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20G301-00 E4 – 2012-10-04 G301 – 3U CompactPCI® Serial Unmanaged 4+1-Port Ethernet Switch 4-channel configuration with RJ45 connectors User Manual ®...
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G301 – 3U CompactPCI® Serial Unmanaged 4-Port ETH Switch The G301 is an unmanaged 3U Ethernet switch implemented as a CompactPCI® Serial board. It occupies one peripheral slot, using a 4 HP front panel sporting 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports on RJ45 connectors. Options include M12 front connectors and a P6 connector for the rear I/O Ethernet signals from the board's fifth Gigabit Ethernet port.
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• Compliance with CompactPCI® Serial PICMG CPCI-S.0 Specification • Peripheral slot • Host interface: one PCI Express® x1 link - PCIe® 1.x support - Data rate up to 250 MB/s in each direction (2.5 Gbit/s per lane) MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G301-00 E4 – 2012-10-04...
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• 211,019 h @ 40°C according to IEC/TR 62380 (RDF 2000) Safety • PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V-0 by UL recognized manu- facturers • Tested according to EN 55022 (radio disturbance), IEC1000-4-2 (ESD) and IEC1000-4-4 (burst) MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G301-00 E4 – 2012-10-04...
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Block Diagram Block Diagram Rear I/O connector Options Front connector RJ45 or M12 connectors Gb Eth Port 1 Digital interface Gb Eth Gb Eth Port 2 Switch Device 10/100/1000Base‐T Gb Eth Port 3 PCIe x1 Gb Eth Ethernet Controller Gb Eth Port 4 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G301-00 E4 – 2012-10-04...
• Also available with conduction cooling in MEN CCA frame Please note that some of these options may only be available for large volumes. Please ask our sales staff for more information. For available standard configurations see online data sheet. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G301-00 E4 – 2012-10-04...
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• Store the board only in its original ESD-protected packaging. Retain the original packaging in case you need to return the board to MEN for repair. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G301-00 E4 – 2012-10-04...
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"in" meaning "to the board or component", "out" meaning "coming from it". Vertical lines on the outer margin signal technical changes to the previous issue of the document. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G301-00 E4 – 2012-10-04...
About this Document Legal Information Changes MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH ("MEN") reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein. Warranty, Guarantee, Liability MEN makes no warranty, representation or guarantee of any kind regarding the suitability of its products for any...
You can use the following check list when installing the board in a system for the first time and with minimum configuration. Power-down the system. Insert the G301 into a CompactPCI Serial peripheral slot of your CompactPCI Serial or hybrid system, making sure that the CompactPCI Serial connector is properly aligned.
Functional Description Functional Description Power Supply The G301 is supplied with +12V (-3%/+5%) via the CompactPCI Serial bus. Ethernet Ports Depending on the configuration, the G301 has four or five Ethernet ports. Four Gigabit Ethernet ports are available at the front panel on either RJ45 or 8-pin female M12 connectors.
• VLAN support • Automatic MDI/MDI-X crossover (all ports) • Port based frame priorization 2.3.1 Configuration of the Switch The G301 loads the following standard configuration for all ports at startup: Table 3. Default switch configuration at startup Setting Default Duplex mode...
Functional Description Power over Ethernet All front panel ports of the G301 support Power over Ethernet PSE ("power sourcing equipment") functionality according to IEEE802.3af. The G301 can deliver power to up to four PD ("powered device") devices. Table 4. Power over Ethernet configuration...
Serial Number MEN user documentation may describe several different models and/or hardware revisions of the G301. You can find information on the article number, the board revision and the serial number on two labels attached to the board. • Article number: Gives the board’s family and model. This is also MEN’s order- ing number.
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