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