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Chapter 2 Pins and Connections
2.3.1 Power
V_DD and V_SS are the primary power supply pins for the MCU. This voltage source supplies power to all
I/O buffer circuitry and to an internal voltage regulator. The internal voltage regulator provides regulated
lower-voltage source to the CPU and other internal circuitry of the MCU.
Typically, application systems have two separate capacitors across the power pins. In this case, there
should be a bulk electrolytic capacitor, such as a 10-μF tantalum capacitor, to provide bulk charge storage
for the overall system and a 0.1-μF ceramic bypass capacitor located as close to the MCU power pins as
practical to suppress high-frequency noise.
V_DDAD and V_SSAD are the analog power supply pins for the MCU. This voltage source supplies power to
the ATD. A 0.1-μF ceramic bypass capacitor should be located as close to the MCU power pins as practical
to suppress high-frequency noise.
2.3.2 Oscillator
Out of reset, the MCU uses an internally generated clock (self-clocked mode — f_{Self_reset}), that is
approximately equivalent to an 8-MHz crystal rate. This frequency source is used during reset startup and
can be enabled as the clock source for stop recovery to avoid the need for a long crystal startup delay. This
MCU also contains a trimmable internal clock generator (ICG) module that can be used to run the MCU.
For more information on the ICG, see Chapter 7, “Internal Clock Generator (S08ICGV2).”
The oscillator in this MCU is a Pierce oscillator that can accommodate a crystal or ceramic resonator in
either of two frequency ranges selected by the RANGE bit in the ICGC1 register. Rather than a crystal or
ceramic resonator, an external oscillator can be connected to the EXTAL input pin, and the XTAL output
pin can be used as general I/O.
Refer to Figure 2-4 for the following discussion. R_S (when used) and R_F should be low-inductance
resistors such as carbon composition resistors. Wire-wound resistors, and some metal film resistors, have
too much inductance. C1 and C2 normally should be high-quality ceramic capacitors that are specifically
designed for high-frequency applications.
R_F is used to provide a bias path to keep the EXTAL input in its linear range during crystal startup and its
value is not generally critical. Typical systems use 1 MΩ to 10 MΩ. Higher values are sensitive to
humidity and lower values reduce gain and (in extreme cases) could prevent startup.
C1 and C2 are typically in the 5-pF to 25-pF range and are chosen to match the requirements of a specific
crystal or resonator. Be sure to take into account printed circuit board (PCB) capacitance and MCU pin
capacitance when sizing C1 and C2. The crystal manufacturer typically specifies a load capacitance which
is the series combination of C1 and C2 which are usually the same size. As a first-order approximation,
use 10 pF as an estimate of combined pin and PCB capacitance for each oscillator pin (EXTAL and
XTAL).
2.3.3 Reset
RESET is a dedicated pin with a pullup device built in. It has input hysteresis, a high current output driver,
and no output slew rate control. Internal power-on reset and low-voltage reset circuitry typically make
external reset circuitry unnecessary. This pin is normally connected to the standard 6-pin background
MC9S08GB60A Data Sheet, Rev. 2
Freescale Semiconductor
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