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