Chenbro RM23608 User Manual

8-Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Backplane 80H10323601A1
User’s Manual

CHENBRO

Storage Chassis

8-Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Backplane

80H10323601A1

User’s Manual

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Copyright

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Contents
Technical Support
Copyright
Revision History
Backplane Specification
Backplane Hardware
Backplane Assembly
Backplane Wiring

Appendix

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Revision History

Date Modifications

Feb / 10 / 2013  First release (V1.0)

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6Gb/s Backplane Specification

P/N : 80H10323601A1 (Version A0)

Specification
Host Interface
HDD Interface
Hot-Swap

Display

Cooling
Environment Monitor

Connectors

SATA
SAS
Yes, allows user to replace hard disk drive during power on stage
LED indicates Hard Disk Drive status

Power LED – Blue (When HDD is present)
Access LED – Green (When HDD is busy)
Error LED – Red (When HDD is error)

Four PWM FAN CONNECTOR
Temperature sensor detect(RT1, RT2)

1.SAS 29P *8

2.SATA 7P *8

3.Standard 4P Power connector *4 for +5V, +12V from power
supply

4. 2P Wafer CONN 2.54mm (1x2) *1

5. Pin header 2.54mm (2x5) *2

Dimension
Material

Accommodation Chassis

 RM23608

425(L) x 54.7(W) x 2.4(H) mm
FR4 4 layer

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CN06

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Backplane Layout

Backplane Connectors

Front View

CH71 CH61 CH51

CH81

CH11

CH21

CH31

CH41

CN04

Rear

CN03

View

CH82

CH72

CH52CH62

JF4

JF1

JF2

JF3

CH22

CN02

CN01

CH32CH42

CN05

CH12

SW1

(1) [CH11 ~ CH41 / CH51 ~ CH81] : 22-pin SATA-II or 29-pin SAS ( for HDD)

(2) [JF1 / JF2 / JF3 / JF4] : PWM Fan connectors 1~4

(3) [CN01 ~ CN04] : 4-pin Power connectors

(4) [CN07] : M/B fan signal connector ( Clock and PWM )

(gets either PWM duty cycle of M/B or B/P for comparison to

control fan speed , required one special cable)

(5) [SW1] : DIP switch function for fan control enable and disable

(detail information see below)

(6) [CH12 ~ CH42 / CH52 ~ CH82] : 7-pin SATA connector (for system)

(7) [CN05 ~ CN06] : 10-pin connector (for SGPIO signaling)
(8) [JA1] : 10-pin connector (factory reserved)

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POWER Connector (CN01 ~ CN04)

Pin

Descriptions

NO.

1 12V
2 GND
3 GND
4 5V

Fan Connector (JF1 ~ JF4)

Pin

Descriptions

NO.

1 GND
2 12V
3 FAN Clock Input
4 FAN PWM Output

MB PWM Connector (CN07)

Pin

Descriptions

NO.

1 FAN Clock Output to MB
2 FAN PWM Input from MB

(gets either PWM duty cycle of M/B or B/P for comparison to
control fan speed , required one special cable P/N: 26H11313601A0)

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SGPIO SIGNAL CONNECTOR (CN05 & CN06)

Pin

Pin

Descriptions

NO.

NO.

Descriptions

1 SGPIO DATA INPUT 2 NC
3 SGPIO DATA OUTPUT 4 GND
5 GND 6 SGPIO LOAD
7 CONTROL TYPE 8 SGPIO CLOCK
9 NC 10 KEY PIN

Remarks:
CN05 for HDD connector CH11 ~ CH41
CN06 for HDD connector CH51 ~ CH81
Recommend SAS/SATA cable with SGPIO side band supporting as below,

mini SAS SFF-8087 to 4 SATA with side band
(P/N: 26H12323601A0)

HOST IN Connector (CH12, CH22, CH32, CH42, CH52, CH62, CH72, CH82)

Pin NO.

Descriptions

1 GND
2 RP
3 RN
4 GND
5 TN
6 TP
7 GND

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SW1 FUNCTION

SW1-1: FAN1 Monitor Enable/Disable Setting

Sw1-1 FAN1

ON Enable

OFF Disable (Default)

SW1-2: FAN2 Monitor Enable/Disable Setting

Sw1-2 FAN2

ON Enable (Default)

OFF Disable

SW1-3: FAN3 Monitor Enable/Disable Setting

Sw1-3 FAN3

ON Enable (Default)

OFF Disable

SW1-4: FAN4 Monitor Enable/Disable Setting

Sw1-4 FAN4

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ON Enable (Default)

OFF Disable

SW1-5: MB PWM Monitor Enable/Disable Setting

Sw1-5 MB PWM

ON Enable

OFF Disable (Default)

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HDD IN Connector (CH11, CH21, CH31, CH41, CH51, CH61, CH71, CH81)

Pin

Pin

Descriptions

NO.

NO.
S1 GND P1 NC
S2 RP P2 NC

Descriptions

S3 RN P3 NC
S4 GND P4 GND
S5 TN P5 POWER ENABLE
S6 TP P6 GND
S7 GND P7 5V PRE-CHARGE
S8 NC P8 5V
S9 NC P9 5V

S10
S11
S12
S13
S14

NC P10
NC P11
NC P12
NC P13
NC P14

P15

GND

ACCESS SIGNAL

GND

12V PRE-CHARGE

12V
12V

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Backplane Assembly

The Chenbro 8-Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Backplane can be assembled on Chenbro Storage Server Chassis
RM23608 only. Please refer to the Chassis Quick Installation Guide for detail information.

Figure : Front and Rear View of 8-port Backplane

Backplane Wiring

HBA / RAID Card

HBA / RAID Card Chassis Fan x4 ( Max.) Chassis Fan x4 ( Max.)

Mini-SAS to SATA cable

Fan cable

M/B PWM / clock Fan signal

cable ( 2-pin to 4-

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Note :
This optional cable
(26H11313601A0) subjects to PWM
and clock signal connection
between M/B and B/P, to get PWM
duty signal ( depends on thermal
sensor on M/B ) for comparison
with B/P and control fan speed.

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Chassis Fan x4 ( Max.)

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Meantime, report fan clock signal to
M/B for fan speed indication in the
system.

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Appendix 1

PWM fan duty cycle definition table

Temperature (℃)
<= 31℃
32℃
33℃
34℃
35℃
36℃
37℃
38℃
39℃
40℃
41℃
42℃
43℃
44℃
45℃

Loading percentage (%)
34%
38%
42%
46%
50%
54%
58%
62%
66%
70%
73%
76%
79%
82%

85%
46℃
47℃
48℃
49℃
>= 50℃

88%

91%

94%

97%

100%

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