Force SPARC/CPCI-520G, Technical Reference Manual

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Using This Manual
SPARC/CPCI-52x(G) Page vii
Using This Manual
This section does not provide information on the product, but on standard
features of the manual itself:
• its structure,
• special layout conventions,
• and related documents.
Audience of the Manual
This Technical Reference Manual is intended for hard- and software de-
velopers installing and integrating the SPARC/CPCI-52x(G) into their
systems.
Overview of the Manual
This Technical Reference Manual provides a comprehensive hardware
and software guide to the SPARC/CPCI-52x(G).
The Technical Reference Manual includes
• safety notes: see section 1 “Safety Notes” on page 1.
• a brief overview of the product, the specifications, the ordering infor-
mation: see section 2 “Introduction” on page 5.
• the installation instructions, a mechanical overview of the product,
initialization prerequisites and requirements, the default configura-
tion, for example, the default switch setting and the connector pinouts
of the SPARC/CPCI-52x(G).
The installation instructions are separated into 3 sections: one general
for the complete SPARC/CPCI-52x(G), one for the Base-520(G), and
one for the I/O-52x(G). This modular concept should help you to find
the information needed for your SPARC/CPCI-52x(G) configuration
easily.
The installation instructions also appear as the product’s Installation
guide – a separate manual delivered together with each product
shipped.
• a detailed hardware description : see section 6 “Hardware Descrip-
tion” on page 65.
• a detailed description of OpenBoot which controls the CPU board
operations: see section 7 “FORCE OpenBoot Enhancements” on
page 101.