Product Overview The AMCC Glacier evaluation kit provides users with a comprehensive set of resources to evaluate the 460GT processor as well as to start system development. The Glacier evaluation board, incorporating the industrystandard 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.
Glacier Board The Glacier board, with an approximately 7” x 7” form factor, is a custom-designed platform developed by Embedded Planet for evaluating the 460GT processor:
• 1.0 GHz AMCC 460GT processor • 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM • 64 MB NOR Flash • 32 MB NAND Flash • Four 10/100/1G Ethernet ports • Two PCI Express connectors • One PCI host 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.
RapidIO Configuration Server Included in Flash on the evaluation board is an evaluation copy of RapidFETTM server software from Fabric Embedded Tools Corp. This network management tool enables users to configure and analyze Serial RapidIO-based networks connected to the Glacier board. Customers can license a production version of this software (as well as the client) from Fabric Embedded Tools Corp.
