
Rev.3.04
May 20, 2008
REJ03B0158-0304
38D5 Group
Countermeasures against noise
(1) Shortest wiring length
1. Wiring for RESET pin
Make the length of wiring which is connected to the RESET
pin as short as possible. Especially, connect a capacitor across
the RESET pin and the VSS pin with the shortest possible
wiring (within 20 mm).
Reason
The width of a pulse input into the RESET pin is determined by
the timing necessary conditions. If noise having a shorter pulse
width than the standard is input to the RESET pin, the reset is
released before the internal state of the microcomputer is
completely initialized. This may cause a program runaway.
Fig. 91 Wiring for the RESET pin
2. Wiring for clock input/output pins
Make the length of wiring which is connected to clock I/O
pins as short as possible.
Make the length of wiring (within 20 mm) across the
grounding lead of a capacitor which is connected to an
oscillator and the VSS pin of a microcomputer as short as
possible.
Separate the VSS pattern only for oscillation from other VSS
patterns.
Reason
If noise enters clock I/O pins, clock waveforms may be
deformed.
This may cause a program failure or program runaway. Also, if a
potential difference is caused by the noise between the VSS level
of a microcomputer and the VSS level of an oscillator, the correct
clock will not be input in the microcomputer.
Fig. 92 Wiring for clock I/O pins
(2) Connection of bypass capacitor across VSS line and VCC
line
In order to stabilize the system operation and avoid the latch-up,
connect an approximately 0.1
F bypass capacitor across the VSS
line and the VCC line as follows:
Connect a bypass capacitor across the VSS pin and the VCC pin
at equal length.
Connect a bypass capacitor across the VSS pin and the VCC pin
with the shortest possible wiring.
Use lines with a larger diameter than other signal lines for VSS
line and VCC line.
Connect the power source wiring via a bypass capacitor to the
VSS pin and the VCC pin.
Fig. 93 Bypass capacitor across the VSS line and the VCC
line
RESET
Reset
circuit
Noise
VSS
N.G.
Reset
circuit
VSS
RESET
VSS
O.K.
Noise
XIN
XOUT
VSS
N.G.
XIN
XOUT
VSS
O.K.
VSS
VCC
VSS
VCC
N.G.
O.K.