Motorola MVME187 User Manual

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Installing the Hardware
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Powering Up the System
The following table shows what takes place when you turn 
equipment power ON (depending on whether 187Bug is in Board 
Mode or in System Mode): 
Initializing the Real-Time Clock
The onboard real-time clock (RTC) is backed up with a self-
contained battery. Before shipment of this board, the clock of the 
RTC device was stopped to preserve battery life.
The boardÕs ÒSelftestsÓ (ST) and operating systems require the clock 
of the RTC to be operating. 
 shows the steps required to 
initialize the RTC, depending on the mode. 
Examining and/or Changing Environmental Parameters
Use the 187BugÕs ENV command to verify the NVRAM (BBRAM) 
parameters, and optionally use ENV to make changes to the 
Environmental parameters. Refer to Appendix A for the 
Environment parameters.
If 187Bug is in...
Board Mode
 
187Bug executes some self-checks and displays the debugger prompt 
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System Mode
The system performs a 
selftest and tries to 
autoboot.
If the conÞdence test fails, the test aborts 
when the Þrst fault occurs. If possible, an 
appropriate message is displayed, and 
control then returns to the menu (refer to 
Chapter 4, 
 for ENV and MENU 
commands).