EMERSONMVME6100 Single Board Computer Installation and Use

I/O pins of PMC slot 2 are routed to the 5-row DIN, P2 connector. I/O pins 1 through 64 from 

J14 of PMC slot 1 are routed to row C and row A of P2. I/O pins 1 through 46 from J24 of PMC 

slot 2 are routed to row D and row Z of P2. 

The MVME6100 has two planar PCI buses (PCI0 and PCI1). In order to support a more generic 

PCI bus hierarchy nomenclature, the MV64360 PCI buses will be referred to in this document 

as PCI bus 0 (root bridge instance 0, bus 0) and PCI bus 1 (root bridge instance 1, bus 0). PCI bus 

1 connects to PMC slots 1 and 2 of the board. PCI bus 0 connects to the Tsi148 VME Bridge ASIC 

and PMCspan bridge (PCI6520). This interface operates at PCI-X (133 MHz) speed. Both PCI 

planar buses are controlled by the MV64360 system controller.

Voltage Input/Output (VIO) for PCI bus 1 is set by the location of the PMC keying pins; both pins 

should be set to designate the same VIO, either +3.3V or +5V.

The MVME6100 board interfaces to the VMEbus via the P1 and P2 connectors, which use 5-row 

160-pin connectors as specified in the VME64 Extension Standard. It also draws +12V and +5V 

power from the VMEbus backplane through these two connectors. The +3.3V, +2.5V, +1.8V, 

and processor core supplies are regulated on-board from the +5V power.

For maximum VMEbus performance, the MVME6100 should be mounted in a VME64x 

compatible backplane (5-row). 2eSST transfers are not supported when a 3-row backplane is 

used.

The MVME6100 supports multiple modes of I/O operation. By default, the board is configured 

for Ethernet port 2 to the front panel (non-specific transition module), and PMC slot 1 in IPMC 

mode. The board can be configured to route Ethernet port 2 to P2 and support MVME712M or 

MVME761 transition modules. The front/rear Ethernet and transition module options are 

configured by jumper block J30.

Selection of PMC slot 1 in PMC or IPMC mode is done by the jumper blocks J10, J15-J18, and 

J25-J28 (see Table 1-2 on page 19). IPMC mode is selected when an IPMC712 or IPMC761 

module is used. If an IPMC is used, J30 should be configured for the appropriate transition 

module (see J30 configuration options as illustrated in Front/Rear Ethernet and Transition Module 

Options Header (J30) on page 23).

The IPMC712 and IPMC761 use AD11 as the IDSEL line for the Winbond PCI-ISA bridge device. 

This device supplies the four serial and one parallel port of the IPMC7xx module. The Discovery 

II PHB (MV64360) does not recognize address lines below AD16. For this reason, although an 

IPMC7xx module may be used on an MVME6100, the serial and parallel ports are not available, 

nor addressable. This issue will be resolved at a later date.

Other functions, such as Ethernet and SCSI interfaces, are function independent of the 

Winbond IDSEL line. The wide SCSI interface can only be supported through IPMC connector 

J3.

PMC mode is backwards compatible with the MVME5100 and MVME5500 and is accomplished 

by configuring the on-board jumpers.

1.3 Getting Started

This section provides an overview of the steps necessary to install and power up the 

MVME6100 and a brief section on unpacking and ESD precautions.

Overview of Startup Procedures

The following table lists the things you will need to do before you can use this board and tells 

where to find the information you need to perform each step. Be sure to read this entire 

chapter, including all Caution and Warning notes, before you begin.

1.3.2 Unpacking Guidelines

Unpack the equipment from the shipping carton. Refer to the packing list and verify that all 

items are present. Save the packing material for storing and reshipping of equipment.

Table 1-1 Startup Overview

What you need to do... Refer to...

Unpack the hardware. Unpacking Guidelines on page 17

Configure the hardware by setting jumpers on the board. Configuring the Hardware on page 18

Install the MVME6100 board in a chassis. Installing the Blade on page 27

Connect any other equipment you will be using Connecting to Peripherals on page 27

Verify the hardware is installed. Completing the Installation on page 28

If the shipping carton is damaged upon receipt, request that the carrier’s agent be present 

during the unpacking and inspection of the equipment.

1.4 Configuring the Hardware

This section discusses certain hardware and software tasks that may need to be performed 

prior to installing the board in a chassis.

To produce the desired configuration and ensure proper operation of the MVME6100, you may 

need to carry out certain hardware modifications before installing the module.

Most options on the MVME6100 are software configurable. Configuration changes are made 

by setting bits in control registers after the board is installed in a system.

Avoid touching areas of integrated circuitry; static discharge can damage circuits.

Emerson strongly recommends that you use an antistatic wrist strap and a conductive foam 

pad when installing or upgrading a system. Electronic components, such as disk drives, 

computer boards, and memory modules can be extremely sensitive to electrostatic