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Advance Information MC68HC908GP20Rev 2.1
206 Freescale Semiconductor
15.3 Features
Features of the monitor ROM include:
Normal user-mode pin functionality
One pin dedicated to serial communication between monitor ROM
and host computer
Standard mark/space non-return-to-zero (NRZ) communication
with host computer
Execution of code in RAM or FLASH
FLASH memory security feature
1
FLASH memory programming interface
Enhanced PLL (phase-locked loop) option to allow use of external
32.768-kHz crystal to generate internal frequency of 2.4576 MHz
307 bytes monitor ROM code size ($FE20 to $FF52)
Monitor mode entry without high voltage, V
TST
, if reset vector is
blank ($FFFE and $FFFF contain $00)
Standard monitor mode entry if high voltage, V
TST
, is applied to
IRQ
15.4 Functional Description
The monitor ROM receives and executes commands from a host
computer. Figure 15-1 shows an example circuit used to enter monitor
mode and communicate with a host computer via a standard RS-232
interface.
Simple monitor commands can access any memory address. In monitor
mode, the MCU can execute code downloaded into RAM by a host
computer while most MCU pins retain normal operating mode functions.
All communication between the host computer and the MCU is through
the PTA0 pin. A level-shifting and multiplexing interface is required
1. No security feature is absolutely secure. However, Freescale’s strategy is to make reading or
copying the FLASH difficult for unauthorized users.