TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview ....................... 4 Physical Outlook ....................... 4 Mechanical ........................5 Connector Locations and LED Indicators ........... 6 Connector/ LED Indicators....................6 Connector Pin Definitions....................7 Hardware Specification ................8 LED Behavior ....................8 Disk Bay LED ........................9 System Alarm LED ......................
Overview InWin backplanes (without Expander) are high performance and cost effective solution for supporting Intel Purley platform by adding NVMe support. The passive backplanes support state-of-the-art SAS3 12Gbps HDD/SSD and also backward compatible with SAS 6Gbps, SATA 6Gps and SATA 3Gps HDD/SSD. The backplane supports NVMe SSD through OcuLink x4 connectors.
Connector Locations and LED Indicators Description Description Host facing interface : NVME1~NVME4 Main Power Connector P W1/PW2 : Host facing interface (SAS3) : CN1 M/B Fan Speed Control : JM1 FAN Connector : FAN1~FAN12 Firmware Programming Header J D1 : Connector/ LED Indicators.
FAN1~FAN12 FAN 4-Pin Connector PIN # Definition PWM Output Tachometer +12V Ground M/B FSC 3-Pin Connector PIN # Definition MB_PWM BP_TACH Groubd Hardware Specification HOST Interface M iniSAS HD/OCulink : Hard Disk (SSD) Interface S ATA/SAS3/NVMe : Indicator : Power LED (PD1~PD4) : Blue –(When HDD is resent) Dual color(Green/Red) LED D1~D4 for Hard Disk Drive Status (Activity/Fail/Locate) Activity LED: Green (When HDD is Access) Fail/Locate LED : Red (When HDD Fail or Locate)
LED Behavior Disk Bay LED Blue LED: Disk Insertion Indicator – Turned on whenever disk drive is properly installed. Green LED: Activity indicator – Stay off when idle and blinking (~8 Hz) whenever disk drive is being accessed. RED LED: Fail and Locate indicator –...
For NVMe application, The LEDs behave according to the VPP over I2C signals from NVMe host controllers through sideband bus of Oculink or SlimSAS cables. Whenever the NVMe host controller support VPP over I2C, the RED LEDs behave Locate, Fail and Rebuild signals following VPP signals on the I2C bus.
Fail LED stays steady on when both events triggered at the same time. Smart Fan Control InWin’s Backplane is implemented Smart Fan Control feature by automatically detecting the existences of the Fan Modules and intelligently control the Fan RPM per the system temperature being detected by two thermal sensors (RTB1/RTB2) on the backplane.
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3. The 8 levels of fan speed are mapped to the temperature readings detected by thermistor spreading from 25 to 45 in 3.75 degree C step. ° C 4. In normal operation, when the system temperature changes to next level, the fan module would change speed accordingly.
Firmware Upgrade The passive backplanes are planted Nuvoton M058 series MCUs for hosting disk LED indication, Fan speed control and system fail alarm. These MCUs are preprogrammed in manufacturing. In most cases, the MCUs are not required to reprogram unless there is issue needed to fix.
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3. Make sure device is connected and select the binary file being programmed and then click on Start button to program firmware. 4. Please refer to http://www.nuvoton.com/resource- files/NuLink_Adapter_User_Manual_EN_V1.01.pdf for more details. Model : IW-RS108-07 Hybrid Backplane User Manual PAGE 14 OF 14...
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