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Download the IBM PowerPC 970XX/CPC945 Evaluation Kit

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03 Apr 2007

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The IBM PowerPC® 970XX/CPC945 Evaluation Kit software includes the IBM PowerPC Initialization Boot Software (PIBS) resident in the flash memory on the board, PIBS source code, the IBM Embedded PowerPC Operating System (EPOS), sample application programs, and application development libraries and tools. Documentation includes software technical specifications and an application note that describes step-by-step instructions on how to obtain and build GNU software development tools for use with the evaluation kit software. Also included is software for the PowerPC 405EP service processor on the board that manages power, initialization, clocks, configuration, and other system tasks. The service processor software also utilizes PIBS and EPOS.

About the PowerPC 970XX/CPC945 Evaluation Kit

The information in this download package is intended for:

  • Software engineers interested in developing boot firmware, operating system, or application code for a PowerPC 970FX or PowerPC 970MP-based board. The source code illustrates how to initialize and utilize various features of the processor (caches, timers, memory management unit, interrupts, and debugging features). An application note is included that outlines the steps required to obtain and build a GNU cross compiler for PowerPC code development.
  • Hardware engineers interested in designing a custom PowerPC 970FX or PowerPC 970MP board. The board schematics provide an example of how to connect the processor to a system controller (bridge) chip and other components in the system.


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