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ADLINK aTCA-9700 User Manual

aTCA-9700

Dual Intel Xeon E5-2658/2680 v2
40G AdvancedTCA Processor Blade
User’s Manual
Advance Technologies; Automate the World.

Revision History

Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 30/10/2013 Initial release
2.01 13/03/2014 Correct block diagram
Copyright 2013-14 ADLINK Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
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Table of Contents

Revision History ......................................................................................................................2
1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................5
1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Block Diagram.............................................................................................................................6
1.3 Package Contents.......................................................................................................................7
2 Specifications ...................................................................................................................8
2.1 aTCA-9700 Specifications...........................................................................................................8
2.1.1 CPU/ Chipset/ Memory........................................................................................................................ 8
2.1.2 Standard and Interface ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.1.3 Software............................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.4 Mechanical & Environmental ............................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Power Consumption..................................................................................................................10
2.3 Board Layout............................................................................................................................. 11
2.3.1 aTCA-9700 Board Layout...................................................................................................................11
2.3.2 aTCA-9700 Front Panel..................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.3 Status LED Definitions ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.4 Compliance ...............................................................................................................................16
3 Functional Description...................................................................................................17
3.1 CPU, Memory and Chipset .......................................................................................................17
3.1.1 CPU ................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.1.2 Memory.............................................................................................................................................. 18
3.1.3 Intel® C604 PCH Overview............................................................................................................... 18
3.1.4 Silicon Motion SM750 Graphics Controller........................................................................................ 19
3.2 Peripherals................................................................................................................................19
3.2.1 Reset ................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.2.2 SMBus Devices ................................................................................................................................. 20
3.3 I/O Interfaces ............................................................................................................................21
3.3.1 USB ................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.2 VGA Interface .................................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.3 Ethernet Connection.......................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.4 Serial Port .......................................................................................................................................... 23
3.3.5 Onboard SATA Interface.................................................................................................................... 23
3.3.6 Switch And Jumper Settings .............................................................................................................. 24
4 Intelligent Platform Management System.........................................................................25
4.1 IPMI Sensors ............................................................................................................................25
4.1.1 Sensor Reading (FRU Hotswap Sensor)........................................................................................... 27
4.1.2 Get Sensor Reading (Physical IPMB-0 Sensor)................................................................................ 28
4.1.3 Watchdog Timer Sensor .................................................................................................................... 29
4.1.4 Version Change Sensor..................................................................................................................... 30
4.1.5 System Firmware Progress Sensor................................................................................................... 31
4.1.6 Get Sensor Reading Command ........................................................................................................ 32
4.2 IPMI Commands .......................................................................................................................34
5 Getting Started................................................................................................................36
5.1 Safety Requirements ................................................................................................................36
5.2 Installing and Removing the aTCA-9700 ..................................................................................37
5.2.1 Installing the Blade ............................................................................................................................ 37
5.2.2 Removing the Blade .......................................................................................................................... 41
5.3 Firmware Update Procedure.....................................................................................................44
5.3.1 Update Over Serial Interface ............................................................................................................. 44
5.3.2 Update over KCS............................................................................................................................... 45
5.3.3 Update over LAN ............................................................................................................................... 46
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6 BIOS ................................................................................................................................47
6.1 Entering the BIOS Setup Screen ..............................................................................................47
6.1.1 Navigation.......................................................................................................................................... 47
6.2 Main BIOS Setup Screen..........................................................................................................48
6.3 Advanced Setup Screen ...........................................................................................................50
6.3.1 Trusted Computing ............................................................................................................................ 51
6.3.2 CPU Configuration............................................................................................................................. 52
6.3.3 Runtime Error Logging ...................................................................................................................... 55
6.3.4 SATA Configuration............................................................................................................................ 56
6.3.5 SAS Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 57
6.3.6 USB Configuration............................................................................................................................. 58
6.3.7 W83627UHG SIO Configuration........................................................................................................ 59
6.3.8 Serial Port Console Redirection ........................................................................................................ 60
6.3.9 COM1 Console Redirection............................................................................................................... 61
6.3.10 Network Stack.................................................................................................................................. 63
6.3.11 iSCSI ................................................................................................................................................ 64
6.3.12 Ethernet Port Configuration............................................................................................................. 64
6.4 Chipset Setup Screen ...............................................................................................................66
6.4.1 IOH Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 67
6.4.2 PCH Configuration............................................................................................................................. 70
6.5 Server Mgmt Setup Screen.......................................................................................................73
6.5.1 System Event Log.............................................................................................................................. 74
6.6 Boot Setup Screen....................................................................................................................75
6.7 Security Setup Screen ..............................................................................................................76
6.8 Save & Exit Setup Screen.........................................................................................................77
7 Serial Over LAN ..............................................................................................................79
7.1 Preparation For SOL Connection..............................................................................................79
7.2 Configure The Remote Client....................................................................................................79
7.2.1 Install IPMItool For The Remote Client.............................................................................................. 79
7.3 Configure The Target aTCA-9700 .............................................................................................80
7.3.1 BIOS Configuration............................................................................................................................ 80
7.3.2 Linux grub Setting.............................................................................................................................. 80
7.3.3 Linux System Setting......................................................................................................................... 81
7.4 Establish SOL Connection ........................................................................................................81
8 Drivers.............................................................................................................................83
Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................84
Getting Service ......................................................................................................................85
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1 Overview

1.1 Introduction

The ADLINK aTCA-9700 is a high performance AdvancedTCA® (ATCA) processor blade featuring dual 8-core Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658/2680 V2, Intel® C604 PCH, eight­channel memory up to 128GB of DDR3 memory and 400W power supply subsystem. Versatile connectivity includes four 40GbE Fabric Interfaces, dual GbE Base Interfaces, dual front panel GbE egress ports, front panel dual COM and USB 2.0 ports and front panel VGA connector. An onboard SATA connector supports a disk on module (DOM) up to 128GB and the optional RTM (aTCA-R9700) supports six 10GbE SFP+ ports and one hot-swappable SAS bay providing additional network throughput and storage capacities.
The aTCA-9700's thermal solution (including VRM heat sink) ensures stable operation under extreme operating environments and allows for compliance to the NEBS Level 3 standard (design only). The robust computing power and reliability of the aTCA-9700 meets the requirements of telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) and network equipment providers (NEPs), allowing them to build the next-generation telecom networks and communication infrastructures.
Detailed features are outlined below and a functional block diagram is shown in the next section.
Two eight-core Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658/2680 V2  Server-class Intel® C604 PCH  DDR3-1866 JEDEC standard VLP RDIMM (REG/ECC), up to 128 GB  Onboard bootable 16GB SATA interface disk on module (max. 128GB)  One Intel® I350 AM2 dual-port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller  One Intel® 82576EB dual-port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller  Optional three Intel® 82599ES 10Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (6 SFP+ ports) on RTM
(aTCA-R9700)
Optional SAS 3G interface drive bay on RTM (aTCA-R9700)  PICMG 3.1 Option 9-KR four Fabric Interface channels supporting dual-dual star  Failover system BIOS  Analog VGA output up to 1920x1440 resolution
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1.2 Block Diagram

DDR3 1866 RDIMM
core
core
core
core
core
core
core
QPI 8.0
GT/s
DDR3 1866 RDIMM
DDR3 1866 RDIMM
DDR3 1866 RDIMM
core core
RJ‐45
RJ‐45
F
R O N T
P A N E
USB
USB
USB
USB
PCH
PCH
Intel
I350AM2
RTM
Communications
Chipset 8920
Intel®
PCIe Gen 2.0 x4
PCIe Gen 3.0 x8
PCIe Gen 2.0 x16
core core
Intel® Xeon®
E5‐2600 v2
10‐core/20T
CPU
QPI 8.0
GT/s
core
core
core
core
core
core core
PCIe x4
core core
Intel® Xeon®
E5‐2600 v2
10‐core/20T
CPU
PCIe Gen 3.0 x16
PCIe Gen 2.0 x16
PCIe Gen 3.0 x8
PCIe Gen 3.0 x8
L
IPMC UART Debug Interface
Mini USB
Mini USB
COM 1
Super I/O
IPMC
PCIe Gen 2.0 x4
DDR3 1866 RDIMM
DDR3 1866 RDIMM
DDR3 1866 RDIMM
DDR3 1866 RDIMM
RTM
SAS x2, USB x3, COM x1, PCIe Gen 3.0 x2 4
Intel®
Communications
Chipset 8920
Mellanox®
ConnectX‐3
FCH1
FCH3
FCH2
Mellanox®
ConnectX‐3
Intel
82576EB
FCH4
BCH1
BCH2
Z O N E 3
Z O N E 2
NC‐SI
V
VGA
G A
SM750
Graphics
Controller
PCIe Gen 2.0 x1
RTM
RTM
SATADOM
USB x3
SAS x2
Front USB
SATA
Intel C604 PCH
USB x2
RTM
Front mini‐USB
Front mini‐USB
BIOS BIOS
TPM
COM 3
LPC
Super
I/O
COM 1
COM 2
COM 1
IPMC UART Debug Interface
SPISPI
IPMC
Smart Fusion
A2F500
IPMB 0/1
Z O N E 1
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1.3 Package Contents

Before opening, please check the shipping carton for any damage. If the shipping carton and contents are damaged, notify the dealer for a replacement. Retain the shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the dealer. Obtain authorization before returning any product to ADLINK.
Check that the following items are included in the package. If there are any missing items, contact your dealer:
aTCA-9700 AdvancedTCA processor blade (CPU, RAM specifications may differ
depending on options selected)
USB Mini-B to DB-9 cable (for front panel serial port)
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2 Specifications

2.1 aTCA-9700 Specifications

2.1.1 CPU/ Chipset/ Memory

CPU Dual 10-core Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658/2680 v2,
(2.4/2.8GHz QPI 8.0GT/s, 25MB L2 cache, LGA2011 Socket)
Chipset Intel® C604 PCH Memory Registered ECC DDR3-1333/1600/1866 VLP RDIMM
Eight RDIMM sockets Up to 128GB

2.1.2 Standard and Interface

Standards PICMG 3.0 R3.0 AdvancedTCA
PICMG 3.1 AdvancedTCA Ethernet, Option 9-KR
Networking One dual-port Intel® I350 AM2 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
One dual-port Intel® 82576EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller Two 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports on face plate Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Base Interface channels Four 10GBASE-KR4 Fabric Interface channels via two Mellanox
ConnectX-3 40G Ethernet Controllers (Option 9-KR)
Six 10GBASE SFP+ ports on RTM (aTCA-R9700)
Display Silicon Motion SM750 graphics controller
Front panel analog VGA connector supports up to 1920x1440
resolution USB Two USB 2.0 ports on front panel, two USB 2.0 ports to RTM Serial One IPMC serial debug port (USB Mini-B)
One RS-232 ports on front panel (USB Mini-B)
One RS-232 port to RTM Storage Onboard SATA connector supports DOM up to 128GB
Two SAS channels to RTM Front Panel I/O 1x VGA port (DB-15)
2x USB 2.0 port (Type-A)
1x IPMC serial debug port (USB Mini-B connector)
1x RS-232 port (USB Mini-B connector)
2x GbE ports (RJ45)
LEDs: OOS, BIOS/OS boot OK, IPMC payload power authorization
and IPMC chassis identify command
Recessed reset button Rear I/O (aTCA-R9700)
6x SFP+ ports (three Intel® 82599ES 10G Ethernet Controllers)
1x SAS ports from Intel® C604 PCH
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2.1.3 Software

BIOS AMI BIOS with 8Mbit flash memory Supported OS Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
Contact ADLINK for other OS availability

2.1.4 Mechanical & Environmental

Dimensions 322.25mm x 280mm x 30.48mm (H x D x W) - 6HP slot Operating Temperature Storage Temperature -40°C to 85°C Humidity 5% to 90% non-condensing Shock 15G peak-to-peak, 11ms duration, non-operation Vibration Non-operating: 1.88 Grms, 5 to 500 Hz, each axis
Compliance CE, FCC Class A, UL, NEBS Level 3 (design)
Standard: 0°C to 55°C
NEBS short-term: 0°C to 61°C (sea level)
Operating: 0.5 Grms, 5 to 500Hz, each axis
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2.2 Power Consumption

This section provides information on the power consumption of the aTCA-9700.
System configuration
(1) Memory: 8x TS1GKR72V3HL 16GB DDR3-1866 ECC REG (2) Graphics: Silicon Motion SM750 (3) Power Supply: Chroma DC Power supply 62012P-80-60 (4) CPU: 2x eight-core Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658 V2
The following table lists power consumption under different operating systems and applications with a 48V power rail.
OS and Application Power Consumption
DOS 119.52 W
Linux, Idle 123.36 W
Windows Server 2008 R2, idle 75.84 W
Windows Server 2008 R2, BurnIn Test, CPU 100% usage 209.76 W
Windows Server 2008 R2, Power Thermal Utility, CPU 100% Usage 280.32 W
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2.3 Board Layout

2.3.1 aTCA-9700 Board Layout

UX4
CN4
CN2/3
CN14/10
CN12
DIMM_CD
DIMM_FE
Communications
Chipset 8920
Communications
Chipset 8920
U14
D C
E F
CPU1
CPU2
DIMM_BA
AB
DIMM_HG
G H
U26
PSU1
J3
J4
U172
U167
J2
J1
PSU2
Location Description Location Description
CN2/3 USB ports J1/J2 Base/Fabric Interface CN4 GbE ports J3/4 Zone 3 to RTM CN9 Zone 1 Connector U1 Intel C604 PCH CN10/,14 Serial ports (USB Mini-B) U167 Mellanox ConnectX-3 CN12 VGA connector (DB-15) U172 Mellanox ConnectX-3 CPU1 CPU1 Socket U26 Intel 82576EB CPU2 CPU2 Socket UX4 Silicon Motion SM750 DIMM_BA/CD DDR3 DIMM A-D PSU1 400W -48V DC/DC module DIMM_FE/HG DDR3 DIMM E-H PSU2 400W Hotswap Power Module
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CN9

2.3.2 aTCA-9700 Front Panel

IPMC Payload Power Authorized
BIOS/OS Boot OK
IPMC Chassis Identify Command
OOS LED
GbE (RJ45)
USB
IPMC serial debug port
RS-232 serial port
Hot-swap LED
VGA
Reset button
Base and Fabric Channel LEDs
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2.3.3 Status LED Definitions

The following sections describe the front panel Status LEDs: Hot-swap LED, OOS LED, BIOS/OS Boot OK LED, IPMC Payload Power Authorized LED and IPMC Chassis Identify Command LED.
2.3.3.1 Out of Service (OOS) LED
Out of Service LED (Red) State Remark
Blinking During BIOS POST M4 Off BIOS POST OK M4 On After OS shutdown M1
2.3.3.2 BIOS/OS Boot OK
BIOS/OS Boot OK (Green) State Remark
Blinking During OS Boot Off During BIOS POST On OS Boot OK
2.3.3.3 IPMC Payload Power Authorized
IPMC Payload Power Authorized (Amber)
On Payload Power Authorized Off Payload Power Not
Authorized
State Remark
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2.3.3.4 IPMC Chassis Identify Command LED
IPMC Chassis Identify Command (Amber)
Off Default Off Blinking Chassis Identify Command
Active
State Remark
2.3.3.5 Hot-swap LED
Hot-swap LED (Blue)
Off M0 FRU not installed On M1 FRU inactive Long blink M2 FRU activation request Off M3 FRU activation in process Off M4 FRU active Short blink M5 FRU deactivation request Short blink M6 FRU deactivation in process
FRU State
number
FRU State Name
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2.3.3.6 Base and Fabric Channels LEDs
Base and Fabric Channels LEDs
FCH1 ACT (Amber)
Blink when accessing Ethernet I/O
FCH 3 ACT (Amber) Blink when accessing Ethernet I/O
Fabric 1 Link (Amber)
40Gbps – ON
Fabric 3 Link (Amber) 40Gbps – ON
FCH 2 ACT (Amber)
Blink when accessing Ethernet I/O
FCH 4 ACT (Amber) Blink when accessing Ethernet I/O
Fabric 2 Link (Amber) 40Gbps – ON
Fabric 4 Link (Amber) 40Gbps – ON
BCH1 ACT (Amber)
Blink when accessing Ethernet I/O
BCH1 Speed and Link 100 Mbps: Green 1Gbps: Amber
2.3.3.7 Front Panel RJ-45 GbE LED
Left LED: Speed and Link
1Gbps: Amber, 100Mbps: Green
Right LED: ACT
Blinking while data exchanging Color: Amber
BCH2 ACT (Amber) Blink when accessing Ethernet I/O
BCH2 Speed and Link 100 Mbps: Green 1Gbps: Amber
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2.4 Compliance

The aTCA-9700 conforms to the following specifications:
PICMG 3.0 R2.0 ECN0002 AdvancedTCA PICMG 3.1 Ethernet over AdvancedTCA Option 9-KR NEBS Level 3 (design)
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3 Functional Description

3.1 CPU, Memory and Chipset

3.1.1 CPU

The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658/2680 v2 implements several key technologies:
Four channel Integrated Memory Controller supporting DDR3 Integrated I/O with up to 40 lanes for PCI Express Generation 3.0 Two point-to-point link interface based on Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (Intel® QPI) up
to 8.0GT/s
20 MB of shared cache Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2), Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3) and
Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE4)
The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658/2680 v2 supports several advanced technologies:
Execute Disable Bit Intel® 64 Technology Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658/2680 v2 has a maximum TDP of 95W/115W and has an elevated case temperature specification. The elevated case temperatures are intended to meet the short-term thermal profile requirements of NEBS Level 3. The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2658/2680 v2 is ideal for thermally constrained form factors in embedded servers, communications and storage markets.
Supported Processors, Maximum Power Dissipation
The following table describes the Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family CPUs supported by the aTCA-9700:
Name E5-2680 V2 E5-2658 V2
L2 cache 25MB 25MB Clock 2.8GHz 2.4GHz QPI 8.0 GT/s 8.0 GT/s TDP 115W 95W
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3.1.2 Memory

The aTCA-9700 is a dual processor system with each Intel® Xeon® processor E5 2600 v2 series providing four memory channels supporting DDR3 800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MT/s DIMMs. The maximum memory capacity is 128GB with memory interleaving support. The 400/533/667/800/933 MHz differential memory clocks are driven by the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v2 CPU with length-matching and impedance controlled through all the DIMM slots.
The DDR3 DIMMs support the I2C interface. They are connected together and routed to the PCH for the management.
Memory configuration changes are only permitted to be performed at the factory. Failure to comply with the above may result in damage to your board or improper operation.

3.1.3 Intel® C604 PCH Overview

The Intel® C604 Chipset PCH provides a connection point between various I/O components and DMI based processors. Functions and capabilities include:
PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 2.0 support for up to eight ports with transfers
up to 5 GT/s.
PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 support for 33 MHz PCI operations (supports
up to four Req/Gnt pairs).
ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Revision 4.0a Enhanced DMA controller,
interrupt controller, and timer functions
Integrated Serial Attached SCSI host controllers at transfer rate up to 3Gb/s on up to four
ports.
Integrated Serial ATA host controller switch independent DMA operation on up to six ports. USB host interface with two EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 Host controllers and 2 rate
matching hubs provide support for support for up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet MAC with System Defense System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, version 2.0 with additional support for
2
C devices
I
Intel® High Definition Audio Supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel® RSTe) Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) Low Pin Count (LPC) interface Firmware Hub (FWH) interface Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) JTAG Boundary Scan support
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3.1.4 Silicon Motion SM750 Graphics Controller

The aTCA-9700 provides an analog VGA port on the front panel powered by a Silicon Motion SM750 2D graphics controller with the following features:
• PCI-Express x1 architecture
• 16MB integrated video DDR memory
• Low power consumption < 1.5W
• 300 MHz DAC supports up to 1920x1440 resolution
• 128-bit 2D graphic engine
• ROPs, BitBLT, transparent BLT, pattern BLT, Color expansion, and Line drawing
• YUV-16/32-bit RGB conversion
• Support 7 layers of display frames (2 hardware cursors, primary graphic, video, video
alpha, alpha, and secondary graphic)
• Two 8-bit portsorone16-bitvideocaptureportsupportsITU601
• and ITU 656 specifications UV-16/32-bit RGB conversion
• ReduceOn Power Management Technology
• Quick-Rotation features allow for 90°, 180°, and 270° rotation of on-screen images

3.2 Peripherals

The following peripherals are available on the aTCA-9700 blade

3.2.1 Reset

The aTCA-9700 is automatically reset by a precision voltage monitoring circuit that detects a drop in voltage below the acceptable operating limit of 4.85V for the 5V line and below 3.2V for the 3.3V line. Other reset sources include the Watchdog Timer, the face plate push-button switch and also the RESET signal from the IPMC. The aTCA-9700 responds to any of these sources by initializing local peripherals.
A reset will be generated by the following conditions:
Power failure, +5 V supply falls below 4.1 V (typ.) or +3.3 V supply falls below
2.93 V (typ.)
Pushbutton "RESET" pressed Watchdog time-out IPM controller reset
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3.2.2 SMBus Devices

The aTCA-9700 provides a System Management Bus (SMBus) hosted by the Intel® C604 PCH. The topology is shown in the diagram below.
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3.3 I/O Interfaces

3.3.1 USB

The aTCA-9700 supports four USB 2.0 ports:
Two Type-A ports on front panel Two ports routed to RTM (available on the aTCA-R6280 RTM)
On the USB 2.0 front panel port, a USB cable up to 5 meters in length can be used.
On the USB 2.0 Rear I/O ports, it is strongly recommended to use a cable less than 3 meters in length for USB 2.0 devices.
The USB 2.0 ports are high-speed, full-speed, and low-speed capable. Hi-speed USB 2.0 allows data transfers of up to 480 Mb/s, 40 times faster than a full-speed USB (USB 1.1). One USB peripheral may be connected to each port.
With the aTCA-R6280 RTM, the aTCA-9700 supports two additional USB ports on the I/O panel of the RTM.
USB Connector Pin Definition (Type A)
Pin Signal
1 5V USB VCC 2 USB­3 USB+
Note: The aTCA-9700 host interfaces can be used with a maximum 500mA continuous load current as specified in the Universal Serial Bus Specification, Revision 2.0. Short circuit protection is provided. All the signal lines are EMI filtered.
4 GND USB
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3.3.2 VGA Interface

A DB-15 female connector on the front panel provides analog display output.
Front Panel VGA Pin Definition (DB-15)
Pin Name Pin Name
1 RED 9 +5v 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 NC 4 NC 12 DDC_DATA 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 GND 14 VSYNC 7 GND 15 DDC_CLK 8 GND

3.3.3 Ethernet Connection

The aTCA-9700 is equipped with one dual-port Intel® I350 AM2 Gigabit Ethernet Controller and one dual-port Intel® 82576EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller which provide four GbE ports in total. In default configuration, two ports from the Intel® I350 AM2 Gigabit Ethernet Controller are connected to the front panel RJ-45 ports. Two GbE ports from the Intel® 82576EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller are connected to Zone 2 Base Channels 1 and 2 (BCH1/BCH2).
Two Mellanox ConnectX-3 40G network controllers are installed on the aTCA-9700 providing four 40GBASE KR4 links to Fabric Channels 1,2,3 and 4. The four 40GBASE­KR4 links are divided into two groups. FCH1/3 are connected to one of the ConnectX-3 40G network controllers while FCH2/4 are connected to the other.
Note: The bandwidth of each ConnectX-3 40G network controller is limited by the PCIe x8 Gen3 link to the CPU. The total bandwidth of each ConnectX-3 40G network controller is approximately 50Gb/s.
With the aTCA-R9700 RTM installed, the aTCA-9700 supports six 10GbE SFP+ ports from the Intel 82599ES Network Interface Controllers.
Front Panel GbE Pin Definition (RJ-45)
Pin GbE Signal Names
1
2
3 4 5 6 7 8
Transmit Data1 +
Transmit Data1 ­Receive Data2 + Receive Data3 +
Receive Data3 -
Receive Data2 +
Transmit Data4 +
Transmit Data4 -
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3.3.4 Serial Port

Two serial ports are output to USB Mini-B connectors on the front panel for use as service terminals. The port labeled IPMI is an "IPMC" debug port and the port labeled CPU" is connected to COM 1 of the Super IO chip.
Serial Port Pin Definition (USB Mini-B)
PIN Signal Name In/Out
1 Signal Ground 2 Transmitted Data (TxD) Out 3 Received Data (RxD) In 4 Signal Ground 5 Signal Ground

3.3.5 Onboard SATA Interface

The aTCA-9700 has one 7-pin SATA connector reserved for onboard mounting of a Serial ATA disk on module (DOM). The SATA connector pin list is shown as below.
SATA Pin Definition (7-pin)
Pin Signal Names
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
GND
SATA0_TX-P
SATA0_TX-N
GND SATA0_RX-N SATA0_RX-P
GND
The aTCA-9700 is equipped with a SATA flash module (16GB, up to 128GB available) which supports a SATA 3.0Gb/s interface with sustained read to 122MB per second and sustained write up to 119MB per second.
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3.3.6 Switch And Jumper Settings

3.3.6.1 Set Blade Operation Mode
Use switch SW4 to set the Blade Operation Mode. Normal operation requires a shelf manager for the blade to boot. Standalone mode allows the blade to boot without a shelf manager.
SW4 Blade Operation Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
Normal Mode (default) OFF OFF OFF OFF
Standalone Mode OFF OFF ON OFF
3.3.6.2 IPMC JTAG Signal
The switch SW12 is designed for hardware debug purposes. Do not change the default settings. Doing may result in an abnormal boot, failure to boot, and or damage to the board.
SW12 IPMC JTAG Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
Default Setting OFF ON ON ON
3.3.6.3 Shelf/Logic Ground Jumper
Use JP2 to short Shelf Ground to Logic Ground.
Shelf/Logic GND JP2 Setting
Shorted 1-2
Open (default) 2-3
The locations of SW4, SW12 and JP2 are shown below:
SW12
JP2
SW4
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4 Intelligent Platform Management System

The purpose of the intelligent platform management system is to monitor, control, and assure proper operation of AdvancedTCA® Boards and other Shelf components. The intelligent platform management system watches over the basic health of the system, reports anomalies, and takes corrective action when needed. The intelligent platform management system can retrieve inventory information and sensor readings as well as receive event reports and failure notifications from Boards and other Intelligent FRUs. The intelligent platform management system can also perform basic recovery operations such as reset of managed entities.
The IPMC controller on aTCA-9700 supports an “intelligent” hardware management system, based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification. The intelligent management system provides the ability to manage the power, cooling, and interconnect needs of intelligent devices; to monitor events; and to log events to a central repository.

4.1 IPMI Sensors

The following table lists all the sensors supported by the aTCA-9700. Six thresholds including Lower Non-Recoverable (LNR), Lower Critical (LC), Lower Non-Critical (LNC), Upper Non­Critical (UNC), Upper Critical (UC) and Upper Non-Critical (UNR) are defined for each voltage or temperature sensor.
Sensor Type
Hot Swap discrete RTM Hot Swap discrete IPMB Physical discrete BMC Watchdog discrete Version change discrete System FW PROG discrete +1.5V DDR-CPU1 Volts +1.8V CPU1 Volts +1.5V DDR-CPU2 Volts +1.8V CPU2 Volts +5.0V Volts +3.3V Volts +1V CC Volts +1.05V CC Volts +1.8V CC Volts +1V CX3 Volts +1.2V CX3 Volts +1.8V CX3 Volts +1V CX3-2 Volts +1.2V CX3-2 Volts
LNR LC LNC UNC UC UNR
na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
1.215 1.245 1.305 1.595 1.625 1.655
1.54 1.58 1.6 1.8 1.84 1.88
1.215 1.245 1.305 1.595 1.625 1.655
1.535 1.565 1.605 1.805 1.845 1.875
4.516 4.61 4.704 5.315 5.409 5.503
2.985 3.045 3.105 3.513 3.573 3.634
0.905 0.925 0.945 1.065 1.085 1.105
0.945 0.975 0.995 1.115 1.135 1.155
1.625 1.665 1.695 1.915 1.945 1.985
0.905 0.925 0.945 1.065 1.085 1.105
1.085 1.105 1.135 1.275 1.305 1.325
1.625 1.665 1.695 1.915 1.945 1.985
0.905 0.925 0.945 1.065 1.085 1.105
1.085 1.105 1.135 1.275 1.305 1.325
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Threshold
Sensor Type
+1.8V CX3-2 Volts +3.3V MG Volts +12V Volts PCH Temp °C PSU1 Temp °C i350 Temp °C CPU1 VRM1 Temp °C CPU1 VRM2 Temp °C CPU1 VRM3 Temp °C CPU2 VRM1 Temp °C CPU2 VRM2 Temp °C CPU2 VRM3 Temp °C PVTT_CPU1 Volts P0V75_DDR_VTT1 Volts P_VCCP1 Volts PVSA_CPU1 Volts PVTT_CPU2 Volts P0V75_DDR_VTT2 Volts P_VCCP2 Volts PVSA_CPU2 Volts P1V1_SSB Volts P1V5_SSB Volts P1V8_LAN_82576 Volts P1V8_LAN_i350 Volts P1V_LAN_82576 Volts P1V_LAN_i350 Volts CPU1 Temp °C CPU2 Temp °C BIOS HPM1 status discrete BIOS Boot discrete
Threshold
LNR LC LNC UNC UC UNR
1.625 1.665 1.695 1.915 1.945 1.985
2.985 3.045 3.105 3.513 3.573 3.634
10.84 11.08 11.32 12.76 13 13.24
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
-10 -5 0 75 85 95
0.88 0.992 1.008 1.104 1.12 1.152
0.688 0.704 0.72 0.8 0.816 0.832
0.56 0.592 0.608 1.36 1.376 1.392
0.576 0.592 0.608 1.2 1.216 1.232
0.88 0.992 1.008 1.104 1.12 1.152
0.688 0.704 0.72 0.8 0.816 0.832
0.56 0.592 0.608 1.36 1.376 1.392
0.576 0.592 0.608 1.2 1.216 1.232
0.992 1.024 1.04 1.168 1.2 1.216
1.216 1.248 1.296 1.6 1.632 1.664
1.632 1.664 1.696 1.92 1.952 1.984
1.632 1.664 1.696 1.92 1.952 1.984
0.912 0.928 0.944 1.072 1.088 1.104
0.912 0.928 0.944 1.072 1.088 1.104
-15 -10 -5 75 85 95
-15 -10 -5 75 85 95 na na na na na na na na na na na na
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