Artesyn MOTLoad Firmware Package User's Manual (February 2015) - Manual (Page 13)

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About this Manual
Overview of Contents
The MOTLoad Firmware Package User’s Manual provides information on the MOTLoad
firmware. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a specific Artesyn board level product,
on which this firmware resides, such as the MVME5500, MVME3100, MVME6100, MVME7100,
ATCA-F102, and ATCA-C110. This manual provides general information on how to use the
firmware, as well as a detailed description of each command. It also provides information on
special features provided by MOTLoad (see Appendices).
This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendices.
 Chapter 1, Introduction , includes an overview of the MOTLoad firmware, a brief description
of the firmware’s implementation and memory requirements, command types, utility
applications and tests
 Chapter 2, Using MOTLoad , provides instructions on how to interact with the firmware
including a description of the command line interface, encompassing command line help
and command line rules; command history buffer, encompassing pseudo-VI Mode;
command line execution modes and MOTLoad manual page formats.
 Chapter 3, MOTLoad Commands , provides a list of all current MOTLoad commands followed
by a detailed description of each command.
 Appendix A, MOTLoad Non-Volatile Data , provides a description of the various types of non-
volatile data: VPD, GEV and SPD. Explanations and examples of existing VPD and GEV
commands are also provided. SPD is not covered at this time.
 Appendix B, Remote Start , describes the remote interface provided by MOTLoad to the host
CPU via the backplane bus, which allows the host to obtain information about the target
board, download code and/or data, modify memory, and execute a downloaded program.
 Appendix C, VME Configuration Parameters , describes how to manage VME configuration
parameters for VME-based products.
 Appendix D, Auto Boot , provides information on how to auto boot an operating system
where no console is required.
 Appendix E, Safe Start and Alternate Boot Image , describes MOTLoad’s Safe Start
mechanism and Alternate Boot Image support that enable customers to recover from
inadvertent board configurations.
 Appendix F, Related Documentation , lists various documents related to specific devices and
industry specifications that are used in conjunction with the MOTLoad product.