User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor About this Manual This manual describes the technical aspects of the SC3-LARGO, required for installation and system integration. It is intended for the experienced user only. Edition History Contents/Changes Author...
6 x USB2, 2 x USB3, 7 x SATA/RAID, 2 x GbE), system. very powerful industrial systems can be built. The SC3-LARGO is equipped with a set of high- Most mezzanine side cards can accommodate speed local expansion interface connectors, in addition a 2.5-inch drive.
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Technical Features Feature Summary Feature Summary General ® ® PICMG CompactPCI Serial (CPCI-S.0) CPU card < Form factor single size Eurocard (board dimensions 100x160mm <...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Feature Summary Performance Rating Passmark 8.0 performance test (Windows 8.1/64, 16GB RAM, C47-MSATA mezzanine SSD storage module) < SC3-630D (i7-5700EQ): Passmark rating 2975, CPU rating 8620 <...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Feature Summary On-Board Building Blocks ® Additional on-board devices, PCIe based < ® 3 x Gigabit Ethernet controllers Intel I210IT < ® 1 x Gigabit Ethernet PHY Intel I217LM <...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Feature Summary Local Expansion and Mass Storage Solutions Mezzanine side card connectors for optional local expansion < P-EXP - 2 x USB 2.0 & Legacy (from PCH) <...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Feature Summary RT OS Board Support Packages & Driver LynxOS - on request < On Time RTOS-32 - on request < OS-9 - on request <...
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Front Panel Connectors ETH1/2 Dual Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 receptacles with integrated indicator LEDs DP1/2 Mini DisplayPort digital video output receptacle (VGA connector available as...
The Core processors supported by the SC3-LARGO are SKUs with a thermal design power (TDP) of 47W. Due to the cTDP feature (configurable TDP) the power consumption of these parts may be lowered by UEFI setup to fit the customers requirements (see table below).
5xxx Processor Thermal Considerations In order to avoid malfunctioning of the SC3-LARGO, take care of appropriate cooling of the processor and system, e.g. by a cooling fan suitable to the maximum power consumption of the CPU chip actually in use. The processor contains digital thermal sensors (DTS) that are readable via special CPU registers.
PC3L-12800 specification. Minimum module size is 512MB; maximum module size is 16GB. Please note that neither standard DDR3 SODIMMs nor DDR3L without ECC feature do work on SC3-LARGO. It is recommended to add a SODIMM module with same size as the Memory Down to get best performance.
3 DisplayPort interface. As an alternate, the SC3-LARGO can be equipped with an ordinary HD D-Sub 15-lead connector (VGA style). This connector is suitable for analog signals only. Nevertheless also flat-panel displays can be attached to the D-Sub connector but with minor reduced image quality.
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor LAN Subsystem The Ethernet LAN subsystem is composed of four Gigabit Ethernet ports: One Intel i217LM Physical Layer Transceiver (PHY) using the PCH QM87 internal MAC and three Intel i210IT Gigabit Ethernet Controllers.
5xxx Processor Serial ATA Interface (SATA) The SC3-LARGO provides a total of ten serial ATA (SATA) ports, derived from up to three independent SATA controllers. Eight of these ports support data transfer rates of 6Gbps (600MB/s), 3Gbps (300MB/s) or 1.5Gbps (150MB/s), the remaining two ports up to 3Gbps. SATA controllers are located within the QM87 Platform Controller Hub that holds 6 SATA interfaces and in a separate SATA host controller Marvell 88SE9230, providing four SATA ports, all 6Gbps capable.
5xxx Processor ® PCI Express Interface The SC3-LARGO is provided with several PCI Express (PCIe) lanes for I/O expansion. Sixteen PCI Express ® lanes, originating from the Core processor, are building the two fat pipes defined by CompactPCI Serial. These two links consists of eight lanes with transfer rates of up to 8Gbps (PCI Express Gen 3).
5xxx Processor Universal Serial Bus (USB) The SC3-LARGO is provided with fourteen USB ports. All of them are USB 2.0 capable, but four ports are also supporting the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed standard. Two USB 3.0 interfaces are routed to front ®...
The HD Audio port requires an additional audio codec, as provided e.g. on the PCS-BALLET side card. The LPC bus presents an easy way to add legacy interfaces to the system. EKF offers a variety of mezzanine expansion boards (side cards), to be attached on top of the SC3-LARGO, featuring all classic Super-I/O functionality, for example the PCS-BALLET.
The SC3-LARGO uses a holder to retain a BR2032 lithium coin cell, giving an autonomy of more than 5 years. Under normal conditions, replacement should be superfluous during lifetime of the board.
SC3-LARGO BIOS binary are available from the EKF website. Read carefully the enclosed instructions. If the programming procedure fails e.g. caused by a power interruption, the SC3-LARGO may no more be operable. In this case you would possibly have to send in the board, because the Flash device is directly soldered to the PCB and cannot be changed by the user.
In case of entering this state, unlock and lock the front panel handle a 2 time to reenter normal power state S0 again. See also section 'PG (Power Good) LED' to see how the SC3-LARGO indicates the different power states.
5xxx Processor Watchdog An important reliability feature is a software programmable watchdog function. The SC3-LARGO contains two of these watchdogs. One is part of the QM87 PCH and also known as TCO Watchdog. A detailed description is given in the QM87 data sheet. Operating systems like Linux offer a driver interface to the TCO watchdog.
Core 5xxx Processor Front Panel LEDs The SC3-LARGO is equipped with four LEDs which can be observed from the front panel. Three of these LEDs are labelled according to their primary meaning, but should be interpreted altogether for system diagnosis:...
Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor PG (Power Good) LED The SC3-LARGO offers a bicolour LED labelled PG located within the front panel. After system reset, this LED defaults to signal different power states: Sleep state S3, S4 or S5 <...
5xxx Processor HD (Hard Disk Activity) LED The SC3-LARGO offers a bicoloured LED marked as HD placed within the front panel. This LED, when blinking green, signals activity on any device attached to the SATA ports of the QM87. The yellow part of the HD LED shows activity on any of the 88SE9230 SATA ports.
PS_ON# (connector P1 pin E2). If the system enters the sleep state S5 (soft off), the signal PS_ON# is pulled high, hence the main power supply is switched-off. The SC3-LARGO is held in soft off state until a power management event (e.g. power button event triggered by the front panel handle) brings back the system to the S0 state.
5xxx Processor Mezzanine Side Board Options The SC3-LARGO is provided with several stacking connectors for attachment of a mezzanine expansion module (aka side board), suitable for a variety of readily available mezzanine cards (please refer to www.ekf.com/c/ccpu/mezz_ovw.pdf for a more comprehensive overview). EKF furthermore offers custom specific development of side boads (please contact sales@ekf.de).
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor P-EXP I/F Type Controller LPC (Low Pin Count) HD Audio SMBus PCH (buffered) 2 x USB 2.0 P-HSE I/F Type Controller SATA1, SATA2, SATA3 4 x USB 2.0...
Serial specification defines a card slot system based on the modern high ® speed data-links PCI Express , SATA, Ethernet and USB. The SC3-LARGO, designed to act as a ® CompactPCI Serial system slot controller, provides the resources of these interfaces. The backplane distributes them in the form of point to point connections to the peripheral slots.
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor SC - 3 LARGO • Resources w. 1+ Slots Backplane (System Slot Left) (1-2) Clk PE (1-8) 2 x PE (7-8) Gen2 2 Links x 1...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor SC - 3 LARGO • Resources w. 1+ Slots Backplane (System Slot Right) (1-2) Clk PE (1-8) 2 x PE (7-8) Gen2 2 Links x 1...
SGPIO (Connector P1 Pins G3/H3/J3/K3) will be disconnected < One result of that is, that a SC3-LARGO plugged into a peripheral slot will not get a reset even if the system controller forces the reset signal on the backplane to an active state.
Skids and heat spreaders are made up of ® CoolConduct by EKF and partners for optimum cooling of massive copper. The runners are overcoated with a special substance for optimum heat card slots, by means of a powerful heat conduction.
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Installing the Board Warning This procedure should be done only by qualified technical personnel. Disconnect the system from its power source before doing the procedures described here. Failure to disconnect power, or telecommunication links before you open the system or perform any procedures can result in personal injury or equipment damage.
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Removing the Board Warning This procedure should be done only by qualified technical personnel. Disconnect the system from its power source before doing the procedures described here. Failure to disconnect power, or telecommunication links before you open the system or perform any procedures can result in personal injury or equipment damage.
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor EMC Recommendations In order to comply with the CE regulations for EMC, it is mandatory to observe the following rules: The chassis or rack including other boards in use must comply entirely with CE...
When your system is turned off, a battery maintains the voltage to run the time-of-day clock and to keep the values in the CMOS RAM. The battery should last during the lifetime of the SC3-LARGO. However, some versions of SC3-LARGO are delivered with a battery holder which makes it possible for the user to replace the coin cell.
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Technical Reference Local PCI Devices The following table shows the on-board PCI devices and their location within the PCI configuration space. Several devices are part of the processor and platform controller hub QM87.
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Bus # Device # Function Vendor Device ID Description 0x8086 0x8C24 Thermal Controller 0x1B4B 0x9230 SATA Host Controller (88SE9230) 0x8086 0x157B Ethernet Controller NC2 (i210IT)
5xxx Processor Local SMB Devices The SC3-LARGO contains devices that are attached to the System Management Bus (SMBus). These are the SPD EEPROMs for the on-board memory or the possibly plugged SODIMM, a general purpose serial EEPROM, a supply voltage/temperature controlling device and a set of board control and status ®...
5xxx Processor Hardware Monitor LM87 Attached to the SMBus, the SC3-LARGO is provided with a hardware monitor (LM87). This device is capable to observe the board and on-board memory temperatures, as well as several supply voltage rails with a resolution of 8 bit. The following table shows the mapping of the voltage inputs of the...
Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Board Control and Status Registers (BCSR) A set of board control and status registers allow to program special features on the SC3-LARGO: • Assert a full reset • Control activity of front panel reset and power event button •...
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Write/Read Control Register 0 Write: SMBus Address 0xA0 Default after reset: 0x00 Read: SMBus Address 0xA1 Description CMD_CTRL0 GPLED 0=Green part of the front panel LED GP is off (Default)
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Read/Clear Status Register 0 Write: SMBus Address 0xB0 Read: SMBus Address 0xB1 Description CMD_STAT0 PF18S 0=Normal operation 1=Last system reset may be caused by a power failure of the +V1.8S voltage regulator...
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Read/Clear Status Register 1 Write: SMBus Address 0xB2 Read: SMBus Address 0xB3 Description CMD_STAT1 WDGARMD 0=Normal operation 1=The watchdog is armed and has to be retriggered within its time-out period...
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor GPIO Usage GPIO Usage QM87 PCH GPIO Usage QM87 PCH GPIO Type Voltage Function Description +V3.3S THRM_ALERT# Monitoring of processor PROCHOT# +V3.3S EXP_SMI# Expansion Interface SMI Request (P-EXP Pin 15) +V3.3S...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor GPIO Usage QM87 PCH GPIO Type Voltage Function Description 30-31 +V3.3A Not used on SC3 (pulled via resistors to +3.3V) +V3.3S Not used on SC3 (pulled via resistor to +3.3V) +V3.3S...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor GPIO Usage QM87 PCH GPIO Type Voltage Function Description +V3.3A SLP_S5# Multiplexed with chipset internal function +V3.3S CLKOUT_FLEX1 14.318MHz Clock Source 65-67 +V3.3A Not connected on SC3 68-71 +V3.3S...
The link width and transfer rate of the PCI Express interfaces attached to the local expansion connector P-PCIE is configurable by two DIP switches (DS-P) located on the backside of the SC3-LARGO. Note that changes in PCIe link configuration are honoured by the board not before a system reset was performed.
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor The following table shows the factory settings of DS-P with different side boards mounted to the SC3-LARGO: Side Board DS-P PCIe Link Width P-PCIE...
The jumper J-GP may be used to reset the UEFI BIOS configuration settings to a default state. The UEFI BIOS on SC3-LARGO stores most of its settings in an area within the BIOS flash, e.g. the actual boot devices. Using the jumper J-GP is only necessary, if it is not possible to enter the setup of the BIOS. To reset the settings mount a jumper on J-GP and perform a system reset.
The jumper J-MFG is used to bring the board into the manufacturer mode. This is necessary only on board production time and should not used by customers. For normal operation the jumper should be removed. The pin header J-MFG is not stuffed on the SC3-LARGO by default. J-MFG...
BIOS POST after power on. Note that installing of jumper J-RTC will neither set UEFI BIOS Setup to EKF Factory Defaults nor resets the time and date register values of the RTC (Real Time Clock). To reset the RTC core the board must be removed from the system rack. Short-circuit the pins of J-RTC for about 1 sec.
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Connectors Caution Some of the internal connectors provide operating voltage (3.3V, 5V and 12V) to devices inside the system chassis, such as internal peripherals. Not all of these connectors are short circuit protected. Do not use these internal connectors for powering devices external to the computer chassis.
User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Front Panel Connectors With respect to the video connector, the SC3-LARGO is available in two flavours, either dual mDP or VGA. USB 3.0 USB 3.0 SC3-LARGO...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Sample Front Panel Options 8HP USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 SC3-LARGO SCS-TRUMPET SC3-LARGO SCS-TRUMPET SC3-LARGO SC3-LARGO SCS-TRUMPET...
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® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Sample Front Panel Options 12HP USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 • SC3-LARGO SCS-TRUMPET SC3-LARGO SCS-TRUMPET SC3-LARGO SCS-TRUMPET...
DisplayPort and DVI interfaces permitting simultaneous independent operation of up to three displays. Two DP receptacles are available from the SC3-LARGO front panel, as mDP (Mini DisplayPort) connectors, which is a space saving alternate to the standard DP connector and is also specified by the VESA.
Screw Locking Option for mDP Connectors Opposite to the Standard DisplayPort cable connectors, mDP connectors are not provided with a latching device. For rugged applications with need for a connector locking mechanism, EKF offers two methods of fixing. Option Screw-Lock Plate for mDP Cable Connectors 1.
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Core 5xxx Processor A third DisplayPort video output is available when combining the SC3-LARGO with the mezzanine side card SCS-TRUMPET or PCS-BALLET. The standard DP connector provided on these side cards is provided with latches, which might be preferred for some applications.
5xxx Processor VGA Video Connector As an option, the SC3-LARGO can be equipped with a legacy VGA connector (High-Density D-Sub 15-position female connector). The connector VGA replaces the two Mini DisplayPort receptacles, and the digital video interface therefore is not available concurrently with this option.
® The Intel QM87 Platform Controller Hub incorporates a four-port USB 3.0 xHCI host controller. Two ports are directly available on the SC3-LARGO front panel (type A receptacle), for attachment of external USB devices. P-USB • Dual USB 3.0 Receptacle USB 3.0 dual type A receptacle, stacked, 18-position...
Power rail on with system stand-by power (Always). Power rail switch off in state S5. This SATA channel is not connected on SC3-LARGO. All SATA channels are derived from the PCH QM87. This SATA channel is limited to max. 3Gbps.
The jumper P-FPH is used for attachment of an external SPDT switch. By default, P-FPH is connected across a short cable harness to a microswitch, which is integrated into the SC3-LARGO front panel handle (ejector lever). The switch performs a power button event (e.g. system shutdown) by short- circuiting the pins 1 and 3 of P-FPH when activated (hold unlock button of front panel handle depressed momentarily).
5xxx Processor PLD Programming Header P-ISP The SC3-LARGO is provided with a powerful PLD (in-System Programmable Logic Device) which replaces legacy glue logic. The programming header P-ISP is not stuffed (in use for manufacturing only). Its footprint is situated at the bottom side of the board.
Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor Processor Debug Header P-XDP The SC3-LARGO may be equipped with a 26-position processor debug header for hard- and software ® debugging (specified by Intel as XDP-SFF-26 Pin Platform Connection). The connector is suitable for installation of a flat flex cable (FFC), in order to attach an JTAG debugger (emulator) such as the Arium ECM-XDP3.
Core 5xxx Processor ® CompactPCI Serial Backplane Connectors P1 - P6 The SC3-LARGO is provided with six high speed backplane connectors P1 - P6, compliant with the ® CompactPCI Serial specification (pin mapping for system boards). ® The PCI Express...
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RX05- pin positions printed gray: not connected Polarity inversion was made on these lanes on SC3-LARGO for better routing. This is allowed according the “PCI Express Base Specification 3.0" and has no effect on function or performance of the link. The pin-out shown is as per specification.
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User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor ® P3 CompactPCI Serial Slot Backplane Connector Type B EKF Part #250.3.1208.20.00 • 96 pos. 12x8, 16mm Width 7 SATA 7 SATA 7 SATA 7 SATA 8 SATA 8 SATA...
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® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor ® P4 CompactPCI Serial Slot Backplane Connector Type B EKF Part #250.3.1208.20.00 • 96 pos. 12x8, 16mm Width TX02+ TX02- RX02+ RX02- TX03+ TX03- RX03+...
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® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 5xxx Processor ® P5 CompactPCI Serial Slot Backplane Connector Type C EKF Part #250.3.1206.20.00 • 72 pos. 12x6, 12mm Width CLKE# CLK+ CLK- CLKE# CLK+ CLK- CLKE#...
® ® User Guide • SC3-LARGO • CompactPCI Serial CPU Board • Intel Core 4xxx Processor Appendix Known Issues Known Issues Date Issue Description 2016-07-07 When power cycling the board for a short time without removing the complete power (i.e.
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