CT-61 Preface Copyright 2014 ADLINK Technology Inc. This document contains proprietary information protected by copy- right. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be repro- duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
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Conventions Take note of the following conventions used throughout this manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and instructions properly. Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform tasks. NOTE: NOTE: Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam- age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com- plete a task.
PICMG 2.16 GbE, USB, COM, High Definition Audio, and SATA interfaces. For flexibility of use, the CT-61 can be installed in a standard Com- pactPCI system slot as system master, or peripheral slot as a PCI device. Through hardware switch setting, the CT-61 optionally supports operation in system or peripheral slots as a standalone blade.
Hardware RAID on SCSI, SAS interfaces supported (depen- dent on RTM module) *See “Programming NT Mode EEPROM Map” on page 41 for instructions on how to set the PCIe-to-PCI bridge on the CT-61 to NT-mode to allow operation in a peripheral slot. NOTE:...
1. See 7.4 "Programming NT Mode EEPROM Map" on page 41 for instructions on how to set the PCIe-to-PCI bridge on the CT-61 to Non-Transparent mode to allow operation in a periph- eral slot. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
CT-61 2.2 Power Requirements In order to guarantee a stable functionality of the system, it is rec- ommended to provide more power than the system requires. An industrial power supply unit should be able to provide at least twice as much power as the entire system requires of each voltage.
Power Consumption This section provides information on the power consumption of the CT-61 with different CPUs, 2GB DDR3-800/1066 soldered mem- ory, and 100GB SATA HDD. The system was tested in Idle Mode and Full Load Mode under Windows XP running Burn-in Test 6.0.
CT-61 2.3 Thermal Management Features When the CPU temperature exceeds its maximum junction tem- perature (T ), the CPU’s thermal management features will j,Max reduce power consumption (and thus performance) in an attempt to reduce the core junction temperature. Use of the CPU’s thermal management features is intended for short periods of time when running power intensive applications.
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BGA1288 package and include an integrated graphics and memory controller die on the same package as the processor core die. The following table lists the processors supported by the CT-61 and their specifications. Features SV Core i7-610E LV Core i7-620LE ULV Core i7-620UE Clock 2.53GHz...
ACPI Power Management Logic Support Two integrated SATA host controllers with up to six ports, supporting independent DMA operation and data transfer rates of up to 3.0GB/s (the CT-61 supports up to four SATA ports) Supports Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)
Watchdog Timer with time resolution from minimum 1 second or minute to maximum 65,535 seconds or minutes. 3.4 Battery The CT-61 is provided with a 3.0V/0.2F gold cap for the Real Time Clock (RTC). The gold cap supports a 12-hour theoretically life. 3.5 PMC/XMC Sites The CT-61 supports two PMC sites for front panel I/O expansion.
3.6 BIOS Recovery The CT-61 features AMI® EFI BIOS with BIOS recovery. If the BIOS becomes corrupted and you are unable to boot your system, follow the instructions in Section 7.3 “BIOS Recovery” on page 39. Functional Description...
CT-61 4.4 Switch and Jumper Settings Refer to “CT-61 Board Layout - Top Side” on page 15 and “CT-61 Board Layout - Bottom Side” on page 16 for switch locations. SW1 & SW4 (Debug use only) The switches SW1 & 4 are for debugging purposes and should be left in the default settings.
The CT-61 is able to boot-up when installed in a peripheral slot if there is no host board in the system slot. The CT-61 behaves as a system board in all slots. (Set this pin to "ON" if the CT-61 is installed in a blade server backplane).
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CT-61 Clear CMOS Switch (SW6) Press switch SW6 to clear the CMOS and reset the CMOS val- ues to default. Board Interfaces...
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This chapter describes the installation of the following components to the CT-61. CT-61 Blade installation PMC/XMC module installation 5.1 CT-61 Blade Installation 1. Carefully align the edges of the blade with the edges of the slot. 2. Check that all the wedge locks lie flat against the board.
1. Align the male connectors of the PMC/XMC card (com- ponent-side down) to the female connectors of the CT-61 and press down. 2. Secure the PMC/XMC card to the CT-61 by attaching the screws provided with the card from the bottom side of the board.
CT-61 Driver Installation The CT-61 drivers can be found on the ADLINK All-In-One CD at X:\cPCI\CT-61\ or from the ADLINK website (http://www.adlink- tech.com). ADLINK provides validated drivers for chipset, graph- ics and LAN on Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
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This section describes the operation of the CT-61’s watchdog timer (WDT). The primary function of the WDT is to monitor the CT-61's operation and to reset the system if a software application fails to function as programmed. The following WDT functions may...
For a detailed programming sample, refer to the sample code pro- vided on the ADLINK All-In-One CD. You can find it in the following directory: X:\cPCI\CT-61\WDT. Sample Code The sample program written in C shown below offers an interactive way to test the Watchdog Timer under DOS.
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ID1 = inportb(IT8783_ioPort+1); outportb(IT8783_ioPort, 0x21); ID2 = inportb(IT8783_ioPort+1); //WDT and LED program void IT8783_3_WDTRun(unsigned int count_value, unsigned int PLEDflag) //for CT-61 unsigned long tempCount; unsigned int registerValue; outportb(IT8783_ioPort, 0x07); outportb(IT8783_ioPort+1, 0x07);// Device 7 outportb(IT8783_ioPort, 0xf8); outportb(IT8783_ioPort+1, 0x00);// PLED mapping to...
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registerValue &= 0xfe; // set GP60 is alternate function outportb(IT8783_ioPort+1, registerValue); outportb(IT8783_ioPort, 0xCD); registerValue = inportb(IT8783_ioPort + 1); registerValue |= 0x01; // set GP60 is output outportb(IT8783_ioPort+1, registerValue); outportb(IT8783_ioPort, 0xf8); outportb(IT8783_ioPort+1, 0x30);// PLED mapping to GP60 outportb(IT8783_ioPort, 0xf9); registerValue = inportb(IT8783_ioPort + 1); registerValue |= 0x02;...
7.2 Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) The CT-61 supports the Intel® Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) that is capable of booting up or executing an OS installation through an Ethernet port. To use PXE, there must be a DHCP server on the network with one or more servers running PXE and MTFTP services.
2. Prepare a bootable USB flash drive and copy the recov- ery file “C6510000.ROM” to the root directory. 3. Insert the USB flash drive into the CT-61 and power up the system. 4. The system will sound 4 beeps to indicate boot failure, and then it will sound 2 beeps to indicate it is entering Recovery Mode.
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6. During the BIOS recovery process, you will see the following: 7. After the flash update is completed, power down the system and restart. The system should now boot up normally. Utilities...
CT-61 product page on the ADLINK website: http://www.adlinktech.com/PD/web/PD_detail.php?cKind=&pid=1017 To set the PCIe-to-PCI bridge on the CT-61 to NT mode, perform the following steps: 1. Download the EERPOM map cPCI-6510_NT.rar from the CT-61 product website under Utilities.
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CT-61 BIOS Setup Utility The following chapter describes basic navigation for the AMIBIOS®8 BIOS setup utility. 8.1 Starting the BIOS To enter the setup screen, follow these steps: 1. Power on the motherboard 2. Press the < Delete > key on your keyboard when you see the following text prompt: <...
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Setup Menu The main BIOS setup menu is the first screen that you can navi- gate. Each main BIOS setup menu option is described in this user’s guide. The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured.
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CT-61 Navigation Note: There is a hot key legend located in the right frame on most setup screens. Keyboard Commands Enter Selects the highlighted option or submenu. < > The Left and Right “Arrow” keys allow you to select a setup screen.
8.2 Main Setup When you first enter the Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by select- ing the Main tab. There are two Main Setup options. They are described in this section.
CT-61 8.3 Advanced BIOS Setup Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item.
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PCI Subsystem Settings PCI Latency Timer Value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. Options: 32 PCI Bus Clocks, 64 PCI Bus Clocks, 96 PCI Bus Clocks, 128 PCI Bus Clocks, 160 PCI Bus Clocks, 192 PCI Bus Clocks, 224 PCI Bus Clocks, 248 PCI Bus Clocks. ASPM Support Set the ASPM (Active State Power Management) level.
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CT-61 CPU Configuration Hyper-Threading Enables/disables Hyper-Threading Technology. Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Options: All, 1, 2. Intel Virtualization Enables/disables Intel Virtualization Technology. Power Technology Power management feature. Options: Disabled, Energy Efficient, Custom. TDC Limit Turbo-XE Mode Processor TDC Limit in 1/8 A granularity.
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SATA Configuration SATA Mode The SATA can be configured as a legacy IDE, RAID and AHCI mode. Serial ATA Controller 0 This item specifies whether SATA Controller 0 is initialized in Compatible or Enhanced mode of operation. The settings are Disabled, Compatible and Enhanced.
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CT-61 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration DVMT/FIXED Memory Select DVMT/FIXED Mode Memory size used by internal Graphics Device. Options: 128MB, 256MB, Maximum. IGD – Boot Type Selects the Video Device(s) to be activated during POST. This option has no effect if external graphics present. Options: CRT, DVI, TV, CRT+DVI.
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USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Legacy USB Support refers to USB mouse and keyboard sup- port. Normally if this option is not enabled, any attached USB mouse or keyboard will not become available until a USB com- patible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded.
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CT-61 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1/2/4 Configuration Sub-menu allows you to Enable/Disable and set the parame- ters of Serial Ports 1, 2, 4. BIOS Setup Utility...
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PC Health Configuration BIOS Setup Utility...
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CT-61 Console Redirection The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings. The user can enable one serial port for Console Redirection. Only one port can be used for Console Redirection at any time.
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Terminal Type VT-UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out-of-band man- agement. The next best choice is VT100+ and then VT100. Options: VT100, VT100+, VT-UTF8, ASNI. Bits per Second Select the bit rate (bits/second) you want the serial port to use for console redirection.
CT-61 8.4 Chipset Configuration Select the Chipset tab from the setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of Chipset BIOS Setup options by highlighting it using the < Arrow > keys. The Chipset BIOS Setup screen is shown below.
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Initial Graphic Adapter Allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the pri- mary boot device. Configuration options: IGD, PCI/IGD, PCI/PEG, PEG/IGD, PEG/PCI. IGD Memory IGD shared memory size. Options: Disabled, 32M, 64M, 128M. PCH Configuration SMBus Controller The SMBus controller.
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CT-61 USB Configuration All USB Devices All USB Devices. Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. EHCI Controller 1 USB 2.0 (EHCI) support. Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. USB Port USB Port 0~7.Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. BIOS Setup Utility...
8.5 Boot Configuration Select the Boot tab from the setup screen to enter the Boot Con- figuration screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display a Boot Configuration option by highlighting it using the <...
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CT-61 Bootup Num-Lock This option sets the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting it to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is booted up. Setting it to Off will not enable the Num Lock key on bootup.
8.6 Security Setup Administrator Password Use this option to set a password for administrators with full con- trol of the BIOS setup utility. User Password Use this option to set a password for users with limited access to the BIOS setup utility. BIOS Setup Utility...
CT-61 8.7 Save & Exit Select the Save & Exit tab from the setup screen to enter the Save & Exit setup screen. You can display a Save & Exit BIOS setup option by highlighting it using the < Arrow > keys. The Save & Exit BIOS setup screen is shown below.
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CT-61 IPMI User Guide 9.1 Introduction This chapter is written for those who already have a basic under- standing of the newest implementation of the baseboard manage- ment controller (BMC) of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification rev. 2.0. It also describes the OEM extension IPMI command usages which are not listed in the IPMI specification.
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IPMI Command NetFn CMD Description Spec This is a broadcast version of the ‘Get Broadcast “Get Device ID’ command that is provided for 20.9 Device ID” the ‘discovery’ of Intelligent Devices on the IPMB IPMI Messaging Support Commands The Send Message command is used for bridging IPMI messages between Send Message 22.7...
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CT-61 IPMI Command NetFn CMD Description Spec Sensor Device Commands This command returns general Get Device SDR 35.2 information about the collection of Info sensors in a Dynamic Sensor Device. The ‘Get Device SDR’ command allows SDR information for sensors for a Sensor Get Device SDR 35.3...
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IPMI Command NetFn CMD Description Spec This command returns the present reading for sensor. The sensor device Get Sensor may return a stored version of a 35.14 Reading periodically updated reading, or the sensor device may scan to obtain the reading after receiving the request.
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OemRescanGaInput This command is used to rescan the geo-address input pins and reset the IPMB address according to the input value. Action Byte Value Description NetFn/LUN for OEM Request OEM defined command Complete Code 00h means OK Response New IPMB address New IPMB address value OemTestFunction Internal test purposes only.
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CT-61 OemReportGeoAddress This command can report the IPMB address, the GA pin input sta- tus, and the event forwarding control value. Action Byte Value Description NetFn/LUN for OEM Request OEM defined command Complete Code 00h means OK IPMB address IPMB address value...
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OemDispDebugVariable This command can report up to 5 interval values for debug pur- poses. For developers only. Action Byte Value Description NetFn/LUN for OEM Request OEM defined command Complete Code 00h means OK *Debug variable 1 *Debug variable 2 Response *Debug variable 3 *Debug variable 4 *Debug variable 5...
CT-61 OemPowerOn This command is implemented to control the system’s status if power-on is required. Operators can control the system remotely. Action Byte Value Description NetFn/LUN for OEM Request OEM defined command Response Complete Code 00h means OK 9.4 CompactPCI Address Map...
9.5 Communications with IPMC Operating systems need to use a serial port to communicate with the IPMC. The resource setting of the serial port must be IO: 0x3E8 and IRQ: 3. The communication setting of the serial port must be BaudRate: 9600, DataBit: 8, ParityCheck: None, StopBit: 1, and FlowControl: None.
CT-61 Important Safety Instructions For user safety, please read and follow all instructions, WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES marked in this manual and on the associated equipment before handling/operating the equipment. Read these safety instructions carefully. Keep this user’s manual for future reference.
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Never attempt to fix the equipment. Equipment should only be serviced by qualified personnel. A Lithium-type battery may be provided for uninterrupted, backup or emergency power. Risk of explosion if battery is replaced with one of an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries appropriately. WARNING: Equipment must be serviced by authorized technicians when:...
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