From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3EBC39AA.20501@esteem.com> Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 16:28:42 -0700 From: Conn Clark MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rblach@intrex.net Cc: May Ling List Subject: Re: What PCI specs will I need? References: <3EBAD545.50707@esteem.com> <3EBAE381.5080602@intrex.net> <3EBAF516.8080300@esteem.com> <3EBAF7A1.7090903@intrex.net> In-Reply-To: <3EBAF7A1.7090903@intrex.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Ralph Blach wrote: > Conn, > > The first thing to ask is what you want your bios to do? If you are > making an adapter card, > it will be much different than if you are. Linux for mot and IBM have a > pretty complete pci scan. > We will be building a small system that was two (mabey three) mini-PCI slots. > IBM supplies an open bios that also scans the PCI and does some setup. > > 1)will you have fixed devices on your device. This makes pci setup much > simpler. > 2)pci is not that hard if you have a fixed number of devices. A > generalized pci scan > is very difficult. > Our system will only contain devices we choose to stick in it, so mabey a complete scan isn't needed. > Heres a books you can get from amazon.com > > PCI System Architecture (4th Edition) -- by Tom Shanley, et al; Paperback > PCI & PCI-X Hardware and Software (Architecture and Design) -- by Ed > Solari; Hardcover Do either of these books contain all of the electrical characteristic details ( such as impeadance, capacitiance, bus loading, etc) ? > By the I work for IBM and have extensive experience with the 405. I have > not worked with > the Mot parts but to fair, I have very good things about it. > The IBM 405GP is not out of the running yet. If they had one with PCI, an SPI, an I2c, two serial ports, and two 10/100Mbps ethernet ports it would have won hands down for our aplication. > You can get hardware questions answered about the 405 by contacting > ppcsupp@us.ibm.com > Thats handy. > MontaVista does the linux for both. > > Chip > > > > Conn Clark wrote: >> Conn >> > > > > Thanks for the input Conn -- ***************************************************************** If you live at home long enough, your parents will move out. (Warning they may try to sell their house out from under you.) ***************************************************************** Conn Clark Engineering Stooge clark@esteem.com Electronic Systems Technology Inc. www.esteem.com ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/