Artesyn ATCA-F120 Installation and Use (August 2014) - Manual (Page 50)

Controls, LEDs and Connectors
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3.3.1 Connectors
The blade provides the following connectors at its face plate:
 One serial interface
 Ethernet management interface
 AMC bay B1 Ethernet management interface
 Ethernet Base Channel interface
3.3.1.1 Serial Interface
The serial interface connector allows to establish a serial console connection between the
ATCA-F120 and an external computer, for example a laptop. The serial interface is primarily
intended for management purposes and allows for example to access the blade’s U-Boot
firmware (see
Chapter 5, U-Boot Firmware, on page 87 ).
The following figure shows the location of the connector.
This interface is typically used to connect to and configure the U-Boot firmware. Refer to the
chapter "U-Boot Firmware" for further details.
Figure 3-3 Location of Serial Interface Connector