Specifications
| SoC | Freescale (now NXP) MPC5200B — Power Architecture, PowerPC e300 core (603e-derived) |
|---|---|
| CPU clock | 400 MHz |
| Memory | 128 MB DDR SDRAM, controller at 266 MHz (133 × 2) |
| Storage | 44-pin 2.5-inch IDE / ATA-4 connector (notebook drive) |
| Networking | 10/100 Mbit/s auto-switching Ethernet, Realtek RTL8201CL PHY |
| USB | 2 × USB 1.1 (OHCI host, 12 Mbit/s) |
| Expansion | 33/66 MHz 3.3 V-keyed PCI slot; optional AGP slot via 90° riser adapter |
| Audio | AC97 codec (IDT/Sigmatel STAC9766): stereo line-out/line-in/mic, optical S/PDIF out |
| Serial | RS-232 (D-SUB9) on PSC1, configurable up to 1 Mbit/s |
| IrDA | 5-pin header on PSC6 (SIR/MIR/FIR/UART/GPIO), 2400 bps–4 Mbps |
| Dimensions | 118 × 153 × 38 mm (with AGP riser adapter) |
| Firmware | Open Firmware (IEEE 1275, CHRP), Genesi Firmware v1.3, with an x86 BIOS emulation layer so standard AGP/PCI graphics cards initialise |
Every row above appears in at least two independent sources: Genesi’s own specification and product pages (the Genesi Network, counted as one), the independent bplan GmbH reseller pages, the community-written Efika Book v1.5, and the Wikipedia Efika article. The MPC5200B itself is described by NXP’s data sheet and product brief for the part.
Claims I could not verify
These turn up in the wild but rest on a single source each, so they stay off the table above until a second, independent source confirms them:
- CPU up to 466 MHz. Only the Efika Book v1.5 mentions a ceiling above 400 MHz. Every vendor and reseller page lists 400 MHz flat, with no higher-binned option.
- RAM configurable from 32 MB to 512 MB. Only the bplan GmbH reseller page states a range. Genesi’s own pages document only the 128 MB retail configuration.
- MS-CAN on solder pads. Described only within the Genesi Network (genesi.company and powerdeveloper.org, which share a publisher and so count as one source). No independent party mentions the pads.
- Power draw under 20 W with a drive and graphics card, under 10 W typical. Found only in the Wikipedia article, not on any vendor or reseller specification page as fetched directly.
- RoHS compliance. Stated only on Genesi’s own product page.
There is also a documented but single-sourced split between a pre-production “5200” board (plain MPC5200) and the production “5200B”, again from the Efika Book alone. Which revision this particular unit carries is still to be documented.