MPC8349E-MITXE Freescale Semiconductor, MPC8349E-MITXE Datasheet - Page 45

• Manufacturer Part Number: MPC8349E-MITXE
• Description: BOARD REFERENCE FOR MPC8349
• Manufacturer: Freescale Semiconductor
• Series: PowerQUICC II™ PROr
• Type: MPUr

Specifications of MPC8349E-MITXE

• Contents: Module and Misc Hardware
• Processor To Be Evaluated: MPC8349E
• Interface Type: Ethernet, USB
• Silicon Manufacturer: Freescale
• Core Architecture: Power Architecture
• Core Sub-architecture: PowerQUICC
• Silicon Core Number: MPC83xx
• Silicon Family Name: PowerQUICC II PRO
• Rohs Compliant: Yes
• For Use With/related Products: MPC8349E
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: MPC8349E-MITXE

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A board support package (BSP) is pre-installed on the MPC8349E-mITXE. This BSP consists of a
bootloader (u-boot), a generic PPC Linux-based system, and associated file system. U-boot and the Linux
kernel reside in the on-board Flash memory while the File system is pre-installed on the hard disk shipped
with the MPC8349E-mITXE. Upon power up, the Linux system is running on the MPC8349E-mITXE.
The MPC8349E-mITXE BSP generation takes advantage of a tool called the Linux Target Image Builder
or LTIB. LTIB is a suite of tools that leverages existing Open Source configuration scripts and source code
packages and bundles them all into a single BSP generation bundle. The source code packages include boot
loaders and Linux kernel sources as well as many user-space source code packages to build a complete
BSP. LTIB also provides compiler packages required to build the BSP. Freescale developers use LTIB to
create BSPs for a multitude of Freescale development targets. LTIB leverages as much BSP elements as
possible for all Freescale targets that are supported while offering the flexibility required to customize, as
necessary, components that require platform specific modifications.
The MPC8349E-mITXE BSP release package contains the following:
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Many third-party applications are available for the MPC8349E-mITXE. They are typically built on top of
the original BSP delivered by Freescale and they can be installed on the hard disk. To run demonstrations
Freescale Semiconductor
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MPC8349E-mITXE Software
mpc8349e-mitx-<yyyymmdd>.iso
This file is an ISO image that may be burned to a CD-ROM or mounted directly from your hard
disk. Note that <yyyymmdd> is the release creation date.
The LTIB installation script that installs all necessary packages on a host Linux PC and allows you
to modify the BSP and packages within the BSP is in /ltib-mpc8349e-mitx subdirectory within the
ISO image.
This ISO image contains a file called Readme.txt which describes all the details required to
generate and install the BSP on the MPC8349E-mITXE hardware platform. Readme.txt contains
the latest information for each BSP release. The ISO image also contains Release Notes.txt which
describes changes to the current BSP version versus earlier releases.
To rebuild the BSP package or to add application software, follow the instructions in the
Readme.txt very carefully. Readme.txt is part of the ISO release and it contains specific details on
how to build, run, and install the BSP. When followed closely the Readme.txt will guide the user
to achieve a successful re-installation of the BSP on the MPC8349E-mITXE platform.
This ISO image contains the following documents as well:
— MPC8349EMITXUG.pdf, this user's guide document in pdf format
— MPC8349E-mITXE_schematic.pdf, the platform schematic in pdf format
— SEC2SWUG.pdf: User's Guide for the Driver software of the Security engine. This document
— LtibFaq.pdf, Frequently Asked Questions for LTIB, which is a useful document describing how
Third-Party Application Software
details the driver software interface of the Security Engine to boost the throughput performance
of Security applications such as IPSec.
to make use of LTIB to build the ISO image.
MPC8349E-mITXE Reference Design Platform User’s Guide, Rev. 2
Preliminary—Subject to Change Without Notice
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