Baud-Rate Generators (BRGs)
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
Freescale Semiconductor 17-3
Table17-2 shows the possible external clock sources for the BRGs.

Table17-1. BRGC

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Field Descriptions

Bits Name Description
0–13 Reserved, should be cleared.
14 RST Reset BRG. Performs a software reset of the BRG identical to that of an external reset. A reset
disables the BRG and drives BRGO high. This is externally visible only if BRGO is connected to the
corresponding parallel I/O pin.
0 Enable the BRG.
1 Reset the BRG (software reset).
15 EN Enable BRG count. Used to dynamically stop the BRG from counting—useful for low-power modes.
0 Stop all clocks to the BRG.
1 Enable clocks to the BRG.
16–17 EXTC External clock source. Selects the BRG input clock. See Table17-2..
00 The BRG input clock comes from the BRGCLK (internal clock generated from the CPM clock);
see Section10.8, “System Clock Control Register (SCCR).”
01 If BRG1, 2, 5, 6: The BRG input clock comes from the CLK3 pin.
If BRG3, 4, 7, 8: The BRG input clock comes from the CLK9 pin
10 If BRG1, 2, 5, 6: The BRG input clock comes from the CLK5 pin.
If BRG3, 4, 7, 8: The BRG input clock comes from the CLK15 pin
11 Reserved.
18 ATB Autobaud. Selects autobaud operation of the BRG on the corresponding RXD. ATB must remain
zero until the SCC receives the three Rx clocks. Then the user must set ATB to obtain the correct
baud rate. After the baud rate is obtained and locked, it is indicated by setting AB in the UART event
register.
0 Normal operation of the BRG.
1 When RXD goes low, the BRG determines the length of the start bit and synchronizes the BRG
to the actual baud rate.
19–30 CD Clock divider. CD presets an internal 12-bit counter that is decremented at the DIV16 output rate.
When the counter reaches zero, it is reloaded with CD. CD = 0xFFF produces the minimum clock
rate for BGRO (divide by 4,096); CD = 0x000 produces the maximum rate (divide by 1). When
dividing by an odd number, the counter ensures a 50% duty cycle by asserting the terminal count
once on clock low and next on clock high. The terminal count signals counter expiration and toggles
the clock. See Section 17.3, “UART Baud Rate Examples.”
31 DIV16 Divide-by-16. Selects a divide-by-1 or divide-by-16 prescaler before reaching the clock divider. See
Section17.3, “UART Baud Rate Examples.”
0 D ivide by 1.
1 D ivide by 16.