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Intel® Xeon-based AdvancedTCA Processor Blade User’s Manual Manual Rev. 2.03 Revision Date: November 22, 2006 Part No: 50-1G001-1010 Advance Technologies; Automate the World. This datasheet has been downloaded from http://www.digchip.com at this page...
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Copyright 2005 ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC. All Rights Reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
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Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The aTCA-6890 is the dual 64bit Intel® LV-Xeon processor based AdvancedTCA blade. It supports Intel® EM64T 64-bit technology and dual channel DDR2-400 REG/ECC system memory up to 16GB capacity. For data transport connectivity, it features dual...
Xeon processors might cause damage to the aTCA-6890 or processor. When using dual processors both processors must be the same S-Spec number. The aTCA-6890 is designed to be used with ADLINK’s thermal solution. Do not attempt to use the thermal solution provided in some of the boxed processor packages.
The memory controller supports two channels of memory, Channel A and Channel B. Each channel contains two SIMM sockets for a total of 4 DIMM sockets. The aTCA-6890 can be populated with one, two or four DIMM modules. When only one DIMM is used, it can be populated on either DDRII-A2 or DDRII-B2 socket.
3.1, Option 2, which configures the four GbE ports to Port0-1 of Fabric Interface Channel 1-2 (FCH[1:2]P[0:1]). As shipped, the aTCA-6890 is configured to operate in the PICMG 3.1 Option 1 mode. Refer to the table below for details. PICMG 3.1 Option...
Video The video interface is provided with a ATI Rage XL video control- ler. The video controller is on a 32 bit 33MHz PCI bus. Video mem- ory of 8M bytes is available with resolutions up to QXGA (2048 x 1536).
The controller is provided for software compatibility reasons only. The PS/2 keyboard and mouse interfaces are routed to Zone 3 for use with the aTCA-6890 RTM. IPMI Controller The IPMI controller is based on the Pigeon Point Systems IPMC. It is fully compliant with the aTCA specification.
Front Panel LED Indicators and Reset Front panel LEDs provide feedback to the user on the state of the aTCA-6890. A front panel reset switch is provided to allow a hard reset of the board. Color Function Out Of Service:...
Check the following items are included in the package, if there are any items missing, please contact your dealer: Included Items aTCA-6890 processor blade (CPU, RAM, and hard drive specifications will differ depending on options selected) Heat sink IDE HDD mounting kit...
2.1 Connector Pin Assignments Detailed descriptions and pin-outs for each connector are given in the following section. Please refer to Figure 1-2: aTCA-6890 Board Board Layout and Figure 1-3: aTCA-6890 Front Panel for connector locations. Serial Port (COM1))
LAN RJ-45 Connector (LAN1, LAN2) Signal Function green MDX0+ Pair 0 MDX0- MDX1+ Pair 1 MDX1- MDX2+ Pair 2 MDX2- MDX3+ yellow Pair 3 MDX3- LED Color Status Function 1000Mbps Green (speed) 100Mbps Link Yellow (link) Link off blinking Data transfer in progress USB Connector (Port 0, Port 1) SIGNAL USB-...
VGA Connector (Front Panel) Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Green Blue DDCDAT HSYNC VSYNC DDCLK — — Video Signal Definitions: Red signal Green signal Blue signal HSYNC Horizontal synchronization VSYNC Vertical synchronization DDCCLK Display Data Channel clock signal for DDC2 support DDCDAT Display Data Channel data signal for DDC2...
Zone 1 Connector The ATCA-6890 uses the standard PICMG 3.0 Zone 1 connector for power and system management. Pin Designation Description Pin Designation Description Reserved Reserved MT2_TIP Metallic Test #2 Tip Reserved Reserved -RING_A Ring generator A Neg Reserved Reserved...
2.2 Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Jumper (SWZ1) The ATCA-6890 has a clear CMOS jumper located near the CMOS battery to allow the user to clear CMOS values to default values if necessary (please refer to the following figure to clear CMOS values by pressing SWZ1.)
This chapter described the procedures for installing the CPUs, memory modules and additional hardware installation on the aTCA-6890. Note that the aTCA-6890 may be shipped with CPU, and RAM preinstalled, depending on the options your processor blade is ordered with.
The CPU sockets are located on the aTCA-6890 as shown in Figure 1-2: aTCA-6890 Board Layout. Fully raise the CPU locking lever as far as it will go as shown in the R-hand socket in Figure 3-2: CPU Installation below. Carefully place the CPU (with thermal grease applied as described above) into the CPU socket.
Next, apply a pre-cut piece of thermal pad to the outside edge of the CPU as shown below. Figure 3-3: Apply thermal pad to outside edge of the CPU Getting Started...
3.2 Memory Installation The aTCA-6890 CPU Module supports four DDR-II 400 240-pin DIMMs up to a maximum of 16GB. The aTCA-6890 can be populated with one, two, or four DIMM modules. The first module must be installed in slot 2 of either Channel A or B. The second module can...
Installing the Memory Modules Pull the ejector clips of the DIMM slot outwards. Align the notch in the memory module with the key in the DIMM slot and insert. Firmly push the memory module into the slot as shown in Figure 3-5: Installing the Memory Modules below, until the ejector clips pop in and lock the module in place.
Connect the drive to either an IDE or SATA ribbon cable as appro- priate. Plug the board end of the cable into the respective IDE (or SATA) connector on the aTCA-6890. Make sure pin 1 of the ribbon cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the device connector.
3.4 Heat Sink Installation Make sure you have all the required materials needed for this installation before you begin: Heatsink x1 Spring-loaded Screw x8 Insulator x2 Figure 3-7: Pre-installation Next, apply a pre-cut piece of insulator to the outside edge of the CPU or, for the uni-processors, the CPU0 as well.
Figure 3-9: Dual processors Remove the transparent plastic protectors from the three thermal pads circled in red on the underside of the heat sink. Figure 3-10: Heat Sink Installation Gently place the heatsink on the board as shown in the figure below.
Make sure all the screws holes are well aligned to the stand-offs. Figure 3-12: Screw Alignment Install the heat sink on the aTCA-6890 board with eight screws from the top of the board. Be careful to screw them on straight and tighten the crews to only approximately 30% in depth in the initial installation.
Figure 3-13: TIghtening screws For balance reasons, tighten the screws in the following order: 1- 8, as shown in the figure below. Figure 3-14: Order of screws When disassembling the CPU heatsink, sometimes the PCM may be torn. In the base of a torn PCM, follow these procedures in order to fix this problem.
Figure 3-15: Phase-Change Material Please contact ADLINK to apply for thermal grease. DO NOT USE OFF-THE-SELF SUBSTITUES. Proceed only when you have these items: Thermal grease from ADLINK Plastic peice Figure 3-16: Thermal Grease Be careful to thoroughly clean each CPU surface, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 3-17: Clean CPU Once you have cleaned each CPU surface, squeeze 1/5th - 1/4th of the tube of grease on each surface. Figure 3-18: Volume of Grease Use a plastic peice to spread the grease evenly on each CPU sur- face as shown in the figure below.
3.5 CF Card Installation To insert a CF card into the aTCA-6890, locate the cut-out for the CF card slot on the back side of the aTCA-6890 board behind the upper PMC site. Insert the CF card by placing it into the slot and pushing it firmly into place.
3.6 aTCA Module Installation & Removal To install the aTCA-6890 module, follow these steps: 1. Carefully align the board edges with the chassis guide rails and insert the module into the chassis. chassis guide rail insert module Figure 3-20: Insert the aTCA module into chassis guide rails 2.
3. Push the ejector handles into the faceplate. Figure 3-23: Push the ejector handles into faceplate 4. Close the ejectors handle Figure 3-24: Close the ejector handles Getting Started...
5. Lock the module by turning the captive screws Figure 3-25: Lock the module To remove the aTCA-6890 module, undo the captive screws, pinch the ejector handle release mechanisms and pull outwards on the ejector handles to eject the module from the backplane.
3.7 Operating System Installation For more detailed information about your operating system, refer to the documentation provided by the operating system vendor. Installing peripheral devices: Peripheral devices are automatically configured by the BIOS during the boot sequence. Most operating systems require initial installation on a hard drive from a floppy or CDROM drive.
Device Driver Installation To install drivers for the aTCA-6890, refer to the installation infor- mation in this chapter. Basic driver installation information for Windows XP/2000 Professional is outlined in this section. The drivers are located in the following directories of the CD-Rom:...
1. Boot Windows XP/2000 Professional, then run the program w2k-ragexl-5-0-2195-5012.exe running Windows 2000, or wxp-ragexl-5-10-2600-6009.exe if running Windows under directory X:\ATCA\ATCA-6890\VGA\, where X is the CD drive letter. 2. The VGA driver will automatically be installed onto the system. 3. Restart the system. Device Driver Installation...
ADLINK under directory: X:\ATCA\ATCA-6890\LAN, where X is the CD drive letter. For driver installations under other operating systems, please refer to the the ADLINK CD. During Windows XP/2000 Professional installation, the operating system will install a LAN driver automatically. To guarantee com- patibility, manually install the most up-to-date driver, which is pro- vided on the ADLINK CD.
5.1 WDT Overview The primary function of the Watchdog Timer is to monitor the aTCA-6890’s operation and to generate an IRQ or to reset the system should the software fail to function as programmed. The major features of the Watchdog Timer are:...
5.2 Configuration Registers The Intel® 6300ESB ICH WDT, appears to BIOS as PCI Bus 0, Device 29, Function 4, and has the standard set of PCI Configura- tion register. The following describes the configuration registers. Offset 10H: Base Address Register (BAR0) This register determines the memory base for WDT down-counter setting.
Reload Register This register is at Base + 0CH. Write 1 to bit 8 will reload the down-counter’s value. Following is the procedure of how to pre- vent a timeout. 1. Write 80H to offset BAR0 + 0CH 2. Write 86H to offset BAR0 + 0CH 3.
WDT_TOUT#, 1 = GPIO32) User LED Control GPO25 of 6300ESB is designed to control User LED. Two fea- tures of User LED are supported on aTCA-6890. User LED lights or blinks. The user can program this GPIO when running WDT configuration.
5.4 WDT Programming Procedure 1. Make sure WDT_TOUT# signal is enabled (not GPIO[32] function). 2. Set WDT output enable, prescaler and interrupt type into the WDT configuration register. 3. Get control base from the Base Address register. 4. Program Preload register’s value according to unlocking sequence.
ADLINK provides a demo DOS utility, hrwdt.exe, to assist the user in using the Watchdog Timer. It is included on the All-in-One CD under the directory: X:\ATCA\ATCA-6890\WDT Under DOS, run “hrwdt /?” to access the onscreen help for the utility.
Any FRU that enters an ATCA Shelf goes through a series of Any FRU that enters an ATCA Shelf goes through a series of states to become active. The aTCA-6890 blade is defined as an states to become active. The aTCA-6890 blade is defined as an...
Notable State State FRU Events BLUE Additional information commands name generated received The FRU is not installed. Outputs and FRU Not inputs to/from the FRU are fully HotSwap Event Installed disabled including all power. The FRU is installed and IPM Controller HotSwap Event is operational, but Payload is not pow- (State changed to...
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Notable State State FRU Events BLUE Additional information commands name generated received The FRU is requesting deactiva- tion permission from the Shelf Set FRU Activa- HotSwapEvent Deacti- Manager. The FRU cannot yet be tion (Deacti- short (State changed vation extracted safely. From the Pay- vate FRU | blink to M5 from M4)
6.3 Accessing the IPMC There are three methods to access IPMC: 1. Shelf Management Controller (ShMC) ShMC can issue IPM commands via IPMB buses between ShMC and payload on the backplane. 2. Payload Port Payload can issue IPM commands via the serial port COM3 to the IPMC, with 9600 Baud rate.
6.4 IPMI Command Set The IPMC firmware is fully compliant with PICM 3.0 R2.0 and rele- vant ECN. Please refer to Table-2 for the commands supported: Command IPMI Spec NetFn CMD IPM Controller Req IPM Device “Global” Commands Get Device ID 17.1 Mandatory Cold Reset...
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Command IPMI Spec NetFn CMD IPM Controller Req Get Sensor Event Status 29.13 Optional Get Sensor Reading 29.14 Mandatory FRU Device Commands Get FRU Inventory Area Info 28.1 Storage Mandatory Read FRU Data 28.2 Storage Mandatory Write FRU Data 28.3 Storage Mandatory AdvancedTCA™...
6.5 Sensor Data Record List This section lists all sensor parameters in Sensor Data Record (SDR) and are organized according to type for easy reference. For threshold sensors, all threshold value and asset/dessert events are listed. For discrete sensors, only the name and type are listed. Detailed type and offset codes can be found in the IPMI and the ATCA specification.
FRU Programmer File ID = fru16-opt2.inf [Product Info] Version = 1 Language Code = en Manufacturer = ADLINK Technology Product Name = ATCA-6890 (board) Part/Model Number = ATCA-6890 Product Version = Rev 1.6 Serial Number = 0000000000 Asset Tag = N/A FRU File ID = fru16-opt2.inf...
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FRU Programmer File ID = fru17-opt2.inf [Product Info] Version = 1 Language Code = en Manufacturer = ADLINK Technology Product Name = ATCA-6890 (board) Part/Model Number = ATCA-6890 Product Version = Rev 1.7 Serial Number = 0000000000 Asset Tag = N/A FRU File ID = fru17-opt2.inf...
3. IPMC payload port. Users will only need ADLINK utilities to run on aTCA-6890 by IPMC payload port (COM3). Note: The payload (aTCA-6890) will be reset by IPMC after firm- ware update completed. Update Procedures 1. Decide which method to proceed 2.
6.8 Misc. Notes SEL (System Event Log): There is no local SEL. Events are sent to the shelf manager, and the payload is notified over the payload serial interface. OOS LED (Out of Service): OOS LED is ON when any of the following conditions is true: System power instable, (SYS_PWROK alarm), or System POST is not completed (POSTOK alarm), or CPU Internal Errors (CPU_FERR#, CPU_IERR# alarms), or...
Warranty Policy Thank you for choosing ADLINK. To understand your rights and enjoy all the after-sales services we offer, please read the follow- ing carefully. 1. Before using ADLINK’s products please read the user manual and follow the instructions exactly. When sending in damaged products for repair, please attach an RMA application form...
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3. Our repair service is not covered by ADLINK's guarantee in the following situations: Damage caused by not following instructions in the User's Manual. Damage caused by carelessness on the user's part during product transportation. Damage caused by fire, earthquakes, floods, lightening, pollution, other acts of God, and/or incorrect usage of voltage transformers.
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