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ERMINAL
To connect the SBC to a terminal via the P0 connector, attach the SBC’s P0 cable to the P0
connector on the back of the PCI-P0 backplane.
Terminal Settings
Use the following settings for your terminal emulation software: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no
parity, 1 stop bit.
A
PPLY
P
OWER
Power on the VME chassis. The SBC will power on and run its internal diagnostics (which
includes diagnostics for the PMC-605). The LED on the PMC-605 will initially be illuminated.
When the PMC-605 is successfully initialized and its diagnostics passed by FF/W, the LED is
extinguished.
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ISPLAY
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NITIAL
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CREEN
M
ESSAGE
After bootup, control is typically transferred to the General Purpose Monitor (GPM). Pressing
any key on the keyboard will inform the GPM that I/O data is being received from the serial
data port. The GPM will then display a sign-on message similar to the following:
SVME-179 PowerPC 750 General Purpose Monitor, Version 8.0
(c) CWCEC Systems Inc.
Type ? for help
40000000*
The last line is the initial prompt which shows the VMEbus base address of the card. In this
example the base address is 4000 0000h. Type '?' at the prompt to display the help screen
for the GPM.
Cross Reference
For information on additional ways to connect an SBC to a terminal (i.e. using the front
panel or P2 connector), refer to the SBC’s Getting Started Manual.
Cross Reference
Refer to the Getting Started Manual for your SBC for information about applying power, boot
sequences, internal diagnostic routines, LED activity, and troubleshooting information.
Cross Reference
For more detailed information on using the GPM, refer to the V8 Foundation Firmware User’s
Manual (808006).
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