Re: old/new MVME-177 compatability

[Graham Waters <Graham.Waters@triumf.ca>]

We ran into the same problem with mvme162 boards. We now run a mixture
of old 162 boards and new ones with the Petra ASIC. The same code
runs on both versions. We have never experienced any incompatbilities.

Graham.

Paul Sichta wrote:
> 
> I plan to buy a MVME-177 from Motorola in order to have a
> second spare CPU.  They discontinued production of the model
> MVME177-013 in August 2000, and now offer a replacement
> based upon their Petra ASIC.  The part number is now
> MVME177P-64SE.  Has anyone used the (new) Petra ASIC boards?
> Are they swappable with the original MVME-177 boards?

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