EKF C40-SCFA Technical Information

Technical Information

C40-SCFA

CompactFlash Mezzanine Module

SATA & USB

Document No. 5180 • Ed. 5 • 29 March 2012

Technical Information C40-SCFA • CF Card SATA USB Mezzanine Module

Contents

About this Manual ........................................................... 3

Edition History......................................................... 3

Related Documents ..................................................... 4

Nomenclature ......................................................... 4

Trade Marks .......................................................... 4

Legal Disclaimer - Liability Exclusion ......................................... 4

Standards ............................................................ 5

C40-SCFA Features........................................................... 6

Short Description....................................................... 7

Block Diagram C40-SCFA................................................ 11

Top View Component Assembly C40-SCFA .................................. 12

Installing and Replacing Components............................................ 14

Before You Begin...................................................... 14

Warnings ...................................................... 14

Caution ....................................................... 14

Installing the Board Assembly ............................................ 15

Removing the Board Assembly............................................ 16

EMC Recommendations................................................. 17

Technical Reference - Connectors ............................................... 18

Caution............................................................. 18

Please Note .......................................................... 18

I/O Connectors ....................................................... 19

P-CF CompactFlash Header ......................................... 21

P-SATA2 P-SATA3 ............................................... 23

P-UFD1 P-UFD2 ................................................. 24

J-USB3 J-USB4 .................................................. 26

Inter-Board Connector .................................................. 27

P-MEZ ........................................................ 28

Schematics................................................................ 30

Ordering Information........................................................ 31

Alternate Products .......................................................... 31

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About this Manual

This manual is a short form description of the technical aspects of the C40-SCFA, required for
installation and system integration. It is intended for the advanced user only.

Edition History

EKF
Document

Text # 5180
c40_tie.wpd

Ed.

Contents/Changes

1 Technical Information C40-SCFA

Author Date

jj 13 June 2008

English, Preliminary Edition

2 Added Sectional Drawings jj 17 February

2009

3 Added Photos jj 5 March 2010

4 Added Table Alternate Products jj 25 August 2011

5 Added Photo PC1 C40 Exploded View jj 29 March 2012

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Related Documents

For a description of the CCM-BOOGIE or PC1-GROOVE CPU cards, which may act as carrier board with
respect to the C40-SCFA, please refer to the correspondent CPU user guide, available by download
(change URL accordingly for other potential carrier cards).

Download CPU Card User Guides

CCM-BOOGIE www.ekf.com/c/ccpu/ccm/ccm_uge.pdf

PC1-GROOVE www.ekf.com/p/pc1/pc1_uge.pdf

PC2-LIMBO www.ekf.com/p/pc2/pc2_ug.pdf

SC1-ALLEGRO www.ekf.com/s/sc1/sc1.html

Nomenclature

Signal names used herein with an attached '#' designate active low lines.

Trade Marks

Some terms used herein are property of their respective owners, e.g.

< Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Core 2 Duo, Merom, Penryn, iAMT: ® Intel
< Santa Rosa Platform, Crestline Chipset GM965: Intel
< Montevina Platform, Cantiga Chipset GS45: Intel
<

CompactPCI

®

: ® PICMG

< Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista: ® Microsoft
< EKF, ekf system: ® EKF

EKF does not claim this list to be complete.

Legal Disclaimer - Liability Exclusion

This document has been edited as carefully as possible. We apologize for any potential mistake.
Information provided herein is designated exclusively to the proficient user (system integrator,
engineer). EKF can accept no responsibility for any damage caused by the use of this manual.

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Standards

Specifications/Standards

CompactFlash CompactFlash Specification Rev. 4.1 (www.compactflash.org)

SATA Serial ATA 2.5/2.6 Specification (www.sata-io.org)

USB Universal Serial Bus Revision 2.0 specification (www.usb.org/developers)

C40-SCFA (CF Card) over CCM-BOOGIE CPU Carrier Card

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C40-SCFA Features

Feature Summary

Form Factor Proprietary size mezzanine module, fits basically into the 4HP (20.3mm) envelope of the

CPU carrier board, typically delivered as a ready to use assembly unit (including the CCM­BOOGIE or successor CPU card), mounting position right (on top of CPU board)

Host I/F Connector
(Bottom Mount to CPU
Carrier)

SATA Usage < SATA1 (from ICH southbridge on CPU carrier board), bound to the C40-SCFA on-

USB Usage < Up to 2 x USB SSD (Silicon State Drive) low profile mezzanine modules

CompactFlash < 50-pos. connector for CF Cards (Flash storage cards), screw locked retainer

Top Mount Connectors < P-CF for a CF Card

Thermal
Conditions

Environmental
Conditions

< High Speed mezzanine connector suitable for CCM-BOOGIE and successor CPU

carrier boards

< 3 x SATA channels (2 RAID)
< 4 x USB ports

board SATA to PATA bridge, intended for true IDE mode CompactFlash storage
card

< SATA2 and SATA3 (derived from the CPU carrier board secondary SATA

controller), in use for SATA RAID level 0/1 or non-RAID applications, option vertical
SATA latching connectors (P-SATA2 & P-SATA3), please note that additional
headroom is required beyond 4HP for this option

< Up to 2 x USB type A receptacles

< CF Card interface operated in IDE/PATA mode (PIO and UDMA)

< P-SATA2 and P-SATA3 for attachment of system internal SATA drives
< P-UFD1 and P-UFD2 for low profile USB SSD mezzanine modules
< J-USB3 and J-USB4 for system internal attachment of USB devices

< Operating temperature: 0°C ... +70°C
< Storage temperature: -40°C ... +85°C, max. gradient 5°C/min
< Humidity 5% ... 95% RH non condensing
< Altitude -300m ... +3000m
< Shock 15g 0.33ms, 6g 6ms
< Vibration 1g 5-2000Hz

EC Regulations < EN55022, EN55024, EN60950-1 (UL60950-1/IEC60950-1)

< 2002/95/EC (RoHS)

MTBF tbd

Not all of the connectors may be present or functional on your actual C40-SCFA board; assembly is
highly custom specific. Options may be exclusive, i.e. not necessarily concurrently present. Discuss
your needs with EKF before ordering.

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Short Description

Available as a mezzanine add-on expansion
board to the CCM-BOOGIE and successor CPU
carrier cards, the main purpose of the
C40-SCFA is to provide a CompactFlash pin
header suitable for attachment of all popular CF
storage cards, as a rugged and proven mass
storage media, which can be easy replaced.
Basically, the C40-SCFA is designed to fit into
the 4HP (20.32mm) envelope of a CPCI CPU
carrier board, so that another 4HP pitch
mezzanine expansion board can be stacked
above the CPU/C40 assembly in addition.

Further more, the C40-SCFA can be optionally
equipped with up to 2 USB Silicon State Drive
(SSD) modules 1), or up to 2 USB type A host
receptacles 1).

In addition, two SATA connectors (latching
headers) are optionally available on the
C40-SCFA 1), for attachment of system internal
drives by ordinary SATA cable harnesses. The
SATA channels may be either operated in a low
level RAID (0/1) mode, or as universal non-RAID
SATA ports.

The CompactFlash facility requires emulation of
the legacy PATA/IDE interface (wich is no longer
available within the latest generation of Intel's
ICH southbridge) via the C40-SCFA on-board
SATA to PATA bridge chip. This solution does
not need any proprietary software drivers, since
the bridge is connected to one of the ICH SATA
channels and fully transparent to the BIOS and
operating system. Industrial grade CF cards are
widely available, with a capacity of up to 16GB
as of now. Installation of an operating system
on the CF card and system boot is
straightforward for ruggedized systems. The CF
card can be fastened by means of a screw
locked retainer, for optimum reliability.

Low profile USB SSD modules (2.00mm
connector pitch), as offered e.g. from Intel,
STEC, Sandisk and others have become also very
popular in embedded systems, with a capacity
of up to 8GB as of current. One or two modules

1)

can be optionally mounted on the C40-SCFA,
either in addition to the CF card, or as alternate
mass storage.

1)

Some of the population options mentioned may exceed the 4HP total stack height for the CPU
carrier board and C40-SCFA assembly. Please read carefully the respective notes (subchapters 'P-UFD1
P-UFD2', 'J-USB3 J-USB4', and 'P-SATA2 P-SATA3'. For some EKF expansion boards slight violations of
the 4HP envelope may be tolerable. Furthermore, some of the C40 stuffing options are exclusive to
each other, due to space restrictions on the C40-SCFA (see table below).

C40-SCFA Stuffing Options

True IDE Mode CF Card

4HP Envelope Maintained

1 x CompactFlash --with or w/o SATA headers

1 x CompactFlash 1 x SSD - with or w/o SATA headers

1 x CompactFlash -1 x USBwith or w/o SATA headers

- 2 x SSD - with or w/o SATA headers

- 2 x SSD 1 x USB with or w/o SATA headers

- 1 x SSD 2 x USB with or w/o SATA headers

USB Silicon State Drive Module(s)

4HP Envelope Slightly Exceeded

USB A Host Receptacle(s)

4HP Envelope Slightly Exceeded

Latching SATA Headers

4HP Envelope Exceeded

with SATA Cable Assy

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