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FOR LINUX DEVELOPERS FOR THE AMCC PPC "EBONY" 440GP IBM PowerPC 440-GP evaluation/development platform * 130 watt (20 Pin) Standard PC Power Supply * Micron MT8DDT1664AG 128 MB DDR 266 MHz CL2.5 * A PLCC 4MB FLASH EPROM (socketed on the board) loaded with minimal instructions to boot the machine to a prompt. This FLASH EPROM is programmed with a diagnostic program. * On the Terminal Program (comm parameters 9600-8-N-no hardware flow control) you will see memory tests, environment variable tests, com1 and com2 tests. (All this to prove that system hardware works and is alive, diagnotic tests passes) *** Evaluation platform comes with two ethernet ports, M II port, dual com ports and four PCI-X slots. *** Using any RS-232 serial cable and any terminal program, (LINUX's Minicom app, for example) one can see the evaluation platform do self diagnosis check, memory check and tries to boot from the ethernet. (eth0) *** See screen captured photos below. *** *** Terminal program will have to be initially set to comm parameters 9600-8-N-no hardware flow control . *** IT IS NOW UP TO YOU, AS A LINUX DEVELOPER, TO WRITE AND DEBUG YOUR OWN CODE/APPLICATION WITH YOUR OWN TOOLS AND EMULATORS *** You have to have your own tools, compiler, debugger, emulators and EEPROM/EPROM programmers. We do not supply these, neither do we provide tutorials and technical support on code developement. Neither do we supply any associated BOOTLOADER. Highlights of this AMCC PPC 440GP Evaluation Platform: * Delivers 400MHz to 500MHz performance for high-speed embedded designs * 32-bit implementation of the Book E Enhanced PowerPC® architecture * State-of -the-art peripherals including DDR SDRAM and PCI-X * Incorporates performance-enhancing features, including superscalar operation, large L1 caches, and high-speed IBM CoreConnect™ bus technology * Offers low power dissipation and small form factor for high-density and power-conscious applications * Provides application code compatibility with other PowerPC processors * On-chip Ethernet (Multi-speed: full or half duplex at 10/100 Mbps, One MII, two RMII, or two SMII ports) * Other on-chip Peripherals (2 serial ports, one 9-pin and one 5-pin, 2 IIC controllers, compliant with Phillips IIC spec, Up to 32 GPIO, Up to 13 external interrupts, General purpose timers) * Debug support ( JTAG, RISCTrace™ interface, RISCWatch™ support) Some key websites to consider regarding developing embedded apps for the IBM AMCC 440GP PowerPC: http://www.amcc.com/Embedded/Downloads/download.html?cat=1&family=5 http://www.lynuxworks.com/board-support/amcc/amcc-440gp.php/ https://www.amcc.com/MyAMCC/jsp/public/productDetail/product_detail.jsp?productID=PPC440gp http://www.mvista.com/products/boards.html You can always use our friend http://www.google.com |
