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Serial Cables PCI4-AD-x8HE-MG4 User Manual

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MS Slim Host Adapter Card
User's Manual
REV: 1.2
Feb. 2021
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  • Page 1 MS Slim Host Adapter Card User’s Manual REV: 1.2 Feb. 2021...

  • Page 2: Headers And Connectors

    MS Slim Host Adapter Card Headers And Connectors Three X4 SlimSAS SFF8654 connectors Dual Ports MiniSAS HD SFF8674 connector Headers Descrip on Pinout ON: ISP mode for uP FW programming OFF: uP in normal opera+on (default) Reserved I/F for uP FW debugging GND/RX/TX UART with 3.3V TTL signals level Switchtec UART I/F...
  • Page 3 MS Slim Host Adapter Card Side-band And Bifurca on Modes Switch Slide SW1 Side-band mode POS Descrip on PCI-SIG Target mode and select Side-band mode to CADDR CLK_0_N CABLE_INT# CLK_0_P PCI-SIG in SFF8674 connectors (*) VCT(NC) CLK_1_N Host mode and select Side-band mode to CABLE_PRE# CLK_1_P PCI-SIG in SFF8674 connectors...
  • Page 4 MS Slim Host Adapter Card Func on Descrip on For LEDs LED6 LED7 LED3 LED1 LED4 LED2 LED5 Loca on Color Descrip on Switchtec Heartbeat LED LED6 Blue Blinking: Indicates Switchtec loading firmware successfully and working correctly System Healthy LED LED7 0.5Hz blinking for system good Green...
  • Page 5 MS Slim Host Adapter Card SlimSAS Pin Defini on SlimSAS Connector Pin No Pin Names Pin No Pin Names RX_P0 TX_P0 RX_N0 TX_N0 RX_P1 TX_P1 RX_N1 TX_N1 REF_CLK_P1 I2C_SCL REF_CLK_N1 I2C_SDA REF_CLK_P0 PERST#0 REF_CLK_N0 PERST#1 RX_P2 TX_P2 RX_N2 TX_N2 RX_P3 TX_P3 RX_N3 TX_N3...

  • Page 6: Install Usb Driver

    MS Slim Host Adapter Card Install USB Driver Download and install the CDC driver for unidentified device (VID_03EB&PID_2018) Available at: https://www.serialcables.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SynergyUSBCDC_20180518.rar [Figure 1] [Figure 2] [Figure 3] [Figure 4] [Figure 5] [Figure 6]...
  • Page 7 MS Slim Host Adapter Card [Figure 7] [Figure 8] [Figure 9] [Figure 10] [Figure 11] [Figure 12] [Figure 13] [Figure 14]...

  • Page 8: Cli Setup

    MS Slim Host Adapter Card CLI Setup Step 1. Install and launch Tera Term applica+on Step 2: To ensure proper communica+ons between host adapter card and the VT100 Terminal emula+on, please configure the VT100 Terminal emula+on seHngs to the values shown below: Step 3: For “Port”, select COM3 in this example.
  • Page 9 MS Slim Host Adapter Card FW Upgrading Step 1. Have jumper J4 ON to force uP entering FW upgrading mode. Connect to PC Step 2: Install host adapter card into PCIe slot of server, and connect Micro USB port to PC which used for FW upgrading, then power on the server.

  • Page 10: Commands List

    MS Slim Host Adapter Card Commands List...
  • Page 11 MS Slim Host Adapter Card fdl Command Update the configura+on file or firmware for Microchip Switchtec switch via XMODEM. Usage: fdl fw Note: The host card must be reset in every +me FW or configura+on file upgrading. It will show error message if no reset aLer 1 +me and con+nue to have 2 upgrading.
  • Page 12 MS Slim Host Adapter Card ssdrst Command Issue PERST# from uP to device -Usage: ssdrst <con(D)|all> [channel(C)] con(D) : con number should be 0 ~ 5 channel(C) : channel number should be a or b Channel a: The 1 PHY of dual port drive Channel b: The 2 PHY of dual port drive CON3...

  • Page 13: Showport Command

    MS Slim Host Adapter Card showport Command Shows ports link speed and link width informa+on. Usage: showport Mode 1 or 4 Mode 2 or 5 Mode 3 or 6 Mode 7...
  • Page 14 MS Slim Host Adapter Card Showmode Shows port bifurca+on mode, support up to 7 modes. Usage: showmode Scan Command Scan all I2C devices in host card Usage: scan clk Command Show the clock output status or disable the clock output for all downstream ports. Usage: clk Usage: clk dis/en Clock output disable/enable feature is dynamically changing, without card reset or power cycle.
  • Page 15 MS Slim Host Adapter Card iicwr Command Data read for drives from SMbus Usage: iicwr <Addr(H)> <Slot(D)> <ReadByte(D)> <WriteData(H)> - Addr(H) : Device address - con(D) : con should be 1 ~ 5 - ReadByte(D) : Max read byte is 32 byte - WriteData(D) : Max write byte is 32 byte - Ex : iicwr d4 1 8 0 iicw Command...

  • Page 16: Ver Command

    MS Slim Host Adapter Card ver Command Shows card informa+on, S/N, uP FW and PCIe switch Switchtec FW version. Usage: ver toggle Command Toggle firmware and config par++ons Usage: toggle reset Command Reset uP FW Usage: reset...

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