Part I Overview; Intended Audience; Contents; Conventions - Motorola PowerQUICC II MPC8280 Series Reference Manual

Intended Audience

Part I is intended for readers who need a high-level understanding of the MPC8280.

Contents

Part I provides a high-level description of the MPC8280, describing general operation and
listing basic features.
• Chapter 1, "Overview," provides a high-level description of MPC8280 functions
and features. It roughly follows the structure of this book, summarizing the relevant
features and providing references for the reader who needs additional information.
• Chapter 2, "G2_LE Core," provides an overview of the MPC8280 core.
• Chapter 3, "Memory Map," presents a table showing where MPC8280 registers are
mapped in memory. It includes cross references that indicate where the registers are
described in detail.

Conventions

Part I uses the following notational conventions:
mnemonics
italics
0x0
0b0
rA, rB
rD
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Instruction mnemonics are shown in lowercase bold.
Italics indicate variable command parameters, for example, bcctrx.
Book titles in text are set in italics.
Prefix to denote hexadecimal number
Prefix to denote binary number
Instruction syntax used to identify a source GPR
Instruction syntax used to identify a destination GPR
Part I. Overview
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