
PowerQUICC III MPC8555E and MPC8541E Bring-Up Guidelines, Rev. 5
Freescale Semiconductor
3
Power
1.5
Pin Mux Tool (MPC8555 only)
The on-chip serial communications peripherals use four 32-bit parallel ports to exchange data with the
physical interfaces. On each pin of the parallel ports, several signals are multiplexed. If none of the signals
available on a certain pin are necessary in a certain application, the pin can be used for a general purpose
I/O. To verify the availability of the I/O functions chosen through pin multiplexing, designers are
encouraged to use the MPC8555 Parallel Ports Pin Mux tool. After selecting the signals required by your
application, this utility assists in defining the pin configuration of each parallel port. A report can then be
generated that includes all your selections and C-initialization code for the registers associated with the
parallel ports. The Pin Mux tool is available on the MPC8555E device web site.
1.6
UPM Programming Tool
The UPM Programming Tool features a GUI for a user-friendly programming interface. It allows
programming of all three PowerQUICC III UPM machines. The GUI consists of a wave editor, table
editor, and report generator. You can edit directly the waveform or the RAM array. At the end of
programming, the report generator prints out the UPM ram array that can be used in a C-program. The
UPM Programming Tool is available on the MPC8555E or MPC8541E device web site.
1.7
Available Training
Our third-party partners are part of an extensive Design Alliance Program. Our current training partners
are listed on our external web site under the Design Alliance Program. In addition, training material from
past Smart Network Developer’s Forums is available. These training materials are a valuable resource in
understanding the PowerQUICC III.
2
Power
This section provides design considerations for the PowerQUICC III power supplies, as well as power
sequencing. For information on AC and DC electrical specifications and thermal characteristics for the
PowerQUICC III, refer to the MPC8555EEC and the MPC8541EEC. For power sequencing
recommendations refer to
Section 2.3, “Power Sequencing
2.1
Power Supply
The PowerQUICC III has a core voltage V
DD
that operates at a lower voltage than the I/O voltages GV
DD
,
LV
DD
, and OV
DD
. It is recommended that the core voltage V
DD
of the PowerQUICC III be supplied
through a variable switching supply or regulator to allow for future compatibility with possible core
voltage changes on future silicon revisions. The core voltage, 1.2 V (±5%), is supplied across V
DD
and
GND.
The I/O blocks of the PowerQUICC III are supplied with 2.5 V (±5%) across GV
DD
and GND, 2.5 V
(±5%) or 3.3 V (±5%) across LV
DD
and GND, and 3.3 V (±5%) across OV
DD
and GND. Typically, these
are supplied by simple linear regulators. This increases the complexity of the system because multiple
voltage supplies and PCB power planes are required for the design. No external signals on PowerQUICC