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9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide Hifn Confidential...
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04/10 No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Hi/fn, Inc. (“Hifn”) Licensing and Government Use Any Hifn software (“Licensed Programs”) described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used and copied only in accordance with the terms of such license and with the inclusion of this copyright notice.
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9150/9155 Evaluation Card. The term “915x” will be used to denote either of the 9150 or 9155 devices. A single evaluation card supports both the 9150 and 9155 devices and has the following part...
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Chapter 6, “Specifications", lists the A/C, D/C and environmental specification for the evaluation card. Customer Support For technical support about this product, please contact your local Hifn sales office, representative, or distributor. Web Site For general information about Hifn and Hifn products refer to: www.hifn.com...
The primary ports are capable of operating at 10/100/1000 Mbps speeds (in copper mode). The Hifn 915x FlowThrough™ security processor chip is the heart of this card. Its two host ports and two network ports interface through four separate single-port Gigabit PHY devices to the rear panel Ethernet connectors.
This is easily achieved due to the FlowThrough nature of the Hifn 915x devices. From the host perspective, software commands sent out the Ethernet port will be intercepted and acted upon just as if the chip were installed on the same PCB as the host GMAC/TOE/Network Processor.
Figure 2-1 below identifies the significant functional components on the evaluation card with the exception of the LEDs, jumpers, connectors, and switches, which are described fully in a later chapter. The Hifn security processor chip is in the center of the card and clearly labeled.
2.2.2 Hifn Security Processor Chip At the heart of the evaluation card is the Hifn 915x applied services processor. The 915x device combines high performance throughput, full Internet Key Exchange (IKE) support, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) support, and Internet Protocol Payload Compression (IPComp) support with the intelligent packet processing functionality of Hifn's product family.
MAC addressing, ARP, etc. The MII interface consists of the seven RMII signals, a Fast Ethernet PHY transceiver, and an integrated magnetics-RJ45 connector module. 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 14 Hifn Confidential...
In addition, the JTAG interface is used for chip manufacturing tests and is also used by Hifn for developing and debugging the firmware for the embedded processors. The JTAG connector and pin descriptions are shown in a later chapter.
Most of the GPIO pins have pre-defined functions as shown in the table below. These functions are subject to change, so the user should consult the latest data sheet revision applicable to the Hifn device selected for detailed and accurate GPIO descriptions. Table 2-3. General Purpose I/O Pins...
Evaluation Card: Figure 3-1. 915x Evaluation Card Connectors 3.1 Power Connectors The 915x Hifn Evaluation Card can be powered from either an external power supply or through the PCI connector. Two voltages are required for proper operation: +5V and +3.3V.
Do not reverse polarity on power connections. Possible damage to the card may result 3.2 Ethernet Connectors Four Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and one RMII 100Mbps Ethernet interface exist on this card. 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 19 Hifn Confidential...
(I2C via GPIO) that is connected through the on-card CPLD device. Since all SFP modules are hard-wired for the same I2C address, the evaluation card also includes an I2C mux that can be accessed via I2C commands. Please contact Hifn for further details on GPIO-driven SFP communication.
Table 3-4. JTAG Connector Pinout Pin Number Description +3.3V JTAG_RST*: This signal is not supported in the Hifn security chip and should be left unconnected. JTAG_TCK: JTAG Test Clock JTAG_TDI: JTAG Test Data Input JTAG_TDO: JTAG Test Data Output JTAG_TMS: JTAG Test Mode Select Caution Care must be taken when attaching cables to the JTAG header.
PCB. Note that the 38-pin MICTOR connector is surface-mounted on the evaluation card. It should also be noted that the connector includes through-hole ground pins, which provides good noise immunity. 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 22 Hifn Confidential...
Pin Number Description Signal Bottom pin, rectangular pad RXIN on back of PCB Center pin Top pin TXOUT 3-pin right-angle rectangular connector, Amp 103361-1. Mating connector is Amp 103976. 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 27 Hifn Confidential...
1: Jumper Not Installed The text inside parenthesis represents the identification of the header in the silkscreen on the PCB. Also, default manufacturing jumper settings are highlighted in bold. 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 28 Hifn Confidential...
Setting Device ID = '000' (Default) 4.1.2 JP45: Secure Features Header (SEC) These jumpers are for Hifn use only and should not be modified. Figure 4-3. JP45 Secure Features Jumpers Diagram 4.1.3 JP49: System Configuration Header 1 (MISC-1) Figure 4-4. JP49 System Configuration Header 1 Diagram...
Two of the 915x's GPIOs can be used as either Flash interface signals (FLASH_CLK and CLASH_CS1_N) or RTC interface signals (AUX_SCL/AUX_SDA). The following two jumpers are used to provide this selection. 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 31 Hifn Confidential...
Two LED's provide visual indication of the state of 915x's DPU and eSC processors and firmware. The state of these LED's is undefined when the GPIO outputs are being used for PC Mode (Hifn Use Only). 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 33 Hifn Confidential...
Table 4-11. Switches Switch Description SW1 (TMPR) Hifn Use Only SW2 (BR RST) Card Reset When depressed, resets all on-card logic including PHY and 915x devices. SW3 (RSVD) Hifn Use Only 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 34 Hifn Confidential...
PHY devices. The RMII Ethernet port is also configured through MDIO operations between the Hifn security processor and the 100 Mbps PHY. Some of the significant register assignments that are set with the evaluation card Flash memory are listed in the following sections.
Document Changes/Revisions Documentation Changes include additions, deletions, and modifications made to this document. This section identifies the changes made in each release of the document. Document Revision 00 Initial release. 9150, 9155 Evaluation Card User Guide, UG-0210-00 Page 38 Hifn Confidential...
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