MIDAM MPC5200 DB1

Description

Two sets of the MIDAM MPC5200 was delivered by the Mikroklima s.r.o. for our purposes. Each set consist of the:

• Shark MPC52000 CPU module (pin compatible with TQ Components TQM5200 module),
• MPC5200 v1.1 2008/02 carrier board.

Set #1 has s/n: 008770, set #2 s/n: 008771.

Some specifications:

• Default boot loader is UBoot.

Board overview

Serial console

• Loader system console is attached to the ttyPSC0 port.
• The ttyPSC0 port is done in the LVTTL 3.3V logic, so appropriate 3.3V to RS-232 converter (e.g. MAX3232) is required for the serial console.
• Communication parameters are:

   Baudrate 115200 bps,
   8 bit,
   1 stop bit,
   no parity,
   no flow control.

Cross-toolchain

Necessary cross-toolchain for PowerPC platform can be build using crossdev tool:

crossdev --b 2.18-r3 --k 2.6.23-r3 --g 4.1.2 --without-headers -t powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu