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MOTLoad Firmware
7.1 Overview
This chapter describes the basic features of the MOTLoad firmware product, designed by
Motorola as the next generation initialization, debugger and diagnostic tool for high-
performance embedded board products using state-of-the-art system memory controllers and
bridge chips, such as the MV64360.
In addition to an overview of the product, this chapter includes a list of standard MOTLoad
commands and the default CompactPCI settings that are changeable by the user, as allowed
by the firmware.
7.2 MOTLoad Description
The MOTLoad firmware package serves as a board power-up and initialization package, as well
as a vehicle from which user applications can be booted. A secondary function of the MOTLoad
firmware is to serve in some respects as a test suite providing individual tests for certain
devices.
MOTLoad is controlled through an easy-to-use, UNIX-like, command line interface. The
MOTLoad software package is similar to many end-user applications designed for the
embedded market, such as the real time operating systems currently available.
Refer to the MOTLoad Firmware Package User’s Manual, listed in Appendix A, Related
Documentation , for more details.
7.3 MOTLoad Implementation and Memory
Requirements
The implementation of CPCI-6115 CompactPCI Single Board Computer and its memory
requirements are product specific. The CPCI-6115 single-board computer (SBC) is offered with
a wide range of memory (for example, DRAM, external cache, flash). Typically, the smallest
amount of on-board DRAM that a Motorola SBC has is 32MB. Each supported Motorola product
line has its own unique CPCI-6115 CompactPCI Single Board Computer binary image(s).
Currently the largest CPCI-6115 CompactPCI Single Board Computer compressed image is
less than 1MB in size.