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Intel NetStructure
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MPCBL0001 High Performance Single Board Computer
Contents
Introduction
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1.1
Document Organization
This document gives technical specifications related to the Intel NetStructure
®
MPCBL0001 High
Performance Single Board Computer. The MPCBL0001 is designed following the standards of the
Advanced Telecommunications Compute Architecture (AdvancedTCA*) Design Guide for high
availability, switched network computing. This document is intended for support during system
product development and while sustaining a product. It specifies the architecture, design
requirements, external requirements, board functionality, and design limitations of the
MPCBL0001 Single Board Computer.
The following summarizes the focus of each chapter in this document.
gives an overview of the information contained in the Intel
NetStructure
®
MPCBL0001 High Performance Single Board Computer Technical Product
Specification as well as a glossary of acronyms and important terms.
Chapter 2, “Features Overview”
introduces the key features of the MPCBL0001. It includes a
functional block diagram and a brief description of each block.
Chapter 3, “Hardware Management Overview”
provides a high-level overview related to IPMI
implementation based on PICMG* 3.0 and IPMI v1.5 specifications in the MPCBL0001 SBC.
includes an illustration of connector locations, connector descriptions,
and pinout tables.
summarizes the information you need to configure the MPCBL0001.
Included are the PCI configuration map, Configuration Address register, Configuration Data
register, I/O address assignments, memory map, and IPMC addresses.
contains the mechanical, environmental, and reliability specifications
for the MPCBL0001.
provides an introduction to the Intel/AMI BIOS, and the System
Management BIOS, stored in flash memory on the MPCBL0001.
describes the interactive menu system of the BIOS Setup program. The
menu allows a user to configure the BIOS for a given system.
lists BIOS error messages, Port 80h POST codes, and bus
initialization checkpoints, and provides a brief description of each.
Chapter 10, “Operating the Unit”
provides specifics for configuring the MPCBL0001, including
BIOS configuration and jumper settings.
Chapter 11, “Serial Over Lan (SOL)”
describes the installation and configuration of SOL,
aspecification for transmitting serial port data over an Ethernet connection, which allows viewing
ofserial port data, thus providing a virtual remote terminal server for accessing a blade’s serial port.