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RM46L852
SPNS185 – SEPTEMBER 2012
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System Information and Electrical Specifications
4.1
Device Power Domains
The device core logic is split up into multiple power domains in order to optimize the power for a given
application use case. There are 6 core power domains in total: PD1, PD2, PD3, PD5, RAM_PD1, and
RAM_PD2. Refer to
for more information.
PD1 is an "always-ON" power domain, which cannot be turned off. Each of the other core power domains
can be turned ON/OFF one time during device initialization as per the application requirement. Refer to
the Power Management Module (PMM) chapter of the device technical reference manual for more details.
NOTE
The clocks to a module must be turned off before powering down the core domain that
contains the module.
NOTE
The logic in the modules that are powered down loses its power completely. Any access to
modules that are powered down results in an abort being generated. When power is
restored, the modules power-up to their default states (after normal power-up). No register or
memory contents are preserved in the core domains that are turned off.
4.2
Voltage Monitor Characteristics
A voltage monitor is implemented on this device. The purpose of this voltage monitor is to eliminate the
requirement for a specific sequence when powering up the core and I/O voltage supplies.
4.2.1
Important Considerations
•
The voltage monitor does not eliminate the need of a voltage supervisor circuit to guarantee that the
device is held in reset when the voltage supplies are out of range.
•
The voltage monitor only monitors the core supply (VCC) and the I/O supply (VCCIO). The other
supplies are not monitored by the VMON. For example, if the VCCAD or VCCP are supplied from a
source different from that for VCCIO, then there is no internal voltage monitor for the VCCAD and
VCCP supplies.
4.2.2
Voltage Monitor Operation
The voltage monitor generates the Power Good MCU signal (PGMCU) as well as the I/Os Power Good IO
signal (PGIO) on the device. During power-up or power-down, the PGMCU and PGIO are driven low when
the core or I/O supplies are lower than the specified minimum monitoring thresholds. The PGIO and
PGMCU being low isolates the core logic as well as the I/O controls during the power-up or power-down
of the supplies. This allows the core and I/O supplies to be powered up or down in any order.
When the voltage monitor detects a low voltage on the I/O supply, it will assert a power-on reset. When
the voltage monitor detects an out-of-range voltage on the core supply, it asynchronously makes all output
pins high impedance, and asserts a power-on reset. The voltage monitor is disabled when the device
enters a low power mode.
The VMON also incorporates a glitch filter for the nPORRST input. Refer to
for the timing
information on this glitch filter.
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