
Advanced Clock Drivers Devices
Freescale Semiconductor
7
MPC9239
Programming the MPC9239
Programming the MPC9239 amounts to properly
configuring the internal PLL dividers to produce the desired
synthesized frequency at the output. The output frequency
can be represented by this formula:
fOUT = (fXTAL ÷ 2) (M 4) ÷ (N 2) or
(1)
fOUT = fXTAL M ÷ N(2)
where fXTAL is the crystal frequency, M is the PLL
feedback-divider and N is the PLL post-divider. The input
frequency and the selection of the feedback divider M is
limited by the VCO-frequency range. fXTAL and M must be
configured to match the VCO frequency range of 800 to 1800
MHz in order to achieve stable PLL operation:
MMIN = fVCO,MIN ÷ (2 fXTAL) and
(3)
MMAX = fVCO,MAX ÷ (2 fXTAL)(4)
For instance, the use of a 16 MHz input frequency requires
the configuration of the PLL feedback divider between M = 25
and M = 56.
Table 8 shows the usable VCO frequency and M
divider range for other example input frequencies.
Assuming that a 16 MHz input frequency is used, equation
(2) reduces to:
fOUT = 16 M ÷ N
Substituting N for the four available values for N (1, 2, 4, 8)
yields:
Example Calculation for an 16 MHz Input Frequency
For example, if an output frequency of 384 MHz was
desired, the following steps would be taken to identify the
appropriate M and N values. 384 MHz falls within the
frequency range set by an N value of 2, so N[1:0]=00. For N
= 2, fOUT = 8M, and M = fOUT ÷ 8. Therefore, M = 384 ÷ 8 =
48, so M[6:0] = 0110000. Following this procedure a user can
generate any whole frequency between 50 MHz and
900 MHz. The size of the programmable frequency steps will
be equal to:
fSTEP = fXTAL ÷ N
Using the Parallel and Serial Interface
The M and N counters can be loaded either through a
parallel or serial interface. The parallel interface is controlled
via the P_LOAD signal such that a LOW to HIGH transition
will latch the information present on the M[6:0] and N[1:0]
inputs into the M and N counters. When the P_LOAD signal
is LOW the input latches will be transparent and any changes
on the M[6:0] and N[1:0] inputs will affect the fOUT output pair.
To use the serial port the S_CLOCK signal samples the
information on the S_DATA line and loads it into a 12 bit shift
register. Note that the P_LOAD signal must be HIGH for the
serial load operation to function. The Test register is loaded
with the first three bits, the N register with the next two, and
the M register with the final eight bits of the data stream on
the S_DATA input. For each register the most significant bit is
loaded first (T2, N1, and M6). A pulse on the S_LOAD pin
after the shift register is fully loaded will transfer the divide
values into the counters. The HIGH to LOW transition on the
S_LOAD input will latch the new divide values into the
counters.
Figure 4 illustrates the timing diagram for both a
parallel and a serial load of the MPC9239 synthesizer.
M[6:0] and N[1:0] are normally specified once at power-up
through the parallel interface, and then possibly again
through the serial interface. This approach allows the
application to come up at one frequency and then change or
fine-tune the clock as the ability to control the serial interface
becomes available.
Using the Test and Diagnosis Output TEST
The TEST output provides visibility for one of the several
internal nodes as determined by the T[2:0] bits in the serial
configuration stream. It is not configurable through the
parallel interface. Although it is possible to select the node
that represents fOUT, the LVCMOS output is not able to toggle
fast enough for higher output frequencies and should only be
used for test and diagnosis.
The T2, T1, and T0 control bits are preset to ‘000' when
P_LOAD is LOW so that the PECL fOUT outputs are as jitter-
free as possible. Any active signal on the TEST output pin will
have detrimental affects on the jitter of the PECL output pair.
In normal operations, jitter specifications are only guaranteed
if the TEST output is static. The serial configuration port can
be used to select one of the alternate functions for this pin.
Most of the signals available on the TEST output pin are
useful only for performance verification of the MPC9239
itself. However, the PLL bypass mode may be of interest at
the board level for functional debug. When T[2:0] is set to 110
the MPC9239 is placed in PLL bypass mode. In this mode the
S_CLOCK input is fed directly into the M and N dividers. The
N divider drives the fOUT differential pair and the M counter
drives the TEST output pin. In this mode the S_CLOCK input
could be used for low speed board level functional test or
debug. Bypassing the PLL and driving fOUT directly gives the
user more control on the test clocks sent through the clock
tree shows the functional setup of the PLL bypass mode.
Because the S_CLOCK is a CMOS level the input frequency
is limited to 200 MHz. This means the fastest the fOUT pin can
be toggled via the S_CLOCK is 100 MHz as the divide ratio
of the Post-PLL divider is 2 (if N = 1). Note that the M counter
output on the TEST output will not be a 50% duty cycle.
Table 9. Output Frequency Range for fXTAL = 10 MHz
N
fOUT
fOUT Range
fOUT Step
1
0
Value
0
2
8
M
200–450 MHz
8 MHz
0
1
4
M
100–225 MHz
4 MHz
1
0
8
2
M
50–112.5 MHz
2 MHz
1
16
M
400–900 MHz
16 MHz