Spx Expansion Bus (J6); Versalogic Spx Expansion Modules - VersaLogic Tiger Reference Manual

SPX Expansion Bus (J6)

Up to four serial peripheral expansion (SPX) devices can be attached to the VL-EPM-24 at
connector J6 using the VL-CBR-1401 or VL-CBR-1402 cable. The SPX interface provides the
standard serial peripheral interface (SPI) signals: SCLK, MISO, and MOSI, as well as four chip
selects, SS0# to SS3#, and an interrupt input, SINT#.
The +5V power provided to pins 1 and 14 of J6 is protected by a 1 amp fuse.
SPI is, in its simplest form, a three-wire serial bus. One signal is a Clock, driven only by the
permanent on-board Master device. The others are Data In and Data Out with respect to the
Master. The SPX implementation adds additional features, such as slave selects and an interrupt
input to the Master. The Master device initiates all SPI transactions. A slave device responds
when its slave select is asserted and it receives Clock pulses from the Master.
The SPI clock rate can be software configured to operate at speeds between 1 MHz and 8 MHz.
Please note that since this clock is divided from a 33 MHz PCI clock, the actual generated
frequencies are not discrete integer MHz frequencies. All four common SPI modes are supported
through the use of clock polarity and clock idle state controls.
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VersaLogic offers a number of SPX modules that provide a variety of standard functions, such as
analog input, digital I/O, CANbus interface, and others. These are small boards (1.2" x 3.78")
that can mount on the system stack using standoffs (VL-HDW-105) or up to two feet away from
the baseboard. For more information, contact VersaLogic at
VL-EPM-24 Reference Manual
Table 14: SPX Connector Pinout
J6 Signal
Pin Name
1 V5_0
2 SCLK
3 GND
4 MISO
5 GND
6 MOSI
7 GND
8 SS0#
9 SS1#
10 SS2#
11 SS3#
12 GND
13 SINT#
14 V5_0
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Interfaces and Connectors
Function
+5V (protected)
Serial Clock
Ground
Serial Data In
Ground
Serial Data Out
Ground
Slave Select 0
Slave Select 1
Slave Select 2
Slave Select 3
Ground
Interrupt Input
+5V (protected)
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