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Rx-URME-031     Rev -

- DRAFT - 

PMC551 Hardware Reference and Installation Manual

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Preface

Purpose

This manual describes the design and operational features of the PMC551 PCI DRAM Memory
Module as well as installation procedures for attaching the card onto a host Single Board
Computer (SBC).

Notice

The information in this manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be entirely accurate.
However, 

RAMiX

 shall not be liable nor responsible for errors contained herein.

RAMiX

 reserves all rights to make any changes to improve the reliability, function or design,

without any notice. 

Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

Convention

Meaning

Return

Press the key that executes commands or terminates a sequence.  This key is labeled 
Return or Enter depending on your keyboard.

<CTRL> X

While you hold down the Ctrl key, press any other key.  

RAMiX

 monitor commands are 

case sensitive.  You must enter commands in the correct case, as printed in the text.

Courier type

Indicates examples of system output or user input.

Italics

In commands and examples, 

italics

 indicate a value (e.g., the name of a file) that you 

should supply.

[ ]

Square brackets in command descriptions enclose the optional command qualifiers.  Do 
not type the brackets when entering information enclosed in the brackets.

|

A vertical bar in command descriptions indicates that you have a choice between two or 
more entries.  Select one entry unless the entries are optional.

{ }

Braces indicate that you are required to specify one (and only one) of the enclosed 
options.  Do not type the braces when you enter the command.

( )

Parentheses enclose a set of options that must be specified together.

0xNNNN

Hexadecimal values are indicated with the 0x prefix.

Summary of Contents for PMC551

Page 1: ...Hardware Reference and Installation Manual 1672 Donlon Street Ventura California 93003 U S A Tel 805 650 2111 FAX 805 650 2110 Customer Support E mail support ramix com Document ID Rx URME 031 Revisi...

Page 2: ...rn or Enter depending on your keyboard CTRL X While you hold down the Ctrl key press any other key RAMiX monitor commands are case sensitive You must enter commands in the correct case as printed in t...

Page 3: ...s can be critical in high performance data acquisition systems 1 2 FEATURES The PMC551 complies with the CMC specification for PCI Mezzanine Cards As such it will directly connect to any Single Board...

Page 4: ...odule from shipping carton Check and verify that all items are present by referring to the packing list 2 2 1 Included Items Each PMC551 is shipped with the following items PMC551 PMC Assembly 2 3 Han...

Page 5: ...e below 1 Remove the four screws from bottom of the stand offs of the PMC551 2 Line up the J1 J2 on the host PCB to PMC551 J1 J2 3 Push the PMC551 down make sure the connectors J1 and J2 are positione...

Page 6: ...Rx URME 031 Rev DRAFT PMC551 Hardware Reference and Installation Manual Page 6 3 Front Panel Indicators PMC551 Front Panel ACT PMC551...

Page 7: ...This requires performing a sequence of PCI configuration transfers see the Programming Notes section for details 4 1 2 PCI Interface The PCI interface on the PMC551 is fully compliant with the PCI 2 1...

Page 8: ...is is a combination of several smaller registers This approach is taken for simplicity access in smaller i e 8 or 16 bit transfers is supported as documented in the PCI 2 1 specification 5 1 1 Command...

Page 9: ...he BIOS or other power on initialization Care must be exercised when modifying this register Prior to altering the value ensure that the Memory Enable bit 1 in the CMD STS register is zero 5 2 Waking...

Page 10: ...fig_word dev PMC551_SDRAM_MA 0x0400 pci_write_config_word dev PMC551_SDRAM_CMD 0x00bf do pci_read_config_word dev PMC551_SDRAM_CMD cmd while PMC551_COMMAND_DONE cmd for i 1 i 8 i pci_write_config_word...

Page 11: ...S SPECIFICATIONS DRAM Memory Subsystem up to 512Mbyte Compatibility IEEE802 3z Standard Single PMC Interface PCI 33Mhz 32bit PCI Revision 2 2 Size IEEE1386 Standard Single PMC Drivers VxWorks pSOS Lyn...

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