NEC Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 Development Kit Supported Features (Windows CE 5.0)
The following table shows the hardware components that are supported in the board support package (BSP) for the NEC Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 Development Kit for Vr5432/5500 microprocessors.
| Hardware component | Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 hardware support | Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 BSP support |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 128 MB | RAM image |
| Flash | 32 MB Intel DA28F640J5 | Yes |
| Boot ROM | 512 KB | Not applicable |
| Timers | 2 | Yes |
| Real-time clock | Yes | Yes |
| VGA | PCI card | All supported PCI video cards |
| LCD | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet | Built-in AMD AM79C973 | Debug and Product Ethernet through all supported PCI Ethernet cards |
| Serial | 2 | Yes. The top one is for debug messages and the bottom one is for product serial. |
| PCMCIA or CF | PCI card | TI1250 |
| Mouse | PS/2 | Yes |
| Keyboard | PS/2 | Yes |
| Hardware reset through a cold boot | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware reset through a warm boot | Yes | Yes |
| Software reset through a warm boot | Not applicable | Yes |
| Touch controller | No | No |
| Universal serial bus (USB) host | PCI card and built-in OHCI controller | Yes |
| USB function | PCI card (Netchip 2890) | Yes |
| Serial Infrared (SIR) | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Infrared (FIR) | Yes | No |
| Audio output | PCI card | Yes |
| Audio input | PCI card | Yes |
| Parallel port for printing | 1 | Yes |
| Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) | 1 | Hard disk drives (HDDs) only, no CD-ROM drives |
| Smart card | USB and PCMCIA Readers | Not tested |
| IEEE 1394 | PCI card | Yes |
| Floppy disk | No | No |
| TV output | PCI card | Yes |
| Floating point unit | Yes | Yes |
| Expansion connector | PCI and compact PCI | Yes |
| PCI slots | 4 | Yes |
| Compact PCI or PCI extender | Both (Use PCI4 slot for extender) | Yes |
| Logic analyzer probes | Yes | Yes |
| IEEE 1149.1-compliant (JTAG) | Yes | Yes |
| Debug LEDs | Yes | One digit |
| Companion or add-on cards | Vr5432/Vr5500 companion | Yes |
| Form factor | Custom | Not applicable |
NEC Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 Development Kit Hardware Restrictions and Limitations
Keep in mind the following NEC Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 Development Kit restrictions and limitations:
- The PCI INTC routed through the ALI M1535+ chip on the baseboard does not work properly. The PCI card using this interrupt will not work. This situation occurs only with a special card or when the PCI extension box is used, because the interrupt is not attached to the PCI INTA signal on a baseboard PCI slot.
See Also
Setting up the NEC Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 Development Kit Hardware | How to Use the BSP for the NEC Solution Gear 2-Vr5500 Development Kit
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