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Hardware Preparation and Installation
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Equipment Required
The following equipment is required to complete an MCPN750A system:
❏ CompactPCI system enclosure
❏ System console terminal
❏ Operating system (and/or application software)
❏ Disk drives (and/or other I/O) and controllers
❏ Transition module (TMCPN710 or TM-PIMC-0001) and
connecting cables
MCPN750A baseboards are factory-configured for I/O handling via a
TMCPN710 or TM-PIMC-0001 transition module. There are currently
eight MCPN750A models corresponding to the five separate memory
configurations, two processor speeds and front or rear ethernet I/O. Either
one of the aforementioned transition modules support all models of the
baseboard. Refer to the subsections on the MCPN750A and transition
module installation for more information.
Note that the debugger initializes
the MCPN750A
Using PPCBug 3-5
You may also wish to obtain the PPCBug Firmware
Package User’s Manual, listed in Appendix B,
Related Documentation.
B-1
Initialize the system clock. Using the Debugger, Debugger Commands, the
SET command
3-6
Examine and/or change
environmental parameters.
CNFG and ENV Commands 4-2
and 4-3
Program the board as needed for
your applications.
MCPN750A CompactPCI Single Board Computer
Programmer’s Reference Guide, listed in Appendix
B, Related Documentation.
B-1
Table 1-1. Startup Overview (Continued)
Task Section or Manual Reference Page