EMERSONMVME6100 Single Board Computer Installation and Use

Overview of Contents

This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1, Hardware Preparation and Installation, provides MVME6100 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 MVMEM6100.

Chapter 3, MOTLoad Firmware, describes the basic features of the MOTLoad firmware product.

Chapter 4, Functional Description, describes the MVME6100 on a block diagram level.

Chapter 5, Pin Assignments, provides pin assignments for various headers and connectors on 

the MMVE6100 single-board computer.

Appendix A, Specifications, provides power requirements and environmental specifications.

Appendix B, Thermal Validation, provides information to conduct thermal evaluations and 

identifies thermally significant components along with their maximum allowable operating 

temperatures.

Appendix C, Related Documentation, provides a listing of related Emerson manuals, vendor 

documentation, and industry specifications.

The MVME61006E Series Single-Board Computer Installation and Use manual provides the 

information you will need to install and configure your MVME61006E single-board computer 

(hereinafter referred to as MVME6100). It provides specific preparation and installation 

information, and data applicable to the board.

As of the printing date of this manual, the MVME61006E supports the models listed below.

Abbreviations

Conventions

The following table describes the conventions used throughout this manual. 

Model Number Description

MVME61006E-0161 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR memory, 128MB Flash, 

Scanbe handles

MVME61006E-0163 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR memory,128MB Flash, IEEE 

handles

MVME61006E-0171 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR memory, 128MB Flash, Scanbe 

handles

MVME61006E-0173 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR memory, 128MB Flash, IEEE 

handles

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 in body text

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

Summary of Changes

This is the third edition of the Installation and Use manual. It supersedes the November 2007 

edition and incorporates the following changes.

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Part Number Date Changes

6806800D58E March 2009 Added csUserAltBoot command to Table "MOTLoad 

Commands" on page 33 , editorial changes

6806800D58D April 2008 Updated to Emerson publications style.

6806800D58C January 2008 Updated to remove two incorrect sources of reset. See Reset 

Control Logic on page 71. Table 5-13 on page 90 was updated 

to indicate both possible uses of pins C1, C2, C3, C4, Z25, Z27, 

Z29, and Z31 (when J30 is configured for rear Ethernet and 

when J30 is configued for full PMC mode).

6806800D58B November 

2007

Updated to better describe how to configure the VIO keying 

pins for the PMC sites. See PMC I/O Voltage Configuration on 

page 22. Also, Table 5-12 on page 89 was updated to identify 

the Geographical Addressing pins on Row D of the P1 

connector and minor updates were made to correct the hot 

link to the literature catalog web site and update the reader 

comments link.

 Overview

This chapter contains the following information:

z Board preparation and installation instructions

z ESD precautionary notes

1.2 Description

The MVME6100 is a single-slot, single-board computer based on the MPC7457 processor, the 

MV64360 system controller, the Tsi148 VME Bridge ASIC, up to 1 GB of ECC-protected DDR 

DRAM, up to 128MB of flash memory, and a dual Gigabit Ethernet interface.

Front panel connectors on the MVME6100 board include: two RJ-45 connectors for the Gigabit 

Ethernet, one RJ-45 connector for the asynchronous serial port with integrated LEDs for 

BRDFAIL and CPU run indication, and a combined reset and abort switch. 

The MVME6100 is shipped with one additional asynchronous serial port routed to an on-board 

header.

The MVME6100 contains two IEEE1386.1 PCI, PCI-X capable mezzanine card slots. The PMC 

slots are 64-bit capable and support both front and rear I/O. All I/O pins of PMC slot 1 and 46