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MVME51005E Single Board Computer Installation and Use (6806800A38B)

About This Manual

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Overview of Contents

The following paragraphs briefly describe the contents of each chapter.

Chapter 1, Hardware Preparation and Installation, provides a description of the MVME5100 and

its main integrated PMC and IPMC boards. The remainder of the chapter includes an

explanation of the installation procedure, including preparation and jumper setting information.

Chapter 2, Operation, provides a description of the operational functions of the MVME5100

including tips on applying power, a description of the switch settings, the status indicators, I/O

connectors, and system power up information.

Chapter 3, PPCBug Firmware, provides an explanation of the debugger firmware, PPCBug, on

the MVME5100. The chapter includes an overview of the firmware, a section on how to use

PPCBug, a listing of the initialization steps, a brief explanation of the two main configuration

commands CNFG and ENV, and a description of the standard configuration parameters. A

listing of the basic commands are also provided.

Chapter 4, Functional Description, provides a summary of the MVME5100 features, a block

diagram, and a description of the major functional areas.

Chapter 5, RAM500 Memory Expansion Module, provides a description of the RAM500

Memory Expansion Module, a list of features, a block diagram of the module, a table of memory

size allocations, an installation procedure, and pinouts of the module’s top and bottom side

connectors.

Chapter 6, Pin Assignments, provides a listing of all connector and header pin assignments for

the MVME5100.