MPC8555 Reference Platform
(MPC8555E Processor card + Type-N/S/A carrier)
(Above is the pictures of MPC8555E reference board)
Overview
MPC8555EPC
services as a general-purpose PQ37PC processor card and supports Freescale
MPC8540/8541E/8555E/8560 processor. The reusable processor card integrates CPU
(8555E) and some periphery circuit and can be flexibly combined with Type-N,
Type-S or Type-A carrier board for different applications, such as networking,
storage and ATCA or MicroTCA Chassis application. It reduces the design cycle and saves the investment for the designer.
MPC8555E processor can be applied for Telecommunications switching equipment, integrated access devices, Metro area networks, VPN and firewall routers and Branch office and enterprise routers.
Advantages
of Using the PQ37PC
The PQ37PC is
designed to contain the mandatory memories (DDR and flash) and system logics
(latch and buffer) only. However, it supports wide range of
peripherals/interfaces, for example ATM, 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, UART,
through the I/O connectors and a corresponding carrier board. The following
sections describe the advantages of using the PQ37PC.
1
Flexibility
2
Shortening of the design cycle
3
Reusability
4
Ease of Debug
5
Standardized reference
MPC8555EPC features
·
Support
MPC8540/60 and MPC8541E/55E with different board loading option
·
Support
64 bit PCI interface up to 66 MHz
· Two independent PCI interfaces (PCI1 and PCI2) at 33/66 MHz supported by PMC
connectors
· TSEC1 and TSEC2 GMII, RGMII, TBI, RTBI interfaces supported by board-to-board
connector, which can be used as 10/100/1000 Base-T copper interface on a carrier
board. (e.g. Type-N Carrier)
·
DDR333
SDRAM supported by discrete SDDR SDRAM with optional ECC feature
·
Up
to 16 MBytes flash memory at 8-bit port size in two banks
·
One
RS-232 Serial Port (optional)
— Uses UART0 of DUART
·
One
10/100 Base-T Ethernet port (optional)
— Uses FCC2
·
COP
interface
·
Other
interfaces supported by board-to-board connectors
— Full 84 pins CPM-lite I/Os
— 32-bit Local Bus interface with four chip-selects and 24-bit address
·
5V
fan connector
·
3.3V
and 5V power supplied from a carrier board
·
8-layer
PCB routing
·
PMC
form factor (5.8 inch x 2.9 inch)
Solution
◆ Type-N carrier board for Networking application
◆ Type-S carrier board for Storage application
◆ Type-A carrier card for ATCA and MicroTCA chassis application
Ordering information
|
Model |
Products Description
|
Brand |
Remark |
|
MPC8555EPC |
MPC8555E processor card |
MICETEK |
|
|
Type-N carrier supporting PQ II Pro and PQ III processor card |
MICETEK |
Optional |
|
|
Type-A carrier card (AMC card) supporting PQ II Pro and PQ III processor card |
MICETEK |
Optional |
|
|
Type-S carrier supporting PQ II Pro
and PQ III processor |
MICETEK |
Optional |
|
|
USB TAP In-Circuit Emulator (for
PowerPC) |
MICETEK |
Optional |
|
|
JediView for PowerPC IDE |
MICETEK |
Optional |
Document download
Flyer for PQ2Pro&PQ3 development board (processor card + carrier)