Mbx Features Description; General Description - Motorola MBX Series Installation And Use Manual

Functional Description
Table 5-1. Features of the MBX Series Embedded Controller
Feature
Communications I/O
5
PC/104-Plus interface
EIDE port
Serial I/O
Floppy disk controller
Keyboard/mouse
interface

MBX Features Description

General Description

5-6
MPC8xx communications interface with Time Slot Allocator (TSA)
and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) channel to support
multiplexed as well as non-multiplexed serial I/O. Serial
Communication Controllers (SCCs) 2–4, Serial Management
Controllers (SMCs) 1–2, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), and
Interprocessor-Integrated Controller (I
MPC8xx bus interface, with signals routed to same board connector as
the MPC8xx communications interface. I/O point for other MPC8xx-
type masters, and for TDM interfaces needing bus access.
Additional Features—Standard Configuration
Support for PC/104 (ISA) and PC/104-Plus (PCI) expansion modules
Support for direct ribbon cable connection to 2.5-inch hard disk drive
via header on MBX board; PCI bus master capability
Two additional EIA-232-D serial ports
Support for direct ribbon cable connection to 2.88MB floppy disk
drive via header on MBX board
Support for keyboard and mouse input via header on MBX board
The following topics provide detailed information about the MBX series
embedded controller and its principal components.
MBX series boards are based on the EBX (5.75" × 8") industry-standard
form factor specification. MBX boards provide single-board computer
functionality with emphasis on open communications and networking
capabilities. They offer open interfaces such as PCI, ISA, and PCMCIA in
addition to Ethernet and serial/parallel I/O. The features they incorporate
Description
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C) signals are available.
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