1.1 System Components and Features
1.1.7 Software Support
Software support code, consisting of a debug monitor and Windows NT ARC
firmware is contained in a 1MB flash ROM. The monitor provides functions
that allow you to:
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Download files through serial and Ethernet ports and diskette.
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Load data from a ROM through the debug monitor.
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Examine and deposit the EB164 system registers, a few 21164 internal
processor registers (IPRs), and I/O mapped registers.
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Examine and modify DRAM and I/O mapped memory.
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Disassemble CPU instructions in memory.
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Transfer control to programs in memory.
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Perform native debugging operations, including breakpoints and single
stepping.
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Perform full source-level debugging operations by using DECladebug
software running on a host communicating through an Ethernet
connection.
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Perform a memory image dump.
1.1.8 Component Layout
Figure 1–2 shows the EB164 board component layout and dimensions.
Introduction to the EB164 1–5
