EMERSONMVME6100 Single-Board Computer Programmer’s Reference Guide

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About This Guide

The MVME6100 Single-Board Computer Programmer’s Reference Guide

provides general programming information, including memory maps, 

interrupts, and register data for the MVME6100 family of boards. This 

document should be used by anyone who wants general, as well as 

technical information about the MVME6100 products.

As of the printing date of this manual, the MVME6100 supports the 

models listed below.

Model Number Description

MVME6100-0161 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR 

memory, 128MB Flash, Scanbe handles

MVME6100-0163 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 512MB DDR 

memory, 128MB Flash, IEEE handles

MVME6100-0171 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR 

memory, 128MB Flash, Scanbe handles

MVME6100-0173 1.267 GHz MPC7457 processor, 1GB DDR 

memory, 128MB Flash, IEEE handles

Overview of Contents

This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1, Board Description and Memory Maps, provides a brief product 

description and a block diagram. The remainder of the chapter provides 

information on memory maps and system and configuration registers.

Chapter 2, Programming Details, provides additional programming 

information including IDSEL mapping, interrupt assignments for the 

MV64360 interrupt controller, flash memory, two-wire serial interface 

addressing, and other device and system considerations.

Appendix A, Related Documentation, provides a listing of related 

Motorola manuals, vendor documentation, and industry specifications.

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Board Description and Memory

Maps

Introduction

This chapter briefly describes the board level hardware features of the 

MVME6100 single-board computer, including a table of features and a