MPC5606S Microcontroller Reference Manual, Rev. 7
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Preface
Overview
The primary objective of this document is to define the functionality of the MPC5606S microcontroller 
for use by software and hardware developers. The MPC5606S is built on Power Architecture
®
 technology 
and integrates technologies that are important for today’s instrument cluster applications.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice, as described in the disclaimers on 
the title page. As with any technical documentation, it is the reader’s responsibility to be sure he or she is 
using the most recent version of the documentation.
To locate any published errata or updates for this document, visit the Freescale web site at 
www.freescale.com.
Audience
This manual is intended for system software and hardware developers and applications programmers who 
want to develop products with the MPC5606S device. It is assumed that the reader understands operating 
systems, microprocessor system design, basic principles of software and hardware, and basic details of the 
Power Architecture.
Chapter organization and device-specific information
This document includes chapters that describe:
• The device as a whole
• The functionality of the individual modules on the device
In the latter, any device-specific information may be presented in the section “Information Specific to This 
Device” at the beginning of the chapter.
Key to register fields
Figure 0-1 
provides a key for register figures and tables and the register summary
, 
The conventions in Table 0-1 serve as a key for the register summary and individual register diagrams.
Figure 0-1. Key to register fields
Always
reads 1
1 Always 
reads 0
0 R/W 
bit
BIT Read- 
only bit
BIT Write-
only bit
Write 1 
to clear
BIT Self-clear 
bit
0 N/A
BIT w1c BIT