This document is an operation guide for the MPC8XXFADS board. It contains operational, functional and general information about the FADS. The MPC8XXFADS is meant to serve as a platform for s/ w and h/w development around the MPC8XX family processors. Using its on-board resources and its associated debugger, a developer is able to download his code, run it, set breakpoints, display memory and registers and connect his own proprietary h/w via the expansion connectors, to be incorporated to a desired system with the MPC8XX processor.