Kontron AM4011 - Manual (Page 21)

AM4011 Introduction
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P R E L I M I N A R Y
1.3 System Relevant Information
The following system relevant information is general in nature but should still be considered
when developing applications using the AM4011.
1.4 Board Diagrams
The following diagrams provide additional information concerning board functionality and
component layout.
1.4.1 Functional Block Diagram
The following figure shows the block diagram of the AM4011.
Table 1-1: System Relevant Information
SUBJECT INFORMATION
Hardware Requirements The AM4011 can be installed on any AMC-supporting carrier board or MicroTCA
backplane with the following AMC Card-edge connector port mapping:
• Common Options Region ports 0-1
• Two Gigabit Ethernet SerDes ports
• Common Options Region ports 2-3
• Two Serial ATA 150 ports
• Fat Pipes Region ports 4-7
• One x4 PCI Express interface
• Extended Options Region port 14
• One Debug port
• Extended Options Region port 15
• One Serial port
• Clock
• PCI Express clock reference input, FCLKA
For further information on the AMC interconnection, refer to section 2.4, “AMC
Interconnection”.
PCI Express Configuration The AM4011 supports only the PCI Express root complex configuration. Non-
transparent bridge functionality is not supported.
Operating Systems The AM4011 is offered with the generic Linux Board Support Package which sup-
ports various Linux distributions including the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) operat-
ing system. Please contact Kontron for further information concerning the
operation of the AM4011 with other operating systems.