Kontron AM5030 - Manual (Page 19)

AM5030 Introduction
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P R E L I M I N A R Y
1. Introduction
1.1 Board Overview
The AM5030 is a highly integrated CPU board implemented as a Double, Full-size Advanced
Mezzanine Card (AMC) module. The design is based on the Intel® Xeon® LC5518 quad-core
server processor combined with the Intel® 3420 server-class chipset.
The board supports the Intel® Xeon® LC5518 quad-core server processor with 1.73 GHz in
45 nm technology with 8 MB L3 cache and three DDR3 channels in a 1366-land LGA package.
Up to three memory modules can be installed in three DIMM sockets (one per channel).
The board can be equipped with unbuffered or registered very low profile (VLP) DIMM modules
with Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) running at 1066 MHz.
Each memory socket can be
equipped with a memory module up to 8 GB resulting in a maximum size of 24 GB DDR3
SDRAM memory. Optionally, the AM5030 further provides up to 32 GB NAND Flash memory
via a dedicated SATA Flash module extension connector.
One dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller and one quad Gigabit Ethernet controller directly con-
nected to the processor ensure maximum data throughput.
The AM5030 has full hot swap capability, which enables the board to be replaced, monitored
and controlled without having to shut down the MicroTCA system. A dedicated Module Man-
agement Controller (MMC) is used to manage the board and support a defined subset of Intel-
ligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) commands and PICMG (AMC) command
extensions, which enables operators to detect and eliminate faults faster at module level. This
includes monitoring several onboard temperature conditions, board voltages and the power
supply status, managing hot swap operations, rebooting the board, etc. All in all, IPMI enhanc-
es the board’s availability and reliability while reducing the operating costs and the mean-time-
to-repair.
The AM5030 supports two USB 2.0 host interfaces, one standard RS-232 COM port, two Giga-
bit Ethernet ports, and one VGA port to the front as well as a variety of high-speed interconnect
topologies to the system, such as Dual Gigabit SerDes connection and Dual SATA storage in-
terface in the Common Options Region, one x4 PCI Express 2.0 interface and a XAUI port in
the Fat Pipes Region as well as Dual Serial ATA storage interface, a second XAUI port and a
Debug port in the Extended Options Region. A bidirectional FCLKA PCI Express clock config-
uration is provided within the AMC interconnection.
The AM5030 provides safety and security features via a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 on
request.
Optimized for high-performance, packet-based telecom systems, the AM5030 is targeted to-
wards, but not limited to the telecom market application such as radio network controllers, me-
dia streaming, traffic processing, database management and routing. The AM5030 also fits into
all applications situated in industrial environments, including I/O intensive applications. The
careful design and the selection of high temperature resistant components ensure a high prod-
uct availability. This, together with a high level of scalability, reliability, and stability, make this
state-of-the-art product a perfect core technology for long-life embedded applications.
The board is offered with various Board Support Packages including Windows and Linux oper-
ating systems. For further information concerning the operating systems available for the
AM5030, please contact Kontron.