DUART
7 DUART
This section describes the DC and AC electrical specifications for the DUART interface of the MPC8540.
7.1 DUART DC Electrical Characteristics
Table 19 provides the DC electrical characteristics for the DUART interface of the MPC8540.
Table 19. DUART DC Electrical Characteristics
Parameter
Symbol
Min
Max
Unit
High-level input voltage
VIH
2
OVDD + 0.3
V
Low-level input voltage
VIL
–0.3
0.8
V
Input current
(VIN 1 = 0 V or VIN = VDD)
IIN
—
±5
μA
High-level output voltage
VOH OVDD – 0.2
—
V
(OVDD = min, IOH = –100 μA)
Low-level output voltage
VOL
—
0.2
V
(OVDD = min, IOL = 100 μA)
Note:
1.Note that the symbol VIN, in this case, represents the OVIN symbol referenced in Table 1
and Table 2.
7.2 DUART AC Electrical Specifications
Table 20 provides the AC timing parameters for the DUART interface of the MPC8540.
Table 20. DUART AC Timing Specifications
Parameter
Value
Unit Notes
Minimum baud rate
Maximum baud rate
Oversample rate
fCCB_CLK / 1048576 baud
3
fCCB_CLK / 16
baud
1, 3
16
—
2, 3
Notes:
1.Actual attainable baud rate will be limited by the latency of interrupt processing.
2.The middle of a start bit is detected as the 8th sampled 0 after the 1-to-0 transition of the start bit. Subsequent bit
values are sampled each 16th sample.
3.Guaranteed by design.
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