Motload Firmware; Introduction; Overview; Motload Implementation And Memory Requirements - Motorola MVME6100 Installation And User Manual

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MOTLoad Firmware

This chapter describes the basic features of the MOTLoad firmware product, designed by

Motorola as the next generation initialization, debugger, and diagnostic tool for high-

performance embedded board products using state-of-the-art system memory controllers and

bridge chips, such as the MV64360.

In addition to an overview of the product, this chapter includes a list of standard MOTLoad

commands, the default VME and firmware settings that are changeable by the user, remote

start, and the alternate boot procedure.

The MOTLoad firmware package serves as a board power-up and initialization package, as well

as a vehicle from which user applications can be booted. A secondary function of the MOTLoad

firmware is to serve in some respects as a test suite providing individual tests for certain

devices.

MOTLoad is controlled through an easy-to-use, UNIX-like, command line interface. The

MOTLoad software package is similar to many end-user applications designed for the

embedded market, such as the real time operating systems currently available.

Refer to the MOTLoad Firmware Package User's Manual, listed in

Documentation, for more details.

The implementation of MOTLoad and its memory requirements are product specific. The

MVME6100 single-board computer (SBC) is offered with a wide range of memory (for example,

DRAM, external cache, flash). Typically, the smallest amount of on-board DRAM that a Motorola

SBC has is 32MB. Each supported Motorola product line has its own unique MOTLoad binary

image(s). Currently the largest MOTLoad compressed image is less than 1MB in size.

MOTLoad supports two types of commands (applications): utilities and tests. Both types of

commands are invoked from the MOTLoad command line in a similar fashion. Beyond that,

MOTLoad utilities and MOTLoad tests are distinctly different.

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