Motorola PowerQUICC II MPC8280 Series Reference Manual page 179

Intended Audience
Part II is intended for system designers and programmers who need to understand the
operation of the MPC8280 at start up. It assumes understanding of the PowerPC
programming model described in the previous chapters and a high level understanding of
the MPC8280.
Contents
Part II describes start-up behavior of the MPC8280.
It contains the following chapters:
• Chapter 4, "System Interface Unit (SIU)," describes the system configuration and
protection functions which provide various monitors and timers, and the 60x bus
configuration.
• Chapter 5, "Reset," describes the behavior of the MPC8280 at reset and start-up.
Suggested Reading
Supporting documentation for the MPC8280 can be accessed through the world-wide web
at www.motorola.com/semiconductors.
specifications, reference materials, and detailed applications notes.
Conventions
This chapter uses the following notational conventions:
Bold
mnemonics
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Configuration and Reset
Bold entries in figures and tables showing registers and parameter
RAM should be initialized by the user.
Instruction mnemonics are shown in lowercase bold.
Part II. Configuration and Reset
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