SMART Embedded Computing MVME3100 Quick start guide

MVME3100 Single Board Computer
Installation and Use
P/N: 6806800M28H
September 2019

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About this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sicherheitshinweise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1 Hardware Preparation and Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.2 Ordering and Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.3.1 Overview of Startup Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.3.2 Unpacking Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.4 Configuring Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.4.1 MVME3100 Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
1.4.2 Configuration Switch (S4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.4.3 Geographical Address Switch (S3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.4.4 PMC I/O Voltage Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.4.5 RTM SEEPROM Address Switch (S1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.5 Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.6 Connecting to Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1.7 Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2 Startup and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.2 Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.3 Before Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.4 Switches and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3 MOTLoad Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.2 Implementation and Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.3 MOTLoad Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.3.1 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.3.2 Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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3.3.3 Command List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.4 Using the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.4.1 Command Line Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.4.2 Command Line Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.5 Firmware Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.5.1 Default VME Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.5.2 Control Register/Control Status Register Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.5.3 Displaying VME Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.5.4 Editing VME Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.5.5 Deleting VME Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.5.6 Restoring Default VME Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.6 Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.7 Alternate Boot Images and Safe Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.8 Firmware Startup Sequence Following Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.9 Firmware Scan for Boot Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.10 Boot Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3.10.1 Checksum Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3.10.2 Image Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
3.10.3 User Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
3.10.4 Alternate Boot Data Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.10.5 Alternate Boot Images and Safe Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.10.6 Boot Image Firmware Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.11 Startup Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4 Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.3 Block Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
4.4 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.5 System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.6 Local Bus Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.6.1 Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4.6.2 Control and Timers Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4.7 I2C Serial Interface and Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
4.8 Ethernet Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4.9 Asynchronous Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4.10 PCI/PCI-X Interfaces and Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.10.1 MPC8540 PCI-X Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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4.10.2 TSi148 VME Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.10.3 Serial ATA Host Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.10.4 PCI-X-to-PCI-X Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4.10.5 PCI Mezzanine Card Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4.10.6 USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4.10.7 PMC Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4.11 General-Purpose Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4.12 Real-time Clock Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4.13 Reset Control Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4.14 Debug Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5 Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.2 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.2.1 PMC Expansion Connector (J4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.2.2 Ethernet Connectors (GENET1/J41B, GENET2/J2B, ENET1/J2A). . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5.2.3 PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) Connectors (J11 – J14, J21 – J23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
5.2.4 Serial Port Connectors (COM1/J41A, COM2–COM5/J2A-D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
5.2.5 VMEbus P1 Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
5.2.6 VMEbus P2 Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
5.2.7 MVME721 PMC I/O Module (PIM) Connectors (J10, J14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
5.2.8 Planar SATA Power Connector (J30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
5.2.9 USB Connector (J27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
5.2.10 SATA Connectors (J28 and J29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
5.3 Headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
5.3.1 Boundary Scan Header (J24). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
5.3.2 Processor COP Header (J25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
6 Memory Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6.2 Memory Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6.2.1 Default Processor Memory Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6.2.2 MOTLoad’s Processor Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
6.2.3 VME Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
6.2.4 System I/O Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
6.2.5 System Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
6.2.6 System Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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6.2.7 System Indicator Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
6.2.8 Flash Control/Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
6.2.9 PCI Bus Status Registers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
6.2.10 Interrupt Detect Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.2.11 Presence Detect Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
6.2.12 PLD Revision Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
6.2.13 PLD Data Code Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
6.2.14 Test Register 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
6.2.15 Test Register 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
6.2.16 External Timer Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
6.2.16.1 Prescalar Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
6.2.16.2 Control Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
6.2.16.3 Compare Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
6.2.16.4 Counter Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
6.2.17 Geographical Address Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
7 Programming Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
7.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
7.2 MPC8540 Reset Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
7.3 MPC8540 Interrupt Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
7.4 Local Bus Controller Chip Select Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
7.5 Two-Wire Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
7.6 User Configuration EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
7.7 VPD EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
7.8 RTM VPD EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
7.9 Ethernet PHY Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
7.10 Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
7.11 PCI IDSEL Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
7.12 PCI Arbitration Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
7.13 Clock Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
7.14 MPC8540 Real-Time Clock Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
7.15 MPC8540 LBC Clock Divisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
A.1 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
A.2 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
A.3 Thermally Significant Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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B Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
B.1 Smart Embedded Computing Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
B.2 Manufacturers’ Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
B.3 Related Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Figure 1-1 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 1-2 Geographical Address Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 2-1 Front Panel LEDs and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 4-1 MVME3100 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 4-2 MVME721 RTM Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure A-1 Primary Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Figure A-2 Secondary Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Table 1-1 Startup Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 1-2 Configuration Switch (S4) Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Table 1-3 Geographical Address Switch Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 1-4 Slot Geographical Address Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 1-5 RTM EEPROM Address Switch Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Table 1-6 EEPROM Address Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Table 1-7 MVME3100 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table 1-8 MVME721 Rear Transition Module Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table 2-1 Front-Panel LED Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 2-2 MVME721 LED Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Table 2-3 Additional On-board Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Table 3-1 MOTLoad Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 4-1 MVME3100 Features Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Table 4-2 MVME721 RTM Features Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Table 5-1 PMC Expansion Connector Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 5-2 Ethernet Connectors Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 5-3 PMC Slot 1 Connector (J11) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 5-4 PMC Slot 1 Connector (J12) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Table 5-5 PMC Slot 1 Connector (J13) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Table 5-6 PMC Slot 1 Connector (J14) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Table 5-7 PMC Slot 2 Connector (J21) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 5-8 PMC Slot 2 Connector (J22) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Table 5-9 PMC Slot 2 Connector (J23) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Table 5-10 COM Port Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Table 5-11 VMEbus P1 Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Table 5-12 VME P2 Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Table 5-13 MVME721 Host I/O Connector (J10) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Table 5-14 Planar ATA Power Connector (J30) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Table 5-15 USB Connector (J27) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Table 5-16 SATA Connectors (J28 and J29) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Table 5-17 Boundary Scan Header (J24) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Table 5-18 Processor COP Header (J25) Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Table 6-1 Default Processor Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Table 6-2 MOTLoad’s Processor Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Table 6-3 System I/O Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Table 6-4 System Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Table 6-5 System Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Table 6-6 System Indicator Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Table 6-7 Flash Control/Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Table 6-8 PCI Bus A Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Table 6-9 PCI Bus B Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Table 6-10 PCI Bus C Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Table 6-11 Interrupt Detect Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 6-12 Presence Detect Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 6-13 PLD Revision Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Table 6-14 PLD Data Code Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Table 6-15 Test Register 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Table 6-16 Test Register 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Table 6-17 Prescalar Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Table 6-18 Tick Timer Control Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Table 6-19 Tick Timer Compare Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 6-20 Tick Timer Counter Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 7-1 MPC8540 Power-on Reset Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table 7-2 MPC8540 Interrupt Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Table 7-3 LBC Chip Select Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Table 7-4 I2C Bus Device Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Table 7-5 PHY Types and MII Management Bus Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Table 7-6 Flash Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Table 7-7 IDSEL and Interrupt Mapping for PCI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Table 7-8 Planar PCI Device Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Table 7-9 PCI Arbitration Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Table 7-10 Clock Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Table A-1 Current Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Table A-2 MVME3100 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Table A-3 Thermally Significant Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Table B-1 SMART Embedded Computing Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Table B-2 Manufacturers’ Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Table B-3 Related Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Overview of Contents
The MVME3100 Single Board Computer Installation and Use manual provides the
information you will need to install and configure your MVME3100 single board computer
and MVME721 rear transition module (RTM). It provides specific preparation and
installation information, and data applicable to the board.
This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices:
Safety Notes summarizes the safety instructions in the manual.
Sicherheitshinweise is a German translation of the Safety Notes chapter.
Chapter 1, Hardware Preparation and Installation, provides MVME3100 board
preparation and installation instructions, as well as ESD precautionary notes.
Chapter 2, Startup and Operation, provides the power-up procedure and identifies
the switches and indicators on the MVMEM3100.
Chapter 3, MOTLoad Firmware, describes the basic features of the MOTLoad
firmware product.
Chapter 4, Functional Description, describes the MVME3100 and the MVME721
RTM on a block diagram level.
Chapter 5, Pin Assignments, provides pin assignments for various headers and
connectors on the MMVE3100 single board computer.
Chapter 6, Memory Maps, provides information on memory maps and system and
configuration registers.
Chapter 7, Programming Details, provides additional programming information
including IDSEL mapping, interrupt assignments for the MPC8540 interrupt
controller, Flash memory, two-wire serial interface addressing, and other device
and system considerations.
Appendix A, Specifications, provides power requirements and environmental
specifications.
Appendix B, Related Documentation, provides a listing of related Smart Embedded
Computing manuals, vendor documentation, and industry specifications.

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Abbreviations
This document uses the following abbreviations:
Abbreviation Description
AC Alternating Current
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment
BLT Block Transfer
CMC Common Mezzanine Card
COM Communication
COP Common On-chip Processor
COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf
CTS Clear To Send
DDR Double Data Rate
DIN Deutsches Insitut für Normung eV
DMA Direct Memory Access
DPA Downlink Packet Access
DUART Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
ECC Error Correction Code
ENET Ethernet
ENV Environment
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FAT File Allocation Table
FEC Fast Ethernet Controller
FIFO First In First Out
FPU Floating Point Unit
GA Geographic Address
GENET Gigabit Ethernet
GEV Global Environment Variable

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GMII Gigabit Media Independent Interface
GPCM General Purpose Chip select Machine
IBCA Inter-Board Communication Address
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
LBC Local Bus Controller
MBLT Multiplexed Block Transfer
MHz Megahertz
MIIM MII Management
MMU Memory Management Unit
MPU Memory Protection Unit
Microprocessor Unit
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
NVRAM Non Volatile RAM
PAL Physical Abstraction Layer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PCI Peripheral Connect Interface
PCI-X Peripheral Component Interconnect -X
PHY Physical Layer
PIC Programmable Interrupt Controller
PIM PCI Mezzanine Card Input/Output Module
PLD Programmable Logic Device
PMC PCI Mezzanine Card (IEEE P1386.1)
POST Power On S Test
PrPMC Processor PMC
QUART Quad Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
RTC Real Time Clock
Abbreviation Description

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RTM Rear Transition Module
RTOS Real Time Operating System
SATA Serial AT Attachment
SBC Single Board Computer
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SIG Special Interest Group
SMT Surface Mount Technology
SNR receive data Poor SNR
SPD Serial Presence Detect
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TSEC Triple Speed Ethernet Controllers
TSOP Thin Small Outline Package
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UNIX UNIX operating system
VIO Input/Output Voltage
VITA VMEbus International Trade Association
VME VersaModule Eurocard
VMEbus VersaModule Eurocard bus
VPD Vital Product Data
WP Write Protect
Abbreviation Description

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Conventions
The following table describes the conventions used throughout this manual.
Notation Description
0x00000000 Typical notation for hexadecimal numbers (digits are 0 through F), for
example used for addresses and offsets
0b0000 Same for binary numbers (digits are 0 and 1)
bold Used to emphasize a word
Screen Used for on-screen output and code related elements or commands.
Sample of Programming used in a table (9pt)
Courier + Bold Used to characterize user input and to separate it from system output
Reference Used for references and for table and figure descriptions
File > Exit Notation for selecting a submenu
<text> Notation for variables and keys
[text] Notation for software buttons to click on the screen and parameter
description
... Repeated item for example node 1, node 2, ..., node 12
.
.
.
Omission of information from example/command that is not necessary at
the time
.. Ranges, for example: 0..4 means one of the integers 0,1,2,3, and 4 (used
in registers)
| Logical OR
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death
or serious injury
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injury

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Summary of Changes
This manual has been revised and replaces all prior editions.
Indicates a property damage message
Indicates a hot surface that could result in moderate or serious injury
Indicates an electrical situation that could result in moderate injury or death
Indicates that when working in an ESD environment care should be taken
to use proper ESD practices
No danger encountered, pay attention to important information
Notation Description
Part Number Publication Date Description
6806800M28H September 2019 Rebranded to SMART Embedded Computing
6806800M28G May 2016 Removed Declaration of Conformity.
6806800M28F August 2014 Updated Declaration of Conformity on page 31.
6806800M28E May 2014 Re-branded to Artesyn template.
6806800M28D November 2013
Updated and Serial ATA Host Controller on page 72
and Appendix B, Related Documentation on page
143.
6806800M28C December 2012 Added Declaration of Conformity.

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6806800M28B August 2011 Updated Safety Notes and Sicherheitshinweise.
6806800M28A April 2011 EA version.
Part Number Publication Date Description

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