
Audience
This manual is intended for system software and hardware developers and applications
programmers who want to develop products using the MPC8272 integrated processor.
Readers should understand the following topics:
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Computer networking
Basic principles of RISC processing
Details of the PowerPC architecture
Organization
The following list describes the major sections of this manual:
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Chapter 1, “Overview,” provides a high-level description of the MPC8272ADS,
describing general operation, basic features, and a block diagram.
instructions and information about setting various modes, switches, and other
configuration on the MPC8272ADS.
and stand alone operation, memory installation, and connection setup.
indicators for the MPC8272ADS.
reset configuration, the clock generator, bus configuration, buffering, the chip-select
generator, synchronous DRAM, Flash memory, and E 2 PROM memory.
connectors, and PCB layout.
Chapter 8, “Support,” provides information about interconnect signals and
programmable logic equations.
this document.
The book also contains an index.
Suggested Reading
This section lists additional reading that provides background for the information in this
manual as well as general information about the PowerPC architecture.
MPC8272ADS User Guide