Board Level Hardware Description
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Installation Guide
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Data Bus Structure
The data bus structure is arranged to accommodate the various 8-bit, 16-bit,
32-bit, and 64-bit devices that reside on the module. Refer to the MVME197LE,
MVME197DP, and MVME197SP Single Board Computers Programmer’s Reference
Guide and to the user’s guide for each device to determine its port size, data
bus connection, and any restrictions that apply when accessing the device.
MC88110 MPU
The MVME197LE is based on the MC88000 family and uses one MC88110
microprocessor unit. Refer to the MC88110 Second Generation RISC
Microprocessor User’s Manual for more information.
BOOT ROM
A socket for a 32-pin PLCC/CLCC ROM/EPROM referred to as BOOT ROM
or DROM (Download ROM) is provided. It is organized as a 128K x 8 device,
but as viewed from the processor it looks like a 16K x 64 memory. This
memory is mapped starting at location $FFF80000, but after a local reset it is
also mapped at location 0, providing a reset vector and bootstrap code for the
processor. The DR0 bit in the General Control Register (GCR) of the PCCchip2
must be cleared to disable the BOOT ROM memory map at 0.
Flash Memory
Up to 1MB of flash memory is available on the board. Flash memory works like
EPROM, but can be erased and reprogrammed by software. It is organized as
32 bits wide, but to the processor it looks as 64 bits wide. It is mapped at
location $FF800000. Reads can be of any size, including burst transfers, but
writes are always 32 bits wide, regardless of the size specified for the transfer.
For this reason, software should only use 32-bit write transfers. This memory
is controlled by the BusSwitch, and the memory size, access time, and write
enable capability can be programmed via the ROM Control Register (ROMCR)
in the BusSwitch. The flash memory can be accessed from the processor bus
only. It is not accessible from the local peripheral bus or VMEbus.
Onboard DRAM
The MVME197LE onboard DRAM (2 banks of 32MB memory, one optionally
installed) is sized at 32MB using 1M x 4 devices and configured as 256 bits
wide. The DRAM is four-way interleaved to efficiently support cache burst
cycles. The DRAM is controlled by the DCAM and ECDM, and the map
decoders in the DCAM can be programmed through the I2Cbus interface in
the ECDM to accommodate different base address(es) and sizes. The onboard
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