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6.6 Compatibility Issues
With the use of the MPMC standard for evaluation processor modules, it is relatively easy to swap out the
processor card in a Sandpoint with another CPU. This allows evaluating code for a variety of Motorola host
and integrated processors, and each PMC card has the ability to change the operating speed to further adjust
Sandpoint to resemble the target platform.
SP3 supports, and is shipped with, one of the following MPMC cards.
Note: Due to the evolution between the Motorola’s MPMC specification and the changes made to it by
VITA as part of their standardization process for the PrPMC standard, Motorola cannot guarantee that
MPMC cards will necessarily work outside the SP3 environment, nor that PrPMC cards will work in
VITA-PrPMC systems. An option switch on some MPMC cards attempts to mitigate this, but for this reason
and others MPMC cards are not sold except with an attached MPMC card.
For information on changing the operating speeds of an individual MPMC cards, refer to the “configuration
guide” included in the bound documentation, or on the Sandpoint website (see Appendix C).
6.7 Upgrading DINK
Occasionally, DINK is upgraded with new facilities and bug fixes. DINK 12.1 or later has the ability to
update itself using the “fupdate” command. To update DINK with a new version, follow this sequence:
1. Consider making a safety copy of the current DINK first by saving it to the flash on the MPMC:
Set the PROGMODE switch and enter
fu -l fff00000 ff000000 7ff00
2. Obtain the DINK S-record file for Yellowknife/Sandpoint. The latest version is at:
http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/teksupport/tools/DINK32/dinkindex.htm
Table 20. Supported MPMC Cards
MPMC
Board
Processor
Bridge
SDRAM
Notes
MPMC603
Talos
X1
MPC603r
MCP107
64MB
SODIMM
SODIMM memory (no parity/ECC)
(2) 1MB flash
MPMC745
MPC745
MPMC750
Altimus
X3B
MPC750
MCP107
128 MB
discrete
ECC/Parity support
(2) 1MB flash
MPMC755
MPC755
MPMC7400
MPC7400
MPMC7410
MPC7410
MPMC7450
Valis
X3
MPC7450
MCP107
128 MB
discrete
ECC/Parity support
(2) 4MB flash
MPMC7451
MPC7451
MPMC7455
MPC7455
MPMC7457
MPC7457
MPMC8240
MPMC8245
Unity
X4
MPC8240
MPC8245
-
128 MB
SODIMM
SODIMM memory (no parity/ECC)
(2) 1MB flash
MPMC8241
UnityLC
X1
MPC8241
-
128 MB
SODIMM
SODIMM memory (no parity/ECC)
(2) 1MB flash