
P4080 Development System User’s Guide, Rev. 0
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Freescale Semiconductor
Evaluation Support
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Evaluation Support
The P4080DS is intended to evaluate as many features of the P4080 as are reasonable within a limited
amount of board space and cost limitations. This table shows an evaluation of the P4080DS.
4.1
Development System Use
For general hardware and/or software development and evaluation purposes, the P4080DS can be used just
like an ordinary desktop computer. In the absence of special hardware or software configuration, the
P4080DS operates identically to a development/evaluation system such as ArgoNavis(8641DS) or other
Table 1. P4080DS Evaluation Summary
P4080 Feature
Evaluation Support/Methods
SerDes
• Connects to PCI Express slots for use with graphics or other PEX cards
• Testable via PCI Express card (typically graphics) or Catalyst
TM
PCI Express control/monitoring card
• Traffic monitoring via Tek/Agilent passive mid-point probing
Memory Controller
DDR3
• Combined GVDD (VIO), VTT and MVREF supplies
• Debugging uses Tek/NextWave analyzer breakout cards.
• No special MECC/debug tap
eSDHC
Supports SDMedia cards and MMC cards
SPI
Supports standard and x4 devices
Local Bus
• 1 bank of 16-bit, 8-Mbyte–1-Gbyte Flash (64 Mbytes by default)
• Option for PromJet access
• System controller (ngPIXIS) registers implementing the following: board ID, VDD control, frequency reset,
self-reset reset, and so on
Serial
• UART supports two 4-wire serial ports.
I
2
C
I
2
C bus #1 for the following:
• Boot initialization code
• System EEPROM (MAC address storage, serial number, and so on)
• PMBus power regulator control
• I
2
C bus #2 for the following:
• DDR bus DIMM module SPD EEPROMs
• PCI/PCI Express slots (as “SMBus”)
• ngPIXIS access
Clocking
• Digitally settable SYSCLK and DDRCLK clock generator
• Switch-selectable coarse settings
• Software-selectable fine settings
• SerDes reference clocks to SerDes on P4080, NVidia, and slots
• Reference clock
GPIO
• All GPIO attached to test 0.1” header
• Some GPIO have predefined board functions that can be eliminated.
DMA
Controlled and executable by ngPIXIS logic.
IRQs
EVENT switch normally asserts IRQ* but can drive SRESET0, and/or SRESET1 via software setting.
Power
• VDD (VCORE+VDD) VID switch-settable
• ngPIXIS software-monitored/controlled voltages