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ESD Warning Electronic components and circuits are sensitive to ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD). When handling any circuit board assemblies including Connect Tech COM Express carrier assemblies, it is recommended that ESD safety precautions be observed. ESD safe best practices include, but are not limited to: Leaving circuit boards in their antistatic •...
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Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com 0.08 08/09/2017 - Updated Rugged GBE Connector Part Number - Corrected Cable description for CBG127 - Corrected Power Consumption Part labeled 0.09 08/20/2019 Updated 12-Port RJ-45 Image 0.10 12/09/2020 Updated Format 0.11 01/05/2021 Updated Cover Image...
Users Guide www.connecttech.com INTRODUCTION Connect Tech’s Xtreme/GbE Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch provides high density, high port count, Carrier Grade Ethernet switching capabilities in an extremely small embedded form factor. Excellent for any space constrained, mission-critical application needing an embedded high-density/high-port count managed Ethernet Switch.
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com Indicator LEDs 2 LEDs per port Power Rail LEDs Status LEDs Standalone Operation Switch can be used as a standalone unit OR it can be paired with an embedded SBC. Input Voltage +9V to 36V Input Range (All Models) +12V only (Models with PCIe/104 Connector) Power Consumption...
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com Rugged Locking Serial Management Connector (Rugged Models) Function Serial Management Connector Top view Locations 98464-G61-10ULF - Manufacturer: FCI Connector Mating 10073599-010LF - Manufacturer: FCI Connector Pinout Signal Side view looking at connector System Jumper Block Function System Jumper Block...
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Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com these pins functionality at this time UART Source JUMPER ON = Select VSC7428 UART connects to PCIe/104 Bus (Only present on XDG006 and XDG009) JUMPER OFF = VSC7428 UART connects to External Management Port (P2)
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com VSC7428 UART connects to External Management Port (P2) PC/104 Connector Function PC/104 Connector Locations P9, P10 (8-Port Models) Type PC/104 Stacking Connector Pinout Pinout compliant to PC/104 specification pinout. This connector is only used to * Shown uninstalled source power for the board (+12V), all other pins will be pass-through.
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com Standalone Power Requirements Minimum Voltage +9 VDC Maximum Voltage +36 VDC Bus Mode Power Requirements Bus Connector Voltage Rail used PC/104 +12V PCIe/104 +12V External Input Power Connector Details Function Main Input Power +9V to +36V: All Models Locations P16 (8-Port Models)
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com has properly powered its internal circuitry On-board indicator LEDs (12-Port Models) Function Details Gigabit Ethernet LED’s Rugged Positive Locking Header GbE LED (Operation similar to RJ-45 Green LED) Gigabit Ethernet LED’s Rugged Positive Locking Header GbE LED (Operation similar to RJ-45 Yellow LED) Xtreme/GbE Main Status...
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com CLI MANAGEMENT INTERFACE CLI Access via External Serial Port To use the CLI management on the XDG you must connect to the RS-232 external management serial port. Only TX, RX and GND connections are needed for operation. You then must open the serial port in a terminal program such as: RealTerm, Putty, HyperTerminal, minicom, etc.
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com show int * status What ports are linked and at what speed? show ver What software version is on my switch? copy running-config startup-config How do I save my configuration? conf t How do I setup my IP address for vlan1? int vlan 1 ip add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 255.255.255.0...
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Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com • configure terminal • interface vlan 1 ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 255.255.255.0 • • • Now connect Xtreme/GbE to any place on your network. Once the system is up simply go to your specified address of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx in a web browser of •...
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com Web Management Interface Overview Complete Web Protocol Configuration Reference Guide As mentioned in the CLI section, the complete Protocol Configuration reference guide from Microsemi for the VSC7429 device can be downloaded here. It will have CLI and Web configuration methods listed. The following document: - AN1115Layer2ProtocolConfigurationGuide Will have the below mentioned copyright notice.
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIGURATION The factory default configuration is a VLAN unaware L2 switch with automatic learning/ageing and auto negotiation enabled on all ports: • System: The system name string is empty. •...
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com Stacking Multiple Xtreme/GbE Boards to Achieve Higher Port Densities Due to the stacking nature of the PC/104 and PCIe/104 for factor board, the Xtreme/GbE can easily be stacked with other XDGs to achieve higher switch port densities. Some simple topology examples are listed below to achieve 7 downstream ports with one XDG, 13 downstream ports with two XDG’s and 20 downstream ports with 3 XDG’s.
Thermal Resistance @ Forced Air Flow: 5°C/W @ 500 LFM Conduction Cooled Heatplate All conduction cooled models of the XDG ship with the XHG101 heatplate. This heatplate has an outer dimensions that are equal to the PC/104 form factor of 3.775” x 3.550”, with a height of 0.435”.
Xtreme/GbE - Managed Carrier Ethernet Switch Users Guide www.connecttech.com MECHANICAL DRAWINGS & MODELS 3D STEP Models A complete 3D STEP Model file of COM Express Type 6 104e Carrier can be downloaded here: https://www.connecttech.com/ftp/3d_models/XDG-Gen2_3D_MODEL.zip 2D Dimension Drawings 8-Port RJ-45 Models Document: CTIM-00429 Page 28 of 31 Date: 2021-01-05...
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