Functional Description
BOOT ROM
Currently a socket (socket will be removed from module in later board revisions) for a
4also mapped at location 0, providing a reset vector and bootstrap code for the processor. The DR0 bit in the General Control Register (GCR) of the PCCchip2 must be cleared to disable the BOOT ROM memory map at 0.
FLASH Memory
Up to 1MB of FLASH memory is available on the board. FLASH memory works like EPROM, but can be erased and reprogrammed by software. It is organized as 32 bits wide, but to the processor it looks as 64 bits wide. It is mapped at location $FF800000. Reads can be of any size, including burst transfers, but writes are always 32 bits wide, regardless of the size specified for the transfer. For this reason, software should only use
Onboard DRAM
The MVME197LE onboard DRAM (2 banks of 32MB memory, one optionally installed) is sized at 32MB using 1M x 4 devices and configured as 256 bits wide. The DRAM is
Battery Backup RAM and Clock
The MK48T08 RAM and clock chip is used on the MVME197LE. This chip provides a time of day clock, oscillator, crystal, power fail detection, memory write protection, 8KB of RAM, and a battery in one
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