic 0)
12.3.3 SYNC and Serial Communication Timeout
The host initiates a host-to-target serial transmission by generating a falling edge on the BKGD pin. If
BKGD is kept low for more than 128 target clock cycles, the target understands that a SYNC command
was issued. In this case, the target will keep waiting for a rising edge on BKGD to answer the SYNC
request pulse. If the rising edge is not detected, the target will keep waiting indefinitely, without any
timeout limit. When a rising edge on BKGD occurs after a valid SYNC request, the BDC will drive the
BKGD pin low for exactly 128 BDC cycles.
Consider now the case where the host returns BKGD to logic 1 before 128 cycles. This is interpreted as a
valid bit transmission, and not as a SYNC request. The target will keep waiting for another falling edge
marking the start of a new bit. If, however, a new falling edge is not detected by the target within 512 clock
cycles since the last falling edge, a timeout occurs and the current command is discarded without affecting
memory or the operating mode of the MCU. This is referred as a soft-reset to the BDC.
If a read command is issued but the data is not retrieved within 512 serial clock cycles, a soft-reset will
occur causing the command to be disregarded. The data is not available for retrieving after the timeout has
occurred. A soft-reset is also used to end a READ_BLOCK or WRITE_BLOCK command.
MC9RS08KA2 Series Data Sheet, Rev. 2
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Freescale Semiconductor