Section 2: Getting Started - Broadcom BCM91250A User Manual

BCM91250A
Complete the following steps to get to a BCM91250A CFE (firmware) prompt.
1 In order to connect to the Ethernet ports, the case cover must be removed. This requires removing three
screws on the back of the case. Refer to the picture below for the location of the screws (labeled "SCREW").
Once the screws are removed, the cover should easily slide off in the direction of the rear panel. Now a
standard CAT 5 cable with RJ45 connector can be inserted into an Ethernet port.
2 Connect a 9-pin null modem cable to the serial port of the BCM91250A and to a serial port on a workstation/PC.
3 Use a terminal program and set it to 115200 bps, 8-bit data, 1-stop bit, no parity, and no flow control.
4 Power up the BCM91250A by plugging in the provided cable to the power supply socket on the back of the box
and into a wall socket. Then hit the power button on the front panel."
After a short delay, the CFE initialization output and serial console prompt should display. The following is an
example of the output:
CFE version 1.0.36 for SWARM (64bit,MP,BE)
Build Date: Thu Jan 16 14:41:34 PST 2003
Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Broadcom Corporation.
Initializing Arena.
Initializing PCI. [normal]
HyperTransport: 400 MHz
PCI bus 0 slot 0/0: SiByte, Inc. BCM1250 PCI Host Bridge (host bridge, revision
0x02)
PCI bus 0 slot 1/0: SiByte, Inc. BCM1250 HyperTransport Host Bridge (host bridge,
revision 0x02)
PCI bus 0 slot 7/0: Opti RM861HA (USB serial bus, interface 0x10, revision 0x10)
PCI bus 1 slot 1/0: API Networks SP1011 HyperTransport-PCI Bridge (PCI bridge)
Initializing Devices.
SWARM board revision 3
PCIIDE: 0 controllers found
Config switch: 2
CPU: BCM1250 B2
L2 Cache Status: OK
Wafer ID: Not set
SysCfg: 0000000028DB0700 [PLL_DIV: 14, IOB0_DIV: CPUCLK/4, IOB1_DIV: CPUCLK/3]
CPU type 0x1040102: 700MHz
Total memory: 0x10000000 bytes (256MB)
Total memory used by CFE: 0x8FE85160 - 0x90000000 (1552032)
Initialized Data: 0x8FE85160 - 0x8FE8F040 (40672)
BSS Area: 0x8FE8F040 - 0x8FE8F6F0 (1712)
Local Heap: 0x8FE8F6F0 - 0x8FF8F6F0 (1048576)
Stack Area: 0x8FF8F6F0 - 0x8FF916F0 (8192)
Text (code) segment: 0x8FF91700 - 0x8FFFFFBC (452796)
Boot area (physical): 0x0FE44000 - 0x0FE84000
Relocation Factor: I:F0391700 - D:0FE84160
CFE>
5 At the prompt, a program can be run via the network from a TFTP server by doing the following:
a. Connect the BCM91250A Ethernet port E0 with an Ethernet cable to a switch, repeater, or directly to the
Ethernet port of the file server.
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