Introduction
This chapter describes the MCP750 single-board computer on a block
diagram level. The
the MCP750, followed by a detailed description of several blocks of
circuitry.
Detailed descriptions of other MCP750 blocks, including programmable
registers in the ASICs and peripheral chips, can be found in the
Programmer's Reference Guide (MCP750A/PG). You may also refer to
this guide for a more detailed functional description of the MCP750.
Features
The following table summarizes the features of the MCP750 single-board
computers.
Feature
Microprocessor
ECC DRAM
L2 cache memory
Flash Memory
Real-time clock
Switches
Status LEDs
Tick timers
Watchdog timer
3Functional Description
General Description
Figure 3-1
shows a block diagram of the board's architecture.
Table 3-1. MCP750 Features
Description
MPC750 PowerPC processor (233 MHz, 366 MHz, or 450MHz)
16MB-256MB on RAM300 module
Populated with 1MB on base board
Two 32-pin PLCC sockets (1MB 16-bit Flash) on base board; two banks
(4MB or 8MB 64-bit Flash) on RAM300 module
8KB NVRAM with RTC and battery backup (SGS-Thomson
M48T559)
and
RESET
ABORT
,
,
four:
BFL
CPU
PCI
Three programmable 16-bit timers
Provided in SGS-Thomson M48T559 or Raven 3
section provides an overview of
,
and
CPCI
3
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