Introduction; Advantages And Features; About This Manual - Intel i960 Series User Manual

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INTRODUCTION

1.1

ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES

As shown in Figure 1-1 and Figure 3-1, Cyclone EP and PCI-SDK Platform Physical Diagram (pg. 3-1),
the features which make the Cyclone EP useful for evaluation and code development are:
• Interchangeable i960 processor modules
(referred to as CPU modules)
• SIMM sockets which support 2, 8, or 32 Mbytes
of DRAM
• Flash ROM sockets
• Three 16-bit counter/timers or one 32-bit and one
16-bit counter
• Squall II Module I/O expansion interface
1.2

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual contains five chapters, one appendix and an index. A brief description of each follows:
Chapter 1, INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2, GETTING
STARTED
Chapter 3, HARDWARE
REFERENCE
Chapter 4, THEORY OF
OPERATION
Chapter 5, SQUALL II
MODULE INTERFACE
APPENDIX A, PARTS LIS T
1-2
Introduces Intel's Cyclone Evaluation Platform and its features. Also defines
notation conventions and related documentation.
In this chapter, step-by-step instructions show you how to connect the Cyclone EP
to a power supply and download and execute an example program. This chapter
describes Intel's software development tools, the MON960 Debug Monitor, software
installation and hardware configuration.
The location of the CPU and Squall modules, connectors, switches, and LEDs are
described in this chapter. Also covered are the memory maps, I/O and memory
operation. For the PCI-SDK Platform, this chapter describes the PCI 9060 interface
and operation.
This chapter describes functionality of the Cyclone Evaluation Platform's
subsystems. Section 4.4, I/O INTERFACE describes the general I/O implemen-
tation. Subsections further describe each functional block. Section 4.5, DRAM
SUBSYSTEM similarly defines the DRAM implementation. Also covered are Clock
Generation, Reset, Interrupt and Ready Logic.
Design information, electrical and physical specifications of the Squall II Module
interface are described in this chapter. This information is useful when you wish to
design and integrate your own Squall Modules. If you are using a standard Squall
Module, refer to the specific module's manual for information on the operation of
that module.
This appendix identifies Cyclone Evaluation Platform components and quantities,
component reference name as it appears on the PC board, description of size or
rating and the manufacturer's part number. To order replacement parts contact the
manufacturer listed in Table A-1.
• DIP switch selectable processor clock
frequency
• DRAM controller automatically optimizes wait
states to CPU frequency and memory speed
• RS-232 serial port
• Parallel download port (Centronics compatible)
• PCI Bus Interface (PCI-SDK Platform only)

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