User's Manual

PrPMC800/800ET Processor PMC Module Installation and Use (PrPMC800A/IH5)

3 Functional Description

Watchdog Timers

The Harrier ASIC contains two Watchdog timers, WDT0 and WDT1. Each timer is functionally

equivalent but independent. These timers continuously decrement until they reach a count of 0

or are reloaded by software. The time-out period is programmable from 1 microsecond up to 32

minutes. If the timer count reaches 0, a timer output signal is asserted. The output of Watchdog

Timer 0 is routed to an MPIC interrupt. The output of Watchdog Timer 1 is connected to the

Harrier AUXRST, which will generate RESETOUT_L.

Following a Harrier device reset, WDT0 is enabled with a default time-out of 8 seconds and

WDT 1is enabled with a default time-out of 16 seconds. Each timer must be disabled or

reloaded by software to prevent a time-out. Software may reload a new timer value or force the

timer to reload a previously loaded value. To disable or load/reload a timer requires a two step

process.

Interrupt Routing and Generation

External interrupts routed to the Harrier MPIC include the four PCI interrupts INTA#-INTD#, four

host board interrupts from PMC connector P14, and the output from the watchdog timers. The

PrPMC800/800ET has the ability to generate any one of the PCI interrupts INTA#-INTD# by

using the Harrier Generic Outbound Doorbell register or the I2O controller. The desired PCI

interrupt is selected by programming the PCI Interrupt Mapping bits in the Harrier Bridge PCI

Control and Status register.

Asynchronous Serial Port

The PrPMC800/800ET module provides a two-wire asynchronous serial interface (TXD and

RXD) for use as a serial debug port. UART0 in the Harrier ASIC provides the 16550 compatible

UART controller. The UART0 port SIN0 and SOUT0 signals are wired to an external RS-232

transceiver which interfaces to the 2mm debug header and the P14 connector. An onboard

1.8432 MHz oscillator provides the baud rate clock for the UART.

Clock Generator

The PrPMC800/800ET module clock generator uses a Z9972 PLL clock driver to provide the

clocks for the processor, the Harrier ASIC and the SDRAMs. All clocks are referenced to the

PCI clock input on PMC connector P11. The PrPMC800/800ET supports the PPC-to-PCI clock

ratios listed in the following table. Onboard logic uses the state of the PMC M66EN pin to

determine whether the maximum PCI clock frequency will be 33 MHz or 66 MHz.

Table 3-3. PPC to PCI Clock Ratios

M66EN Pin PPC Clock

Frequency

(MHz)

PCI Clock

Frequency

(MHz)

Ratio

(PPC:PCI)

Harrier PCI

Clock Divisor

(N)

Low 100 33.33 3:1 12

High 100 66.67 3:2 6