Connecting To A Console Port; Applying Power - Motorola CPCI-6115 Installation And Use Manual

Connecting to a Console Port

2.8 Connecting to a Console Port
On the CPCI-6115 baseboard, the standard serial console port (COM1) serves as the
MOTLoad debugger console port. The firmware console should be set up as follows:
Eight bits per character
One stop bit per character
Parity disabled (no parity)
Baud rate of 9600
9600 baud is the power-up default for serial ports on CPCI-6115 boards. After power-up you
can reconfigure the baud rate if you wish, using the MOTLoad PF (Port Format) command via
the command line interface. Whatever the baud rate, some type of hardware handshaking —
either XON/OFF or via the RTS/CTS line — is desirable if the system supports it.
2.9

Applying Power

After you have verified that all necessary hardware preparation has been done, that all
connections have been made correctly and that the installation is complete, you can power up
the system. The MPU, hardware and firmware initialization process is performed by the
MOTLoad power-up or system reset. The firmware initializes the devices on the SBC module
in preparation for booting the operating system.
The firmware is shipped from the factory with an appropriate set of defaults. In most cases there
is no need to modify the firmware configuration before you boot the operating system.
The following flowchart shows the basic initialization process that takes place during PowerPC
system startup.
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