SLASFH8 March   2026 MSPM33C321A-Q1

ADVANCE INFORMATION  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Functional Block Diagram
  6. 5 Device Comparison
  7. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1. 6.1 Pin Diagrams
    2. 6.2 Pin Attributes
      1.      10
    3. 6.3 Signal Descriptions
      1.      12
      2.      13
      3.      14
      4.      15
      5.      16
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    4. 6.4 Connections for Unused Pins
  8. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4  Thermal Information
    5. 7.5  Supply Current Characteristics
      1. 7.5.1 RUN/SLEEP Modes
      2. 7.5.2 STOP/STANDBY Modes
      3. 7.5.3 SHUTDOWN Mode
      4. 7.5.4 VBAT current consumption
    6. 7.6  Flash Memory Characteristics
    7. 7.7  Power Supply Sequencing
      1. 7.7.1 Power Supply Ramp
      2. 7.7.2 POR and BOR
      3. 7.7.3 VBat Characteristics
      4. 7.7.4 Timing Characteristics
    8. 7.8  Clock Specifications
      1. 7.8.1 System Oscillator (SYSOSC)
      2. 7.8.2 High Frequency Crystal/Clock
      3. 7.8.3 System Phase Lock Loop (SYSPLL)
      4. 7.8.4 Low Frequency Oscillator (LFOSC)
      5. 7.8.5 Low Frequency Crystal/Clock
    9. 7.9  Analog Specifications
      1. 7.9.1 ADC Specifications
        1. 7.9.1.1 ADC Electrical Characteristics
        2. 7.9.1.2 ADC Switching Characteristics
        3. 7.9.1.3 ADC Linearity Parameters
        4. 7.9.1.4 Typical Connection Diagram
      2. 7.9.2 COMP Specifications
        1. 7.9.2.1 Comparator Electrical Characteristics
        2. 7.9.2.2 COMP DAC Electrical Characteristics
      3. 7.9.3 VREF Specifications
        1. 7.9.3.1 VREF Voltage Characteristics
        2. 7.9.3.2 VREF Electrical Characteristics
      4. 7.9.4 Analog VBOOST Specification
        1. 7.9.4.1 Analog Mux VBOOST
      5. 7.9.5 Temperature Sensor
    10. 7.10 Serial Interface Specifications
      1. 7.10.1 UART
        1. 7.10.1.1 UART
      2. 7.10.2 I2C
        1. 7.10.2.1 I2C Characteristics
        2. 7.10.2.2 I2C Filter
        3. 7.10.2.3 I2C Timing Diagram
      3. 7.10.3 SPI
        1. 7.10.3.1 SPI
        2. 7.10.3.2 SPI Timing Diagram
      4. 7.10.4 CAN
        1. 7.10.4.1 CAN
      5. 7.10.5 QSPI
        1. 7.10.5.1 QSPI
        2. 7.10.5.2 QSPI Timing Diagram
      6. 7.10.6 I2S/TDM
        1. 7.10.6.1 Serial Audio
        2. 7.10.6.2 I2S/TDM Timing Diagram
    11. 7.11 Digital IO
    12. 7.12 TRNG
      1. 7.12.1 TRNG Electrical Characteristics
      2. 7.12.2 TRNG Switching Characteristics
    13. 7.13 Emulation and Debug
      1. 7.13.1 SWD Timing
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1  Arm Cortex-M33 core with TrustZone and FPU
    2. 8.2  Power Management and Clock Unit (PMCU)
      1. 8.2.1 Power Management Unit (PMU)
      2. 8.2.2 Clock Module (CKM)
      3. 8.2.3 Operating Modes
        1. 8.2.3.1 Functionality by Operating Mode
    3. 8.3  Device Memory Map
      1. 8.3.1 Memory Organization
      2. 8.3.2 Peripheral Memory Map
    4. 8.4  NVIC Interrupt Map
    5. 8.5  Embedded Flash Memory
    6. 8.6  Embedded SRAM
    7. 8.7  DMA
    8. 8.8  Event Manager
    9. 8.9  Error Aggregator Module (EAM)
    10. 8.10 GPIO
    11. 8.11 IOMUX
      1. 8.11.1 Input/Output Diagrams
    12. 8.12 Analog Modules
      1. 8.12.1 HSADC
      2. 8.12.2 COMP
      3. 8.12.3 Temperature Sensor
      4. 8.12.4 VREF
      5. 8.12.5 Device Analog Connections
    13. 8.13 Security and Cryptography
      1. 8.13.1 Global Security Controller (GSC)
      2. 8.13.2 AESADV
      3. 8.13.3 SHA256
      4. 8.13.4 Public Key Algorithm (PKA)
      5. 8.13.5 TRNG
      6. 8.13.6 Keystore
      7. 8.13.7 CRC
    14. 8.14 Serial Communication Interfaces
      1. 8.14.1 UNICOMM (UART/I2C/SPI)
        1. 8.14.1.1 UART (UNICOMM)
        2. 8.14.1.2 I2C (UNICOMM)
        3. 8.14.1.3 SPI (UNICOMM)
      2. 8.14.2 CAN-FD
      3. 8.14.3 Quad SPI (QSPI)
      4. 8.14.4 Digital Audio Interface - I2S/TDM
    15. 8.15 LFSS
    16. 8.16 Timers, RTC and Watchdogs
      1. 8.16.1 Timers (TIMx)
      2. 8.16.2 RTC_A
      3. 8.16.3 IWDT
      4. 8.16.4 WWDT
    17. 8.17 Serial Wire Debug Interface
    18. 8.18 Bootstrap Loader (BSL)
    19. 8.19 Device Factory Constants
    20. 8.20 Identification
  10. 9 Applications, Implementation, and Layout
    1. 9.1 Typical Application
      1. 9.1.1 Schematic
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Getting Started and Next Steps
    2. 10.2 Device Nomenclature
    3. 10.3 Tools and Software
    4. 10.4 Documentation Support
    5. 10.5 Support Resources
    6. 10.6 Trademarks
    7. 10.7 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    8. 10.8 Glossary
  12. 11Revision History
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

8.15 LFSS

The Low-Frequency Subsystem (LFSS) combines several functional peripherals under one shared subsystem. These peripherals are clocked by the low-frequency clock (LFCLK) or need to be active during low-power modes. In this device, LFSS is powered by a separate battery backup domain called VBAT. The low-frequency clock has a typical frequency of 32kHz and is mainly intended for long-term timekeeping.

LFSS in this device contains following components:

  • A dedicated battery backup domain supply and dedicated pin (VBAT)
  • Real-time clock (RTC_A) with additional prescalar extension and timestamp captures
  • An asynchronous Independent Watchdog Timer (IWDT)
  • Tamper detection input / output (TIO) module
  • Tamper detection with timestamp
  • A small scratchpad memory storage (SPM)
  • Heartbeat generator

For more details, see the LFSS chapter of the