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Leading EDGE COMPUTING California Proposition 65 Warning WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including acrylamide, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP), 1,4-Diox- ane, formaldehyde, lead, DEHP, styrene, DINP, BBP, PVC, and vinyl materials, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, and acrylamide, benzene, cadmium, lead, mercury, phthalates, toluene, DEHP, DIDP, DnHP, DBP, BBP, PVC, and vinyl materials, which are known to the State of California to cause...
VPX3001 Table of Contents Revision History..............ii Preface ..................iii List of Figures ............... vii List of Tables................ix 1 Introduction ................ 1 Overview................1 Features................2 Block Diagrams..............3 Model Number Decoder - Processor Blade ......5 Package Contents ............... 6 2 Specifications ..............
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 5 VPX-R3001 RTM ..............25 VPX-R3001 Specifications..........25 VPX-R3001 RTM Board Layout......... 26 VPX-R3001 RTM Connector Pin Assignments....27 6 Getting Started ..............37 Installing the VPX3001 to the Chassis....... 37 Installing the VPX-R3001 to the Chassis ......37 Driver Installation ...............
VPX3001 Introduction 1.1 Overview The VPX3001 Series is a 3U VPX processor blade featuring the 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor with Mobile Intel® QM77 Express Chipset. The VPX3001 provides up to 8GB DDR3-1066/1333 dual channel ECC memory soldered onboard, one PCI Express x8 XMC.3 site with VITA 46.9 rear IO, and...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 1.5 Package Contents The VPX3001 is packaged with the following components. If any of the items on the contents list are missing or damaged, retain the shipping carton and packing material and contact the dealer for inspection. Please obtain authorization before returning any prod- uct to ADLINK.
VPX3001 Specifications 2.1 VPX3001 Blade Specifications VITA Standards • VITA 46.0 VPX Base Standard • VITA 46.4 PCI Express on VPX Fabric Connector • VITA 46.6 Gigabit Ethernet Control Plane on VPX • VITA 46.9 PMC/XMC/Ethernet Signal Mapping to 3U/6U •...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING • One PCIe 2.0 x8 conduction cooled XMC.3 site • XMC I/O connector compliant to VITA 46.9, X24s+X8d+X12d Front Panel I/O • Reset button • Power LED Storage • Onboard SATA NAND flash on SATA 3 Gb/s, up to 32GB •...
Consumption This section provides information on the power consumption of the VPX3001 Series when using Intel® Core i7 processors with Dual Channel 8GB DDR3-1333 soldered memory and soldered onboard 32GB SATA SSD. The VPX3001 is powered by 12V, 5V and 3.3V.
VPX3001 Functional Description The following sections describe the VPX3001 features and functions. 3.1 Processors The 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor is the next genera- tion of 64-bit, multi-core mobile processors built on 22-nanometer process technology. Based on a new micro-architecture, the pro- cessor is designed for a two-chip platform.
VPX3001 3.2 Chipset The VPX3001 incorporates the Mobile Intel® QM77 Express Chip- set (Intel® BD82QM77 PCH). Mobile Intel® QM77 Express Chipset PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 2.0 support for up to eight ports with transfer rate up to 5 GT/s Supports dual display ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Revision 4.0a Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and timer...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 3.3 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology is a feature that allows the processor to opportunistically and automatically run faster than its rated operating core and/or render clock frequency when there is suffi- cient power headroom, and the product is within specified temper- ature and current limits.
VPX3001 3.5 XMC Site The VPX3001 Series supports one XMC site for rear I/O expan- sion. The XMC site provides a x8 PCI Express 2.0 lane. Jn6 rear XMC I/O connector is compliant to VITA 46.9, X8d+X12d. 3.6 Real Time Clock The Intel®...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 4.2 VPX3001 Mechanical Drawing Dimensions in mm Figure 4-2: VPX3001 Mechanical Dimensions PWR System LED Reset Reset Figure 4-3: VPX3001 Front View Power LED Color Condition Indication System is off Green Power System is on VPX3001 Board Interfaces...
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VPX3001 System Reset Resets the system. RTC Reset Resets BIOS settings to factory default settings. VPX3001 Board Interfaces...
VPX3001 VPX-R3001 RTM 5.1 VPX-R3001 Specifications Form Factor • VPX RTM IO Ports • Two USB 2.0 ports on board. • Two RJ-45 LAN ports.(two ports SERDES optional) • One SATA 6Gb/s ports • One RS-232 port on board • One VPX JTAG port. •...
RTMs. Refer to previous sections for peripheral connectivity of all I/O ports on the RTM. When installing the VPX3001 Series and related RTMs, make sure the RTM is the correct matching model. Getting Started...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 6.3 Driver Installation The VPX3001 drivers are available from the ADLINK website (www.adlinktech.com). ADLINK provides validated drivers for Windows 7. Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Windows 7 64-bit. 1. Install the Windows operating system before installing any driver.
VPX3001 Utilities 7.1 Watchdog Timer This section describes the operation of the VPX3000’s watchdog timer (WDT). The primary function of the WDT is to monitor the VPX3000's operation and to reset the system if a software applica- tion fails to function as programmed. The following WDT functions may be controlled using a software application: enabling and disabling set and get current configuration...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Reset Watchdog Timer This command is used to reload the WDT. Action Byte Value Description Request NetFn/LUN Defined command Response 0 Complete Code 00h means OK Set Watchdog Timer: This command is used to set the parameters of the WDT. Action Byte Value Description...
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VPX3001 Example of WDT Process The sample program written in C shown below offers an interac- tive way to test the Watchdog Timer under DOS. Configure WDT Parameters 0x40 : Don't stop timer. 0x01 : Hard Reset. 0x01 : Pre-timeout interval in 1 second. 0x08 : Timer Use Expiration flags clear by OS Load.
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VPX3001 BIOS Setup The following chapter describes basic navigation for the AMIBIOS®8 BIOS setup utility. 8.1 Starting the BIOS To enter the setup screen, follow these steps: 1. Power on the motherboard 2. Press the < Delete > key on your keyboard when you see the ADLINK Logo (Quiet Boot enabled) or the text prompt: <...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Setup Menu The main BIOS setup menu is the first screen that you can navi- gate. Each main BIOS setup menu option is described in this user’s guide. The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured.
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VPX3001 Navigation The BIOS setup/utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process. These keys include < F1 >, < F4 >, < Enter >, < ESC >, < Arrow > keys, and so on. There is a hot key legend located in the right frame on most setup screens.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Hotkey Descriptions Enter The < Enter > key allows you to display or change the setup option listed for a particular setup item. The < Enter > key can also allow you to display the setup sub-screens. The <...
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VPX3001 conflicting settings. The < F4 > key allows you to save any changes you have made and exit Setup. Press the < F10 > key to save your changes. The following screen will appear: Press the < Enter > key to save the configuration and exit. You can also use the <...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.2 Main Setup When you first enter the Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by select- ing the Main tab. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below. System &...
VPX3001 8.3 Advanced BIOS Setup Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.3.1 CPU Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the CPU Configura- tion Settings. Use the up and down < Arrow > keys to select an item. Use the < + > and < - > keys to change the value of the selected option.
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VPX3001 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch When enabled, the processor will retrieve the currently requested cache line, as well as the subsequent cache line. When disabled, the processor will only retrieve the currently requested cache line. Limit CPUID Maximum When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.3.2 SATA Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the SATA Configura- tion Settings. An example of the SATA Configuration screen is shown below. SATA Controller(s) Enable or disable SATA device. SATA Mode Selection The SATA can be configured as a legacy IDE, RAID and AHCI mode.
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VPX3001 SATA Port 0~2 Display SATA device name string. SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. BIOS Setup...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.3.3 PCH-FW Configuration You can use this screen to get the Intel ME FW version. BIOS Setup...
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VPX3001 8.3.4 USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configura- tion. Use the up and down < Arrow > keys to select an item. The screen is shown below. Legacy USB Support Enables legacy USB support. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING EHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver. Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. BIOS Setup...
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VPX3001 8.3.5 Hardware Monitor This option displays the current status of all of the monitored hard- ware devices/components such as voltages and temperatures. CPU Temperature Display current CPU temperature. System Temperature Display current System thermal diode temperature. 3.3V Display current system 3.3V voltage. Display current system 5V voltage.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.3.6 Super IO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO settings. Use the up and down < Arrow > keys to select an item. Use the < + > and < - > keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages.
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VPX3001 8.3.7 Serial Port Console Redirection You can use this screen to select options for the serial port con- sole redirection settings. Use the up and down < Arrow > keys to select an item. Use the < + > and < - > keys to change the value of the selected option.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Terminal Type VT100+ is the preferred terminal type for out-of-band manage- ment. Configuration options: VT100, VT100+, VT-UTF8, ANSI. Bits per second Select the bits per second you want the serial port to use for console redirection. The options are 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600.
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VPX3001 Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Set this value to 1 and 2. Flow Control Set this option to select Flow Control for console redirection. The settings for this value are None, Hardware RTS/CTS. VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Enables VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/VT100 terminals.Set this value to Enabled/Disabled.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emer- gency Management Services (EMS) The following functions control the presence and content of the ACPI serial port redirection table (SPCR). This table is mainly used by the Windows server variants to provide Windows Emer- gency Management Services (EMS).
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VPX3001 Flow Control Set this option to select Flow Control for console redirection. The settings for this value are None and Hardware RTS/CTS. Data Bits This is a display-only function providing information about the frame width for the Out-of-Band Management. Parity This is a display-only function providing information about the parity for Out-of-Band Management.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.3.8 Network Stack Enable or disable the UEFI network stack. BIOS Setup...
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VPX3001 8.3.9 CPU PPM Configuration Processor Power Module (PPM) configuration parameters. EIST Enable or disable Intel SpeedStep. Set this value to Enabled/Dis- abled. Turbo Mode Set this option to enable or disable turbo mode. Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. CPU C3 Report Enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING CPU C7 Report Enable or disable CPU C7 (ACPI C3) report to OS. Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. Config TDP Lock Lock the Config TDP Control register. Set this value to Enabled/ Disabled. Long duration power limit Long duration power limit in watts, 0 means use factory default.
VPX3001 8.4 Chipset Setup Select the Chipset tab from the setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of Chipset BIOS Setup options by highlighting it using the < Arrow > keys. The Chipset BIOS Setup screen is shown below. BIOS Setup...
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration SB CRID Enable or disable SB Compatible Revision ID. High Precision Timer Enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer. BIOS Setup...
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VPX3001 8.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d The Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. Primary Display Select which graphics device should be the primary display. Set this value to Auto, IGFX, PCI. PLX_8619 PCIe Port1/3 Support Select which of IGFX/ PCI graphics device should be primary display.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Memory Configuration Memory Frequency Limit Set the Memory Frequency Limit in MHz. Options: Auto (default), 1067, 1333, 1600, 1867, 2133, 2400, and 2667. Memory Remap Enable or disable memory remap above 4G. Set this value to Enabled/Disabled. BIOS Setup...
VPX3001 8.5 Boot Settings Select the Boot tab from the setup screen to enter the Boot BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Boot Device Priority, to go to the sub menu for that item.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Boot Option Priorities Set Boot Option #1 ~2 boot priority. Hard Drive BBS Priorities Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives. 8.5.1 CSM Parameter OpROM execution, boot option filter, etc. Launch CSM This option controls if CSM will be launched. Set this value to Always, Never.
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VPX3001 Launch Video OpROM policy This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Set this value to Do not launch, UEFI only, Legacy only. Other PCI device ROM priority For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video defines which OpROM to launch.
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 8.6 Security Setup Administrator, User Password If only the administrator's password is set, then this only limits access to setup and is only asked for when entering setup. If only the user's password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter setup.
VPX3001 8.7 Save & Exit Menu Select the Save & Exit tab from the setup screen to enter the Save & Exit BIOS Setup screen. You can display an Exit BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the < Arrow > keys. The Save & Exit BIOS Setup screen is shown below.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes Save changes done so far to any of the setup options. Discard Changes Discard changes done so far to any of the setup options. Restore Changes Restore/Load Defaults values for all the setup options.
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VPX3001 Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as user defaults.. Restore User Defaults Save changes done so far to any of the setup options. Launch EFI Shell from Filesystem Device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices.
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VPX3001 IPMI User Guide 9.1 Introduction This chapter is written for those who already have a basic under- standing of the newest implementation of the baseboard manage- ment controller (BMC) of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification rev. 2.0. 9.2 Summary of Commands Supported by VPX3001 The table below lists all the commands supported by the IPMC.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING IPMI v2.0 Command Name Specification NetFn Section SDR Device Commands Get SDR Repository 27.9 Storage (0Ah) Info Get SDR Repository 27.10 Storage (0Ah) Allocation Info Reserve SDR 27.11 Storage (0Ah) Repository Get SDR 27.12 Storage (0Ah) SEL Device Commands Get SEL Info 25.2 Storage (0Ah)
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VPX3001 VITA 64.11 Command Name Specification NetFn Section VITA: section Set FRU LED State VITA 10.1.3.30 VITA: section Get FRU LED State VITA 10.1.3.29 VITA: section Set IPMB State VITA 10.1.3.7 Set FRU State Policy VITA: section VITA Bits 10.1.3.9 Get FRU State Policy VITA: section VITA...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 9.3 Communications with IPMC The VPX3001 communicates with the Chassis Manager through its primary IPMB (System IPMB) and responds to all mandatory commands for respective IPM Controllers (as defined in the VITA 46.11 Specification), as well as some optional ones. 9.4 IPMI Sensors List Sensors include the mandatory sensors defined by VITA 46.11.
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VPX3001 Sensor Reading Value of Sensor Normal Sensor name IPMI Get Sensor Reading Number Reading Command 1.8V NIC 1.8V Threshold Value 1.0V NIC 1.0V Threshold Value 1.5V AUX 1.5V Threshold Value 0.6V DRAMD 0.6V Threshold Value Temp 1 Threshold Value Entity ID: 03h Sensor Type: 23h Event / Reading:...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 9.5 System Event Log (SEL) The BMC provides a centralized, non-volatile System Event Log, or SEL. Having the SEL and logging functions managed by the BMC helps ensure that 'post-mortem' logging information is avail- able should a failure occur that disables the system processor(s). The communication interface is used by I2C.
VPX3001 9.6 FRU Information Board Info Mfg Date/Time = xx/xx/xxxx Manufacturer = ADLINK Product Name = VPX-3XXX Serial Number = PPSxxxxxxx Part Number = xxxxxxxxxxxx Product Info Manufacturer = ADLINK Product Name = VPX-3XXX Part/Model Number = xxxxxxxxxxxxx Product Version = Rev A1 IPMI User Guide...
Leading EDGE COMPUTING 9.7 Relevant Documents ANSI/VITA 46.0-2007 American National Standard for VPX Baseline Standard. (2007). ANSI/VITA 46.11-2007 System Management on VPX Draft Revision 0.11. (Nov. 18, 2013). ANSI/VITA 46.11-2015 System Management on VPX Draft Revision r022. (Nov. 18, 2013). Cortex-M3 Devices Generic User Guide.
VPX3001 Important Safety Instructions For user safety, please read and follow all instructions, WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES marked in this manual and on the associated equipment before handling/operating the equipment. Read these safety instructions carefully. Keep this user’s manual for future reference. Read the specifications section of this manual for detailed information on the operating environment of this equipment.
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Leading EDGE COMPUTING Never attempt to fix the equipment. Equipment should only be serviced by qualified personnel. A Lithium-type battery may be provided for uninterrupted, backup or emergency power. Risk of explosion if battery is replaced with one of an incorrect type.
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