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AM4024(E)
Doc. ID: 1056-0032, Rev. 2.0
Date: December 23, 2015
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  • Page 1 » User Guide « AM4024(E) Doc. ID: 1056-0032, Rev. 2.0 Date: December 23, 2015 The pulse of innovation...
  • Page 2: Revision History

    Disclaimer Copyright © 2015 Kontron AG. All rights reserved. All data is for information purposes only and not guaranteed for legal purposes. Information has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Kontron and the Kontron logo and all other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are recognized.
  • Page 3: Warranty

    Warranty This Kontron product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for the warranty period from the date of shipment. During the warranty period, Kontron will at its discretion decide to repair or replace defective products. Within the warranty period, the repair of products is free of charge as long as warranty conditions are observed.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    User Guide AM4024(E) Contents Revision History ......................2 Imprint ........................2 Disclaimer ........................2 Warranty ........................3 Proprietary Note ......................3 Trademarks ........................ 3 Environmental Protection Statement ................3 Contents ........................4 Tables ........................8 Figures ........................10 Introduction ..................11 Board Overview ..................
  • Page 5 Module Power Interface................34 2.8.6 AMC Card-edge Connector J1 ................. 34 2.8.6.1 Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024 ........35 2.8.6.2 Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024E ........38 Configuration ..................41 DIP Switch Configuration ................41 3.1.1...
  • Page 6 Introduction, Basic Operation ............... 69 9.3.1.1 Entering the uEFI Shell ................69 9.3.1.2 Exiting the uEFI Shell .................. 69 9.3.2 Kontron-Specific uEFI Shell Commands ............70 uEFI Shell Scripting ..................71 9.4.1 Startup Scripting ..................71 9.4.2 Create a Startup Script ................. 71 9.4.3...
  • Page 7 BIOS Boot Order Selection ..............81 10.5.3 Set Control State (Boot Order Selection) ............82 10.5.4 Get Control State (Boot Order Selection) ............82 10.6 Sensors Implemented on the AM4024(E) ............83 10.6.1 Sensor List ....................84 10.7 Sensor Thresholds..................86 10.8 OEM Event/Reading Types ................
  • Page 8: Tables

    Gigabit Ethernet Controller Port Mapping for the AM4024 ..........31 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Port Mapping for the AM4024E .......... 31 Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024 ..........35 Reserved Pin Description ..................37 Extended Options Region Single-Ended Pins Description ..........37 Single-Ended GPO Pins Description ................
  • Page 9 User Guide AM4024(E) Security Setup Menu Functions ................67 TPM Configuration Sub-Screen ................67 Boot Priority Order ..................... 68 Exit Setup Menu Functions ................... 68 Kontron-Specific uEFI Shell Commands ..............70 www.kontron.com...
  • Page 10: Figures

    Adapter for Mini USB Type A to USB Type A Connector ..........29 Serial Port Con. J11 (COMA) ................29 AM4024(E) Port Mapping ..................33 AM4024(E) with i7-4860EQ (SV), 1.8 GHz ............... 54 AM4024(E) with i7-4700EQ (SV), 2.4 GHz ............... 54 AM4024(E) with i5-4402EQ (LV), 1.6 GHz ............... 55 AM4024(E) Airflow Impedance ................
  • Page 11: Introduction

    SATA, ensures a wide range of possible application use cases for the AM4024(E). The processor and the memory are soldered on the AM4024(E) which results in a higher MTBF value and a significant advantage for the cooling concept. The careful design and selection of high-temperature- resistant components together with the elaborated heat sink design ensure high product reliability.
  • Page 12: System Relevant Information

    Table 1: System Relevant Information SUBJECT INFORMATION Hardware Requirements The AM4024(E) can be installed on any AMC-supporting carrier board or MicroTCA backplane with the following AMC Card-edge connector port mapping: AM4024: » Common Options Region ports 0-1: » Two Gigabit Ethernet SerDes ports »...
  • Page 13: Functional Block Diagrams

    User Guide AM4024(E) 1.4.1 Functional Block Diagrams Figure 1: AM4024 Functional Block Diagram www.kontron.com...
  • Page 14: Am4024E Functional Block Diagram

    User Guide AM4024(E) Figure 2: AM4024E Functional Block Diagram www.kontron.com...
  • Page 15: Front Panel

    User Guide AM4024(E) 1.4.2 Front Panel Figure 3: AM4024(E) Front Panel Module Management LEDs LED1 (red): Out-of-Service LED LED2 (red/green/amber): Health LED HS (blue): Hot Swap LED User-Specific LEDs ULED3 (red/green): AMC port 0 Ethernet link status (green) + POST Code...
  • Page 16: Board Layout

    User Guide AM4024(E) 1.4.3 Board Layout Figure 4: AM4024 Board Layout (Top View) SATA Flash Module/ Battery Module Intel® Intel® Intel® Core™ i7 I350 QM87 Logic DDR3L Memory Figure 5: AM4024E Board Layout (Top View) Intel® I350 (2nd) Intel® Intel®...
  • Page 17: Technical Specification

    1. 5 Te ch n i c a l S p e c i f ic a t i o n Table 2: AM4024(E) Main Specifications FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS The AM4024(E) supports the following 4 generation processors: » Quad-core Intel® Core™ i7-4860EQ (SV), 1.8 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache, GT3e, Intel® Ir is™ Pro Graphics 5200 »...
  • Page 18 User Guide AM4024(E) Table 2: AM4024(E) Main Specifications (Continued) FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS DIP Switch One DIP switch, SW2, for board conf iguration Hot Swap One Hot Swap switch Front Panel Connectors One Serial port (COMA) with RS-232 signal level on a 5-pin micro-AB USB connector, J11...
  • Page 19 » Two flash banks with rollback capability: manual rollback or automatic in case of upgrade failure » E-Keying (AMC ports and clock in accordance with the AMC.0 R2.0 specif ica- tion) Operating Systems There are var ious operating systems available for the AM4024(E). For further information, please contact Kontron. www.kontron.com...
  • Page 20 -30°C to + 60°C Climatic Humidity 93% RH at 40 °C, non-condensing (acc. to IEC 60068-2-78) Dimensions Dimensions of the AM4024(E) without retention screws on front panel: Mid-size: 181.5 mm x 73.5 mm x 18.96 mm Board Weight 280 grams The above-mentioned board weight refers to the AM4024(E) without extension modules such as the SATA Flash module or the RTC Backup Batter y module.
  • Page 21: Standards

    Condensation may cause irreversible damage, especially when the board is powered up again. Kontron does not accept any responsibility for damage to products resulting from destruc- tive environmental testing. Please contact Kontron for assistance prior to performing further environmental testing of the AM4024(E).
  • Page 22: Related Publications

    PICMG® AMC.3 R1.0, Advanced Mezzanine Card Specif ication for Storage, Aug. 25, 2005 IPMI IPMI - Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specif ication, v2.0 Document Revision 1.0, February 12, 2004 Platform Firmware Unif ied Extensible Firmware Interface (uEFI) specif ication, version 2.1 All Kontron Products Product Safety and Implementation Guide, ID 1021-9142 www.kontron.com...
  • Page 23: Functional Description

    2 .1 P ro c e s s o r a n d C h i p s e t The AM4024(E) supports the Intel® Core™ i7-4860EQ, the Intel® Core™ i7-4700EQ (SV), and the Intel® Core™ i5-4402EQ processors in combination with the mobile Intel® QM87 Chipset.
  • Page 24: Integrated Processor Graphics Controller

    2 . 4 B a t te r y The AM4024(E) does not have any provisions for an onboard battery for backup of the RTC. There is, however, an optional mezzanine module available which does provide battery-powered backup for the RTC.
  • Page 25: Flash Memory

    2.5.1 SPI Boot Flash for uEFI BIOS The AM4024(E) provides two 16 MB SPI boot flashes for two separate uEFI BIOS images, a standard SPI boot flash and a recovery SPI boot flash. The fail-over mechanism for the uEFI BIOS recovery can be controlled via the DIP switch SW2, switch 2.
  • Page 26: User-Specific Leds

    User Guide AM4024(E) Table 6: Module Management and Hot Swap LEDs Function COLOR STATE FUNCTION LED1 Of f MMC running (default) (Out-of- MMC out of ser vice or in reset state Service LED) Blinking MMC f irmware upgrade LED2 Green/ Of f Payload is of f;...
  • Page 27: Module Handle

    AM4024(E) is undertaken (all power off and then on again). 2.7.2 Module Handle At the front panel, the AM4024(E) provides a handle for module extraction as well as for securing the module in the carrier / chassis and actuating the hot swap switch. The module handle supports a three- position operation.
  • Page 28: Debug Interface

    5-pin, Mini USB, type A connector, J2, on the front panel. This connector al- lows standard USB peripheral devices to be connected to the AM4024(E) via an adapter for Mini USB type A to USB type A connectors.
  • Page 29: Serial Ports

    Figure 8: Adapter for Mini USB Type A to USB Type A Connector 2.7.5 Ser ial Por ts The AM4024(E) supports one serial port, COMA, fully compatible with the 16550 UART controller. COMA is implemented as a serial RS-232 interface available on a 5-pin USB Micro-AB connector, J11, on the front panel.
  • Page 30: Mini Displayport

    AMC Card-edge Connector 2.7.8 PCI Express The AM4024(E) provides one x4 PCI Express 3.0 interface operating at up to 8.0 GT/s. The PCI Express interface operates as root complex only and is routed to the AMC interconnection, Fat Pipes Region, ports 4-7.
  • Page 31: Amc Interconnection

    2 . 8 A M C I n t e rc o n n e c t i o n The AM4024(E) communicates with the carrier board or the MicroTCA backplane via the AMC Card-edge connector, which is a serial interface optimized for high-speed interconnects. The AMC Card-edge con- nector supports a variety of fabric topologies divided into five functional groups: »...
  • Page 32 User Guide AM4024(E) AM4024 » Common Options Region: » Ports 0-1: Two Gigabit Ethernet SerDes ports » Ports 2-3: Two Serial ATA ports » Fat Pipes Region: » Ports 4-7: One x4 PCI Express interface operating as root-complex only »...
  • Page 33: Am4024(E) Port Mapping

    User Guide AM4024(E) Figure 10: AM4024(E) Port Mapping AM4024 AM4024E Port No. Standard Port Mapping Port Mapping Port Mapping TCLKA TCLKA (input) TCLKA (input) Clocks TCLKB not used not used FCLKA PCIe Reference Clock (output) PCIe Reference Clock (output) GbE-0...
  • Page 34: Synchronization Clock Interface

    The AM4024(E) operates with payload power in the range of 10.8 V to 13.2 V, and with management power of 3.3 V ± 5%.
  • Page 35: Pinout Of Amc Card-Edge Connector J1 On The Am4024

    User Guide AM4024(E) 2.8.6.1 Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024 Table 14: Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024 BASIC SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 1) EXTENDED SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 2) SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY SIGNAL FUNCTION...
  • Page 36 User Guide AM4024(E) Table 14: Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024 (Continued) BASIC SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 1) EXTENDED SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 2) SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY Logic Ground Logic Ground ENABLE# AMC Enable...
  • Page 37: Reserved Pin Description

    User Guide AM4024(E) Table 14: Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024 (Continued) BASIC SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 1) EXTENDED SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 2) SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY Logic Ground Logic Ground FCLKA+ PCIe Reference Clock +...
  • Page 38: Pinout Of Amc Card-Edge Connector J1 On The Am4024E

    User Guide AM4024(E) 2.8.6.2 Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024E Table 18: Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024E BASIC SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 1) EXTENDED SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 2) SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY SIGNAL FUNCTION...
  • Page 39 User Guide AM4024(E) Table 18: Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024E (Continued) BASIC SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 1) EXTENDED SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 2) SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY Rx3- SATA-B Receiver - Carrier Tx15- COMA Serial Por t Receive...
  • Page 40: Reserved Pin Description

    User Guide AM4024(E) Table 18: Pinout of AMC Card-edge Connector J1 on the AM4024E (Continued) BASIC SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 1) EXTENDED SIDE (COMPONENT SIDE 2) SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY SIGNAL FUNCTION DRIVEN BY TCLKB- Not Connected Rx9- GbE-9 Receiver -...
  • Page 41: Configuration

    User Guide AM4024(E) 3 Conf iguration 3 .1 D I P S w i t ch C o n f i g u r a t i o n 3.1.1 DIP Switch SW2 The DIP switch SW2 serves for general board configuration.
  • Page 42: System Write Protection

    3 . 2 S y s te m Wr i te P ro t e c t i o n The AM4024(E) provides write protection for non-volatile memories via the DIP switch SW2, switch 3, the uEFI Shell and a backplane pin. If one of these sources is enabled, the system is write protected.
  • Page 43: Reset Status Register (Rstat)

    User Guide AM4024(E) 3.3.2 Reset Status Register (RS TAT) The Reset Status Register is used to determine the host’s reset source. Table 26: Reset Status Register (RSTAT) ADDRESS 0x285 SRST IPRS NAME PORS Reserved Reser ved Reser ved Reserved WTRS...
  • Page 44: Board Id High-Byte Register (Bidh)

    AM4024E: 0xB412 3.3.4 Geographic Addressing Register (GEOAD) The Geographic Addressing Register holds the AMC geographic address (site number) used to assign the Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB-L) address to the AM4024(E). Table 28: Geographic Addressing Register (GEOAD) ADDRESS 0x28A NAME...
  • Page 45: Watchdog Timer Control Register (Wtim)

    User Guide AM4024(E) 3.3.5 Watchdog Timer Control Register (W TIM) Table 29: Watchdog Timer Control Register (WTIM) ADDRESS 0x28C WEN/WTR NAME ACCESS RESET 0000 BITFIELD DESCRIPTION Watchdog timer expired status bit: 0 = Watchdog timer has not expired 1 = Watchdog timer has expired.
  • Page 46: Board Id Low-Byte Register (Bidl)

    AM4024(E) 3.3.6 Board ID Low-Byte Register (BIDL) Table 30: Board ID Low-Byte Register (BIDL) ADDRESS 0x28D NAME BIDL ACCESS RESET 0x10 (AM4024) / 0x12 (AM4024E) BITFIELD DESCRIPTION BIDL Board identif ication: AM4024: 0xB410 AM4024E: 0xB412 3.3.7 LED Conf iguration Register (LCFG) The LED Configuration Register holds a series of bits defining the onboard configuration for the front panel User-Specific LEDs.
  • Page 47: Led Control Register (Lctrl)

    User Guide AM4024(E) Configured for Mode B, the User-Specific LEDs are dedicated to functions as follows: ULED3: Ethernet Link Status of AMC Gigabit Ethernet channel A, AMC port 0 (green) ULED2: Ethernet Link Status of AMC Gigabit Ethernet channel B, AMC port 1 (green)
  • Page 48: General Purpose Output Register (Gpout)

    User Guide AM4024(E) 3.3.9 General Purpose Output Register (GPOUT) The General Purpose Output Register holds the general purpose output signals of the AMC Card-edge connector. Table 33: General Purpose Output Register (GPOUT) ADDRESS 0x292 NAME Reser ved GPO1 GPO0 ACCESS...
  • Page 49: Power Considerations

    4 .1 A M 4 0 24 ( E ) Vo l t a g e Ra n g e s The AM4024(E) has been designed for optimal power input and distribution. Still it is necessary to ob- serve certain criteria essential for application stability and reliability.
  • Page 50: Power Sequencing For Unmanaged Systems

    AM4024(E) 4.2.3 Power Sequencing for Unmanaged Systems If the AM4024(E) is installed in an unmanaged system, the module management power must be stable and in regulation before the payload power starts to ramp up. 4 . 3 Powe r C o n s u mp t i o n The goal of this description is to provide a method to calculate the power consumption for the AM4024(E) baseboard and for additional configurations.
  • Page 51: Am4024(E) Power Consumption

    For this measurement, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology was enabled. These values are unlikely to be reached in real applica- tions. Table 35: AM4024(E) Power Consumption Intel® Core™ Intel® Core™ Intel® Core™...
  • Page 52: Payload Power Consumption Of Accessories

    4 . 4 Pay l o a d Powe r C o n s u mpt i o n o f Acc e s s o r ie s The following table indicates the payload power consumption of AM4024(E) accessories.
  • Page 53: Thermal Considerations

    An airflow of 20 cfm is a typical value for a standard Kontron MicroTCA system. For other systems, the available airflow will differ. The maximum ambient operating temperature must be determined for such environments.
  • Page 54: Operational Limits For The Am4024(E)

    5 .1 O p e r a t i o n a l L i m i t s fo r th e A M 4 0 24 ( E ) Figure 11: AM4024(E) with i7-4860EQ (SV), 1.8 GHz AM4024 (E) - i7-4860EQ - 1.8 GHz VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE (m3/s) 0.002...
  • Page 55: Am4024(E) With I5-4402Eq (Lv), 1.6 Ghz

    User Guide AM4024(E) Figure 13: AM4024(E) with i5-4402EQ (LV), 1.6 GHz AM4024 - i5-4402EQ - 1.6 GHz VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE (m3/s) 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012 0.014 0.016 0.018 12.5 17.5 22.5 27.5 32.5 37.5 VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE (CFM) SYSTEM www.kontron.com...
  • Page 56: Airflow Impedance

    AM4024(E) 5.1.1 Air flow Impedance The following figure shows the airflow impedance curves of the AM4024(E) module. No card guides or struts have been used for the measurements because the resulting airflow impedance depends on individual configuration of the AMC carrier or MicroTCA system.
  • Page 57: Airflow Paths

    A, B, C, and D zones that is within ± 25% of the average value of the four thermal zones. The following figure shows the thermal zones of the AM4024(E). Figure 15: Thermal Zones of the AM4024(E) Module...
  • Page 58: Deviation Of The Airflow Rate On The Am4024(E)

    -1.3% 3.3% Note: The AM4024(E) module has an airflow rate deviation of max. ± 5.0% of the average value of the four thermal zones (max. ± 25% is allowed). Positive deviation means increased airflow. Negative deviation means decreased airflow. Note: The AM4024(E) module provides an open area of 40%.
  • Page 59: Sata Flash Module

    AM4024(E) 6 SATA Flash Module The AM4024(E) provides an optional SATA Flash module with up to 64 GB NAND flash memory. The SATA Flash module is connected to the AM4024(E) via the board-to-board connectors J7 located on the AM4024(E) and J2 located on the SATA Flash module. The SATA Flash module has been optimized for embedded systems providing high performance, reliability and security.
  • Page 60: Rtc Backup Battery Module

    7.1 Te ch n i c a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Table 42: RTC Backup Battery Module Main Specifications FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS Board-to-Board One 34-pin, male, board-to-board connector, J1, for interfacing with the AM4024(E) Connector Batter y Up to two 3.0V lithium batteries UL-approved Temperature Range Operational: - 5°C to + 55°C...
  • Page 61: Installation

    8 . 2 G e n e r a l I n s t r u c t i o n s o n U s a g e In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way.
  • Page 62: Board Installation

    8 . 3 B o a r d I n s t a l l a t i o n The AM4024(E) is designed for hot swap operation. Hot swapping allows the coordinated insertion and extraction of modules without disrupting other operational elements within the system.
  • Page 63: Hot Swap Removal

    To remove the AM4024(E) from a running system proceed as follows: Pull the module handle in the “Hot Swap” position to initiate the extraction process of the module (see Figure 7, Module Handle Positions).
  • Page 64: Installation Of Peripheral Devices

    This optionally available module must be physically installed on the AM4024(E) prior to installation of the AM4024(E) in a system. During installation it is necessary to ensure that the SATA Flash module is properly seated in the onboard connector J7, i.e. the pins are aligned correctly and not bent.
  • Page 65: Uefi Bios

    <RETURN>, and proceed with step 5. A Setup menu will appear. The AM4024(E) uEFI BIOS Setup program uses a hot key-based navigation system. A hot key legend bar is located on the bottom of the Setup screens. The following table provides information concerning the usage of these hot keys.
  • Page 66: Setup Menus

    User Guide AM4024(E) 9 . 2 S e t u p M e n u s The Setup utility features four menus listed in the selection bar at the top of the screen: » Main » Advanced » Security »...
  • Page 67: Advanced Setup Menu

    Enables/Disables ME FW Downgrade function. 9.2.3 Secur ity Setup Menu The Security Setup menu provides information about the passwords and functions for specifying the security settings. The passwords are case-sensitive. The AM4024(E) provides no factory-set passwords. Table 46: Security Setup Menu Functions FUNCTION...
  • Page 68: Remember The Password

    If the system cannot be booted because neither the User Password nor the Supervisor Password are known, refer to the Chapter 3.1, DIP Switch Configuration, for information about clearing the uEFI BIOS settings, or contact Kontron for further assistance. Note: The HDD security passwords cannot be cleared using the above method.
  • Page 69: The Uefi Shell

    9 . 3 T h e u E F I S h e ll The Kontron uEFI BIOS features a built-in and enhanced version of the uEFI Shell. For a detailed de- scription of the available standard shell scripting refer to the EFI Shell User’s Guide. For a detailed de- scription of the available standard shell commands, refer to the EFI Shell Command Manual.
  • Page 70: Kontron-Specific Uefi Shell Commands

    User Guide AM4024(E) 9.3.2 Kontron-Specif ic uEFI Shell Commands The Kontron uEFI implementation provides the following additional commands related to the specific HW features of the Kontron system. Table 50: Kontron-Specific uEFI Shell Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION kBoardConfig Conf igures non-volatile board settings, such as: »...
  • Page 71: Uefi Shell Scripting

    Conf igures the Kontron onboard Watchdog This command is used to enable the Kontron onboard Watchdog with reset target before OS boot. This can be used to detect if the OS fails to boot and react by reset. The uEFI Shell commands are not case-sensitive. Each uEFI Shell command is provided with a detailed online help that can be invoked by entering “<cmd>...
  • Page 72: Examples Of Startup Scripts

    User Guide AM4024(E) 9.4.3 Examples of Star tup Scr ipts 9.4.3.1 Execute Shell Scr ipt on Other Harddr ive This example (startup.nsh) executes the shell script named bootme.nsh located in the root of the first detected disc drive (fs0). fs0: bootme.nsh...
  • Page 73: Firmware Update

    9.5.1.1 uEFI BIOS Fail-Over Mechanism The AM4024(E) has two SPI boot flashes programmed with the uEFI BIOS, a standard SPI boot flash and a recovery SPI boot flash. The basic idea behind that is to always have at least one working uEFI BIOS flash available regardless if there have been any flashing errors or not.
  • Page 74: Uefi Bios Recovery

    9.5.2 Updating the IPMI Firmware 9.5.2.1 IPMI Rollback Mechanism The AM4024(E)’s IPMI controller has an internal flash, where the boot block or the active IPMI firmware is running from, as well as an external flash, where two IPMI firmware images are stored, namely: »...
  • Page 75: Ipmi Firmware

    10 IPMI Firmware 10.1 O ve r v i ew The AM4024(E) provides an IPMI controller (NXP® ARM7) with 512 kB of internal firmware flash as well as external firmware flash for firmware upgrade and rollback. The IPMI controller (Module Management Controller - MMC) carries out IPMI commands such as monitoring several onboard temperature condi- tions, board voltages and the power supply status, and managing hot swap operations.
  • Page 76: Supported Ipmi And Atca Commands

    User Guide AM4024(E) The KCS interface serves for the communication between the AM4024(E)’s payload and the MMC. The OS requires the KCS interface configuration during their loading time. The KCS interface configuration is available in the “IPMI Device Information Record” included in the SMBIOS table.
  • Page 77 User Guide AM4024(E) Table 51: Standard IPMI Commands (Continued) COMMAND IPMI 2.0 SPEC. NETFN KONTRON SUPPORT SECTION ON MMC Channel Commands 22.22 to 22.30 40h to 47h O / Yes User Commands 24.1 to 24.9 48h to 4Fh O / Yes Get Channel OEM Payload Info 24.10...
  • Page 78 User Guide AM4024(E) Table 51: Standard IPMI Commands (Continued) COMMAND IPMI 2.0 SPEC. NETFN KONTRON SUPPORT SECTION ON MMC FRU DEVICE COMMANDS Get FRU Inventor y Area Info 34.1 Storage M / Yes Read FRU Data 34.2 Storage M / Yes Write FRU Data 34.3...
  • Page 79: Advancedtca And Amc Commands

    User Guide AM4024(E) 10.3.2 AdvancedTC A and AMC Commands The following table shows an excerpt from the command list specified in the PICMG 3.0 R 2.0 Ad- vancedTCA Base Specification and the PICMG AMC.0 Advanced Mezzanine Card Specification, R 1.0. The shaded table cells indicate commands not supported by the IPMI firmware.
  • Page 80: Firmware Identification

    9 …12 = Module in μTCA slot 9 … 12 = Bay C1, C2, C3, C4 with bus addresses 82h, 84h, 86h,88h 0, > 12 = Module position is not in range. The IPMB-L bus is switched of f 15..16* Reserved * Bytes 13 through 16 are optional and defined by Kontron. www.kontron.com...
  • Page 81: Board Control Extensions

    User Guide AM4024(E) 10. 5 B o a rd C o n t ro l E x te n s i o n s 10.5.1 SPI Boot Flash Selection—uEFI BIOS Failover Control The uEFI BIOS code is stored in two different SPI boot flash devices designated as the standard SPI boot flash and the recovery SPI boot flash.
  • Page 82: Set Control State (Boot Order Selection)

    User Guide AM4024(E) 10.5.3 Set Control State (Boot Order Selection) Table 54: Set Control State COMMAND NetFn Set Control State ( Boot Order) OEM = 3Eh REQUEST DATA Byte Data Field Control ID: 00h = Reser ved 9Dh = uEFI BIOS boot order conf iguration...
  • Page 83: Sensors Implemented On The Am4024(E)

    User Guide AM4024(E) 10. 6 S e ns o rs I mp l e m ented on the AM4024 (E) The MMC includes several sensors for voltage or temperature monitoring and various others for pass/ fail type signal monitoring. Every sensor is associated with a Sensor Data Record (SDR). Sensor Data Records contain information about the sensors identification such as sensor type, sensor name, sensor unit.
  • Page 84: Sensor List

    AM4024(E) 10.6.1 Sensor List The following table indicates all sensors available on the AM4024(E). For further information on Kon- tron’s OEM specific sensor types and sensor event type codes presented in the following table, refer to Chapter 10.8, OEM Event/Reading Types.
  • Page 85 User Guide AM4024(E) Table 57: Sensor List (Continued) SENSOR NUMBER / SENSOR T YPE (CODE) / Assertion Mask / DESCRIPTION Health LED ID STRING EVENT/READING T YPE (CODE) Deassertion Mask/ Shows Error Reading Mask 12h / Voltage (02h) / 2204h / 2204h / Board 5V supply A1:Board 5.0V...
  • Page 86: Sensor Thresholds

    User Guide AM4024(E) 10. 7 S e n s o r T h re s h o l d s Table 58: Thresholds - Standard and Extended Temperature Range Sensor Number / 0Dh / 0Eh / 0Fh / ID String...
  • Page 87: Oem Event/Reading Types

    AM4024(E) 10. 8 O E M E ve n t / Re a d i n g Ty p e s OEM (Kontron) specific sensor types and codes are presented in the following table. Table 60: OEM Event/Reading Types OEM SENSOR...
  • Page 88: Ipmi Firmware Code

    Chapter 9, uEFI BIOS, and the IPMI Firmware User Guide. 10.9.2 IPMI Firmware and FRU Data Wr ite Protection Write protection of the AM4024(E) is enabled if the DIP Switch SW2, switch 3, is set to If the board is write-protected, neither the IPMI firmware or the FRU data can be updated or reprogrammed.
  • Page 89: Lan Functions

    » AMC Point-to-point Record: indicates the AMC port capabilities of the AM4024(E), i.e. the supported AMC fabric interface types of the current board configuration Depending on the current board configuration (i.e. the module’s description in the FRU data records), the carriers’s IPMC (in an ATCA system) or the MCH (of a MicroTCA system) decides during E-Keying...
  • Page 90: Default Of Amc Configuration Settings

    User Guide AM4024(E) 10.11.1.1 Default of AMC Conf iguration Settings The AMC configuration is set to default via the kBoardConfig AMCBaseCfg default uEFI Shell com- mand. The default values are indicated in the following table: Table 62: AMC Configuration Default Values...
  • Page 91: Forced Fclka / Pci Express Reference Clock Configuration

    User Guide AM4024(E) 10.11.1.4 Forced FCLKA / PCI Express Reference Clock Conf iguration The configuration option to forcibly set the FCLKA (ignoring E-Keying) may be useful during system setup and testing, and is available for each AMC base configuration providing a PCI Express interface.
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