Artesyn BajaPPC-750, User Manual

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Monitor
The BajaPPC-750 monitor consists of about 150 C language functions. The moni-
tor commands are a subset of these functions that provide easy-to-use tools for
configuring the BajaPPC-750 at power-up or reset, as well as for communications,
downloads, and other common tasks. This chapter describes the monitor’s fea-
tures, basic operation, and configuration sequences. This chapter also serves as a
reference for the monitor commands and functions.
10.1 Monitor Features
The BajaPPC-750 monitor has a command-line editor and can recall previous
command lines. This section describes these features, as well as the start-up dis-
play.
10.1.1 Start-Up Display
At power-up or after a reset, the monitor runs diagnostics and reports the results
in the start-up display.
NOTE. The results of the power-up diagnostic tests are displayed at power-up
or after a reset. A failed memory test could indicate a hardware mal-
function that should be reported to our Test Services department at
1-800-327-1251 or serviceinfo@artesyncp.com.
At power-up and reset, the monitor configures the board according to the con-
tents of nonvolatile configuration memory. If the configuration indicates that an
autoboot device has been selected, the monitor attempts to load an application
program from the specified device. You can prevent the board from booting the
OS if any of the power-up tests fail by setting the NVRAM configuration parame-
ter HaltOnFailure (see Table 10-3 and Section 10.7).