User`s manual

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1General Information
PPCBug Overview
PPCBug is a powerful evaluation and debugging tool for systems
built around the Motorola PowerPC microprocessors. PPCBug
firmware consists of three parts:
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Command-driven user-interactive software debugger. It is
hereafter referred to as the
debugger , which is described in this
manual. Debugging commands are available for loading and
executing user programs under complete operator control for
system evaluation.
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Command-driven diagnostic package for testing and
troubleshooting the PowerPC board, which is hereafter called
the
diagnostics . Refer to the PPC1Bug Diagnostics Manual .for
information on the diagnostics and the diagnostics utilities
and self-tests.
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MPU, firmware, and hardware initialization routines, which
are described in this manual.
The PPCBug firmware is implemented on the following Motorola
PowerPC-based products:
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MVME230 x VME Processor Modules
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MVME260 x Single Board Computers
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MVME3604 VME Processor Modules
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MVME4604 VME Dual Processor Modules
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MTX Embedded ATX Motherboards
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MCP750 PowerPC Single Board Computers
A PMCspan board added to any of these also interfaces with PPCBug.