Kontron AM4011 - Manual (Page 28)

Introduction AM4011
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P R E L I M I N A R Y
1.6 Kontron Software Support
Kontron is one of the few AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI vendors providing inhouse support
for most of the industry-proven real-time operating systems that are currently available. Due to
its close relationship with the software manufacturers, Kontron is able to produce and support
BSPs and drivers for the latest operating system revisions thereby taking advantage of the
changes in technology.
Finally, customers possessing a maintenance agreement with Kontron can be guaranteed
hotline software support and are supplied with regular software updates. A dedicated web site
is also provided for online updates and release downloads.
Software
Software BIOS AMI BIOS with 1 MB of Flash memory and having the following features:
• Serial console redirection via the Serial port or LAN
• QuickBoot
• QuietBoot
• BootBlock
• LAN boot capability for diskless systems (standard PXE boot)
• Boot from USB device (floppy, CD-ROM, hard disk, memory stick)
• BIOS support for USB keyboards
• Plug and Play capability
• BIOS parameters are saved in the EEPROM
• Board serial number is saved within the EEPROM
• ACPI
Software IPMI Module Management Controller Firmware providing the following features:
• The MMC is accessible via IPMB-L and two KCS interfaces with inter-
rupt support
• The MMC Firmware can be updated in field through all supported inter-
faces using the function “fwum...” of the free tool “ipmitool”. For further
information on the ipmitool refer to the sourceforge.net website.
• Two MMC Flash banks with automatic roll-back capability in case of an
upgrade Firmware failure
• Board supervision and control extensions such as board reset, power
and Firmware Hub Flash control, and boot order configuration
Operating Systems The AM4011 is offered with the generic Linux Board Support Package which
supports various Linux distributions including the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL)
operating system. Please contact Kontron for further information concerning
the operation of the AM4011 with other operating systems.
Table 1-2: AM4011 Main Specifications (Continued)
FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS