MQ-1168 Evaluation Board Users Guide
MediaQ Incorporated
Board Revision 2
Revision A
4/18/02
Preliminary 9
Care should be taken to ensure correct alignment of the sockets and plugs to prevent damage during
assembly and disassembly. When removing either the Evaluation or Adapter Board from the platform,
apply even pressure is to both sides of the connector and keep the boards as parallel as possible to prevent
damage to the Plug pins and moldings.
Lubbock Platform Configuration & Operation
Consult the documentation listed below relating to the Lubbock platform for instructions on how to
configure and bring up that system.
SA-1110 (Assabet) Platform Configuration & Operation
The following instructions apply to using the Evaluation Board with the Intel StrongARM SA-1110
Reference Platform. The following components are required and should be included in the Intel
SA1110/SA1111 development package:
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SA-1110 platform module (Assabet)
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SA-1111 developer platform module (Neponset)
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DC supply for platform
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Compact flash Ethernet card, CF to PCMCIA adapter and crossover cable
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Serial cable (10-pin female header to 9-pin female serial port connector)
Please note that no compact flash adaptor should be installed in the SA1110 board socket, as it will cause
damage to the card and the bus drivers used to drive the MQ-1168 & SA1111 board’s bus.
Software Download
After the hardware is assembled, connect the serial and ethernet connectors to a properly configured host
PC. The configuration of the host is beyond the scope of this document and should be covered in the
StrongARM documentation. Following are the steps required to download a software image to the
platform system memory.
1. Open a hyper-terminal on the host PC. The communication setting for Eboot is provided in the
Intel document “Intel StrongARM SA-1110 Microprocessor Development Board Users Guide”
2. Open the Eshell on the host PC for Window CE shell
3. Power on the system and the hyper-terminal should print some messages and stop at the point
“
Init DHCP()
”
4. Input an IP address here with the first three areas the same as your host PC setting (for example, if
your host PC IP address setting is 192.168.1.128, you need an IP address 192.168.1.x. The
network mask may not need to be set in which case, just press return and it will be set
255.255.255.x. Otherwise set the mask to 255.255.255.0. Hyper-terminal will print “
SENT
BOOTME TO 255.255.255.x
.)
5. In Eshell window, select the SA-1110 device as controller device in option and set configuration
“
download only on command, unselect all other option
”. If setup is correct, it will print out
“
Got Bootme from SA11xxxxxx, ready for download
”.
6. Select the desired binary file and proceed with download. It will display download status at the
bottom left corner of the Eshell window.
7. After download, the system will reboot and execute the image file. For program information, refer
to the Intel documentation.
