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Debugger General Information

Network Boot Control Module

The ÒcontrolÓ capability of the Network Boot Control Module is needed to tie together all the necessary modules (capabilities) and to sequence the booting process. The booting sequence consists of two phases:

ÒAddress determination and bootfile selectionÓ phase

ÒFile transferÓ phase

The first phase utilizes the RARP/BOOTP capability and the second phase utilizes the TFTP capability.

Network I/O Error Codes

177Bug returns an error code whenever an attempted network operation is unsuccessful.

Multiprocessor Support

The MVME177 dual-port RAM feature makes the shared RAM available to remote processors as well as to the local processor. This can be done by either of the following two methods. Either method can be enabled/disabled by the ENV command as its Remote Start Switch Method.

Multiprocessor Control Register (MPCR) Method

A remote processor can initiate program execution in the local MVME177 dual-port RAM by issuing a remote GO command using the Multiprocessor Control Register (MPCR). The MPCR, located at shared RAM location of $800 offset from the base address the debugger loads it at, contains one of two longwords used to control communication between processors. The MPCR contents are organized as follows:

$800

*

N/A

N/A

N/A

(MPCR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Motorola MVME177 manual Multiprocessor Support, Network Boot Control Module, Network I/O Error Codes