EV-460EX-KIT-05 - APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION

PRODUCT BRIEF

Product Overview

The AppliedMicro Canyonlands evaluation kit

provides users with a comprehensive set of

resources to evaluate the 460EX processor as

well as to start system development.

The Canyonlands evaluation board,

incorporating the industry standard Linux

operating system and U-Boot firmware, is an

optimized, low-cost platform designed

specifically for evaluation purposes.

Schematics and layout files for the board are

provided so that customers can start their

designs from a proven baseline.

Likewise, the Linux code and U-Boot firmware

source are available to accelerate customers'

software development. The kit includes

advanced software development tools from

multiple suppliers, to assist customers in

selecting the most appropriate development

and run-time environments.

Canyonlands Board

The Canyonlands

board, with an

approximately 7” x 7”

form factor, is a custom-

designed platform

developed by

Embedded Planet for

evaluating the 460EX

processor:

• 1.0 GHz AppliedMi-

cro 460EX processor

• 256 MB DDR2

SDRAM

• 64 MB NOR Flash

• 32 MB NAND Flash

• Two 10/100/1G Ethernet ports

• One USB 2.0 host port

• One USB 2.0 OTG port

• Two PCI Express connectors

• One PCI host connector

• One SATA connector

•Two serial ports

• JTAG and trace connectors

• SPI connector

• Real-time clock

• Linux (2.6 kernel) and file system in Flash

• U-Boot boot firmware in Flash.

Sample Applications

and Utilities

The Resource CD provides a wide range of

sample applications as a starting point for

software development, and utilities to assist in

system configuration:

• Web server on evaluation board

• Telnet server on evaluation board

• FTP server on evaluation board

• Web slots game on evaluation board

• Processor / board configuration report

• Ethernet utility to configure IP address, MAC

address, and modify EMAC registers.

• Example flash file system for persistent

storage

• Script-based Linux root file system build

environment

Benchmarks

The Resource CD includes a wide range of

industry-standard benchmarks for use in

processor performance analysis:

•DBench

•HINT

• Security benchmark for on-chip Turbo

Security Engine

• MPEG-4 encode and decode

•STREAM

•TTCP

System Design Resources

Customers can use this kit not only to evaluate

the 460EX processor and to do performance

analysis, but also as the starting point for their

own product designs. To facilitate this, the

complete hardware/software design is available

to customers at http://appliedmicro.com/

Embedded/Downloads/460EX/.

• Linux code (source and binary) for the

Canyonlands board

• U-Boot firmware (source and binary) for the

Canyonlands board

• Linux development tools used to develop the

Canyonlands code (from Denx)

• Schematics and layout files for the Canyon-

lands board

•Benchmark code

• Sample application code

Product Highlights

• Comprehensive, easy-to-use evalua-

tion kit designed for customer setup in

15 minutes or less

• Resource CD with system-level bench-

marks and sample applications

• Industry-standard U-Boot firmware,

Linux operating system and Linux soft-

ware development tools

• Board schematics, layout files, U-Boot

source and Linux source available from

the AppliedMicro Web site

• Software development tools CDs from

multiple industry-leading suppliers

• Serial cable provides direct connection

to the host system for initial configura-

tion

• Ethernet cable provides direct connec-

tion to the host system for download-

ing and running applications

• Remote connection via a router or the

Internet is also supported

• On-board JTAG connector enables con-

nection of any compatible external

JTAG probe for run-control debugging

• Universal 120-240 V power adapter

supports operation worldwide

• Comprehensive processor, board and

software documentation on the

Resource CD

PowerPC 460EX Evaluation Kit

Enables comprehensive evaluation of the AppliedMicro 460EX processor, while accelerating

customers’ hardware and software development time.

SPECIFICATIONS

215 Moffett Park Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

P 408 542 8600

F 408 542 8601

www.appliedmicro.com

For technical support, please call 1-800-840-6055 or 858-535-6517, or email canyonlandssupport@amcc.com.

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Development Tools & Operating Systems

The Canyonlands evaluation board is provided with Linux (based on

the 2.6 kernel) in Flash. This Linux code is available to customers on

the Resource CD. Instructions are provided explaining how to load

an alternative operating system onto the board, either in addition to

or instead of the Linux code supplied in the shipping configuration.

To assist customers in selecting the optimum development tools

environment for their system development, the kit includes CDs

from industry-leading tools suppliers.

These suppliers include:

• Denx Software Engineering

Through the AppliedMicro Partners program, many other companies

provide operating systems and development tools that support the

AppliedMicro 460EX processor. For details of all the companies

offering applicable products and services, please visit the

AppliedMicro Partners home page at http://www.appliedmicro/

Embedded/Partners/.

Accessories

The evaluation kit includes:

• A serial cable for connection between the board and the host sys-

tem, used during initial board configuration

• An Ethernet cable for direct connection between the board and

the host system (although connection via the Internet or a router

is also supported)

• A universal 120-240 V power adaptor that supports operation

worldwide

Ordering Information

The Canyonlands evaluation kit may be ordered from AppliedMicro

or any authorized AppliedMicro distributor using part number

EV-460EX-KIT-05. For more information, please visit

http://www.appliedmicro.com/Sales.

AppliedMicro Partners Ecosystem

AppliedMicro’s embedded processors are supported by an extensive

ecosystem of products and services from a wide range of leading

suppliers. The AppliedMicro Partners program includes industry-

standard providers of:

• Embedded operating systems

• Hardware and software development tools

• Software platforms

• Board-level products

• System design services

• Technical training

• Silicon partners

For full details of the products and services available through the

AppliedMicro Partners program, or to browse support available for a

specific processor, please visit http://www.appliedmicro.com/

Embedded/Partners/.

PowerPC 460EX Technical Specifications

CPU Complex

• Power Architecture 440 processor core

• Up to 1.0 GHz/2000 DMIPS

• 32KB 1-cache/D-cache with parity

• 256KB L2 cache with parity

• FPU (2Mflops/MHz Single and Double Precision

Memory and Bus Architecture

• On chip Peripheral Bus - 32-bit, 100 MHz

• External Bus Controller - 32-bit data/27-bit address 100MHz

• 32/64-bit DDR1/2 up to 400Mbps with optional ECC (up to 8GB)

• 64KB of on chip SRAM (OCM)

System Resources

• Up to 64 general purpose I/Os

• Interrupt Controller with 16 external interrupts

• 4-channel DMA controller

High Speed & inter-Chip Connectivity

• PCI-Express ports - one “x4” lane and one “x1” lane

• PCI v2.3 compliant, 32-bit, 66Mhz

• 2 IIC with boot strap controller

•SPI

Network Connectivity

• Two 10/100/1G Ethernet MACs

• TCP/IP hardware assist and QoS

• USB 2.0 OTG and Host with ULPI Interfaces

• Four UARTs

Special Functionality

• Turbo Security Engine: Optional on-chip IPSec/SSL/bulk data security

• Acceleration engine (Crypto Engine)

• Kasumi encryption/decryption engine

• SATA II single port (mux’d with 2nd PCI-e port)

Power

• <4W typical power @ 1 GHz