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Design Checklist for PowerQUICC II Pro MPC8315E Processor

Design checklist and hardware recommendations for MPC8315E and MPC8315 PowerQUICC II Pro processors, covering power, clocking, resets, and PCB layout.

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Overview

This application note provides a comprehensive design checklist for the NXP (formerly Freescale) MPC8315E and MPC8315 PowerQUICC II Pro processors, including the MPC8314E and MPC8314 variants. It details hardware recommendations for power supply circuits, power-on sequencing, decoupling strategies, and PLL filtering to ensure system stability. The document covers functional blocks such as clocking, reset configurations, JTAG debugging interfaces, and SerDes considerations. It also serves as a debugging guide for initial system startup and highlights critical areas like UPM programming and device errata documentation.

Use Cases

Designing hardware systems based on MPC8315E/MPC8315 processors
Implementing power supply and sequencing for PowerQUICC II Pro devices
Debugging newly-designed embedded systems
Planning PCB layout and decoupling for high-speed communication processors

Topics

MPC8315E

MPC8315

MPC8314E

MPC8314

PowerQUICC II Pro

Power Sequencing

PLL Filtering

Hardware Design

NXP

Freescale

Referenced Parts

MPC8314

Freescale Semiconductor

Table 1. PowerQUICC II Pro (MPC8315) Product Revisions

MPC8314E

Freescale Semiconductor

Table 1. PowerQUICC II Pro (MPC8315) Product Revisions

MPC8315

Freescale Semiconductor

This application note describes the generally recommended connections for new designs based on the Freescale MPC8315E and MPC8315 processors.

MPC8315E

Freescale Semiconductor

This application note describes the generally recommended connections for new designs based on the Freescale MPC8315E and MPC8315 processors.

MPC8314	Freescale Semiconductor	Table 1. PowerQUICC II Pro (MPC8315) Product Revisions
MPC8314E	Freescale Semiconductor	Table 1. PowerQUICC II Pro (MPC8315) Product Revisions
MPC8315	Freescale Semiconductor	This application note describes the generally recommended connections for new designs based on the Freescale MPC8315E and MPC8315 processors.
MPC8315E	Freescale Semiconductor	This application note describes the generally recommended connections for new designs based on the Freescale MPC8315E and MPC8315 processors.