6

CNFG and ENV Commands

CNFG – Configure Board Information Block

Use this command to display and configure the Board Information Block, which is resident within the NVRAM. The board information block contains various elements detailing specific operational parameters of the PowerPC board. The board structure for the PowerPC board is as shown in the following example for an MVME2600:

Board (PWA) Serial Number

= "MOT001673590

"

Board Identifier

= "MVME2600

"

Artwork (PWA) Identifier

= "01-w3341F01A

"

MPU Clock Speed

= "200

"

Bus Clock Speed

= "067

"

Ethernet Address

= 08003E20C983

 

Local SCSI Identifier

= "07

"

System Serial Number

= "1463725

"

System Identifier

= "Motorola MVME2600"

License Identifier

= "12345678

"

The parameters that are quoted are left-justified character (ASCII) strings padded with space characters, and the quotes (") are displayed to indicate the size of the string. Parameters that are not quoted are considered data strings, and data strings are right-justified. The data strings are padded with zeroes if the length is not met.

The Board Information Block is factory-configured before shipment. There is no need to modify block parameters unless the NVRAM is corrupted.

Refer to the Programmer’s Reference Guide, listed in Appendix D, Related Documentation, for the actual location and other information about the Board Information Block.

Refer to the PPCBug Firmware Package User's Manual for a description of CNFG and examples.

6-2

Computer Group Literature Center Web Site

Page 154
Image 154
Motorola MVME2600 manual Cnfg Configure Board Information Block