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Preface Unpacking and Special Handling Instructions This PEP product is carefully designed for a long and fault-free life; nonetheless, its life expectancy can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation. Observe standard anti-static precautions when changing piggybacks, ROM devices, jumper settings etc. If the product contains batteries for RTC or memory back-up, ensure that the board is not placed on conductive surfaces, including anti-static plastics or sponges.
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WAN interfaces provided, communicational versatility is guaranteed. Two on-board EPROM sockets are designed to accommodated ROMed applications and/or the PEPbug debug monitor.The VM162/172 is supplied with these sockets empty and the PEPbug programmed into the FLASH memory residing on one of the DM6xx memory piggybacks.
SCSI and fieldbus connection (PROFIBUS, CAN, LON and Bitbus). Hence, a fea- ture of the VM162/172 is that the ‘raw’ serial signals from the ‘QUICC’ SCC2, SCC3 and SCC4 chan- nels being internally wired to the front panel as well as to the CXC interface.
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Chapter 1 Introduction VM162/VM172 SC and SI6 piggybacks adapt the multi-protocol serial channels of the ‘QUICC’ to the physical inter- faces provided on the VM162/172’s front-panel and CXC: SCC1 channel supports: SI6-10B5 Ethernet 10base5 (AUI) SI6-10B2 Ethernet 10base2 (Thin) SI6-10BT...
Interfaces CXC Interface CXC Interface The 96-pin interface allows other I/O possibilities to be realised by utilising PEP’s plug-in cards such as the CXM-PFB12, CXM-CAN, CXM-LON, CXM-SCSI or CXM-SIO3.. Ethernet Interface Three different SI6 piggybacks complete with all the associated control logic are available providing 10Base2, 10Base5 or 10BaseT interfaces.
11855 memory for VM162/172 Memory Piggyback with 1 MByte DRAM and 1 MByte FLASH DM 602 12765 memory for the VM162/172 Memory Piggyback with 32 MByte DRAM and 512 kByte FLASH DM 603 13027 memory for the VM162/172 Memory Piggyback with 32 MByte DRAM and 2 MByte FLASH...
15191 (male) for terminal connection Important : The VM162 and VM172 must be ordered with a memory module (DM60x) and a front-pa- nel with integrated SI6-piggyback module. For configurations requiring the 2 x 50-pin D-Sub front-panel connectors instead of the flat-band cable option, please contact the nearest PEP sales office for further information.
Memory Management Unit (MMU) and Floating Point Unit (FPU). There are three categories of VM162/VM172 CPU boards. At the top there is the 68060 CPU board which offers 2 to 3 times performance of a the following 68040 CPU board. At the low end there is the CPU 68040V board which is the low cost and also low power version.
2-2-2 burst cycle at 33 MHz bus clock (68040(V)/33MHz). 2.3.2 SRAM The SRAM on the VM162/VM172 is organized in one bank with 16 bit wide data access bus. It is bak- ked by two onboard service-free GoldCaps and optionally via VME StandBy. Additionally, this me- mory is dual-ported.
The 68EN360 provides 5 serial ports based on 4 SCCs and 1 SMCs. These multiprotocol serial ports can be physically translated to the different standards due to application specific demands. This translation is very flexible on the VM162/VM172 by using SI- and SC- piggybacks or even CXMs. 5 configured serial ports are available at front panel connectors.
2.4.2 Use of 68EN360 Memory Controller Beside its main purpose which is to provide communication power to the VM162/VM172 the I/O con- troller 68EN360 is also used for some system integration function. First of all this is DRAM control and global memory decoding.
Programming Chapter must be closely adhered to. 2.5 VMEbus Interface The VM162/VM172 has a complete VMEbus Master interface with arbiter, system clock driver, power monitor with system reset driver, IACK daisy chain driver and a 7-level VMEbus interrupt handler.
2.5.1 VME Master Interface 2.5.1.1 Supported Data Transfer Types (VMEbus AM Codes) The VM162/VM172 supports three addressing modes which are A32, A24 and A16. The following AM codes according to the standard for VME64 are supported by the VM162/VM172. Table 2.5: External Signal Connection...
2.5.2 System Controller Functions 2.5.2.1 Automatic First-Slot Detection During power-up, the VM162/VM172 automatically detects if the board is placed in the far left slot of the system. If so, it acts automatically as the system controller. Note: This information is stored in the FSD (First Slot Detection) bit within the VMEbus Control/Status register.
4.65 V. This on-board system reset can also drive VME SYSRES*. If the VM162/VM172 is not intended to drive VME SYSRES*, the signal can be disconnected using a jumper. Note: In contrast to SYSCLK*, which may be driven by one board in the system, SYSRES* may be driven more than once in a system.
2.6 Board Control Logic 2.6.1 Boot Decoder Logic The VM162/VM172 gives the user the choice to execute startup procedures from three different me- mory areas. These are FLASH (default on the memory Piggyback), or the optional Boot ROM or me- mory on the VMEbus.
Note: During VMEbus cycles, the on-board bus error timer is reset as soon as the VM162/VM172 gains VMEbus ownership. This means that the time gap between a VMEbus request and the start of a VMEbus cycle is monitored by the on-board Bus Timer.
For more information on the EEPROM, please refer to the XICOR X25C02 data sheet. 2.7.3 TICK Timer The 68EN360 internal Periodic Interrupt Timer is used by the PEP supported real-time operating sy- stems as TICK generator. For more information, please refer to the 68EN360 User’s Manual.
RTC (typical onboard backup current is 2 µA). Long term data retention is made via the VMEbus 5V Stby line. With respect to the VM162/VM172, this voltage can drop to 2.5V, with the typical current via the 5V Stby being 30µA at 3V.
Chapter 2 Functional Description 2.8 Serial Communication Ports The 5 serial ports of the VM162/VM172 are based on the 4 SCCs and 1 SMCs of the 68EN360. These multiprotocol serial ports can be physically translated to the different standards due to application spe- cific demands.
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2) On a standard VM162/VM172 board, these signals are used for SPI to which the EEPROM is already connected. PB0 is chip select of the EEPROM. 3) On PA13, a 24 MHz clock signal is routed via jumper J11. This signal is always needed for PEP standard software (serial drivers).
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The CXC ports SER1, SER2 and SER3 are equivalent to ports SCC2, SCC3 and SCC4 resp. on the 68xx360. With regard to special CXC capabilities, the CXC pinout on the VM162/VM172 has been developed to provide maximum compatibility between the standard CXC functions. In addition, all signals are availa- ble in order to configure 2 time division multiplexed channels via the CXC (ISDN, PCM, GCI and so...
The VM162/177 interface up to two IndustryPacks (IPs, referred as IPa and IPb). The implementation of the IP interfaces is according to the VITA-4 standard for IP modules. The VM162/177 (referred also as “IP-Carrier“ in this chapter) interfaces the two IP slots through a pro- grammable IP controller.
VME Connector The figure above shows the position of IPa and IPb on the VM162/177. Each IP is plugged into the board via a pair of 50-pin IP connectors. The rear one (near to the VMEbus connector) connects the IP bus and control signals whereas the other one (near to the frontpanel) carries the IP I/O signals.
3.1 Default Jumper Settings The VM162/VM172 has four wire jumpers which can be configured by the user. Additionally, the VM162/VM172 has a set of solder jumpers which are factory set. The list of default settings are shown below. 3.1.1 Jumper Default Settings (Component Side)
Protective ground disconnected from signal ground Default 3.2.4 VME SYSRES* As long as the 5V supply is not within the VMEbus specification, the VM162/VM172 uses the VMEbus RESET line. This behaviour may not be wanted in multi-master configurations and can be disconnected. Jumper...
Default Open 24 MHz disconnected from 68EN360 RCLK2 pin 3.3.6 EEPROM Write Protection The serial EEPROM stores important data, such as the PEP assigned Ethernet address. In order to pre- vent overwriting, users may set the protection. Jumper Setting Description...
Chapter 3 Configuration 3.3.8 SRAM Data Retention The battery backup of the VM162/VM172 is connected to both the SRAM and RTC. This jumper gives the user the possibility to disconnect the SRAM from the battery backup, giving the RTC longer backup support.
Chapter 4 Programming VM162/VM172 4.1 VM162/VM172 Address Map Address range less than HEX 80 00 00 00 is to be initialized as cachable address areas and address range greater than HEX 80 00 00 00 is to be initialized as non-cachable serialized address area.
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Appendix Memory Piggybacks APPENDIX MEMORY PIGGYBACKS A number of piggybacks have been developed for PEP’s range of CPU boards to enhance their memory capabilities. • DM600 piggyback with 4 MByte DRAM and 1 or 4 MByte FLASH; • DM601piggyback with 16 MByte DRAM and 1 or 4 MByte FLASH;...
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Appendix SI6 Piggybacks APPENDIX SI6 PIGGYBACKS A number of piggybacks have been developed for PEP’s range of 6U CPU boards to adapt the multi-protocol serial channels of the 68EN360 controller chip to one of the following physical interfaces: • Ethernet 10Base2 (Thin) with SI6-10B2 piggyback;...
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The SI6-10B2 is a physical Cheapernet (10Base2) interface to the 68EN360 Controller chip. It connects one of the range of PEP CPU boards to a 50Ω coax cable via an RG58 BNC ‘T’ connector. The SI6-10B2 has two LEDs fitted; a red LED indicates collision detection and a yellow LED for data.
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The SI6-10BT is a physical twisted pair (10BaseT) interface to the 68EN360 Controller chip. It connects one of the range of PEP CPU boards to an unshielded 100Ω twisted pair cable via an RJ45 telephone jack. The SI6-10BT has two LEDs fitted; a red LED indicates collision detection and a yellow LED for data.
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Set the stopbits field to 2 for ser0: pf ser0 ///2 Reset System Syntax Description This command exits the Bootstrap Loader and resets the system. It terminates the Bootstrap Loader command mode and resets the complete system, generating a system reset with the on-board watchdog. Help Syntax ? or help...
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Hardware Handshake (Select RTS/CTS Handshake on the PC Side) 2.2.1 15-pin Connector on OS-9 Side, 25-pin Connector on PC Side 2.2.2 15-pin Connector on OS-9 Side, 9-pin Connector on PC Side...
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