Motorola MVME167 Board

The MVME167, a single-board computer (SBC), implements a Motorola 68040 CPU with memory management and floating point units embedded. The MVME167 itself is a single-height 6U VME board. This board was equipped with most of the I/O needed for full computer functionality, including RS232, Ethernet and SCSI. The external I/O was implemented via the P2-VME connector at the back of the board which became standard in the following MVME1x7 CPU boards. Several breakouts were available, Motorola's 712 boards were the most widely used ones.
The MVME167 boards became very popular in industrial computer environments. The board configuration and component will vary depending on the generation.

CPU

• 68040 at 25 or 33.33 MHz, including a MMU and Floating Point Processor

Cache

• 4 kB/4 kB I/D on-chip L1

Chipset

• Intel i82596CA Ethernet Controller
• NCR53C710 narrow SE SCSI bus controller
• 8-bit bidirectional parallel interface provided by Programmable Channel Controller (PCC2, an ASIC implementation)
• CD2401 provides four serial channels
• VMEChip2 VME Bus controller
• MK48T08 8kB Non-Volatile RAM and clock chip
• 128kB of SRAM
• PCC2 chip ASIC Programmable Channel Controller (provides interface to I/O-chips)
• Petra II or MCCEC ASIC Memory Controller Chip depending on model
• Four 44pin (PLCC) EPROM sockets for upto 4 MB on-board memory (512k x 16bit)

Memory

• From 4MB to 128MB with Parity or ECC depending on model.
• 256MB or memory with an additional mezzanine board requiring additional VME slot.

VME

• VMEchip2 ASIC provides VME interface
• The VME-I/O is implemented via the P1 connector

Misc

• 8 Status LEDs (FAIL, STAT, RUN, SCON, LAN, +12V, SCSI, VME)
• 2 switches (RESET and ABORT).

Operating Systems

• OpenBSD/mvme68k
• NetBSD/mvme68k
• Linux/m68k
• Motorola System V/68 Release 3 Version 7
• Motorola System V/68 Release 3 Version 8
• Integrated System, Inc: pSOS+
• Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc: LynxOS
• Microware Systems Corporation: OS-9
• Microtec Research, Inc: VRTX-32
• Wind River Systems, Inc: VxWorks

Public References (in year 2014)

Title	Local file	Motorola ID
MVME167 Single Board Computer User's Manual	167_d3.pdf	MVME167/D3
MVME167 Single Board Computer Installation Guide	167igd.pdf	MVME167IG/D4
MVME167Bug Debugging Package User's Manual	167bug.pdf	MVME167BUG/D3
Single Board Computers Programmer's Reference Guide (vol. 1)	vmesbcp1.pdf	VMESBCA1/PG1
Single Board Computers Programmer's Reference Guide (vol. 2)	vmesbcp2.pdf	VMESBCA2/PG1
MVME1X7P Single-Board Computer Programmer's Reference Guide	v1x7papg.pdf	V1X7PA/PG1
MVME162, 162LX, 162FX, 166, 167, 177, 187, 197DP-SP, 197LE Supplementary Doc List	sbcdoca_lt1.pdf	SBCDOCA/LT1
Single Board Computers SCSI Software User's Manual	scsium.pdf	SBCSCSI/D1
1MVME1X7 P2 Interconnect Signals	1x7p2sga.pdf	N/A
SBC SCSI Software Release 1.1 Software Release Guide	scsisrg.pdf	SBCSCSI/S1
Debugging Package for Motorola 68K CISC CPUs User's Manual (Part 1 of 2)	68kbugd1.pdf	68KBUG1/D3
Debugging Package for Motorola 68K CISC CPUs User's Manual (Part 2 of 2)	68kbugd2.pdf	68KBUG2/D3
MVME712-12, MVME712-13, MVME712A, MVME712AM, and MVME712B Transition Modules and LCP2 Adapter Board User's Manual	712aum.pdf	MVME712A/D3
MVME167P Single-Board Computer Installation and Use	v167plxi.pdf	V167PA/IH2
Single Board Computer CPU Board Customer Letter	sbctrba_lt1.pdf	SBCTRBA/LT1

Related MVME167 Documentation (in year 2014)

Motorola ID	Title
MVME167/D2	MVME167 Single Board Computer User's Manual
SIMVME167	MVME167 Single Board Computer Support Information
MVME167/D2A1	MVME167 Single Board Computer User's Manual Supplement
MVME167/D3	MVME167 Single Board Computer User's Manual
MVME167/D3A1	MVME167 Single Board Computer User's Manual Supplement
MVME167/DS1	MVME167 Single board Computer Data Sheet
MVME167BUG/D2	MVME167BUG 167Bug Debugging Package User's Manual
MVME167BUG/D2A1	MVME167BUG 167Bug Debugging Package User's Manual Supplement
MVME167BUG/D2A2	MVME167BUG 167Bug Debugging Package User's Manual Supplement
MVME167BUG/D2A3	MVME167BUG 167Bug Debugging Package User's Manual Supplement
MVME167BUG/D3	MVME167Bug Debugging Package User's Manual
MVME167IG/D2	MVME167 Single Board Computer Installation Guide
MVME167IG/D4	MVME167 Single Board Computer Installation Guide
MVME167SRME/D1	MVME167-6xx and MVME167-7xx Single Board Computer User's Manual
MVME167SRME/D1A1	MVME167-6xx and MVME167-7xx Single Board Computer User's Manual Supplement
NVRAMA/LT1	MVME167/MVME177/MVME187 Single Board Computer Customer Letter
SBCDOCA/LT1	MVME162, 162LX, 162FX, 166, 167, 177, 187, 197DP/SP 197LE Supplementary Doc List
V167PA/IH2	MVME167P Single Board Computer Installation and Use
68-1X7DS	MVME1X7 Data Sheet Package (for use with the MVME162[LX] and the MVME166/MVME167/MVME187)
68-M167SET	MVME167 Manual Set
MV167/D2	MVME167 Single-Board Computer Data Sheet
MV167/D7	MVME167PA Single-Board Computer Data Sheet
MVME187FW	MVME167/MVME187 Single Board Computers SCSI Software User's Manual
MVME187PG/D2	MVME166/MVME167/MVME187 Single Board Computers Programmer's Ref. Guide
MVME187PG/D2A1	MVME166/MVME167/MVME187 Single Board Computers Programmer's Ref. Gd. Suppl
MVME187PG/D3	MVME166/MVME167/MVME187 Single Board Computers Programmer's Reference Guide
MVME187PG/D3A1	MVME166/MVME167/MVME187 Single Board Computers Prog. Ref. Guide Supplement
68KBUG	Debugging Package for Motorola 68K CISC CPUs User’s Manual
SBCSCSI	Single Board Computers SCSI Software User’s Manual
MVME187PG	MVME166/MVME167/MVME187 Single Board Computers Programmer’s Reference Guide
MVME712M	MVME712M Transition Module and P2 Adapter Board User’s Manual
MVME712A	MVME712-12, MVME712-13, MVME712A, MVME712AM, and MVME712B Transition Module and LCP2 Adapter Board User’s Manual
M68040UM	M68040 Microprocessor User’s Manual

Available MVME167 models

Model	CPU clock	RAM	Misc
MVME167-001	25MHz	4MB with parity
MVME167-002	25MHz	8MB with parity
MVME167-003	25MHz	16MB with parity
MVME167-031	33MHz	4MB with ECC
MVME167-032	33MHz	8MB with ECC
MVME167-033	33MHz	16MB with ECC
MVME167-034	33MHz	32MB with ECC
MVME167-035A	33MHz	64MB with ECC
MVME167-036A	33MHz	128MB with ECC

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