
Interrupt and Program Control Signals
56F801 Technical Data, Rev. 16
Freescale Semiconductor
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2.4   Interrupt and Program Control Signals
2.5   Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) Signals
1
XTAL
GPIOB3
Output
Input/ 
Output
Chip-
driven
Input
Crystal Oscillator Output
—This output should be connected to an 8MHz 
external crystal or ceramic resonator. For more information, please refer to 
Section 3.5
.
This pin can also be connected to an external clock source. For more 
information, please refer to 
Section 3.5.3
.
Port B GPIO
—This multiplexed pin is a General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pin that 
can be programmed as an input or output pin. This I/O can be utilized when 
using the on-chip relaxation oscillator so the XTAL pin is not needed.
Table 2-6 Interrupt and Program Control Signals
No. of 
Pins
Signal 
Name
Signal
Type
State 
During Reset
Signal Description
1
IRQA
Input
(Schmitt)
Input
External Interrupt Request A
—The IRQA input is a synchronized 
external interrupt request that indicates that an external device is 
requesting service. It can be programmed to be level-sensitive or 
negative-edge- triggered.
1
RESET
Input
(Schmitt)
Input
Reset
—This input is a direct hardware reset on the processor. When 
RESET is asserted low, the controller is initialized and placed in the 
Reset state. A Schmitt trigger input is used for noise immunity. When the 
RESET pin is deasserted, the initial chip operating mode is latched from 
the EXTBOOT pin. The internal reset signal will be deasserted 
synchronous with the internal clocks, after a fixed number of internal 
clocks.
To ensure complete hardware reset, RESET and TRST should be 
asserted together. The only exception occurs in a debugging 
environment when a hardware device reset is required and it is 
necessary not to reset the OnCE/JTAG module. In this case, assert 
RESET, but do not assert TRST.
Table 2-7 Pulse Width Modulator (PWMA) Signals 
No. of 
Pins
Signal 
Name
Signal
Type
State During 
Reset
Signal Description
6
PWMA0-5
Output
Tri-stated
PWMA0-5
— These are six PWMA output pins.
1
FAULTA0
Input
(Schmitt)
Input
FAULTA0
— This fault input pin is used for disabling selected PWMA 
outputs in cases where fault conditions originate off-chip.
Table 2-5 PLL and Clock (Continued)
No. of 
Pins
Signal 
Name
Signal 
Type
State 
During Reset
Signal Description