The new BSP includes source code for a boot loader for initializing and customizing hardware, device drivers, and a corresponding set of configuration files, and provides the ability to configure the package to select desired peripherals, operating system features, file systems, and memory types, AMD said.
The Au1500 contains a MIPS32 CPU core and is available at speeds of 333MHz, 400MHz, and 500MHz, with power dissipations of less than 400 mW, 700 Mw, and 1.2 W, respectively. On-chip functions include a PCI bus controller, two 10/100 Ethernet Controllers, USB Device and Host controllers, two UARTS, an AC-97 controller, general purpose I/O, and a PCMCIA controller
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