GEDatasheet MVME6100 Series VME Single-Board Computer

sites, the MVME6100 series can be customized.

Medical Imaging 

Medical imaging applications such as Nuclear Medicine (NM), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic 

Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-Ray and Computed Tomography (CT) that entail intensive image processing, 

manipulation and algorithm-intensive computations can benefit from the 2eSST protocol’s 8x increase in VMEbus 

transfer rates. With the ability of the MVME6100 series to work with existing VMEbus backplanes and boards, OEMs 

can increase their overall system performance while protecting their software and hardware investments. The 

performance of the MVME6100 series also helps OEMs to reduce the overall number of embedded cards required in 

a medical imaging application so that space issues become less of a factor. 

Backwards Compatibility The MVME6100 series continues the direction of providing a migration path from Motorola’s embedded controllers 

such as the MVME2300/MVME2400 and from Motorola’s SBCs such as the MVME2600/2700 to a single platform. 

The MVME6100 series, like the MVME5100 and MVME5500 series, merged the best features of Motorola’s 

embedded controllers and SBCs enabling OEMs to support varying I/O requirements with the same base platform, 

simplifying part number maintenance, technical expertise requirements and sparing.

The MVME6100 series offers customers a migration path from the MVME2300, MVME2400, MVME2600, 

MVME2700, MVME5100 and MVME5500 boards to allow them to take advantage of features such as the MPC7457 

processor, DDR memory, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI-X and 2eSST.

PCI Expansion

The MVME6100 has a 32/64-bit, 33/66MHz PCI connection to support PCI expansion carriers such as the Motorola 

PMCspan.

P2 I/O Modes

Like the MVME5100 and MVME5500 series, the MVME6100 series supports two, jumper-configurable P2 I/O modes: 

the PMC mode and IPMC mode. PMC mode is backwards compatible with the MVME2300/MVME2400 and 

MVME5100/MVME5500 in PMC mode. In PMC mode, 64 pins from PMC slot 1 and 46 pins from PMC slot 2 are 

available on P2 for PMC rear I/O. In IPMC mode, the MVME6100 series supports legacy MVME761 or MVME712M 

I/O modules (with limited PMC I/O) when an IPMC761 or IPMC712 PMC card is populated in PMC slot 1. In this 

configuration, PMC slot 2 contains some signals that are reserved for extended SCSI.

IPMC Modules

The IPMC761 and IPMC712 are optional add-on PMC modules that provide backwards compatibility with previousgeneration Motorola products (such as MVME2600/MVME2700 and MVME5100/MVME5500 in IPMC mode) using 

the MVME761 or MVME712M transition module. IPMC modules provide rear I/O support for:

• One single-ended Ultra Wide SCSI port

• One parallel port

• Four serial ports (two or three async and one or two sync/async, depending on module)

With this PMC card configuration, one PMC slot is still available to provide support for OEM product customization.

Transition Modules

MVME761

The MVME761 transition module provides industry-standard connector access to the IEEE 1284 parallel port, a 

10/100BaseTX port via an RJ-45 connector, two DB-9 connectors providing access to the asynchronous serial ports 

configured as EIA-574 DTE and two HD-26 connectors providing access to the sync/async serial ports. These serial 

ports, labeled as Serial 3 and Serial 4 on the faceplate of the MVME761, are individually user-configurable as 

EIA-232, EIA-530, V.35, or X.21 DCE or DTE via the installation of Motorola serial interface modules (SIMs).

A P2 adapter provides interface module signals to the MVME761 transition module. The 3-row P2 adapter can be 

used for 8-bit SCSI. A 5-row P2 adapter supports 16-bit SCSI and PMC I/O.

MVME712M

The MVME712M transition module provides industry-standard connector access to the parallel port, a narrow SCSI 

port and four DB-25 connectors providing access to the asynchronous/synchronous serial ports jumper configurable 

as EIA-232 DCE or DTE. A P2 adapter provides interface signals to the MVME712M transition module. The 3-row P2 

adapter can be used for 8-bit SCSI.

To gain access to the additional user-definable I/O pins provided via the 5-row VME64 extension connector, a special 

P2 adapter board is available. This adapter panel replaces the traditional 3-row P2 adapter and extends its capability 

by providing access to the PMC I/O pins.

Software Support Firmware Monitor

The MVME6100 firmware (known as MOTLoad) is resident in the MVME6100 Flash and provides power-on self-test 

(POST), initialization and operating system booting capabilities. In addition, it provides a debugger interface similar 

to the time proven “Bug” interface on previous VMEbus boards from Motorola.

Operating Systems and Kernels

The MVME6100 series supports booting a variety of operating systems including a complete range of real-time 

operating systems and kernels. A VxWorks board support package and Linux support will be available for the 

MVME6100 series

Processor

System Controller

Marvell MV64360

Main Memory

Flash Memory

NVRAM

VMEbus Interface