Copyright © 2010 GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. All rights reserved.
CM6 Hardware Reference Manual
This manual applies to the CM6 single or dual core MPC8641 3U CompactPCI® Single Board Computer
hardware revision 1.0 and above until superseded by a higher revision.
Document History
Edition
Date
First
2007‐10‐29
Second
2008‐12‐15
Third
2009‐03‐09
Fourth
2010‐03‐30
GE Intelligent Platforms – CM6 Hardware Reference Manual, Fourth Edition
By
Chapter
EH
All
HHS
Chapter 7
HHS
All
HHS
All
EH
All
EH
All
MF
All
EH
Env. cond.
Elect. char.
HHS
All
Page 2
HHS
All
HHS
All
EH
Chapter 7
Chapter 6
HHS
All
EH
Chapter 6
PMC Site
Compact
PCI
HHS
All
EH
Real Time
Clock
HHS
All
EH
Env. cond.
HHS
All
HHS
All
HHS
Ch. 2 & 6
EH
Ch 7
EH
Ch 7
EH
all
HHS
Ch 4
all
EH
Table 9
Comments
Initial
Correct storage temperature values & styles (non‐RoHS)
Cosmetic changes
Continued after crash
Adapted for hardware revision 1.x
Implement correctives
Prepared for preliminary release
add temp chart
RS244/RS485
Adjust page breaks
Insert new document history table
Update TOC etc.
Cleanup minor errors; cosmetic changes
add power and thermal characteristics of CPU types
add memory speed restrictions
Change SBS to GE Intelligent Systems
spell‐checking
add description of the serial auto load EEPROM
programming
Change copyright to 2008; change hidden SBS references
limit the STORE operations to 200k cycles
Cosmetic changes; change Embedded Systems to
Intelligent Platforms in footers
add card edge temp for 8‐style
Correct company name; web site address
Cosmetic changes; correct email addresses; remove
Chinese address
Insert note on NON‐transparent operation
Add curve for single core 1000 MHz low voltage in heat
sink diagram
Add curve for single core 1000 MHz low voltage in heat
sink diagram
Remove PMC PCI‐X capability
Add info & figure about secondary thermal interface
correct footer text; adapt for chapter start on odd pages;
change © dates to 2009
Register RSR Bit 4 must be cleared before a new CPU
request can be performed
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