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DSP56303 User’s Manual, Rev. 2

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Freescale Semiconductor

DSP56303 Overview

PCU features include the following:

Position-independent code support

Addressing modes optimized for DSP applications (including immediate offsets)

Instruction cache controller

Internal memory-expandable hardware stack

Nested hardware DO loops

Fast auto-return interrupts

Hardware system stack

The PCU uses the following registers:

Program counter register

Status register

Loop address register

Loop counter register

Vector base address register

Size register

Stack pointer

Operating mode register

Stack counter register

1.6.4 PLL and Clock Oscillator

The clock generator in the DSP56300 core comprises two main blocks: the PLL, which performs

clock input division, frequency multiplication, and skew elimination; and the clock generator,

which performs low-power division and clock pulse generation. These features allow you to:

Change the low-power divide factor without losing the lock

Output a clock with skew elimination

The PLL allows the processor to operate at a high internal clock frequency using a low-frequency

clock input, a feature that offers two immediate benefits:

A lower-frequency clock input reduces the overall electromagnetic interference generated

by a system.

The ability to oscillate at different frequencies reduces costs by eliminating the need to

add additional oscillators to a system.

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