Introduction; Description - Motorola MVME2300 Series Installation And Use Manual

1Preparation and Installation

Introduction

This chapter provides a description of the MVME2300 Series VME
Processor Module along with instructions for preparing and installing the
module.
Note

Description

The MVME2300 is a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) carrier board. It is based
on an MPC603 or MPC604R PowerPC microprocessor.
Two front panel cutouts provide access to PMC I/O. One double-width or
two single-width PMCs can be installed directly on the MVME2300.
Optionally, one or two PMCspan PCI expansion mezzanine modules can
be added to provide the capability of up to four additional PMC modules.
Two RJ45 connectors on the front panel provide the interface to
10/100Base-T Ethernet, and to a debug serial port. The following list is of
equipment that is appropriate for use in an MVME2300 system:
Unless otherwise specified, the designation MVME2300 or the
term module or modules refers to all available models of the
MVME2300 series VME processor Modules.
PMCspan PCI expansion mezzanine module
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Mezzanine Cards
(PMC)s
VMEsystem enclosure
System console terminal
Disk drives (and/or other I/O) and controllers
Operating system (and/or application software)
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