Introduction; Mvme177 Functional Description; Data Bus Structure - Motorola MVME177 Installation And Use Manual

Introduction

This chapter provides a block diagram level description for the
MVME177 module. The functional description provides an
overview of the module, followed by a detailed description of
several blocks of the module. The block diagram of the MVME177
is shown in
Descriptions of the other blocks of the MVME177, including
programmable registers in the ASICs and peripheral chips, are
given in the Single Board Computers Programmer's Reference Guide.
Refer to it for the rest of the functional description of the MVME177
module.

MVME177 Functional Description

The MVME177 is a high functionality VMEbus single board
computer designed around the MC68060 chip. The MVME177 has:

Data Bus Structure

The local data bus on the MVME177 is a 32-bit synchronous bus
that is based on the MC68060 bus, and supports burst transfers and
snooping. The various local bus master and slave devices use the
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4/8/16/32/64/128/256MB of dynamic RAM
SCSI mass storage interface
Four serial ports
One parallel port
Ethernet transceiver interface
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