Signal Description
MPC5606S Microcontroller Reference Manual, Rev. 7
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• The pad type descriptions
• The description of the pad configuration registers in Chapter 37, System Integration Unit Lite 
(SIUL) 
• The device data sheet
3.6 System pins
The system pins are listed in Table 3-2.
3.7 Debug pins
The debug pins are listed in Table 3-3. 
Table 3-2. System pin descriptions 
System pin Function
I/O
direction
Pad 
type
RESET 
config
Pin No.
144 LQFP 176 LQFP
208 MAPB
GA
RESET Bidirectional reset with 
Schmitt-Trigger 
characteristics and noise 
filter.
I/O M Input, weak 
pullup
24 24 J1
XTAL Analog input of the 
oscillator amplifier circuit. 
Needs to be grounded if 
oscillator bypass mode is 
used.
I X — 27 27 K1
EXTAL Analog output of the 
oscillator amplifier circuit. 
Input for the clock 
generator in bypass mode.
X — 29 29 M1
VRC_CTRL VREG ballast control gain.  — — — 25 25 P1
VREG_
BYPASS
1
1
VREG_BYPASS should be pulled down externally.
Pin used for factory testing.  I X — 32 32 M4
Table 3-3. Debug pin descriptions 
Debu
g
pin
Function
Pad
typ
e
I/O
directio
n
for
debug
RESET
config
1
Pin number
144 LQFP 
176 LQFP
2
208 MAPBGA 
Muxed
Dedi-
cated
3
TCK JTAG test clock S I Input, Pullup 36 43 R1 —
TDI JTAG test data in  S I Input, Pullup 33 36 P2 —