Motorola CPCI-6115 manual Connecting to a Console Port, Applying Power

Connecting to a Console Port Hardware Preparation and Installation

2.8Connecting to a Console Port

On the CPCI-6115 baseboard, the standard serial console port (COM1) serves as the MOTLoad debugger console port. The firmware console should be set up as follows:

zEight bits per character

zOne stop bit per character

zParity disabled (no parity)

zBaud rate of 9600

9600 baud is the power-up default for serial ports on CPCI-6115 boards. After power-up you can reconfigure the baud rate if you wish, using the MOTLoad PF (Port Format) command via the command line interface. Whatever the baud rate, some type of hardware handshaking — either XON/OFF or via the RTS/CTS line — is desirable if the system supports it.

2.9Applying Power

After you have verified that all necessary hardware preparation has been done, that all connections have been made correctly and that the installation is complete, you can power up the system. The MPU, hardware and firmware initialization process is performed by the MOTLoad power-up or system reset. The firmware initializes the devices on the SBC module in preparation for booting the operating system.

The firmware is shipped from the factory with an appropriate set of defaults. In most cases there is no need to modify the firmware configuration before you boot the operating system.

The following flowchart shows the basic initialization process that takes place during PowerPC system startup.

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