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Before you begin
This guide describes EPC-6315, a PrPMC (Processor PCI Mezzanine Card) that uses
the RadiSys 82600 integrated chipset to bring an Intel
†
Architecture processor into
ultra-dense form factors. This guide is for hardware and software designers,
engineers, and those with a electronics and/or programming knowledge who need
to understand the EPC-6315 operation.
About this guide
Contents
Chapter/appendix Description
1 Introduction Introduces the EPC-6315, briefly describes its
features, and lists specifications.
2 Configuration and
installation Explains how to install and remove the EPC-6315
from a main board.
3
Operating System Installation
Explains how to install Linux† and VxWorks
†
operating systems on your EPC-6315.
4 BIOS configuration Explains how to configure the BIOS using the built-in
BIOS setup menus.
5 Theory of operation Describes how EPC-6315 components provide a
CompactPCI bus compatible embedded computer
with standard PC peripherals plus PCI and ISA
interfaces.
A Message codes Maps the addresses used for I/O and by the
chipset registers.
B Interrupts Lists DMA channel and IRQ assignments to the
peripherals supported by the EPC-6315.
C Connectors Details the location, form, and pinouts of the
connectors used in the EPC-6315.
D Error messages Provides explanations of common error messages
and start-up codes.
E Flash memory addresses Lists the EPC-6315 flash chip’s major sections.
F Re-programming the
flash chip Details how to update or recover your system BIOS,
Flash Boot Device (FBD), and Boot Block by
re-programming all or part of the EPC-6315’s
flash chip