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DDR2 Memory Configuration..................15 Supported DIMM Slot Populations................16 Pre-boot Firmware Features ..................16 ® Intel EP80579 Development Kit Revision Identification and Color Scheme...... 17 Ordering Information....................19 Component and Connector Layout Description ............. 27 ® Intel EP80579 IA-32 core Frequency Selection ............29 SMBus Connectivity....................
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SMBus Header Pinout....................43 SSP Header Pinout....................43 Tertiary UART Pinout....................44 ® Intel EP80579, PEX8508 and 88E1141JTAG Header Pinout ...........44 FPGA JTAG Header Pinout ..................44 GPIO Header Pinout ....................45 DC Loading Characteristics Mode ................47 Fan Connector Current Capability ................48 Pre-boot Firmware Setup Main Menu ................50 Pre-boot Firmware Setup Program Function Keys ............50...
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® ® Revision History—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Revision History Date Revision Description August 2008 Initial release October 2008 Updated Section 6.1.13 and included new graphics in Sections 2, 3, 5, 6. § § Development Kit User’s Guide...
® ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—Introduction Introduction ® This document provides user guide information for the Intel EP80579 Integrated ® Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Development Kit. The document contains ® ® a high-level description of the Intel...
Table 1. Related Documents Document Title Document Number ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Product Line Datasheet 320066-001 ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Product Line Platform 320068-001 Design Guide Acronyms Table 2 describes acronyms that are used throughout this document.
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® ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—Introduction Table 2. Acronym Table (Sheet 2 of 2) Acronym Description Super IO Controller SMBIOS System Management BIOS specification Serial Peripheral Interface Bus System on Chip UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter UHCI...
EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Product Specification Overview ® This chapter contains an overview of the Intel EP80579 Development Kit product ® specifications. See the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Product Line Platform Design Guide for implementation details. 2.1.1 Product Description and Board Architecture ®...
® Product Specification—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology 2.1.2 Feature List ® Table 3 summarizes the major features of the Intel EP80579 Development Board. Table 3. Feature List Feature Description Comments Form Factor 13.00 inches x 10.75 inches ®...
® The Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor provides a x8 PCI Express interface that is configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces. One of the x4 PCI Express interfaces is connected to a PEX 8508 PCI Express switch to provide support for four x1 PCI Express interfaces in x4 slots.
88E1141 Quad Ethernet Transceiver to provide three GbE RJ45 ports over copper. ® Note: The Intel EP80579 Development Board does not support Wake On LAN (WOL), but the ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor does support WOL. System Memory ®...
1 Dual Rank Empty Populated Supported Operating Systems ® The Intel EP80579 Development Kit is validated with the following operating systems: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5 • FreeBSD* 6.2 • Microsoft Windows* XP Embedded* SP2 ® Note: Operating systems are not distributed with the Intel EP80579 Development Board, kit, or processor.
EP80579 Development Board Overview ® Table 7 Figure 2 identify the Intel EP80579 Development Board. ® Table 7. Intel EP80579 Development Kit Revision Identification and Color Scheme Board Solder Product GPIO 1 GPIO 0 Mask Color ® Intel EP80579 Development Board Black Development Kit User’s Guide...
Figure 2. Intel EP80579 Development Board Mezzanine Cards ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board supports two types of mezzanine cards: the ® Intel EPAVM80579 Analog Voice Mezzanine Card (4-port analog voice card) and the ® Intel EPTEM80579 Quad T1/E1 Mezzanine Card (quad T1/E1 card).
Product Specification—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Figure 3. Mezzanine Cards Power Supply ® The Intel EP80579 Development Kit comes with a standard, off-the-shelf ATX12V power supply. 2.10 Ordering Information Table 8. Ordering Information Product Name Product Code ®...
EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—System Overview System Overview Power Distribution ® Figure 4 shows the power distribution for the Intel EP80579 Development Board. For details on power distribution logic, see the Schematics and bill of materials for the ® ® Intel...
® The Intel EP80579 Development Board uses one CK-410 clock synthesizer to generate the host differential pair clocks and the 100 MHz differential clock to the DB800. The DB800 then generates the 100 MHz differential pair clock for PCI Express devices.
® ® System Overview—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Platform Reset ® Figure 6 depicts the reset logic for the Intel EP80579 Development Board. Figure 6. Reset Diagram Development Kit User’s Guide October 2008 Order Number: 320067-002US Arrow.com.
The Intel EP80579 Development Board provides system management communication through SMBus connectivity. The SMBus is implemented as a single bus with three ® repeaters used for voltage translation, fan out and isolation on the Intel EP80579 Development Board. Figure 7 shows the block diagram of the SMBus system on the ®...
EP80579 Development Board components layout. Board Components Layout ® Figure 8 Figure 9 show the front view and back view of the Intel EP80579 Development Board. Figure 10 shows the external peripheral connectors. Table 9 identifies the components and connectors called out in...
RJ-45 Ethernet port 2 SPI Flash IA-32 Core Frequency Selection ® The Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Product Line is offered in SKUs with a ® 1200 MHz, 1066 MHz or 600 MHz IA-32 core frequency. The Intel EP80579 ® Development Board is designed to use the Intel...
“Short 2-3” means to use a 2 pin jumper to shunt pins 2-3 together “Short 1-2-3” means to use a jumper to shunt pins 1-2-3 together SMBus Address ® Table 11 shows the SMBus device addresses on the Intel EP80579 Development Board. Table 11. SMBus Connectivity...
EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—Technical Reference System LEDs ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board provides LEDs as indicators for system signals and voltages, as provided in Table Figure 11 shows the location of the LEDs. System LEDs are lit when the signal or voltage is active.
General purpose LED for SIO Fixed I/O Map and Interrupts ® See the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Product Line Platform Design Guide for information about fixed I/O maps and interrupts. Jumper Block Figure 12 shows the location of the jumper blocks.
® ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—Technical Reference Figure 12. Jumper Block Locations B6603-03 Table 13. Jumper Block Descriptions (Sheet 1 of 3) Default Location Jumper Name Ref Des Description Position SKU and Voltage Selection: V_SEL J7F2...
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® ® Technical Reference—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Table 13. Jumper Block Descriptions (Sheet 2 of 3) Default Location Jumper Name Ref Des Description Position Intel Internal Test Only 1.3V override selection: Short = Force IA core voltage to 1.3V 1.3V Override...
® Warning: Before applying power to the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor, ensure that the ® headers are connected correctly. Improper configuration of the Intel EP80579 Development Board headers may result in board damage. Figure 14. Header Locations Table 14.
3: GND Connector/Header Pinout Information 4.8.1 ITP-XDP Connector Pinout ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board provides a 60-pin ITP-XDP connector for system debugging purposes. For ITP-XDP pinout, refer to Table Table 15. ITP-XDP Connector (Sheet 1 of 2) Name Name...
ATX12V Power Connector Pinout ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board comes with a 2x12 main power connector. This connector is compatible with a 2x10 power connector. The board supports the use of ATX12V power supplies with either 2x10 or 2x12 main power cables.
LEB CompactFlash* Connector Pinout ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board utilizes the Local Expansion Bus interface that is connected to the CompactFlash connector and runs in True IDE mode. For more information, refer to CF+ and CompactFlash Specification Revision 4.0, 5/24/06 for the standard True IDE mode pinout.
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® ® Technical Reference—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Table 19. Standard Mezzanine Connector Pinout (Sheet 2 of 3) Name Name HSSn _GPIO_0 HSSn _GPIO_1 EX_DATA_5 EX_DATA_4 EX_DATA_7 EX_DATA_6 EX_DATA_9 EX_DATA_8 EX_DATA_11 EX_DATA_10 EX_DATA_13 EX_DATA_14 EX_DATA_15 EX_DATA_16 EX_ADDR_1...
CAN Header Pinout ® Both Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Controller Area Network (CAN) interface pins connect to two individual CAN transceivers. After conditioning by the transceiver, the CAN signals will go to two separate 10-pin headers. For the CAN connector pinout, Table Table 21.
QuickAssist Technology 4.8.7 Front Panel Header ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board has a 10-pin keyed header for the front panel connector. This section describes the functions of the front panel header. Table 23 shows the pinout. Table 23. Front Panel Header Pinout...
4.8.10 SIO Tertiary (Third) UART Header ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board utilizes the SIO to provide a third UART and RS-232 connectivity. The UART is connected to a 2x5 header. The pinout is provided in Table Note: SIO Tertiary UART can utilize the CAN cable interface.
The FPGA JTAG header is not a standard header. The manufacturer and part number are Molex and 87832-142077. 4.8.12 GPIO Header ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board provides a GPIO header that can access the nine GPIO pins listed in Table Table 29. GPIO Header Pinout Signal...
DC loading characteristics of the Intel EP80579 Development Board. ® This data is based on DC analysis of all the active components within the Intel EP80579 Development Board that impact its power delivery subsystems. The analysis does not include PCI Express add-in cards.
The Intel EP80579 Development Board is included with a heatsink thermal solution that is to be installed on the EP80579 Processor. This thermal solution has been tested in an open air environment at room temperature and is sufficient for evaluation purposes.
Interface) Flash; the FWH or SPI Flash can be updated using a flash utility tool that is provided by Intel or by using a floppy drive connected to the floppy header. The Pre-boot Firmware setup menu can be used to view and modify the system settings ®...
The Pre-boot Firmware supports redirection of both video and keyboard via a serial port. When console redirection is enabled, the remote console terminal sends ® keystrokes to the Intel EP80579 Development Board Pre-boot Firmware and the Pre- boot Firmware redirects the video to the console terminal. ® As an option, the Intel EP80579 Development Board can be operated without keyboard or video and can run entirely via the remote serial console.
Pre-boot Firmware setup via a USB keyboard. Pre-boot Firmware Recovery and Updates ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board Pre-boot Firmware can be updated by using the Pre-boot Firmware programming tool software flash utility (flash programmer). The ® ®...
Development Kit (AMI’s Aptio* Flash Update Utility — AFUEFI). ® Updated Pre-boot Firmware images for the Intel EP80579 Development Board may be made available by Intel. The current Pre-boot Firmware image is available from the download center. The instructions in Section 5.8.2 guide you through the process of updating the firmware image.
(Image on the board must be equal or later than TRXT053.ROM.) ® 3. Boot the Intel EP80579 Development Board to the EFI shell. If needed, change the boot setting in the BIOS Setup Selection to boot from the EFI shell (If the boot ®...
The Pre-boot Firmware includes security features that restrict access to the Pre-boot ® Firmware setup menu and to define who is allowed to boot the Intel EP80579 Development Board. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the ®...
Clearing CMOS ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board provides a feature to clear the CMOS clock and date setting. Clearing the CMOS does not restore the original default setting for the Pre-boot Firmware. Here are the steps to clear CMOS: ®...
® The Intel EP80579 Development Board is shipped as an open system attached to an acrylic base. Some assembly is required. Standoffs are mounted on the acrylic base to provide flexibility in changing hardware configurations and peripherals, such as is necessary in a lab environment.
EP80579 Development Board is susceptible to ® electrostatic discharge, which may cause failure or unpredictable operation. The Intel EP80579 Development Board must be operated on a flame retardant surface because a chassis is not included with the platform. Caution: Connecting the wrong cable or reversing a cable may damage the board and may damage the device being connected.
Port 0 and ending with Port 1. See Figure 18 Figure 19 for the location of the SATA connectors. Note: Intel recommends connecting the boot drive to SATA Port 0. Figure 18. Connecting SATA Port 0 Development Kit User’s Guide October 2008 Order Number: 320067-002US Arrow.com.
® ® Platform Setup—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Figure 19. Close-up of Connection SATA Port 0 6.1.3 Installing Memory The reference kit includes one 1 GB DDR2-800 DIMM. Use the following procedure to install the DIMM: 1. Ensure the tabs on the slot are open or rotated outward from the slot.
Figure 21. Proper Installation of Heatsink ® 4. Plug the fan connector into the CPU FAN connector on the Intel EP80579 Development Board. Figure 22 shows the location of the CPU FAN connector. See Section 4.1...
® Warning: Do not apply power to the Intel EP80579 Development Board until the heatsink and fans are correctly installed. The processor fan must be connected to the CPU FAN connector, not to a chassis fan connector (AUX/AUX0/AUX1). Connecting the processor fan to a chassis fan connector may result in on-board component damage that may halt fan operation.
The mouse and keyboard are not supplied by Intel. Note: The serial redirection feature can be enabled to remotely access the board through a ® serial cable without attaching a keyboard or mouse to the Intel EP80579 Development Board. See Section 6.1.7 for more information.
Figure 19 on page 59 for the SATA Port 0 and SATA Port 1 locations. Figure 26. Connecting Ethernet Cable Port 0 Note: The Ethernet cable is not supplied by Intel. Development Kit User’s Guide October 2008 Order Number: 320067-002US Arrow.com. Arrow.com.
1. The board supports the use of ATX12V power supplies with either 2x10 or 2x12 main power cables. ® 2. Plug the main connector into the Intel EP80579 Development Board. Ensure that the plug clip lines up with the clip lock and the connector pins easily fit into their appropriate slots.
Ensure the steps in the previous sections were precisely followed before powering up the system. ® Use the following procedure to power up the Intel EP80579 Development Board: 1. Ensure that the processor heatsink and fan are installed according to the procedure Section 6.1.4.
Development Board is used to perform functions for the Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) interface. ® Only certain SKUs may contain this feature. This feature must be enabled with Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor Product Line software. See the processor software documentation for more information.
Beep Codes Error Messages and Beep Codes Pre-boot Firmware Beep Codes ® The Intel EP80579 Development Board speaker provides audible error message (beep code) information during POST. Table 35 provides information about the beep codes: Table 35. Beep Code Types...
The EP80579 Processor connects to the Intel EP80579 Development Board by a socket that allows the user to replace the processor with a different EP80579 Processor SKU. This section provides directions on how to insert and extract the processor. Caution: Carefully follow these directions, otherwise the processor and platform may be damaged.
® ® Socketed Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction ® ® and Insertion Instructions—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist ® Extraction Instructions — Intel EP80579 Development Board with Advanced Interconnects Interposer Steps Figures Disengage CPU heatsink/fan retention clips from board mounted anchor clips located at opposing corners of CPU location.
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® ® ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—Socketed Intel ® EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction and Insertion Steps Figures Insert the extraction tool blades into the guide slots located on edges of interposer. Slide the blade edges of the tool towards the...
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® ® Socketed Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction ® ® and Insertion Instructions—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Steps Figures Gently push the arm of the extraction tool until interposer pins continue to release from socket further.
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® ® ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—Socketed Intel ® EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction and Insertion Steps Figures (For Single-sided Extraction Tools - Continued from step 2) Insert the two extraction tool blades into the guide slots located on the edges of the interposer.
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® ® Socketed Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction ® ® and Insertion Instructions—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Steps Figures Insert the extraction tools’ blades into the opposing guide slots located on edges of interposer. Slide the blade edges towards the...
® ® ® Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology—Socketed Intel ® EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction and Insertion ® Insertion Instructions — Intel EP80579 Development Board with Advanced Interconnects Interposer Steps Figures The figures at the right shows the heatsink top and bottom view.
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® ® Socketed Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction ® ® and Insertion Instructions—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Steps Figures Inspect the bottom of the interposed part for bent pins. If any pins are damaged or bent, do not install the part.
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EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction and Insertion Steps Figures ® While holding the back of the Intel EP80579 Development Board in the CPU area for support, press down on top of the CPU’s integrated heat spreader to engage the interposer pins with the socket holes.
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® ® Socketed Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology Extraction ® ® and Insertion Instructions—Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Steps Figures Hook one end of the heatsink clip to one of the anchors located near the corner of the CPU.
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