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Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data. Note Notes call attention to important information that should be observed. Connector Type Describes the mating connector for the congatec COM-HPC ® carrier board connectors. Link to connector layout diagram This link icon is located in the top left corner of each page.
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The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides most of the functional requirements for server application. These functions include, but are not limited to a rich complement of contemporary high bandwidth interfaces such as PCI Express, Serial ATA, USB 3.0/2.0, and 10 Gb SFP+.
Mechanical Dimensions The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server has the following dimensions: • lenght of 304.8 ± 0.1 mm • width of 330.2 ± 0.1 mm • height of 21.6 ± 0.1 mm mm mm top-side, 1.6 mm PCB and mm bottom-side) Supply Voltage Power •...
DC/DC regulators generate the 3.3 V and 5 V. 4.1.1 ATX Power Connector The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a standard 24-pin connector X50 for ATX power supply. With an ATX power supply, the COM-HPC ® module starts after you press the power-on button SW5 (ATX mode).
4.1.2 EPS Power Connector The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a standard 8-pin EPS connector X73 for additional 12 V power supply to the module. With an ATX power supply, the COM-HPC module starts after you press the power-on button SW5 (ATX mode).
4.1.4 Status LEDs The table below describes the conga-HPC/EVAL-Server status LEDs. Table 10 Status LED Description LED Color Status Description Power No power applied to board and BMC Activity detected BMC Heatbeat Green On (blinking) BMC activity is detected. Normal operation: LED blinks at ON/OFF interval of 0.5s and 1s (0.5s ON, 0.5s OFF and 1s ON, 1s OFF) Abnormal operation: LED blinks once at ON/OFF interval of 2.5s and then four times at ON/OFF interval...
Client module - fixed 12 V input Note If the conga-HPC/EVAL-Server detects an incompatible module pinout, an onboard logic prevents the board from powering up the whole system by controlling the ‘PS_ON#’ signal of the ATX power supply. This feature works only in ATX mode.
Extension Slots The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides the following extension slots: • eight PCIe slots – two PCIe x16 slots (lanes 16-31 on X10 and lanes 32-47 on X11) – two PCIe x8 slots (lanes 0-7 on X7 and lanes 48-55 on X12) –...
M.2 Key M Socket The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a standard M.2 key M, socket X6. The socket is routed to the module’s PCIe lanes 8-11 and it supports 2230, 2243, 2260, 2280 and 22110 M.2 card sizes. The red LED D4 lights when there is an activity on this socket.
4.2.5 Board to Board Connector The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a board to board connector X42 for connecting congatec KR Ethernet adapters (LEK1, LEK2 and LEK3). For more information about the congatec KR Ethernet adapters, see the congatec LEK Quick Start Guide.
X42: congatec Ethernet Mezzanine Card DisplayPort The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a DisplayPort connector (X33) via the BMC —providing display capability without an additional cost for DP add-on-card. The BMC controls the graphic output via PCIe_BMC_TX and PCIe_BMC_RX pins. The DisplayPort supports: •...
BMC UART The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides two RS232 compliant UARTs on D-SUB9 connectors X67 and X68 from the BMC. Connector X67 supports full flow control and functions as a BMC UART port while connector X68 functions as a BMC debug console port.
4.4.2 Module UART The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides two RS232 UARTs (UART0 and UART1) via the COM-HPC ® module. The UART0 is on D-SUB9 connector X65 while the UART1 is on D-SUB9 connector X66. The transmit and receive signals of both UARTs are also routed to the feature connector X43 (pins19-22).
4.5.1 USB 3.1 Type-A The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides two USB 3.1 Type-A connectors X62 (USB port 0) and X64 (USB port 1). Each USB port supports a maximum current of 1 A. Connector X62 shares its USB 2.0 port differential pairs with the BMC via a multiplexer. Use jumper X17 to route the module’s USB 2.0 port 0...
X16: USB Type-A plug 4.5.3 USB 2.0 Headers The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides two USB 2.0 headers (X76 and X19). USB ports 4 and 5 are provided via connector X76 while USB ports 6 and 7 are provided via header X19. Table 25...
Connector Type X20, X21: Standard SATA plug 4.6.1 SATA Power The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a standard 15-pin SATA power connector (X22). This connector supplies 3.3 V, 5 V and 12 V. Table 27 X22 - SATA Power Pinout Description Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 3.3 V...
• Mezannine card connector for congatec Ethernet adapters (LEK1, LEK2 and LEK3) 4.7.1 RJ45-BMC Management Interface The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a 1 Gb BMC management interface on standard RJ45 connector (X77). The BMC management interface does not support network connectivity. Table 29...
• one system fan header via the module (X32) 4.8.1 BMC System Fan The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides two 4-pin system fan headers (X30/X31) via the BMC. The BMC controls the speed of the system fans. Use jumper: • JP3 to set the fan’s supply voltage on header X30 •...
4.8.2 Module System Fan The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a 4-pin system fan header (X32) via the module. The COM-HPC ® module controls the speed of the fan. Use jumper JP5 to set the fan’s supply voltage level on header X32. Table 34...
Header On the conga-HPC/EVAL-Server, the eSPI signals of the COM-HPC module are routed to the BMC and header X34. Use DIP switch 2.1 to select ® the eSPI alert and chip select signals for the BMC. Table 36 SW2.1 Pinout Description SW2.1...
0xAE via I2C0 bus. You can access the EEPROM by using the I²C control commands implemented in the congatec CGOS API driver. Refer to the user’s guide of the COM-HPC ® module and the congatec CGOS manual for more information.
4.10.2 I2C0 I/O Expander Header The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides eight I2C0 signals on header X39 via an I/O expander (TI PCA9554). The I2C address of the I/O Expander 0x48. Table 39 X39 - I2C0 Expander Pinout Description Signal Signal I2C0_IO0 I2C0_IO1...
X41: 1.27 mm, 2x10-pin female connector Possible mating connector: Samtec ASP-159358-02, TFM-110-02-S-D-A JP6: 2.54 mm grid jumper 4.15 General Purpose SPI Header The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides header CN2 for general purpose SPI. Table 46 CN2 - General Purpose SPI Port Pinout Signals Signals...
BIOS is useful for evaluating a customized BIOS. The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides a 16-pin SOIC16 socket (X40) for an SPI flash. Boot select pins BSEL0 and BSEL1 are routed to DIP switch SW3 while boot select pin BSEL2 is routed to DIP switch SW4.
4.17 Feature Connector The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server provides feature connector X43. The pinout is described below: Table 48 X43 Pinout Description Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description +V5S 5V main supply (0.75 A fuse) +V5A 5V standby supply (0.75 A fuse) SUS_CLK...
• monitoring hardware failures The BMC (Aspeed AST2600) on the conga-HPC/EVAL-Server is for proof of concept only. Carrier board designers can use it as a hardware design guide or to test the physical interfaces of system firmware (BIOS) or remote system management software. The BMC functionality is...
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