Malta™ Development Board
Malta™ is designed to provide a platform for software development with MIPS32® and MIPS64® processors. The development kit features:
- MicroATX form factor
- Daughter card hosting either an FPGA implementation of a synthesizable core or a lead vehicle
- 100 Mbps Ethernet
- 3 PCI slots
- Serial, parallel, USB, keyboard, mouse ports
- IDE and compact flash slots
- 4 Mbytes boot flash
- 128 Mbytes SDRAM
- YAMON™ ROM monitor included
- Sample Linux port included on CD
- BSPs for Microsoft® Windows® CE available
- BSPs for Nucleus Plus
- BSPs for Windriver Systems VxWorks
- EJTAG v2.5 debugger connector
A Malta system is composed of two parts: The Malta motherboard holds the CPU-independent parts of the circuitry, and the daughter card (CoreLV™, or, CoreFPGA3™) hosts the implementation of the synthesizable core along with a System Controller, and fast SDRAM memory. The complete development kit can be used as a stand-alone or in a suitable ATX chassis. The CoreLV (lead vehicle) version is available for several of the MIPS32 and MIPS64 cores. The FPGA versions have the advantage of being able to accept new bitstreams for other MIPS® cores at some future time (within the constraints of the capacity of the installed FPGA).
Malta is designed around a standard PC chipset, giving all the advantages of easy-to-obtain software drivers. It is supplied with the YAMON ROM monitor in the on-board flash memory, which, if required, can be reprogrammed from a PC or workstation via the IEEE1284 port. The feature set extends from low-level debugging aids, such as DIP switches, LED displays and logic analyzer connectors, to sophisticated EJTAG debugger connectivity, audio support, IDE and flash disks and Ethernet. Four PCI slots on the board give the user a high degree of flexibility enabling the user to extend the functionality of the system.
For documentation on the Malta development board, click here.
For Linux support on the Malta board visit:
If you have further questions, for example whether an FPGA or LV based Daughtercard can be provided, or would like to purchase a board, please send an email to boards@mips.com.The Malta kit includes a development board, cables, MIPS® software, and a CD with documentation. Documentation is also available on-line.
To place an order or to receive more information about our Malta development kit, please send an email to boards@mips.com.
FS2 System Navigator Debug Probes
When you purchase a Malta system you can also purchase a bundled FS2 System Navigator™ Debug tool at a substantial discount from the regular price. The FS2 tool is a hardware-assisted debugger that uses the EJTAG debug connection. It is a non-intrusive, real-time debugger and supports all available MIPS cores. For more information visit FS2 System Navigator probes.
