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EM9A - Embedded System Module COM with MPC8548

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Main Features

MPC8548 (or MPC8543), up to 1.5 GHz
FPGA 33,216 LEs
32-bit/33/66-MHz PCI
Up to 2 GB onboard DDR2 SDRAM
1 GB NAND Flash
128 KB FRAM, 32 MB additional SDRAM
3 Gb Ethernet, 2 COM (J3)
User defined I/O functions optional via FPGA
MENMON™ BIOS for PowerPC® cards
-40 to +85°C screened

Description Open

The EM9A is a complete embedded SBC for use on any carrier board in different industrial environments. The final application consists of a stand-alone EM9A or an EM9A with an application-specific carrier card.

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The EM9A is controlled by an integrated PowerPC® MPC8548 or MPC8543 processor (optionally with encryption unit) running at clock frequencies between 800 MHz and 1.5 GHz.

The EM9A is equipped with soldered DDR2 SDRAM for data and with NAND Flash for program storage. It provides access for three Gigabit Ethernet channels and two COM ports via its I/O connector J3.

Additional functionality such as graphics, touch, CAN bus, protocol converters etc. can be realized in an FPGA for the needs of the individual application. The corresponding connectors are available on a carrier board. Application software dynamically loads the functions of the FPGA.

The EM9A comes with MENMON™ support. This firmware/BIOS can be used for bootstrapping operating systems (from disk, Flash or network), for hardware testing, or for debugging applications without running any operating system.

The EM9A is a communication engine ideal for use in embedded applications, for instance as an embedded Linux server, but also for high-end automation and robot control under a real-time operating system.

For a first evaluation of the functions of the EM9A we strongly recommend to use the EK9 ESM™ starter kit. The kit consists of the function-compatible EM9 module (with front I/O), an FPGA loaded with additional I/O functions, the carrier card with I/O connectors, an external PSU, cables, and an adapter for mounting a PCI-104 module.

ESM™ modules consist of the hardware (CPU, chip set, memory, I/O) which is not fixed to any application-specific function, and an FPGA programmed in VHDL code, which provides I/O that is also still independent of a specific application. ESM™ modules are based on PCI. They have two or three system connectors: J1 has a fixed signal assignment, while J2 is variable depending on the final application-specific configuration of the ESM™ and the carrier board. J2 also feeds the I/O signals of the functions programmed in the FPGA to the carrier card. Some ESM™ modules have an additional J3 connector that is used to replace the front I/O connectors to route the signals to the carrier board or to the backplane of a CPCI or VME system.

Technical Data Open

CPU

PowerPC® PowerQUICC™ III MPC8548, MPC8548E, MPC8543 or MPC8543E
• 800MHz up to 1.5GHz
• Please see Standard Configurations for available standard versions.
• e500 PowerPC® core with MMU and double-precision embedded scalar and vector floating-point APU
• Integrated Northbridge and Southbridge

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Memory

2x32KB L1 data and instruction cache, 512KB/256KB L2 cache integrated in MPC8548/MPC8543

Up to 2GB SDRAM system memory
• Soldered
• DDR2
• Up to 300 MHz memory bus frequency, depending on CPU

Up to 1GB soldered NAND Flash, FPGA-controlled

32MB additional DDR2 SDRAM, FPGA-controlled, e.g. for video data and NAND Flash firmware

16MB boot Flash

128KB non-volatile FRAM

Serial EEPROM 4kbits for factory settings

Mass Storage

Parallel IDE (PATA)
• One port for hard-disk drives
• Available via I/O connector J2
• FPGA-controlled
• PIO mode 0 and UDMA mode 5 (UDMA100) support

Up to 1GB soldered ATA NAND Flash, FPGA-controlled

Graphics

Available via I/O connector J2

FPGA-controlled

800 x 600, 60Hz/75Hz, 6-bit RGB

I/O

Three Ethernet channels
• Three 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet channels with MPC8548/E
• Two 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet channels with MPC8543/E
• On board-to-board connector J3

Two RS232 UARTs (COM1/COM2)
• On board-to-board connector J3
• Data rates up to 115.2kbit/s
• 16-byte transmit/receive buffer
• Handshake lines: CTS, RTS

Further I/O depending on FPGA configuration

FPGA

Standard factory FPGA configuration:
• Main bus interface
• Interrupt controller, reset controller
• 16Z070_IDEDISK - IDE controller for NAND Flash
• 16Z043_SDRAM - Additional SDRAM controller (32MB DDR2)
• 16Z016_IDE - IDE controller (PIO mode 0 and UDMA mode 5)
• 16Z044_DISP - Display controller (800 x 600, 60Hz/75Hz, 6-bit RGB)
• 16Z031_SPI - SPI touch panel controller
• 16Z125_UART - UART controller (controls COM10..COM12)
• 16Z034_GPIO - GPIO controller (8 I/O lines, system control signals)

The FPGA offers the possibility to add customized I/O functionality. See FPGA.

PCI Interface

32-bit, 33/66-MHz PCI interface at PCI-104 connectors J1 and J2

Compliant with PCI Specification 2.2

Support of four external masters

Miscellaneous

Real-time clock

Temperature sensor, power supervision and watchdog

Electrical Specifications

Supply voltage/power consumption:
• +5V (-2%/+5%), 2A typ.
• +3.3V (-2%/+5%), 0.5A typ.

Mechanical Specifications

Dimensions: conforming to ESM™ specification (PCB: 149mm x 71mm), Type II-N, except height: approx. 1mm higher than standard

Heat sink is always tailor-made to the customer's needs (no heat sink included in standard version)

Weight: 90g (w/o heat sink)

Environmental Specifications

Temperature range (operation):
• -40..+85°C (screened), with appropriate heat sink
• Airflow: min. 10m³/h

Temperature range (storage): -40..+85°C

Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing

Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing

Altitude: -300m to + 3,000m

Shock: 15g/11ms

Bump: 10g/16ms

Vibration (sinusoidal): 1g/10..150Hz

Conformal coating on request

MTBF

245,671h @ 40°C according to IEC/TR 62380 (RDF 2000)

Safety

PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V-0 by UL recognized manufacturers

EMC

Tested according to EN 55022 (radio disturbance), IEC1000-4-2 (ESD) and IEC1000-4-4 (burst)

BIOS

MENMON™

Software Support

Linux

VxWorks®

QNX® (on request)

INTEGRITY® (Green Hills® Software) support available. Please contact Green Hills® for further information.

OS-9® (on request)

For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.

FPGA

This product offers the possibility to add customized I/O functionality in FPGA.

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Options

CPU

Several PowerQUICC™ III types with different clock frequencies

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Standard Configurations

Article No.	CPU Type	Clock	System RAM	NAND Flash	FRAM	Operating Temperature	Connectors
15EM09A00	MPC8548	1.33 GHz	512 MB	1 GB	128 KB	-40..+85°C	Board-to-board J3 and J2
15EM09-00	MPC8548	1.33 GHz	512 MB	1 GB	128 KB	-40..+85°C	Front I/O, board-to-board J2

Standard EM9A Models

Article No.	Description
15EM09A00	MPC8548 / 1.33 GHz, 512 MB DDR2 DRAM, 1 GB NAND Flash, 32 MB graphics memory, 128 KB FRAM, onboard I/O 3 Gb Ethernet, 2 UARTs, no front I/O, without heat sink

Related Hardware

Article No.	Description	More
08EK09-00	ESM™ evaluation kit for EM9/EM9A: EM9 with PowerPC® MPC8548, 1.33GHz, 512MB SDRAM, 1GB NAND Flash, 128KB FRAM, 32MB graphics memory, front I/O: 3 Gigabit Ethernet, 1 UART - on mini ATX carrier board with 2 UARTs, 1 USB 2.0, graphics, GPIO, IDE, RJ45 to D-Sub cable, VGA cable, external PSU and adapter for mounting of one PCI-104 module, 0..+60°C	More info Photo
15EM09-00	MPC8548 / 1.33 GHz, 512 MB DDR2 DRAM, 1 GB NAND Flash, 32 MB graphics memory, 128 KB FRAM, front I/O 3 Gigabit Ethernet and 1 UART on 4x RJ45, -40 to +85°C screened	More info Photo
15XM50-00	MPC8548 / 1.33 GHz, 512 MB DDR2 DRAM, 2 MB SRAM, 128 KB FRAM, -40..+85°C screened	More info

Software

Article No.	Description	More
OS independent
To use MDIS™ low-level drivers, you also need one of the MDIS4™ or MDIS5™ system packages available for Linux, VxWorks®, QNX® or OS-9® (MDIS™ = MEN Driver Interface System).
13Z017-06	MDIS5™ low-level driver sources (MEN) for 16Z034_GPIO and 16Z037_GPIO Requires an MDIS4™/2004 or MDIS5™ system package	Download Details
Linux
This product is designed to work under Linux. See below for potentially available separate software packages from MEN.
10EM09-91	General Linux BSP for A17, EM9, EM9A, EK9, F50C, F50P and XM50	Download Details
13Z025-90	Linux native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART, 16Z057_UART and 16Z125_UART	Download Details
13Z044-90	Linux native driver (MEN) for 16Z044_DISP (frame buffer)	Download Details
VxWorks
This product is designed to work under VxWorks®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets.
10EM09-60	VxWorks® BSP (MEN) for A17, EK9, EM9, EM9A, F50C, F50P and XM50	Download Details
13Z025-60	VxWorks® native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART, 16Z057_UART and 16Z125_UART	Download Details
QNX
This product is designed to work under QNX®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets.
13Z025-40	QNX® 6.3 native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART	Download Details
13Z025-41	QNX® 6.4 native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART	Download Details
13Z025-42	QNX® 6.5 native driver (MEN) for 16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART	Download Details
13Z044-40	QNX® native driver (MEN) for 16Z044_DISP (frame buffer)	Download Details
INTEGRITY
This product is designed to work under the INTEGRITY® RTOS from Green Hills® Software. An INTEGRITY® Board Support Package for this board is provided by Green Hills® Software. For more information and product support please contact Green Hills® Software (www.ghs.com).
Firmware/BIOS
MENMON™ is MEN's firmware/BIOS for PowerPC® platforms.
14EM09-00	MENMON™ (Firmware) (MEN) for EM9, EM9A and EK9 (object code)	Download Details

For operating systems not mentioned here contact MEN sales.

Documentation Open

Article No.	Description	More
15EM09ADS	EM9A Data Sheet (PDF)	Download
20EM00-00	ESM™ Specification (PDF)	Download
20EM09-00	EM9/EM9A User Manual (PDF)	Download
21MENM-00	MENMON™ 2nd Edition User Manual (PDF)	Download
21Z025-90	16Z025_UART and 16Z125_UART under Linux User Manual (PDF)	Download
22Z125-ER	16Z125_UART Errata (PDF)	Download

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