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EP8548A

The EP8548A is a single width, full height AMC processor board with a low power, high performance Freescale MPC8548 processor operating at up to 1.33GHz. In addition to the AMC configuration the EP8548A can operate as a stand-alone module and boot from on board flash allowing for rapid application development outside of the integrated ATCA or MicroTCA environment. With Linux operating support, the EP8548A is built for a broad range of demanding applications in wireless basestations, media gateways, enterprise network access systems, test and measurement systems, and server blades.

For fabric connectivity the EP8548A offers extreme flexibility, while maintaining standards compliance. All versions of the board support gigabit ethernet on AMC channels 0 an 1, compliant with AMC.2, Type E2). Separate versions of the board are available in one of the following configurations: Serial RapidIO on AMC channels 4-7, PCI Express on AMC channels 4-11, or PCI Express on channels 4-7 and Serial RapidIO on channels 8-11.

At the heart of the EP8548A is a Freescale MPC8548 PowerQUICC III processor. The MPC8548 is a highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) platform that includes a PowerPC core, an integrated security engine, integrated PCI Express, Serial RapidIO, and Gigabit Ethernet controllers, and an integrated DDR2 memory interface. The highly integrated SoC architecture improves system performance, simplifies board design, lowers power consumption, and reduces cost.

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EP8548A Processor AMC

Feature List

  • Form Factor: Single width, full height AMC.0
  • Processor: Freescale PowerQUICC III MPC8548E at up to 1.33GHz
  • Memory: Single DDR2 SODIMM supporting up to 2 GB with up to 128 MB of flash for boot code or local storage
  • Front Panel: 2 x GbE connections and 1 x RS-232 serial monitor port
  • AMC Fabric Connectivity: 2 x GbE to AMC channels 0 and 1 (AMC.2 type E2) with options for Serial RapidIO on channels 4-7, PCI Express on channels 4-11, or a combination of PCI Express on channels 4-7 and Serial RapidIO on channels 8-11
  • Power Supply: Via AMC connector per AMC.0 or from barrel connector when in stand alone mode
  • Debug: JTAG/COP via an onboard connector and available on the AMC connector
  • Software: U-Boot bootloader and Linux BSP available now with VxWorks and INTEGRITY BSPs available upon request.

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