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Board Description and
Memory Maps
Introduction
This chapter briefly describes the board level hardware features of the
MTX series motherboard. The chapter begins with a board level overview
and features list. Memory maps are next, and are the major feature of this
chapter.
Programmable registers in the MTX series that reside in ASICs are
covered in the chapters on those ASICs.
Chapter 2, Raven PCI Host Bridge
& Multi-Processor Interrupt Controller
, covers the Raven chip.
Falcon ECC Memory Controller Chip Set
, covers the Falcon chip set, and
Chapter 4, Programming Details
, covers certain programming features,
such as interrupts and exceptions.
Appendix A, Related Documentation
lists all related documentation.
Feature Summary
There are many models based on the MTX series architecture. The
following table summarizes the major features of the MTX series:
Table 1-1. MTX Series Features Summary
Feature
Description
Processors
Single/Dual Processor (604ev)
Supports BGA processors only: MPC603, MPC604.
Bus Clock Frequencies up to 66 MHz
L2 Cache
Build-option for 256KB Look-aside L2 Cache (Glance)
Flash
4MB (16-bit wide) plus sockets for 1MB (16-bit)
DRAM
256MB to 2GB on board (DIMMs)
Two-way Interleaved, ECC protected
NVRAM
8KB (MK48T59)