
Startup and Operation
2
Introduction
This chapter supplies information for use of the MCPN750A family of Single Board Computers in a system configuration. Here you will find the
Applying 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 PowerPC™ PPCBug
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.
For further information on PPCBug, refer to Chapters 3 and 4 in this manual, or to the PPCBug Firmware Package User’s Manual.