Table 7-1shows the internal signal names used in this section.

 

 

 

Table 7-1. Signal Name Conventions

 

 

 

Signal Name

 

Description

 

 

 

CGMXCLK

 

Buffered OSC1 from the oscillator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The CGMXCLK frequency divided by two. This signal is again

CGMOUT

 

divided by two in the SIM to generate the internal bus clocks

 

 

 

 

(Bus clock = CGMXCLK divided by four)

 

 

 

IAB

 

Internal address bus

 

 

 

IDB

 

Internal data bus

 

 

 

PORRST

 

Signal from the power-on reset module to the SIM

 

 

 

IRST

 

Internal reset signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read/write signal

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.3 SIM Bus Clock Control and Generation

The bus clock generator provides system clock signals for the CPU and peripherals on the MCU. The system clocks are generated from an incoming clock, CGMOUT, as shown in Figure 7-3.

From

CGMXCLK

SIM COUNTER

PLL/OSCILLATOR

 

 

 

 

From

CGMOUT

2

BUS CLOCK

PLL/OSCILLATOR

 

 

GENERATORS

 

 

 

SIM

Figure 7-3. SIM Clock Signals

7.3.1 Bus Timing

In user mode, the internal bus frequency is the oscillator frequency (CGMXCLK) divided by four.

MC68HC(7)08KH12 Rev. 1.1

Advance Information

 

 

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MC68HC08KH12 specifications

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