Kontron AT8404 User Manual

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Introduction

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• Supports 5 AMC GbE interfaces per AMC slot

• Supports a 10/100/1000Base-T interfaces to the RTM

• Supports a GbE connection to the unit computer for fast packet transfer

1.1.1.2

Fat Pipe Interconnect

• AMC bays B1 and B2 as well as B3 and B4 are directly (copper) interconnected via AMC Fat Pipe ports 4-7

1.1.1.3

Storage Interconnect

• AMC storage ports are connected between pairs of AMC bays

• SAS/SATA HDD on RTM is supported for two AMC bays

• Flexible routing supports different configurations

1.1.1.4

Unit Computer and System Memory

• Socketless PowerPC IBM PPC405GPr-400 MHz

• Used for switch provisioning and diagnostics

• 256 MBytes of SDRAM memory, 133 MHz

• 128 MBytes of Flash memory

1.1.1.5

Synchronous Clock and PCI Express Clock Distribution

• PICMG AMC.0 Revision 2.0 compliant

• Configurable routing of Telecom clock lines between backplane and AMC bays

• PCI Express compliant clock source with optional Spread Spectrum Clock

• Switchable PCI Express clock source to all AMCs

1.1.1.6

IPMI

• PICMG 3.0 / IPMI 1.5 compliant

• Serial EEPROM for FRU storage (serial ID)

• Current, voltage and temperature sensors

• Base Board, AMC bays and RTM hot swap and power control

• Firmware update handling for field upgrades, rollbacks and watchdog functions

1.1.1.7

AMC Bays

• Up to four PICMG AMC.0 Revision 2.0 compatible mid-size AMC bays (see section 1.1.5)

• AMC B+ connectors

• 5 x 1 GbE connections (Common Option and Fat Pipe Regions)

• Full Telecom clocks and PCI Express clock support

• 7 Extended Options Region RTM links

• Update Channel (APS) link per AMC bay running at up to 2.5Gbps

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