Products Description
Motorola MVME5500-0161 VMEbus Single Board Computer

Technical Specifications
Model:MVME5500-0161
Brand:Motorola
Part No:MVME5500-0161
Product type:VMEbus Single Board Computer
CPU:PowerPC 7457
Clock:1GHz
Cache:512KB L2 cache,2MB L3 cache
Memory:512MB ECC SDRAM,32KB battery-backed NVRAM with RTC clock,40MB Flash memory
Bus:VMEbus A32/D32,VME64x,D64 BLT,A24/D16,A16,master/slave with DMA
Form Factor:Single-width 6U Eurocard
Power supply:+5V DC,typical 4A
Dimension:233mm160mm17mm
Weight:0.90kg
Interface:2×RS232 serial port,Gigabit Ethernet port,10/100M Ethernet port,dual PMC expansion slots,watchdog timer
Operating temperature:0℃ ~ +70℃ (forced air cooling)
Storage temperature:-40℃ ~ +85℃
Relative humidity:5~90% non-condensing
Certification:CE
System compatibility
MVME5500-0161 belongs to Motorola MVME5500 VME series single board computer.It can work with standard VME backplane and matched VME I/O modules,widely used in old industrial control,test measurement and semiconductor equipment.It is spare part for legacy equipment overhaul.
Function
MVME5500-0161 is a single-width 6U VME single board computer based on PowerPC 7457 RISC processor with AltiVec unit.It supports embedded real-time operating system such as VxWorks and RTEMS,performs control logic operation and field data acquisition.It communicates with peripheral modules via VME bus,serial ports and Ethernet.It has onboard watchdog timer and real-time clock for reliable long-running embedded control.This variant adopts 1GHz PowerPC 7457 CPU,equipped with 512MB ECC SDRAM,dual PMC slots,Universe II VME-PCI bridge.
Installation
Insert MVME5500-0161 into standard 6U VME chassis slot,lock the front panel.Fix the board,connect serial cable,Ethernet cable and VME backplane.Take ESD protection before power-on.
Interface
‑VME backplane connector
‑Dual RS232 serial port
‑Gigabit Ethernet port
‑10/100M Ethernet port
‑Dual PMC expansion slots
‑Watchdog timer
‑RTC battery backup circuit
‑+5V power terminal
Feature
MVME5500-0161 classic industrial SBC.Typical faults:gold finger oxidation,SDRAM chip failure,serial transceiver damage,battery leakage.Clean gold finger and test memory before replacement.
Diagnostic
Fault phenomenon:no power on,boot failure,VME bus communication error,serial port no data output,Ethernet link loss.Check VME backplane power supply,clean gold finger,test SDRAM and communication circuit.

Product Brief
MVME5500-0161 is Motorola single-width 6U VME single board computer with PowerPC 7457 1GHz CPU,512MB ECC SDRAM,with dual serial ports,Gigabit &10/100M Ethernet and dual PMC shturl.c is standard temperature version,mainly used for maintenance and replacement of old VME industrial control equipment.ESD protection must be followed during handling.