User`s manual

Preface
The PPCBug Firmware Package UserÕs Manual provides information on the PPCBug
Þrmware, the start-up and boot routines, the debugger commands, the one-line
assembler/disassembler, and the debugger system calls. All information
contained herein is speciÞc to MotorolaÕs PowerPCª-based boards: MVME230x
VME Processor Modules, MVME260x Single Board Computers, MVME360x VME
Processor Modules, MVME460x VME Dual Processor Modules, MTX Embedded
ATX Motherboards, MCP750 CompactPCI, and PMCspan PCI expansion boards.
In this manual, they are collectively referred to as the PowerPC board or board.
This manual covers release 3.4, and earlier versions, of PPC1Bug.
This document is bound in two parts. Part 1 (PPCBUGA1/UM4) contains the Table
of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, and Chapters 1 through 3. Part 2
(PPCBUGA2/UM4) contains Chapters 4 and 5, Appendixes A through H, and the
Index.
The diagnostics are covered in the PPCBug Diagnostics Manual (PPC1DIAA/UM2).
A basic knowledge of computers and digital logic is assumed. Refer to Appendix
A, Related Documentation, of this manual for a list of documents that may provide
helpful information.
This manual is intended for anyone who designs OEM systems, supplies
additional capability to an existing compatible system, or works in a lab
environment for experimental purposes.
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