Chapter 2
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Getting Started
2.1 Required Hardware
In addition to the basic Malta motherboard, you will typically need:
• a suitable standard ATX cabinet with power supply. For a power supply with stand-by capabilities, a minimum
current of 720 mA is required (1A/1.5A peak recommended) for the 5V stand-by voltage.
• the Core Board that contains the MIPS CPU
• a serial cable for RS232 serial connection. The cable must be a Null Modem cable with 9 way ‘D’ female con-
nector in both ends.
2.2 Optional Hardware
The following may also be useful, depending on your application:
• Ethernet cable
• USB cable
• PS2 Keyboard / mouse
• IDE disk drive and cabling
• Type I or II CompactFlash module (supporting True IDE mode)
• Floppy disk drive and cabling
The following are useful for debugging:
• LA probe connectors (that match the AMP Mictor headers) if you have an HP Logic Analyser
• PCI probe board, if you want to be able to monitor activity on the internal PCI bus (for example, FuturePlus
FS2000)
• Standard parallel-port download cable for extending the parallel male-male conversion cable
• Standard 10-pin header to DB9 converter cable for tty2
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