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4 optional accessories, 5 hot swap capability, 6 board options – Kontron AT8901 User Manual

Page 18: Optional accessories - 6, Hot swap capability - 6, Board options - 6, Fabric interface options - 6, Base interface options - 6, At8901 introduction

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AT8901

Introduction

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AT8901 User Guide

1.1.4

Optional Accessories

1.1.4.1

AMC

Two standard full height single width AMC bays for standard or custom AMCs are implement-
ed.

AMC slots can be equipped with a

• Processor-AMC, e.g. acting as the system controller (saving one ATCA slot)

• HDD-AMC as mass storage device for the Processor-AMC

• SETS-AMC providing network synchronisation for telecom applications

1.1.4.2

RTM

RTM is optional. For further information on RTM, please refer to Chapter 3, section 3.6. and
visit our web site at www.kontron.com.

1.1.5

Hot Swap Capability

The board supports Full Hot Swap capability as required by PICMG 3.0 R1.0. It can be re-
moved from or installed in the system while it is on (without powering-down the system). Please
refer to the PICMG 3.0 R1.0 specification for additional details.

1.1.6

Board Options

The Kontron ATCA Hub family is available with different Fabric Mezzanine options:

The Base Interface switch can be one of the following:

Table 1-1: Fabric Interface Options

Product

Fabric Interface

AT8901

none

AT8902

Gigabit Ethernet

AT8903

Advanced Switching

Table 1-2: Base Interface Options

Base Switch

AT8901 Flavour

BCM56500

Full featured (enhanced QoS)

BCM56300

Lite featured