Introduction; Ppcbug Overview - Motorola AltiVec MVME5100 Series Installation & Use Manual

Introduction

The PPCBug firmware is the layer of software just above the hardware.
The firmware provides the proper initialization for the devices on the
MVME5100 upon powerup or reset.
This chapter describes the basics of the PPCBug and its architecture. It also
describes the monitor (interactive command portion of the firmware), and
provides information on using the PPCBug debugger and the special
commands. A complete list of PPCBug commands is also provided.
For full user information about PPCBug, refer to the PPCBug Firmware
Package User's Manual and the PPCBug Diagnostics Manual listed in
Appendix C, Related

PPCBug Overview

The PPCBug (also known as PowerPC debug firmware) is a powerful
evaluation and debugging tool for systems built around the Motorola
PowerPC microcomputers. Facilities are available for loading and
executing user programs under complete operator control for system
evaluation. The PPCBug provides a high degree of functionality, user
friendliness, portability, and ease of maintenance.
The PPCBug also achieves its portability because it was written entirely in
the C programming language, except where necessary to use assembler
functions.
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