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Category
1 General Hard-Ware Specification
2 Backplane Layout
3 Backplane Photo
4 Backplane Cable Information
5 Backplane Ordering Information
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General Hardware Specification
Host Interface Mini SAS (SFF-8087) interfaces(single path)
HDD connector (power+drive : 7+7+15 pins) for SAS
HDD Interface
Hot-Swap
Functionality
LED Display
(Serial Attached SCSI) drive , also compatible to
SATA II drive (7+15 pins)
Support inrush current control and Pre Charge for
drive hot-swapping (allow on line replace Hard Disk
Drive)
On Board LED indicates Hard Disk Drive status:
Power LED – Blue color (When HDD is present )
Access LED –Green color (When HDD is busy )
Error LED –Red color (When HDD is fail )
1. Fan speed monitoring :
a. 3P3C connector disable/enable by DIP sw.
b. Fan alarm threshold is 2000rpm
2. Overheat monitoring :
a. Two temperature sensors on HDD site
b. Two optional Temp. selection :55℃/65℃
3.Redundant PSU monitoring :
Alert Monitoring
a. PSU fail signal input : TTL signal input (normal
high and pull-high resistor is required)
b .PSU alarm mute output : short two pins together
when alarm mute switch (on the front site) is
pressed
4. Alert Notification :
a. Support one buzzer for audible alarm
b. 1× fail LED outputs for fan/overheat/PSU failure
events (on the front site)
c. 1 x alarm mute button for disabling audible
alarm
d. Fan & overheat fail will trigger both audible
alarm & fail LED , PSU will trigger fail LED only ,
but will trigger its audible alarm on PSU
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1. HDD activity LED source is selected by 2 x 5 pins
headers “jumper setting” for :
a. from pin 11 of HDD (As HDD support )
b. or external HBA Card by adapter wire
HDD Fail and
Activity
Functionality
supported
Connectors
2. HDD Faulty LED “Red color”, Driven from RAID
HBA Card by bellowing interface required :
a. SGPIO : follow the SFF-8485 specification
b. Discrete : need one discrete cable (port to port)
connection only reserved for those RAID HBA
cards provides such interface
c. I2C : will be the “slave” design on the
backplane board, reserve 4 pins (CLK, D/A,
GND and +5V)
1. SAS(15+7+7 pins) x 4( for HDD )
2. MINI-SAS Connector x 1(SFF-8087)
3. DC power connectors in big 4-pin D-type x 2
for +5V, +12V from power supply
4. Power alarm and mute connectors x 2
5. I2C Connector x 1
6. SGPIO Enable connector x 1
7. HDD Activity connector x 1
8. HDD Fail connector x 1
9. Fan (3P3C) connectors x 2
Above detail pin definition see below information
Dimension 107.8(L) x 114.8(W) x 2.4(H) mm
Material FR4 4layer
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Backplane Layout
Backplane Connectors
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Front view (HDD slot In)
CN41
CN31
CN21
CN11
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Rear View (Host Connector In )
JC1
CN7
CN9
CN3
CN4
CN2 CN1 CN5
JP1 JF1
JM1 JF2
SW1
(1) [CN11/CN21/CN31/CN41] : 29-pins SAS HDD connector
(2) [CN7] : Min-SAS Host connector
(3) [CN3 /CN4] : Power connectors
(4) [CN1] : External HDD Activi ty LED Signal Input connector (from RAID Card)
(5) [CN2] : HDD Fail LED Signal Input connector (from RAID Card)
(6) [CN5] : Fan/PWR/Temp. Fail LED output connector (to Front Panel LED Display)
(7) [JF1/JF2] : Fan connectors
(8) [SW1] : Functionality / Mode Setting
(9) [JP1] : Power Failure Input (From Redundant Power Supply)
(10) [JM1] : Power Failure Alarm Mute Output (to Redundant Power Supply)
(11) [JC1] : I2C connector for HDD Fail (from RAID Card)
(12) [CN9] : pin header for SGPIO enable/disable jumper setting
External Activity LED Signal
Input
(Remove jumper then plug
adapter wire to connect
RAID card)
As HDD can support activity
LED signal , using jumper to
close each two pins shown
left side
CN41
CN41
[CN2] HDD Fail LED Connector
Pin Def.
1 Fail LED for HDD CN11
2 Fail LED for HDD CN21
3 Fail LED for HDD CN31
4 Fail LED for HDD CN41
[CN3 /CN4] Power Connector
Pin Def.
1 +5V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +12V
[JF1 /JF2] Fan Connector
Pin Def.
1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sensor
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[JP1] Redundant PSU Module Fail Connector
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Pin Def.
1 GND
2
Power Fail Signal (TTL Active Low)
[JM1] Alarm Mute Connector
Pin Def.
1 Switch 2 Switch +
[JC1] I2C Connector
Pin Def.
1 SDA
2 GND
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3 SCL
4 +5V
[CN9] SGPIO Enable/Disable Connector
Pin Def.
1&2 close Enable 1&2 open Disable
[SW1 (1)] DIP Switch Function
Fan1 Detection Enable/Disable SW1-1
Enable ON
Disable OFF
[SW1 (2)]
Fan2 Detection Enable/Disable SW1-2
Enable ON
Disable OFF
[SW1 (3)]
Temperature Settin
65 Degree C ON
55 Degree C OFF
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Backplane Photo
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Backplane Cable Information
1. Please refer to below compatible Mini-SAS cable for HBA HOST
All of Mini-SAS cables are including SGPIO signal inside (Side Band)
Item no. Description Part No. Photo Fig. No. Length
1 Mini-SAS(36 pins) to Mini-SAS(36 pins) 26H113215-012 A 0.6m
2 Mini-SAS(36 pins) to Mini-SAS(26 pins) (TBD) A
3 Mini-SAS(36 pins) to 4 x SATA(7 pins) 26H11321 5- 0 1 0 B 0.6m
4 Mini-SAS(36 pins) to Wide Port (32 Pins) (TBD) C
Fig. A
Fig. B
Fig. C
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2. Please refer to below adapter cable for HDD activity LED in case HDD
can’t support activity signal
For Areca , 3Ware and High Point RAID Card wiring diagram :
HDD Pin
1 1 N/A
HDD LED Adapter Cable (1 x 5pins to 1 x 4pins) RAID