@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
Nuvoton iBMC boards (``*-bmc``, ``npcm750-evb``, ``quanta-gsj``)
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-The `Nuvoton iBMC`_ chips (NPCM7xx) are a family of ARM-based SoCs that are
+The `Nuvoton iBMC`_ chips are a family of ARM-based SoCs that are
designed to be used as Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) in various
-servers. They all feature one or two ARM Cortex-A9 CPU cores, as well as an
-assortment of peripherals targeted for either Enterprise or Data Center /
-Hyperscale applications. The former is a superset of the latter, so NPCM750 has
-all the peripherals of NPCM730 and more.
+servers. Currently there are two families: NPCM7XX series and
+NPCM8XX series. NPCM7XX series feature one or two ARM Cortex-A9 CPU cores,
+while NPCM8XX feature 4 ARM Cortex-A35 CPU cores. Both series contain a
+different assortment of peripherals targeted for either Enterprise or Data
+Center / Hyperscale applications.
.. _Nuvoton iBMC: https://www.nuvoton.com/products/cloud-computing/ibmc/
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ There are also two more SoCs, NPCM710 and NPCM705, which are single-core
variants of NPCM750 and NPCM730, respectively. These are currently not
supported by QEMU.
+The NPCM8xx SoC is the successor of the NPCM7xx SoC.
+
Supported devices
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@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ Missing devices
* System Wake-up Control (SWC)
* Shared memory (SHM)
* eSPI slave interface
+ * Block-tranfer interface (8XX only)
+ * Virtual UART (8XX only)
* Ethernet controller (GMAC)
* USB device (USBD)
@@ -76,6 +81,11 @@ Missing devices
* Video capture
* Encoding compression engine
* Security features
+ * I3C buses (8XX only)
+ * Temperator sensor interface (8XX only)
+ * Virtual UART (8XX only)
+ * Flash monitor (8XX only)
+ * JTAG master (8XX only)
Boot options
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