SBE HighWire HW400c/2 User Manual

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HighWire HW400c/2 User Reference Guide Rev 1.0 
FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS 
The HW400c/2 has six major functional blocks – the PowerPC processor, system 
controller, CT Bus interface, Ethernet switch, PTMC expansion sites, and the IPMI 
controller.  The following sections describe these functional blocks in greater detail.  
Additional features such as the connector pin outs and JTAG development support 
are also described. 
 
 
3.1 PowerPC Processor 
The standard configuration for the HW400c/2 includes the Freescale MPC7447A 
PowerPC Processor running at 1000 MHz (1 GHz) with a corresponding system bus 
speed of 166 MHz.  There are two additional processor variants available for the 
board, which utilize the Freescale MPC7448 PowerPC Processor with a 200 MHz 
system bus speed. 
 
The operating frequency and power consumption for each processor variant is shown 
in Table 6. 
 
Table 6.  HW400c/2 Processor Options 
 
Processor Type 
Operating 
Frequency 
(Maximum) 
System Bus 
Frequency 
(Maximum) 
Core Power 
Consumption 
(Typical/Maximum)
MPC7447A 
1.0 GHz 
166 MHz 
8.0 / 11.5 W 
MPC7448 
1.4 GHz 
200 MHz  
8.0 / 15.9 W 
MPC7448 
1.7 GHz 
200 MHz  
21 / 29.8 W 
 
 
3.1.1 MPC744X Development/Debug Support 
The HW400c/2 provides external access to the MPC744X processor COP port, reset 
and interrupt signals at headers J6, Jx6, J7, J8, and J9 (See Figure 2). A console port 
is also provided on the front panel of the board though an RJ45 modular connector 
(see Figure 4, and Section 3.1.2). 
October 10, 2006 
Copyright 2006, SBE, Inc. 
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